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Mill Construction Update
Mill Construction Update.
About this update from Great Western Mining Corp. Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nGREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC\n(\"Great Western\", \"GWM\" or the \"Company\")\n \nMill Construction Update\n \nGreat Western (AIM - GWMO, Euronext Growth - 8GW) provides the following update on construction of its mill for producing precious metals in Mineral County Nevada.\n \n· Process equipment assembled adjacent to site and ready to install\n· Foundations laid and concreted with retaining walls erected\n· Water bore holes and water monitoring wells concreted and complete\n· Access roads and laydown area complete\n· Final concrete pour to meet environmental standards waiting on contractor\n· Assembly and testing of plant will follow final concrete pour\n· NDEP site visit for provisional inspection this week\n· NDEP approval likely to be delayed by at least two months\n· Project costs within budget\n \nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\n \nGreat Western and its partner Muletown Enterprizes LLC ('Muletown') are constructing a mill at Sodaville, close to Mina in Mineral County, Nevada, to produce gold and silver concentrates from spoil heaps left over from historic gold and silver mining operations on claims held by the Company, together with tailings, unprocessed stockpiles and in due course newly-mined shallow ore. When this plant is operational, it will transform Great Western from a pure mineral exploration company into combining exploration, appraisal and production. The interests of Great Western and Muletown are held through equal shares in a newly created vehicle, Western Milling LCC (Western). Great Western has fulfilled the terms of an earn-in to this venture and is a 50% interest holder in Western.\n \nThe mill is being constructed on a naturally formed rock feature, adjacent to and within easy access of a major highway, which has been used for milling operations in the past. The mill site is on private land owned by Muletown which it is leasing it to Western for a nominal rent. Mains power is available and there is an abundant supply of water in the immediate area. The first phase of production is a simple gravity separation plant for which a production permit application was lodged with NDEP (Nevada ...