Bellevue Gold Limited announced that strong construction progress at Bellevue Gold Project had kept the project on budget and on track for the first production in the December 2023 quarter.
The first toll treatment material has been trucked to the Gwalia plant from the Vanguard open pit. This will allow Bellevue to produce early cash flow before the start of processing at the Bellevue Gold Project plant in the December quarter of 2023.
The mill and gravity circuit structural steel and the conveyor structures have been completed before the belt installation next week. The painting of the fine ore bin has begun. The mill shell components are still being positioned and bolted together. The installation of the mill bearing lube system has commenced. Installation of the girth gear will begin in the coming days, followed by mill inching (rotating) in the following weeks.
The Knelson Gravity Separators, cyclone nest, and screen have been installed. The installation of different processes and sump pumps has begun in all areas. The pulling of cables from the wet plant area to the mill building and reagents area has commenced.
The focus in the following weeks will be on mechanical installation and alignment, conveyor belt installation, piping and electrical installation, and completing work on the crushing and screening in preparation for pre-commissioning operations. The structural steel in the elution and gold room is also expected to be completed.
