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Silver and Songket Koto Gadang, Kab. Agam, West Sumatra
Koto Gadang is a Kenagarian (village) in Agam District which produced many national leaders, from politicians, scientists to writers. Once at a time of former President Sukarno came to Koto Gadang and said, "Koto Gadang, a small town, but his large sieve (large)".
Koto Gadang craft center known for its silver and Minang songket. Even since the Dutch colonial period, silver and kerajianan Koto Gadang songket has developed rapidly. At that time, Koto Gadang handicrafts are often purchased by the wife of Dutch officials who served in Bukittinggi. The wife is buying used utuk crafts and some even brought back to their home country as souvenirs.
Today, enthusiasts Gadang City handicrafts not only from various regions in Indonesia, but also those who came from abroad. Surely this is a regional asset that must be maintained and cared for so that visitors keep coming.
Privileges
Since the year 1911 and silver Koto Gadang songket has had a "brand image" is known in the world and always be a target of foreign tourists visiting this city.
Koto silver motif Gadang made in various forms such as jewelry, clothing accessories of various kinds, various displays to miniature Minang traditional custom home. Silver Koto Gadang has a subtle pattern, the colors are not shiny, with a doff impression in shades of elegant white milk. Lightweight and elegant, when combined with Koto Gadang songket beautiful and delicate, suitable to attend the official events and parties.
Location
Koto Gadang is a Nagari is located in District IV Koto, Agam regency, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.
Access
To reach the location, tourists can travel to use a landline. From the city of Padang to Bukittinggi, the trip can be gone for about 2 hours by using public transport, with the cost of Rp 15,000-Rp 20,000 per person (February 2008). After arriving in Bukittinggi, the journey can be continued by using the rural transportation to Kenagarian Koto Gadang, a distance of approximately 10 km from Bukittinggi. So as not to anticipate changing cars, the tourists are encouraged to use the travel service, private car or a rental car that can directly toward the location of tourist attraction.
Accommodation
For tourists from outside the city who want to linger can stay at the hotel there is lots in the city of Bukittinggi. In addition, all the way to Kota Gadang there are many restaurants and variety of restaurants serving cuisine of Padang.
http://1indonesia.blogspot.com/2009/08/kerajinan-perak-dan-songket-koto-gadang.html
Romanex seeks approval for alluvial gold mining in Rupununi
Mining company Romanex Guyana Exploration Limited has applied to the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) for permission to undertake alluvial gold mining at Marudi Mountain in the South Rupununi, Region Nine.
The large-scale project will entail the excavation of mineralized gravel, the establishment of a mineral processing plant for the recovery of gold and the construction of supporting facilities, buildings and road. An EPA notice in the July 29 edition of the Guyana Chronicle said that in accordance with the Environ-mental Protection Act, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required for the mine before any decision to approve or reject the proposed project is taken, since the development may have significant impacts on the environment. The EPA invited members of the public to make written submissions to the agency within 28 days of the notice being published, setting out questions and matters which they require to be answered or considered in the EIA.
According to the project summary, preliminary works will consist of clearing the forested area for development into a surface mine. The forest will be cleared using conventional methods and chainsaws will be used for felling large trees. The timber will be used for construction purposes on site while any surplus will be stockpiled for future use. The summary states that cleared area will be limited to the area identified for ore recovery only. Barren zones within mineralized areas will not be cleared. This will result in small islands of vegetation within areas to be mined, thereby creating conditions for better regeneration of vegetation during reclamation, according to the summary.
As regards ore recovery, the alluvial deposit will be mined by open pit methods in the creeks’ flats. Gold will be recovered by gravity separation using mobile screen and concentrator units. This will allow rehabilitation of mined out areas to occur as work advances, the project summary states.
It said that before mining commences, the creek will be diverted, if necessary, by excavating a channel to connect points on the creek upstream and downstream of the mineralized zone. Pay dirt will be removed by an excavator working in the direction counter to flow in the creeks, that is, from downstream to upstream. Each mineralized zone will be excavated as several ponds consisting of bands. Excavation will only commence on another band after completion of the removal of pay dirt from the preceding band, according to the summary. Each pond will be surrounded by berm, approximately 3 metres high with a 4 metres wide crest.
