Expanded Rochester Mine Achieves Commercial Production; Ramp-Up on Schedule
Commissioning of the new three-stage crushing circuit and truck load-out facility was completed on March 7.
- Commissioning of the new three-stage crushing circuit and truck load-out facility was completed on March 7.
- Since then, the crushing circuit has operated at an average throughput of nearly 70,000 tons per day1 and has exceeded 88,000 tons per day, leading to the declaration of commercial production as of the end of the first quarter.
- Ramp-up to full design capacity of 88,000 tons per day—or approximately 32 million tons per year—remains on schedule for completion during the first half of 2024.
- Materially higher production levels are anticipated to build throughout the second half of 2024 consistent with completion of Rochester’s ramp-up.