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(Kitco News) – Endomines announced Friday that ore mining at its Pampalo gold mine in Finland has started ahead of schedule and that the mill is about to start operations, too.
The company said that the deepening of the mine reached the targeted 815-mining level in November. A total of 450 m of decline development has now been completed since start-up in April 2021 and level development and development work for accessing stopes is ongoing and the first mining stopes will be in production in early February.
Endomines added that the mill ramp up will be done by using ore from mining development, and that to date, a total of 2500 tonnes ore grading approximately 2.7g/t has been stockpiled and will be fed to the mill once its testing is completed before Christmas.
Importantly, the company also noted that mining and milling operations at the Friday gold mine and Orogrande processing plant in Idaho, USA are continuing the ramp up phase.
Endomines is a mining and exploration company with its primary focus on gold. The company explores for gold along the Karelian Gold Line in Eastern Finland and develops mining operations in Idaho, USA and Finland. The company’s shares are traded on Nasdaq Stockholm (ENDO) and Nasdaq Helsinki (ENDOM).