Strandline Resources (ASX:STA) reports first ore has been processed in the Wet Concentration Plant (WCP) at its Coburn Mineral Sands Project in Western Australia.
The company says as part of the commissioning process, tuning of the WCP sequences, equipment settings and instrument control loops is advancing in parallel with completing construction punch list items and managing plant defects as they arise, and ore mining is underway using multiple in-pit dozer mining units.
While commissioning of the WCP continues, Strandline says the construction teams remain focused on finalising the downstream Mineral Separation Plant (MSP) and remaining support infrastructure.
The company expects to sell several shipments of heavy mineral concentrate produced from the WCP while construction of the MSP is being completed.
“we are now working to accumulate a stockpile of heavy mineral concentrate ahead of our first shipment”
Strandline Managing Director Luke Graham said he would like to congratulate the Strandline team and the company’s contracting partners for achieving this fantastic milestone for first ore.
“The team has overcome some well-documented challenges in the mining and construction industry and has achieved this success with zero lost time or medical treatment injuries recorded to date.
With ore commissioning and tuning of the WCP underway, we are now working to accumulate a stockpile of heavy mineral concentrate ahead of our first shipment.
At the same time, the construction emphasis is on completion of the MSP and remaining project infrastructure.”
With Coburn construction nearing completion and operations ramping up, the company continues to focus on managing the various risk factors associated with development of the project, and this includes HSE risks, potential impacts of COVID-19, inclement weather, contractor performance, commissioning and contractual claims and disputes.
In May 2021, Strandline made a Final Investment Decision (FID) to proceed with the full development of its Coburn Mineral Sands Project located in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
The construction schedule has first production of HMC planned for the December quarter of 2022.
Strandline Resources is heavy mineral sands producer with a portfolio of 100% owned development assets in Western Australia and East Africa.
It’s projects include the Coburn Project, and the Fungoni, Tajiri and Bagamoyo projects in Tanzania.
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