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Bayhorse Silver Commences Crushing and Upgrading Operations At The Bayhorse Silver Mine, Oregon, USA
Burnaby, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 15, 2017) - Bayhorse Silver Inc. (TSXV: ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nBayhorse Silver Commences Crushing and Upgrading Operations At The Bayhorse Silver Mine, Oregon, USABurnaby, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 15, 2017) - Bayhorse Silver Inc. (TSXV: BHS)  (the \"Company\" or \"Bayhorse\") has  commissioned  the crusher/upgrader equipment at its Bayhorse Silver Mine and commenced crushing and upgrading silver bearing mineralized material (\"Material\") recently  extracted from the  Mine.The upgraded material will be stockpiled at the mine in 1,000 kilo (2,200 lb) supersacks, that will be individually assayed.  Samples of the material and the assays will be submitted to interested potential purchasers.The Company anticipates that up to 10,000 kilos of sacked upgraded material will be available for shipping by the end of April, 2017, with increasing quantities available as upgrading operations ramp up. Three supersacks containing 3,000 kilos (6,600lb) of crushed mineralization will be shipped to Steinert US to refine the Ore-Sorting equipment algorithm settings to ensure maximum Ore-Sorting separation of non-mineralized from mineralized material. By removing non-mineralized material from the process stream, substantial processing cost savings can be achieved.Cannot view this image? Visit: https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/5015/25646_a1489526751602_85.jpg With the crushing/upgrading plant commissioned, the Company will  now focus on extracting  up to 30,000 tonnes of mineralized material from the intermediate and upper workings of the Bayhorse Silver Mine for upgrading.Bayhorse CEO Graeme O'Neill comments \"this milestone could not have been achieved without the support of its stakeholders, shareholders and the dedication and professionalism of its consultants and on-ground personnel who are committed to bringing the Bayhorse Silver Mine to an operational state \".Historically, Silver King  Mines drilled  90 underground drill holes in 1984  totaling  15,000 feet.  Using a 6 oz/ton silver cut off grade, mining of 5,718 tons averaging 16.7 oz/t silver  (572.5 g/t silver) was accomplished.  Historic records indicate that of  the 5,718 tons produced, 23%  graded between 21 - 100 oz/t silver, 71%  graded between 6 - 20 oz/t silver, and 6% graded less than 6 oz/t silver.  On an overall basis coppe...