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Upcoming Metallurgical Test Work
Upcoming Metallurgical Test Work.
About this update from Bluebird Mining Ventures Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0772U Bluebird Merchant Ventures Limited 27 March 2019 \n\n27 March 2019\nBluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd\n(the \"Company\" or \"Bluebird\")\nUpcoming Metallurgical Test Work to Confirm Gold Production Process\nBluebird Merchant Ventures (EPIC: BMV), the Asian focused resource development group, is pleased to announce that during the month of April further metallurgical test work will be undertaken which will confirm the gold production process. \nHighlights:\n· Gold recovery process to be known by the end of April\n· Preparations to commence at Kochang for the underground drilling campaign \n· Permitting and KORES Grant updates\nMetallurgical Test Work\nMetallurgical test work is scientific work undertaken to determine the most efficient and economic means to recovery gold from ores. A key component to the financial success of any mine before and during the production phase is ongoing metallurgical test work.\nThe Company expects to know, by the end of April, what the most appropriate process will be to recover the gold from Kochang ore. This information factors into the economics of production. The work will be conducted under the direction and guidance of Bluebird's Metallurgical Manager, Peter Wallwin, who has over 40 years' experience in project development. The results from the samples evaluated thus far indicate that the ore is not problematic and does not require complicated or expensive extraction techniques which will allow the company to consider low cost options for the design and construction of its process plant. Bluebird is also in the process of identifying and evaluating suitable locations for a processing plant.\nKochang Underground Drilling Campaign\nPreparations are also underway at Kochang for the underground drilling programme. Prior to being able to commence drilling, the entrance to the Kochang mine will undergo refurbishment that will enable the drill programme to proceed safely. This work is expected to commence during the second week of April and take approximately eight weeks. The purpose of the underground drill program is to identify structure and the continuation of the three veins below the existing floor of the Kochang mine which is...