Mining Magazine October 2019

ALACER GOLD

“A “ stellar ” achievement for the more than 3,000-strong team responsible for construction and the operations team , who are responsible for ramping up and running the new plant ”

— Stewart Beckman , Chief Operating Officer , Alacer Gold oxidise the sulfide ores , enabling us to recover the considerable gold value that was previously trapped ,” explains Beckman . “ The oxide ore in the original mining area was depleting and so , without the CSEP , the Çöpler Mine would have been facing declining production and the prospect of winding down operations . However , the CSEP now gives the operations ~ 20 years of life . In addition , recent discoveries of new oxide ore deposits around the original Çöpler deposit now provide the prospect of extending the

OCTOBER 2019

Mining Magazine October 2019 | Page 16

“A “ stellar ” achievement for the more than 3,000-strong team responsible for construction and the operations team , who are responsible for ramping up and running the new plant ”