Perseus Mining Limited (ASX / TSX: PRU) advises that its Activity and Cash Flow Reports for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 have been issued today.
Highlights
Central Ashanti Gold Project (Ayanfuri) - Ghana
The Central Ashanti Gold Project ("CAGP") in Ghana is progressing in line with expectations:
- Site works are well advanced with a significant portion of the concrete works completed.
- Procurement is also well advanced with most of the process plant equipment now on site in Ghana or enroute to site.
- Power line easement clearing is 80% complete and the switch yard earthworks are complete. The transformer and transmission line pylons have been delivered to storage in Ghana and construction works have commenced.
- All major contracts have now been awarded, and pre-production mining is scheduled to commence March 2011.
Most of the 44,874m of drilling completed on the Company's Ghanaian projects during the September Quarter was focused on infill and step-out drilling of known deposits:
Tengrela Gold Project - Côte d'Ivoire
A total of 18,936m of RC and diamond drilling and 16,949m of RAB and air core drilling was completed during the September Quarter on a number of prospects. Several potentially significant new discoveries were made.
Documentation for the Tengrela Gold Project ("TGP") feasibility study is nearing completion and the results are scheduled for release in early November 2010.
Corporate
The final form documentation for the US$85 million bank debt facility for the CAGP has been submitted to the Ghanaian Government for approval prior to execution. Gold price hedging required by the lenders as a pre-requisite to gaining full access to the facility has been completed.
Program for the December 2010 Quarter
Plans and targets for the December 2010 quarter are:
At CAGP
- Continue construction of process plant and related infrastructure.
- Complete and publish a Mineral Reserve upgrade for Abnabna-Fobinso zone.
- Complete and publish a maiden Mineral Reserve estimate for Esuajah South.
At TGP
- Release definitive feasibility study results for the Tengrela Gold Project.
- Continue resource drilling at Sissingue.
- Undertake further drilling on regional targets, with the aim to continue the run of new discoveries.
Source: Perseus Mining Limited