The Certej-Sacaramb property covers 4,051 ha and is located 15 km NNE of Deva, Romania.
All ore and waste will be mined via conventional, open pit mining methods, using an owner mining scenario. The operation is planned to utilize selective mining techniques to separate ore and waste
The mining equipment that is considered to be suitable for the project would include 100 tonne to 180 tonne, back hoe configured, hydraulic excavators for ore zone mining and off-highway haul trucks with a payload capacity of between 65 tonne to 100 tonne. Provision has been made for drilling and blasting from surface.
The metallurgical process involves the production of a gold-bearing concentrate followed by the production of gold and silver as doré on site by means of the Albion Process.
It is envisaged that the project could mine and process 3.0Mt per annum over approximately eleven years. This would yield approximately 160,000oz of gold and 800,000oz of silver per annum.
Location Summary
- Nearest Landmark:Deva
- Distance from Landmark: 15Km
- Direction from Landmark:NNE
- Latitude: 45deg 59Min N
- Longitude: 22deg 59Min W
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Ownership Summary
- Name:European Goldfields Ltd
- Interest: 80%
- Note: Public
- Reference: 31 December 07