The Summary states that to minimize impacts associated with discharge from the excavation operation, the gold recovery operation will function in a closed loop for water supply.
“Clear water supply, for gold recovery, will be obtained from the pond which was previously excavated. Water overflow from the previously excavated pond will be limited by the berm surrounding the pond.” It stated that after the completion of mining, the creek bed will be restored to its original depth and alignment and the diversion channel will be backfilled.
The mine will operate 10 hours each work day and will process 600 cubic metres mineralized gravel each day. The equipment has been sized to operate for 350 days per year.
Average production will be 200 000 cubic metres per year at the beginning of the operation and this will increase to 400 000 cubic metres annually in year two and this production level will be maintained for the remainder of the operation, the Summary states.
With regards to processing, the Company plans to utilize the method of gravimetric separation and consequently no chemicals will be used in the process. The process will be comprised of screening, sluicing and concentration.
Currently, Romanex has an exploration camp at Marudi and plans to share the existing camp infrastructure with another mining company, REXMA.
Meanwhile, according to the Summary, an all-weather gravel surfaced roadway, approximately 8 metres wide, will be constructed over the surface on the road linking Marudi to Aishalton, which is 45 kilometres long. A 20 metres corridor will be cleared of vegetation to create this roadway, the summary states. The company also envisions maintaining the 180 kilometres long road from Lethem to Aishalton in the dry season by periodic grading to facilitate transportation of operating supplies into the mine site.
The company also plans to build a 600-metre airstrip at the site while several buildings will be constructed to support the operations. These will include a maintenance workshop and warehouse, administration building, laboratory and mill office.
In April, Romanex and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) had inked the licence for the company to mine at Marudi. Acting GGMC head, William Woolford had told this newspaper last year that Romanex was one of two companies granted licences for large-scale gold mining and was looking to produce between 50,000 to 100,000 ounces of gold per year.
Earlier this year, Stabroek News had reported that Shoreham Resources Limited, a Canadian exploration company had exercised an option to acquire 75% of the shares of Romanex, which is held by Infinito Gold Corporation (formerly Vannessa Ventures Incorporated). A press release from Shoreham had also announced that the company had signed an agreement with a French mining company Rexma Participacions (Rexma), for that company to work in Shoreham’s Marudi Mountain Gold Project. The release had said that French gold mining company is looking to begin production at Marudi by November 1 and had committed to major expansion of production capacity within the next two years.
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[miningmx.com] -- SITTING ON A comfortable leather sofa in his office that catches the Johannesburg winter sun Loucas Pouroulis rolls a chunky Cuban cigar between his fingers as he talks heavily accented English in a careful, soft manner, belying his hardnosed business acumen in setting up a resources-focused mini empire. His office � in a mansion in a northern Johannesburg suburb � has a strong family atmosphere. It�s cluttered and the walls have pictures of his grandchildren looking down on those meeting a man once derided for the Lefkochrysos platinum venture but who turned that perception around with the US$1bn sale of the Eland platinum mine to Xstrata in November 2007. Family ties run strong in the Pouroulis resources business. His two sons are involved in the industry: Adonis is the chairman of LSE-listed Petra Diamonds, which has grown exponentially to one million carats of output via the purchase of four diamond operations from De Beers. Loucas and Adonis started the business a decade ago. Son Phoevos is a non-executive director at Keaton Energy, a JSE-listed coal company his father helped set up and steer on to the market. Pouroulis senior picked up his interest mining in Cyprus, where his father worked on a copper mine near the family home built on a slag dump. He was raised in a community steeped in mining and earned a degree in mineral technology from Athens University. A metallurgist by trade, he�s risen through the ranks and taken the knocks that come from running his own businesses. Though now in a position to take a lower public profile he keeps a hands-on and influential role within the group of companies he�s set up for a range of commodities in a large number of African countries. A large humidor in his office keeps his excellent cigars in prime condition and Pouroulis�s easy manner when speaking of his projects indicates a man comfortable with his wealth. He shrugs his shoulders at needing to find $10m towards a venture, indicating with his hands it shouldn�t be too much of a bother. The state