| Company | Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. |
| Date | Unknown |
| Region | Canada |
| Commodities | Gold, Silver |
| Throughput | 1,050 tpd |
| Status | Operating |
Executive Summary
This section details the mineral processing and recovery methods for the Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. operations. The company utilizes the former Magnacon mill, located 17 kilometres by road from the mine. The mill capacity was increased to 1,000 tonnes per day in 1999, with a practical limit of approximately 1,050 tonnes per day due to maintenance requirements, despite a permitted crushing capacity of 1,200 tonnes per day.
The mill employs the Merrill-Crowe process for gold recovery from Eagle River ore, supplemented by gravity concentration using a Knelson concentrator which recovers about 40% of the gold. The Merrill-Crowe process utilizes cyanide solution and zinc precipitation to produce doré bars containing approximately 80%-92% gold. By-product silver is recovered at a rate of one part for every six to ten parts of gold. Overall mill recoveries are around 95% for Eagle River ore and 87% for Mishi ore. The mill operates 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
Website: https://www.wesdome.com/English/overview/default.aspx
Report Date: Unknown
Region: Canada
Project Status: Operating
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Throughput: 1,050 tpd
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