We are confident that the theft of ore has been halted. Currently, our smelter in Madero, which processes the lots of ore in order of antimony content, has 19 unprocessed lots ranging from 20 - 40 metric tons each and varying in grade from 19.7%- 27.4% which is lower than normal. The company continues to purchase ore from the Wadley mines and is receiving more tonnage per month than ever before. Both furnaces are being modified for the particular purpose of production of antimony trisulfide. Two additional trisulfide furnaces have been delivered to our facility in Montana and one is being repaired due to damage in shipping. Phones at BRZ have been updated using 3 redundant systems and the old, failing, and non-maintained copper line has been abandoned. Replacement of two feed belts in the plant have resulted in more efficient delivery of crushed product.Ī road has been completed in the mine pit linking two benches and assisting in the hauling of rock to the plant. Pressurization of the crusher room with outside air has resulted in far less dust entering that room and similar plans to enclose key electrical panels and areas have been made. Additionally, the crane will allow the placement of several additional filter houses that will aid in the dust control in and around the plant. With this crane in operating condition, we will be able to service and replace large items such as the cone, jaws, and various other key pieces of equipment. In addition, repairs were conducted on our previously unusable Link-Belt crane and are now 90% complete. The company plans to repair or replace the failed cone as well as repairing or replacing the old jaw crusher and apron feeder so as to avoid similar down-time in the future. A replacement cone crusher has been purchased and is currently being installed.
In early December, the cone crusher failed catastrophically after the oil gauge froze and the cone was unwittingly operated without oil. The company has purchased and received the following additional rolling stock which is now in use: a Caterpillar D-8k dozer with dual rippers for use in the pit, a 5,000-gallon water truck, a Caterpillar road grader, a Caterpillar excavator. The 40' x 60' service shop building is complete including an automatic door and will serve as the nexus of all plant maintenance and repair.
TotalĪntimony Trioxide Shipped (tons): 35.74 0.07 35.81Īntimony Trisulfide Shipped (lbs.): 0 0 0 Production (Unless otherwise specified, tons = metric tons)īear River Zeolite ("BRZ"): Nov. There were zero environmental spills, discharges, or incidents during the period. All Company operations reported zero lost time or serious injury accidents during the November- December Period.
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