Following several challenges in bringing it online, Liberty Mines Inc. has officially begun pre-production at its McWatters nickel mine, located nearly 30 kilometres southeast of Timmins.
This early development from the 65-metre level and the 100-metre level will provide 200 to 600 tonnes per day (t/d) of pre-production ore. Ramping will continue to the 130-metre level. It is expected to see an average of 400 t/d during the fourth quarter of 2008.
Production numbers are slated to increase to 1,400 t/d by the first quarter of 2009, a number that may jump as high as 1,700 t/d by early into the second quarter.
Ore extracted from the mine will be concentrated at the company's Redstone nickel concentrator at the Redstone Mine site, 9.5 kilometres west.
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