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Stellar AfricaGold Bulk Sample and Gravity Plant Construction Update
(via TheNewswire) Vancouver, BC / TheNewswire / February 1, 2018 - John Cumming , ...
About this update from Stellar Africagold, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"Stellar AfricaGold Bulk Sample and Gravity Plant Construction Update(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nVancouver, BC / TheNewswire / February 1, 2018 - John Cumming, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stellar AfricaGold Inc., (TSX-V: SPX) (\"Stellar\" or the \"Company\") announces: \n\n \n \nGUINEA BALANDOUGOU GOLD PROJECT, BULK SAMPLE PROGRAM\n\n \n \nDevelopment continues at the B3 Zone of Stellar's 100% controlled Balandougou Gold Project in Guinea where the Company has installed a 150 tonnes per day (\"tpd\") gravity separation plant based on design parameters defined by SGS South Africa and manufactured by Henan Xingyang Mining Machinery, Zhengzhou, China. The mill will process a 15,000 tonnes bulk sample to test the economic viability of processing the B3 Zone gold mineralization using only gravity separation. \n\n \n \nThe B3 Zone is a surface and near-surface gold-mineralized oxide deposit defined by the results of 90 core and RC drill holes and over a dozen mechanized trenches. The identified 800 metre strike length of the B3 Zone sheared structures of quartz veins and veinlets remain open both laterally and vertically. \n\n \n \nFrom an identified extraction trench within the B3 Zone Stellar has extracted and stockpiled 15,000 tonnes of gold-mineralized oxide for the bulk sample, and the sample is ready for processing once commissioning of the plant is complete. \n\n \n \nSince the seasonal holiday break construction crews and management supervisors have worked steadily and all plant construction and equipment installation is expected to be finished by the first week of February and commissioning of the gravity mill will begin immediately thereafter. Processing of the 15,000 tonnes bulk sample is expected to take approximately 4 months.\n\n \n \nMILL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE\n\n \n \nWithin the plant all concrete footings are finished and structural steel supports are nearing completion. Most heavy components of the production line, including the upper vibrating feeder, primary crusher, conveyors, cylinder washing plant, secondary fine crusher and electric generator, are in place and installation of the other two major components of the plant, the ball mill and Knelson concentrator, is almost complete. \n\n \n \nWithin the gold recovery room, a 40' shipping container repurposed into a secured facility, the Model 6S shaking tabl...