Re: Charts & Comments - Mill Size Comparisons
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Sep 18, 2010 07:38PM
Saskatchewan's SECRET Gold Mining Development.
Mill Size Comparisons Based On Photos
The mill size of PC Gold is said to be 225 tpd. mill. Here, in the photos, you can see that this is a tiny operation, much like that of Bralorne Gold. There is one photo of the interior of the mill of the ball crusher and its size comparison with people looking over it during an analyst visit:
http://www.pcgold.ca/en/Photos_-_Analyst_Visit_Apr_16_94.html
The size of the Bralorne Mill is said to be 280tpd. which you can see in the photo here:
Now, the Jolu Mill is said to be only 400 tpd. But we can look at another mill which is rated the same. The mill for the Eagle Plains/Prize Mining Yellow Jacket project is said to be 400tpd. You can look at the mill in action here: Click on 'expand September 2009'
http://www.prizemining.com/s/Photos.asp#przvideo2
"Tim Termuende, President and CEO of Eagle Plains, recently commented: “The Yellowjacket project gives EPL strong leverage on rising gold prices. By using funds generated from the already permitted, low-cost gold production near surface, we can avoid dilution to shareholders and continue systematic exploration of this significant gold system with the aim of identifying a million-plus ounce gold resource.”
Compare now the size of the Jolu Mill and the construction project under the infrastructure preparation and properties on this page:
http://www.goldenbandresources.com/html/projects/photo_gallery/print.cfm?
Conclusion: This is a bigger site than the Yellow Jacket mill, and an order of magnitude larger than both those of Bralorne and PC Gold.