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Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSXV:NEE) provided a construction update on its phased project development plans for the Moss Mine Gold-Silver project in Mohave County, Arizona. Highlights of development included: construction of pilot plant – Phase I underway, leach pad construction complete, initial loading of agglomerated mineralized material achieved on June 28, 2013, and initial treatment of solution target date set for July 18, 2013.
As quoted in the press release:
Construction activities for the Pilot Plant – Phase I are progressing on time and on budget and include:
- Improvements to onsite haul roads are underway and 90% complete
- Earthworks for the heap leach pad, crusher pad and onsite process building complete
- Earthworks for process ponds 90% complete
- Concrete works for onsite process building complete
- Placement of a homogeneous fine crushed material underliner on entirety of leach pad complete
- Installation of 60ml clay composite GLC white liner on leach pad complete
- Installation of black felt geomembrane on top of GLC liner complete
- Processing of 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch drain rock crush material for 18 inch layer on top of overliner underway 50% complete
- Construction and operation of sample preparation facility complete
- Placement on site of pre-constructed buildings for assay labs complete and modifications and installation of instruments and equipment underway
- Drilling and installation of four on-site water wells and pumps complete
- Installation of water pipeline from storage tanks to heap leach ponds complete
- Initial placement of fine crushed agglomerated material (95% -1/4 inch) onto leach pads completed June 28, 2013, ahead of schedule. Initial treatment of solution through carbon columns for heap leaching anticipated by July 18, 2013. Total Phase I mineralized material of 90,000 mt expected to be placed onto the leach pads by September 15, 2013.
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