Mining Magazine September 2014 | Page 153

KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD
MINING and aggressively looking at new ore sources on our existing land package to feed the mill and lower costs .
In addition , Ogilvie shared a particularly promising element regarding improved productivity through new equipment : “ We ’ re looking at productivity gains in the mine department . In some areas where we should be more productive , we ordered new electricity powered equipment from Atlas Copco . Typically , all the drilling is done with handheld drills , which operate through compressed air , which is very inefficient and not particularly effective ... so once our new electric drills arrive we think in the second half of the calendar year we should see better productivity .”
Operations Kirkland Lake Gold Camp has been producing for a very impressive 100 years . One of the most recent releases from the company provided details regarding why we might be able to expect 100 more .
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