– set to produce first gold bar in 14 months
The Aurora Gold Mines is set to produce its first gold bar in 14 months, after starting work to establish an open pit and underground mining operation in January.
“The activities have moved from prospecting 10 years ago, and now they are moving into the construction of a plant, and if all goes as planned about 14 months from today they should have their first bar of gold,” Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said during his weekend visit to the Guyana Gold Fields Aurora Gold Mines in Region Seven.
According to a Govern-ment Information Agency (GINA) press release, the Aurora Gold Project is designed to produce 3.29 million ounces of gold, averaging 194,000 ounces yearly. The mining area was