PRECIOUS METALS

Portia down but not out

GOLD production at the Havilah Resources-owned Portia mine in South Australia fell 44% in May, compared to the previous month, after the company kept processing lower grade ore while it stabilised processing plant operations after recent modifications.

Karma Barndon
The Portia gravity processing plant.

The Portia gravity processing plant.

The decision to temporarily scale back the mining of gold ore and overburden was made because the amount of ore stockpiled on the run-of-mine pad –around 71,000t – was deemed sufficient for the month....

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