of the markets has played hell with plans he outlined to Miningmx last year to list three companies that year, with Keaton being the only one to come to the market. The gold-focused TransAfrika Resources has become a multi-metal company. Over the past two years it�s found an estimated two billion tonnes of iron ore in the Kaouat deposit in Mauritania and a nickel/copper deposit in Zimbabwe. His gold interests are in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali. Pouroulis appointed Roeland van Kerckhoven as TransAfrika CE. He was the executive finance director at Anglo Platinum, the world�s largest platinum group. Interestingly, David Brown, the current CE of the second-biggest platinum group, Impala Platinum, is a non-executive at TransAfrika. The thinking is that the iron ore asset, which needs $65m to bring it to a completed feasibility study, could be unbundled and listed in either London or Johannesburg later this year or early next, depending on the state of the markets, Pouroulis says. The gold assets will be incorporated in TransAfrika Gold, which could also be listed. It�s estimated to have between 10m oz and 15m oz of gold resources. There could possibly be a third company to house its base metals interests. TransAfrika as it currently stands needs to generate $50m from its shareholders to firm up the iron ore exploration work, as well as the gold. The Pouroulis family is the controlling shareholder in TransAfrika and would have to stump up the bulk of that cash. Tharisa Resources was to list in London and Johannesburg in 2008 but those plans have been altered. It has a 900mt chrome deposit in SA that will yield 1,2 m t run-of-mine concentrate containing 360 000 t of chrome and 60 000oz of platinum group metals by mid-2010. It has already started production. A plan to build a smelter has been shelved; as have intentions to list what promises to be a healthy cash-generative company. �Six months ago you couldn�t sell ferrochrome but the market has started moving again. The beauty of this project is the by-product credit from the PGMs,� says Pouroulis. The $70m project needs a final $10m to bring it to completion. �That $10m is neither here nor there,� he says. Another company in the Pouroulis stable is Kameni, which has platinum and chrome assets in SA and Zimbabwe. It�s headed by Stephen Gorven. The company is looking for a Johannesburg listing in March next year. It has already raised a third of the R1bn it needs to develop its plans from investors. Into his early 70s, Pouroulis isn�t creating these businesses to generate more wealth for himself, he says. �I�m not doing this for money � I don�t need [more of] it. It gives me pleasure and energy to create something out of nothing. It�s good to see a mine created from where there was just bare land.� One of his most well known ventures � Lefkochrysos Platinum � crashed and burned in late 1987. Apart from the financial loss the catastrophic failure of Lefkochrysos carved for Pouroulis a reputation as a slightly dark, questionable mining opportunist. Lefkochrysos mined what�s now the Crocodile River mine operated by Eastern Platinum, which acquired it from Barplats, yet another Pouroulis company that proved the asset could be profitably mined after the abject failure over many years by Impala to do so. It was the first platinum mine to have a UG2 reef concentrator, something now commonplace on the shallow, platinum-rich Merensky reef, all but accounted for and mined over decades. UG2, with a higher degree of palladium and chrome, is the future of the industry. �The only mistake I made was when I was given money to finish the project I didn�t take it,� says Pouroulis, who is reluctant to dredge up that particular story for the umpteenth time. �I learnt one thing from past mistakes and that�s to make sure to raise enough cash at the right time and not to wait for greener pastures later,� he says, his lived-in face creasing into a frown and both hands playing restlessly with an unlit cigar. While those days are well in the past and the lessons applied it�s easy to get a sense Pouroulis still wants to prove his mettle and savvy to the market, bringing more successful projects to fruition and to bury forever the legacy of Lefkochrysos. The Eland Platinum deal did wonders for his reputation. Keaton is easing along, adapting its growth strategy to the market it finds itself in. He�s drawn a senior and very experienced team together to run the companies he�s formed, which should assist greatly in that drive for success.
Read More...Newmont's Batu Hijau stake divestitures inch closer to resolution
By Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb.com
As PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara said it may slow mining activity at Indonesia's Batu Hijau mine due to permitting delays, Newmont Mining CEO Richard O'Brien insisted Thursday that "significant progress has been made" over divestiture issues involving the copper and gold mine.
Although the request to renew a forestry permit that would allow Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) to clear land for Batu Hijau mine waste disposal was submitted in 2004, the permit has yet to be renewed.
