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ORVANA ANNOUNCES FIRST DORÉ BAR FROM DON MARIO PLANT RESTART
Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV) (the "Company" or "Orvana") announces that its Bolivian subsidiary, Empresa Minera Paitití S.A. ("EMIPA"), has produced its first doré as part of the phased restart of the Don Mario Plant. Following completion of performance verification of the comminution and thickening circuits, and upgrades to the Au-Ag desorption and smelting areas, EMIPA commenced operational trials by processing legacy sulfide ore through the Au-Ag circuit, resulting in the production of th
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