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Boiler accident
Boiler accident.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Hambledon Mining PLC\n12 February 2008\n\n\n HAMBLEDON MINING PLC\n (AIM: HMB)\n\n Boiler accident at Sekisovskoye\n\nHambledon Mining plc ('Hambledon' or the 'Group' or the 'Company'), the\nAIM-listed gold mining and processing company operating in Kazakhstan, regrets\nto announce that this morning the eluate heating boiler in the desorption\ncircuit at its process plant at the gold mine at Sekisovskoye ruptured,\nregrettably resulting in the death of one employee.\n\nThe boiler is a standard piece of equipment and was used in the gold stripping\narea of the processing circuit where the gold is removed from the loaded carbon\nby passing a heated solution of cyanide and sodium hydroxide through the carbon\ncolumn. Damage to the process plant was minimal with only the boiler itself\nsuffering major damage. No solutions were lost and no environmental pollution\noccurred.\n\nThe plant, which had been operating normally, has been stopped whilst the cause\nof the explosion is investigated. A further announcement will be made as soon as\npossible.\n\nEnquiries\n\nHambledon Mining plc\nNicholas Bridgen, Chief Executive Telephone: +44 7791 327180\n\nBankside Consultants\nMichael Padley Telephone: +44 20 7367 8888\n\nSeymour Pierce\nNicola Marrin Telephone: +44 20 7107 8000\n\nNote to editors\n\nHambledon Mining plc is an AIM-listed gold mining and exploration company, which\nis operating the Sekisovskoye gold mine and the Ognevka processing plant, both\nof which are close to Ust Kamenogorsk in East Kazakhstan.\n\nAt Sekisovskoye, the Company is mining from an open pit and has constructed an\n850,000 tonnes per year treatment plant. Production from the open pit will\naverage over 40,000 ounces per annum. After the start of open pit processing,\nthe Company plans to develop the much larger underground resource that is\nexpected to lead to a combined production rate of around 100,000 ounces per\nyear.\n\nThe Ognevka processing plant is producing concentrates containing gold, silver,\ncopper, iron and coke from the re-treatment of zinc smelter residues.\n\n\n\n This information is provided by RNS\n The company news service from the London Stock Exchange\n \n ","length":2568,"tagName":"div"}]