Coincidentally, Newmont and its joint venture partner Sumitomo have been ordered by an arbitration court to sell part of their NNT stake to local investors or to federal or local governments within six months. The Indonesian Government and NNT agreed last week to value NNT's assets at US$3.52 billion, down from Newmont's valuation at $4.9 billion.
During a conference call with analysts Thursday, O'Brien said the partnership has determined the financial value of 3% share from 2006 and 7% of PTNNT shares from 2007 to be divested by the partnership in local and regional governments. The 3% stake has been valued at US$109 million and the 7% stake at $282 million.
Mineweb is a web-based international mining publication focusing on mining financial and corporate news and comment.
O'Brien said Newmont is waiting for the Indonesian Government and local governments to designate buyers for the divestiture shares. The Indonesian Government must also approve the transfer of the shares.
‘We have done everything we need to do," O'Brien stressed, as the partnership now waits for instructions from the Indonesian Government. However, he noted, there is a "lot of cooperation as both the government and PTNNT are working to get things done."
Newmont Mining – Boddington brings it on
With the price of gold hovering around the mid $900s, pressure is beginning to build for a decisive break that could see the yellow metal once again cross $1,000. Despite this though, the gold miners themselves have not fully participated in the recent market rally. This is in our view set to change in the months ahead and the gold sector is therefore attractively valued at present.
In terms of which, sector giant Newmont’s second quarter gold production would be an impressive full year achievement for most of the world’s gold miners. Newmont produced 1.2 million ounces of gold at a cash cost of $423 per ounce. Encouragingly, costs fell 4% from last year’s $439 per ounce.
With the exception of the key Nevada operations, each of Newmont’s projects met or exceeded management’s previous guidance. Nevada delivered 415,000 ounces compared to initial expectations of 430,000 ounces. The primary culprit was a ground failure at Midas. The failure forced the suspension of mining during much of April, although the upper end of full year production guidance remains unchanged at 2 million ounces.
Meanwhile, Nevada’s slight weakness was more than offset by Yanacocha in Peru. The project delivered 274,000 ounces of gold against expectations for 233,000 ounces. The project’s production benefited from both higher ore grades and mill throughput, while the site’s leach pads also exceeded expectations. Costs came in at an impressive $323 per ounce.
Yanacocha continued to perform well through July, contributing to a 9% boost for Peru’s overall gold production.
Australia and New Zealand contributed 283,000 ounces to group production, albeit at a rather expensive $500 per ounce. The region’s production and cost outlook is considerably more appealing though, now that Australia’s Boddington project is in production.
The site is currently ramping up to nameplate capacity of around 1 million ounces of gold annually through its first full five years. Management expect Boddington’s contribution for the current year to come in at around 200,000 and 300,000 ounces.
With a proven and probable gold reserve of 20.1 million ounces, Boddington’s mine life will extend considerably beyond five years. Indeed, management estimate at least 24 years of operations and given the site’s exploration potential, further upside is likely.
Boddington will contribute to Newmont’s low cost profile, with cash costs forecast to remain below $300 per ounce after by-product credits.
Although the lower range of the project’s total capital expenditure has increased, there is encouragingly no revision to the $2.9 billion upper limit. The project has therefore met its budget and development timeframe, which is never a foregone conclusion with a project of Boddington’s size.
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Residents query benefits of Marudi Mt gold mining
The limited skills of residents of the South Rupununi was underscored as their representatives last week probed officials on the benefits from a proposed alluvial gold mining project to be undertaken by Romanex Guyana Exploration Limited in the Marudi Mountain.
Residents line up for food following a meeting at the Aishalton community centre, Deep South Rupununi on Wednesday. The public scoping meeting was undertaken by the Environmental Protection Agency to garner residents concerns about a proposed alluvial gold mining project in the Marudi Mountains in the area.
Romanex is seeking to establish a large-scale alluvial gold mining operation at Marudi Mountain and last week Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public scoping meeting at the Aishalton community centre on the project. Stabroek News was present at the meeting. The meeting was part of the process towards the undertaking of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which will determine whether the EPA grants approval for the operation. A number of villagers from Aishalton and Karaudarnau, which are the villages closest to the site, participated in the meeting. Representatives from other surrounding communities were also present and the Deep South Rupununi residents raised issues of concern to them while also querying the benefits they could expect.
