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Para Resources Updates on First 30 Days of Operations at EL Limon
Plant operating 24/7 effective June 6, 2016 VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 14, 2016 ...

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[{"type":"text","content":"Para Resources Updates on First 30 Days of Operations at EL LimonPlant operating 24/7 effective June 6, 2016\nVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 14, 2016 / Para Resources Inc. (the \"Company\" or \"Para\") (TSXV: PBR) (WKN: A14YF1) is pleased to announce that its high-grade gold mine and mill at El Limon in Colombia has been operating since May 14th on a one shift per day basis while processes were optimized and second shift personnel were trained. The plant operated during the period of May 14th through June 13th at 22.4% of design capacity as a result. During that time there were two maintenance shut downs for a total of approximately 12 days of lost time. These shut downs were primarily caused by start-up mechanical issues with ball mill number 1 and with the grind sizing. The source of both of these issues have been identified and corrected and continuous operations have recommenced.\nAlso during the initial 30 days of operations, the Company brought in additional experienced foreign nationals to speed up the training of local crew. Second shift personnel completed training and 24/7 operations commenced June 6th. The increase in the number of operating hours per day has increased through put to approximately sixty tons per day.\nDuring the first 30 days, the plant processed approximately 400 tons of rock at a daily average head grade of between 3.40 gpt and 17.35 gpt with an average gold recovery of 84.14 %, resulting in the production of 108.08 ounces of gold. The average head grade for the period June 1 to June 13th was 8.84 gpt.\nGold production is expected to increase to 200 ounces in June, 400 ounces in July, 600 ounces in August and 800 ounces in September.\nPROCESS PLANT UPDATE\nCrushing\n\n Cone crusher is operational. The crusher will be torn down and repaired when the Fine Ore Bin is filled. This is a two to three day fix that will not impede production. All replacement parts are on site.\n The Jaw crusher is operational.\n Screen is operational.\n\nGrinding\n\n Ball Mill is operational.\n \n Hydro-cyclone is operational.\n \n Duplex Jig is operational.\n \n Jig Tailings Pump is operational.\n \n Wifley Table is operational.\n \n Grinding Thickener; repairs were completed but it is currently being used in the circuit \n\nFlotation\n\n Conditioning Tank is operational.\n \n Flotation Cells are operational but the fee...