Horizon Minerals (ASX:HRZ) has placed an order for long-lead items to complete development activities at the Black Swan Processing Hub in the Goldfields region of Western Australia.
The order includes a pre-leach thickener for improving consistency in underflow density to the carbon in leach circuit and the gold gravity circuit’s water balance, as well as SAG and ball mill motors.
Horizon is currently conducting front-end engineering design (FEED) studies at Black Swan, which are expected to be complete in the next four to five weeks.
Managing Director Grant Haywood says the company ordered key long-lead items after the release of Black Swan studies and raising capital to ensure a timely conversion to gold processing.
“The early commitment to these critical items materially de-risks the construction schedule and supports the transformation of the Black Swan Processing Hub into a strategic 2.2 million tonnes per annum gold processing facility in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields region,” Haywood says.
“Advanced FEED studies are also progressing well, with completion expected in the coming weeks.
“It’s an exciting time with several work programs about to commence at the Black Swan Processing Hub, alongside operational readiness activities for the initial ore feed sources, including Boorara, Burbanks, and Cannon.”
Horizon Minerals is an emerging mid-tier gold producer focused on projects in the west Australian goldfields.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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