In relation to jobs, the need for capacity-building in the communities emerged as an issue as it was related that locals could not be employed in some jobs because they lack certain skills. Consultant to the EIA, Charles Ceres, pointed out that there is need for a capacity-building programme in the communities as they do not have the skills required. This is a necessity, he declared adding that it was an issue that subsisted not only in that area but in other parts of the country and requires a national response.
Meantime, residents said that they had limited information on the project with Aishalton councillor, Kid James chiding the team for the late sending of documents relating to the proposed operation. He asserted that many did not get the chance to study it. His contention was supported by fellow councillor, Tony James, who asked the assembled residents in their native Wapishana whether they understood what was happening and the response was a resounding no.
But the EPA officials including Geeta Singh and Romanex Country Director, Jennifer Falconer pointed out that there is still time for them to raise their concerns and they could do so in writing to the EPA. Additionally, interviews that would cover residents in the various villages and garner their views on the project began after the meeting ended.
During the meeting, residents acknowledged that mining had both negative and positive impacts and the need to minimize the negative was stressed. Toshao of Maruranau, Patrick Gomes said that most of the villages will be affected one way or the other. He stated that local persons should be trained to monitor the systems in place but the issue of capacity was raised here.
Earlier this year, Stabroek News had reported that Shoreham Resources Limited, a Canadian exploration company had exercised an option to acquire 75% of the shares of Romanex, which is held by Infinito Gold Corporation (formerly Vannessa Ventures Incorporated). A press release from Shoreham had also announced that the company had signed an agreement with a French mining company Rexma Participacions (Rexma), for that company to work in Shoreham’s Marudi Mountain Gold Project. The release had said that French gold mining company is looking to begin production at Marudi by November 1 and had committed to major expansion of production capacity within the next two years.
The track record of Rexma was raised with both the Jameses stating that they need to have more information about the company. Kid asserted that big mining companies change their names every two or three years. Falconer in response stated that Rexma will be operating under the auspices of Romanex and will be required to operate in a way in which Romanex has always done. She declared that Rexma has a reputation for environmentally-friendly mining.
History
On jobs, the residents were informed that 50 persons would be employed. Falconer said that the policy of the company is to take as many local workers as possible from the surrounding villages depending on their skill level. “We have a history of when we need labour, we come into the villages”, she asserted. The issue of scholarships in order to build capacity was also raised and Falconer pointed out that Romanex has a history of providing scholarships and they hope to build on this.
Earlier, Falconer had told residents that since March 2007, Romanex had been conducting exploration at Marudi and last year recognized that there was enough gold to commercialize operations. She declared that Romanex has a proven track record for environmentally safe mining and no chemicals will be used in the gold recovery process. “We bring employment, training…a market for goods and services”, she said adding there would be an improvement in the lives of residents.
Ceres, in outlining the approach to the EIA study stated that Rexma will be going to excavate the alluvial material close to the creek bed. He said that the pits will not be deeper than ten feet or three metres, a contention questioned by Tony.
Ceres noted that creeks will be diverted and work will start from downstream and work towards the “head” of the creek. This point had been raised by residents who said that they were concerned about what would happen to the waterways. When the mine is closed, the creeks will be restored to their original beds and reclamation will be done, Ceres said.
Alluvial mining has been deeply frowned upon by environmentalists and the government had over the years mulled a total ban on it because of the potential dangers to communities that depended on the creek water and the likely environmental damage.
Economic
opportunities
Ceres declared that the project is going to open economic opportunities for residents. He said that the road will open new areas to residents adding that the company will be involved in maintaining the road to Lethem.
But the consultant also said that there is a possibility of an increase in water-borne diseases as well as an increase in the cost of living.
Meantime, how the project fits into Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy was also queried. “We’ve been asked to stop going into the forest…stop your slash and burn”, Tony stated. He declared that the meeting was a “show” and “regardless of what we say it will go on”, a point with which Ceres disagreed. But the councillor asserted that he is speaking from experience and it happens all the time.
