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Habe endlich mal wieder Antwort von Mr. Kenwood auf meine Fragen bekommen:
Anyway, our partner continues to work away at Songjiagou and we continue to make suggestions as to how to make the operation work more efficiently. And although the rate of change at the mine continues to be somewhat glacial, there are signs that the operation is improving. The changes instituted at the mine are painfully slow in taking effect but we do have definite signs that we are starting to operate like any ordinary open pit operation.
When I first got re-involved at Songjiagou a couple of years ago, there was no formal mine plan as such, and the engineering department had little input in the direction of the mining. We immediately started getting on site staff to sample blast holes and adding that data to our database as a way of developing a mine plan that would hopefully result in higher grade mill feed. This took a lot of time and was hindered by a reluctant mine manager and a lack of staff to dedicate to this. All this has now changed with the addition of a new mine manager, an active in-pit engineer and other support staff. Our engineering staff has recently produced an initial draft mine plan with targets for higher grade mill feed that we hope to see in the coming year.
The operation at Songjiagou has always been hampered by a lack of a permit to dispose of waste material, which is a critical factor in any open pit mine. We applied for this permit a couple of years ago and still have not received it. Until we do receive it we will continue to send waste to the nearby company that produces aggregate for roads; that operation has increased demand for waste material from us which is good news for us. This allows us the ability to separate more ore from waste and will hopefully result in higher grade material through the mill.
Like everyone, I am anxious to see if the initial draft mine plan is successful; we will have results from this program after the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2017.
