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Endeavour Mining Achieves First Gold Pour at Ity CIL Project 4 Months Ahead of Schedule
ENDEAVOUR ACHIEVES FIRST GOLD POUR AT ITY CIL PROJECT 4 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS Over 8.5 million man-hours have been worked without a lost time inju
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[{"type":"text","content":" ENDEAVOUR ACHIEVES FIRST GOLD POUR AT ITY CIL PROJECT 4 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS Over 8.5 million man-hours have been worked without a lost time injury The first gold pour was achieved 4 months ahead of schedule, marking the successful completion of the Ity CIL project build in less than 18 months and under-budget The plant is already running at its 4Mtpa nameplate capacity following a rapid ramp-up De-bottleneck and optimization work are underway to increase the plant capacity by 1Mtpa to 5Mtpa, at a minimal cost of $10-15m Commercial production is expected to be declared in early Q2 as performance trial testing will soon commence Ity is expected to produce 160-200koz in 2019 at an AISC of $525-590/oz An aggressive exploration program at the La Plaque target is underway with the aim of publishing an updated resource in Q2-2019 ABIDJAN, March 19, 2019 - Endeavour Mining Corporation (TSX:EDV)(OTCQX:EDVMF) is pleased to announce that the first gold pour from the Ity CIL project in Côte d'Ivoire took place on March 18, 2019, ahead of schedule and under-budget. The first pour yielded approximately 1,800 ounces of gold. Approximately 135,160 tonnes of ore have been processed since ore was introduced into the CIL processing plant on February 20, 2019. Commercial production is expected to be declared in early Q2-2019 with performance trial testing soon to commence, as the crushing, milling and CIL circuits have quickly attained a stable nameplate capacity of 4 million tonnes per annum (\"Mtpa\"). Following the performance tests already conducted, Endeavour launched optimization and de-bottlenecking work which is expected to increase the plant nameplate capacity by 1Mtpa to 5Mtpa, at a minimal cost of $10-15 million. The volumetric upsize work mainly comprises an upgrade in pipes and pumps, and a second 50-tonne oxygen plant with no additional mining fleet required. These plant upgrades are expected to be completed during scheduled plant maintenance shut-downs throughout the next six months. Sébastien de Montessus, President & CEO, stated: \"As we approach commercial production, I would like to acknowledge the hard work of our in-house construction team for successfully delivering the Ity CIL Project ahead of schedule and under-budget, with an exceptional safety record of over 8.5 million hours without a ...