Nicola Mining has plans to restart milling operations at its Merritt mill located on the Craigmont Mines site about 10 kilometres west of Merritt.
The 200 tonne per day mill will be modified to allow it to gravity separate fine free gold prior to floating the remaining material in floatation tanks.
The company is also exploring options to purchase equipment that will enable it to pour doré bars onsite, company chief executive officer Peter Esprig announced via press release.
“The modifications to the mill enabling it to accept and process gold mill feed and the ability to utilize both gravity and floatation processes that will allow it to produce doré bars and gold concentrate are significant value-added services to our toll milling counterparties,” he stated in the release.
Initial production is expected to commence with the processing of material from Siwash Materials Inc.
Shipping of previously stockpiled material is expected to commence in early April.
The date of commencing production at the company’s facility will be subject to the receipt of the required amendment to Nicola’s mining permit.
