Wesdome puts new Wawa mine into production.Wesdome Gold. Mines put its new Mishi Mine near Wawa into production during the company's first quarter.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a May 14 release, the Toronto miner said Mishi produced 1,382 ounces of gold at a recovered grade of 2.3 grams per tonne from 19,103 tonnes milled. Mishi is located at the company's Eagle River gold mining complex, west of Wawa. The Toronto miner reported the mine and . mill operations have demonstrated good progress - producing 8,826 ounces during the quarter--despite a mill shutdown shut·down n. A cessation of operations or activity, as at a factory. shutdown Noun the closing of a factory, shop, or other business Verb shut down for 15 days. At the end of the quarter, the company reported cash and bullion BULLION. In its usual acceptation, is uncoined gold or silver, in bars, plates, or other masses. 1 East, P. C. 188. 2. In the acts of Congress, the term is also applied to copper properly manufactured for the purpose of being coined into money. valued at $17.4 million. Exploration at its 811 Zone is showing better gold grades with depth. Chip samples from 705 metres averaged 15.82 grams per tonne with muck samples at 11:23 grams per tonne. Drilling has traced this zone down to 1,000 metres where one drill hole returned a value of 59.67 grams per tonne over a width of 1.81 metres. The entire zone remains open at depth. The company expects to develop down to 741 metres this year. For more news briefs subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our weekly e-newsletter at www.northernontariobusiness.com/atn. |
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