I do not know if the following is true: my father used to say that the only person on the mine who is assured of a new facility is the mill manager. The reason my father gave is this: when you rework the concrete foundations of the mill you recovery so much gold that it pays for a new mill and turns a tidy profit. Apparently, the old mill spilt so much solution that the concrete of the slabs and foundations of the mill were indurated with recoverable gold. (more…)
