Galena Mining Ltd (ASX:G1A) has kicked off commissioning in several key areas as it passed 87% completion of construction at the Abra Base Metals Mine in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
With commissioning of the Pacific Energy Hybrid 10MW LNG/Solar power station nearing completion, dry commissioning of the crushing and screening areas in the processing plant will begin this month.
Notably, overall progress continues to remain in line for project completion, with the first commercial production expected in the March quarter of 2023.
“Significant milestone”
Galena managing director Tony James said: “It’s both exciting and extremely rewarding for everyone involved to see several areas progressing quickly into commissioning at the mine.
With the site power station, power-on scheduled for the second half of October, the processing plant commissioning plans have been finalised and these plans will be executed at the same time and then continue to roll through to January.
“Record development meters underground in September have taken us down to the top of the orebody and work has started on the first access drives.
“In recent days the completion of the first stage of the TSF is also a significant milestone”.
Abra processing plant construction.
Project progress
The processing plant engineering, procurement and construction have reached 93% complete.
Structural steel has reached 98% complete and mechanical installations are at 73%. Piping at 48% and electrical at 36% complete continue as active work programs.
Mine decline development continued in the East Decline during September.
September represents the highest individual development month since the first cut was fired in the portal in October 2021.
Grade control and infill diamond drilling continued during September with the introduction of a second underground drill.
In surface bulk earthworks, good progress continued with the tailing’s storage facility (TSF) earthworks and the lining is now effectively complete.
The site power station is also effectively complete with commissioning progressing well with target site energisation in the second half of October.
First LNG gas delivery to Abra.
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