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Cadia mill humming

A PLANNED semi-autogenous grinding mill motor replacement and upgrade at the Cadia gold mine in New South Wales increased mill capacity and helped Newcrest Mining boost gold production 6% in the December quarter, to 115,000 ounces.

 Telfer at sunset

Telfer at sunset

According to Newcrest's quarterly report, the higher Cadia production was driven by the SAG mill motor replacement and upgrade works completed in November, which had the SAG mill running at full capacity...

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