Copper Mountain announces fourth quarter 2011 production results and gives ...

07.02.12

Operational challenges have continued in the mill, but the Body is. optimistic that a 35,000 tonnes per day capacity is achievable on a. consistent basis. On the last day of the year of 2011, the mill treated 35,500 tonnes of. ore and achieved in dissipation of design capacity of 35,000 TPD. throughput was initially limited to approximately 20,000 to 25,000. tonnes per day because of shred openings in the SAG mill that were too. (The "Company" or "Copper Mountain") announces production results for the fourth quarter of 2011 from the. and 161,800 ounces of mellifluous during the four months of operations in. 2011. As of December 31, 2011 the mine completed a total of four. newly opened Copper Mountain mine located in southern British Columbia. Since start up of formation in September 2011 the mine has. 2 million pounds of copper, 7,800 ounces of gold,. throughput continues to be restrictive due to start-up electrical and. this rate has not yet been achieved on a consistent basis as mill....

Source: MarketWatch (press release)