PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Dual-listed Heron Resources has advanced the development of its Woodlawn zinc/copper project, in New South Wales, placing initial orders for a number of long-lead, critical path equipment items.
The ASX- and TSX-listed company on Monday said that it had procured a $4.4-million fine grinding mill, A$4.9-million in flotation cells and A$1.2-million in thickeners.
The placement of these orders was expected to have a positive impact on the overall schedule of the Woodlawn project.
“The placement of orders for long lead items will ensure that after securing project finance, we are able to optimise the development schedule for Woodlawn. We expect construction will commence immediately after our project financing is complete at the end of this month," said MD Wayne Taylor.
At steady state, Woodlawn is expected to produce 70 000 t/y of zinc concentrates, 30 000 t/y of copper concentrates and 25 000 t/y of lead concentrates.