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Trevali Provides Caribou Zinc Mine Commissioning Update - Zinc Recoveries Increase Significantly
Trevali Provides Caribou Zinc Mine Commissioning Update - Zinc Recoveries Increase Significantly.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n Trevali Provides Caribou Zinc Mine Commissioning Update - Zinc Recoveries Increase Significantly\n \n \nTrevali Provides Caribou Zinc Mine Commissioning Update - Zinc Recoveries Increase Significantly\n \n VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jun 9, 2016) - Trevali Mining Corporation (\"Trevali\" or the \"Company\") (TSX:TV)(LMA:TV)(OTCQX:TREVF)(FRANKFURT:4TI) provides a mine and mill commissioning update for its Caribou Zinc Mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp of northern New Brunswick. A detailed description and discussion is provided below and progress highlights are as follows:\n Caribou Mill - key commissioning & preliminary production statistics (figures rounded)\n \n \n \n \n Q1-2016\n \n April 2016\n \n May 2016\n \n June 2016 (MTDii)\n \n \n \n Tonnes Mined\n 191,005\n \n 58,564\n \n 57,103\n \n 10,560\n \n \n \n Tonnes Milled\n 200,670\n \n 60,032\n \n 53,038iii\n \n 13,350\n \n \n \n Average Mill Tonnes-per-dayi (TPD)\n 2,675\n \n 2,636\n \n 2,874iii\n \n 2,907\n \n \n \n Average Head Grades %\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zinc\n 5.9\n %\n 6.1\n %\n 5.7\n %\n 6.4\n %\n \n \n Lead\n 2.6\n %\n 3.0\n %\n 2.6\n %\n 3.2\n %\n \n \n Silver - Oz (ounces)/ton\n 2.0 oz/t\n \n 2.7 oz/t\n \n 2.3 oz/t\n \n 2.8 oz/t\n \n \n \n Average Recoveries %\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zinc\n 71\n %\n 74\n %\n 78\n %\n 79\n %\n \n \n Lead\n 58\n %\n 57\n %\n 58\n %\n 55\n %\n \n \n Silver (in Lead concentrate)\n 38\n %\n 32\n %\n 31\n %\n 33\n %\n \n \n Concentrate Produced DMT (dry metric tonnes):\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zinc\n 17,732\n \n 5,832\n \n 5,041\n \n 1,470\n \n \n \n Lead\n 7,586\n \n 2,634\n \n 1,968\n \n 583\n \n \n \n Concentrate Grades %\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zinc\n 47.8\n %\n 46.4\n %\n 47.2\n %\n 46.2\n %\n \n \n Silver - Oz (ounces)/ton\n 4.0 oz/t\n \n 5.3 oz/t\n \n 5.1 oz/t\n \n 4.8 oz/t\n \n \n \n Lead\n 39.3\n %\n 39.6\n %\n 40.2\n %\n 40.5\n %\n \n \n Silver - Oz (ounces)/ton\n 20.3 oz/t\n \n 19.5 oz/t\n \n 19.9 oz/t\n \n 21.0 oz/t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Exclusive of downtime for scheduled mill servicing and maintenance cycle days.\n June MTD as of June 7, 2016.\n In late-May an electrical storm affected northern New Brunswick including the Caribou site. Unfortunately this resulted in an unplanned mill shut-down following a series of lightning strikes with both the SAG and Ball Mil...