The deep south Rupununi residents also grasped the opportunity to raise other issues of concern to them. The lack of information regarding other mining operations in the area was a general problem and a concern; they said adding that there needs to be more consultations. They raised the issue of fruitless attempts to have a meeting with medium-scale miners operating in the area. Another issue raised was miners transporting lumber out of the area. In this regard, a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) official said that the miners are given permission, when they cut down the trees to remove the logs. Additionally, the destruction of roads was a point raised.
Falconer, in responding, said that Romanex strives to consult and respects the wishes of surrounding communities. She said that they too have concerns about the medium-scale operators. She added that it is known that when moving heavy equipment, Romanex always fixes parts of the road.
A GGMC representative stated that the regulatory agency has in the last six weeks begun an environmental compliance campaign and went into Marudi recently to start an enforcement awareness campaign. He said that they have been urging miners to respect the villages they pass through.
The need to create partnerships was emphasized with Falconer noting that in terms of sourcing supplies-which was an issue raised, the company will buy what is available but the villages have to say what they can offer in terms of supply.
Creeks
The proposed mine is 155 kilometres (Km) from Lethem and 50 km from Aishalton. Karaudarnau, the closest community to the mine, is linked to the area by a trail and is 20.5km away. Several creeks flow through the project area and these are Locust, Pancake, Toucan2, Peace, Capadolla, Rice, Turtle, Sandra and Paunch Creeks. They will be mined.
According to the project summary, the project will entail the excavation of mineralized gravel, the establishment of a mineral processing plant for the recovery of gold and the construction of supporting facilities, buildings and road. No chemicals will be used and the project will serve as a demonstration of non-chemical recovery of gold from placer deposits.
It is expected that the mine will operate 10 hours each work day and will process 600 cubic metres of mineralized gravel each day. The equipment has been sized to operate for 350 days per year. Average production will be 200,000 cubic metres per year at the beginning of the operation and this will increase to 400,000 cubic metres annually in year two and this production level will be maintained for the remainder of the operation, the Summary states.
According to the project summary, preliminary works will consist of clearing the forested area for development into a surface mine. The forest will be cleared using conventional methods and chainsaws will be used for felling large trees. The timber will be used for construction purposes on site while any surplus will be stockpiled for future use. The summary states that cleared area will be limited to the area identified for ore recovery only. Barren zones within mineralized areas will not be cleared. This will result in small islands of vegetation within areas to be mined, thereby creating conditions for better regeneration of vegetation during reclamation, according to the summary.
As regards ore recovery, the alluvial deposit will be mined by open pit methods in the creeks’ flats. Gold will be recovered by gravity separation using mobile screen and concentrator units. This will allow rehabilitation of mined out areas to occur as work advances, the project summary states.
It said that before mining commences, the creek will be diverted, if necessary, by excavating a channel to connect points on the creek upstream and downstream of the mineralized zone. Pay dirt will be removed by an excavator working in the direction counter to flow in the creeks, that is, from downstream to upstream. Each mineralized zone will be excavated as several ponds consisting of bands. Excavation will only commence on another band after completion of the removal of pay dirt from the preceding band, according to the summary. Each pond will be surrounded by berm, approximately 3 metres high with a 4 metres wide crest.
The Summary states that to minimize impacts associated with discharge from the excavation operation, the gold recovery operation will function in a closed loop for water supply.
“Clear water supply, for gold recovery, will be obtained from the pond which was previously excavated. Water overflow from the previously excavated pond will be limited by the berm surrounding the pond.” It stated that after the completion of mining, the creek bed will be restored to its original depth and alignment and the diversion channel will be backfilled.
The company also plans to construct an all-weather gravel surfaced roadway, linking Marudi to Aishalton, about 45 kilometres long. The company also envisions maintaining the 180 kilometres long road from Lethem to Aishalton in the dry season by periodic grading to facilitate transportation of operating supplies into the mine site. The company also plans to build a 600-metre airstrip at the site. In April, Romanex and the GGMC had inked the licence for the company to mine at Marudi. Acting GGMC head, William Woolford had told this newspaper last year that Romanex was one of two companies granted licences for large-scale gold mining and was looking to produce between 50,000 to 100,000 ounces of gold per year.
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