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Abstract
During July processed tonnage through the mill has averaged about 180 tonnes per day with throughput exceeding 200 tonnes per day on occasion. The throughput has been impacted by the normal start up process and power interruptions. Said Dr. [Alfredo Parra], " We are in the rainy season, which poses certain challenges to our day to day operations. June production was particularly impacted due to down time associated with intermittent power outages being experienced from our primary supplier of electricity. A second power generator was put into operation in the last ten days which gives us the power capacity to operate when there is disruption in service from the main grid." Further improvements are being implemented to attain more accurate and continuous reconciliation of the throughput tonnage, production, and deliveries to the refinery. Lower grade material is currently being processed as mill feed while the milling process is stabilized and recovery rates maximized. For the month of July the head grades averaged approximately 7 grams per tonne gold and 140 grams per tonne silver. Current recovery rate for gold is surpassing 90%.