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- Ora Banda Mining (OBM) has successfully recommissioned its Davyhurst gold processing plant with the first gold poured on February 7
- Managing Director David Quinlivan says the first gold pour marks Ora Banda’s transition from developer to producer
- The Davyhurst gold processing plant is a 1.2 million tonnes per annum operation to support the greater Davyhurst Gold Project in WA
- Along with the plant itself, Ora Banda has commissioned other infrastructure, such as upgraded roads, chemical storage facilities and accommodation, to support the plant
- The processing plant is currently running at a throughput rate of nearly one million tonnes per annum
- However, Ora Banda is focused on ramping up production by more than 200,000 tonnes
- Ora Banda is up 3.33 per cent and shares are trading at 31 cents
Ora Banda Mining (OBM) has successfully recommissioned its Davyhurst gold processing plant with the first gold poured on February 7.
Additionally, all the supporting infrastructure needed to sustain ongoing processing activities at the processing plant is now in place and has been commissioned.
Site infrastructure includes a 8.25-megawatt gas and diesel-fired power station, process plant chemical storage facilities, upgraded road infrastructure for ore supply routes and an upgraded 172 room camp at Davyhurst.
The Davyhurst gold processing plant is a 1.2 million tonnes per annum operation to process material from the greater Davyhurst Gold Project in Western Australia.
The pouring of the first gold bar is significant for Ora Banda and marks a long-awaited milestone.
Source: Ora Banda Mining
“Yesterday’s gold pour marks a significant milestone for Ora Banda – our transition from developer to producer,” Managing Director David Quinlivan said.
“We are pleased to reach this important milestone and congratulate all who have been involved in the accomplishment. It has been an impressive team effort to deliver this project into production under the uniquely challenging circumstances of 2020 and 2021,” David added.
Currently, the Davyhurst processing plant is running at a throughput rate of nearly one million tonnes per annum however Ora Banda is well positioned to ramp up production by more than 200,000 tonnes as outlined in its definitive feasibility study (DFS).
Ora Banda is up 3.33 per cent and shares are trading at 31 cents at 1:59 pm AEDT.
