#JustIn: Mining restarts at Kombat
Canandian Trigon Metals Inc. has confirmed the successful first mining blast and the official restart of mining operations from its Kombat mine open pit, ahead of initial projections.
Trigon president and CEO, Jed Richardson, thanked Trigon’s staff, contractors, suppliers, local partners and the Namibian government for their efforts in getting Kombat back into production after our pause in July 2022.
“This is an important milestone for our company and the Kombat community. We are excited to begin production and look forward to the continued growth of our operations at Kombat," Richardson said.
Now that mining has commenced, ore will be stockpiled at the mill, Trigon said in an announcement on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
First concentrate shipments are anticipated in the second quarter of the fiscal year.
Copper production of 4.4 million pounds is anticipated from the open pit by 31 March 2024 (fiscal year end), growing to 6.8 million pounds in Trigon’s first full year of production.
The next quarter is expected to also mark the beginning of water pumping from underground in anticipation of reopening underground mining in 2024.
The Kombat Mine is currently the only operating commercial copper mine in Namibia.
Watch the video of the first blast here
Trigon president and CEO, Jed Richardson, thanked Trigon’s staff, contractors, suppliers, local partners and the Namibian government for their efforts in getting Kombat back into production after our pause in July 2022.
“This is an important milestone for our company and the Kombat community. We are excited to begin production and look forward to the continued growth of our operations at Kombat," Richardson said.
Now that mining has commenced, ore will be stockpiled at the mill, Trigon said in an announcement on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
First concentrate shipments are anticipated in the second quarter of the fiscal year.
Copper production of 4.4 million pounds is anticipated from the open pit by 31 March 2024 (fiscal year end), growing to 6.8 million pounds in Trigon’s first full year of production.
The next quarter is expected to also mark the beginning of water pumping from underground in anticipation of reopening underground mining in 2024.
The Kombat Mine is currently the only operating commercial copper mine in Namibia.
Watch the video of the first blast here
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