Lake Shore Gold Reaches 2,000 Tonnes Per Day Target

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX:LSG) announces that Bell Creek Mill is operating at the expanded capacity of 2,000 tonnes per day.

The press release is quoted as saying:

During commissioning, the Bell Creek Mill operated at an average rate of 1,370 tpd from October 16, 2010 to October 31, 2010, processing a total of 21,900 tonnes at an average grade of 7.48 grams per tonne (“gpt”) producing 5,107 ounces. Included in the production was 17,000 tonnes of Timmins Mine Ultramafic 1 (“UM1″) Zone ore at a grade of 8.17 gpt. As of the end of October, the Company had processed approximately 19,000 ounces of gold at the Bell Creek Mill and currently has 69,000 tonnes of ore in inventory. During the month of October, an average of approximately 1,000 tonnes per day of ore was brought to surface at Timmins Mine. The average for the last week of October reached approximately 1,500 tonnes per day of ore. The Company expects mine production over the balance of the year from the Timmins Mine shaft and ramp, Bell Creek and Thunder Creek.

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