White Tiger Gold Commissions Crusher...
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Jun 27, 2011 07:45AM
White Tiger Gold Commissions Crusher to Increase Production on Savkino Project (ccnm)
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 27, 2011) - White Tiger Gold Ltd. (TSX:WTG) ("White Tiger Gold" or the "Company") announced today the Company has commissioned a new CH 430 Sandvik cone crusher on its 100%-owned Savkino heap leach gold operation located in south Siberia, Russian Federation. The Savkino Gold Project is currently ahead of its planned production target for this year.
"The commissioning of this crusher will improve and increase our mill's production capacity and efficiencies on the Savkino Gold project," said Dr. Geoffrey Cowley, Chief Executive Officer of White Tiger Gold Ltd. "The commissioning of equipment phase has been completed and marks another important step toward establishing a steady-state production profile."
The Savkino gold deposit is located approximately 400 km east of Chita, the administrative capital of the Zabaikalsky Territory, Russian Federation. The deposit is situated 15 km from the Chinese border. The property is connected to the stations via upgraded all-weather gravel roads. Access from Chita is via the Chita-Khabarovsk federal highway and then by upgraded all-weather gravel roads, a travel distance of approximately 700 km. The drive-in/drive-out camp and other infrastructure at the mine site are linked by all-weather gravel roads constructed and maintained by Ildikangold.
Micon International Co Limited ("Micon") prepared and issued a NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Savkino Project in November 2010.
About White Tiger Gold
The Company is a TSX-listed mining and exploration company, focused on the development of mineral resources in the Russian Federation. The Company currently operates the Savkino heap leach gold operation located in southeastern Siberia. Plans are underway to expand gold production at Savkino and to develop a second gold-copper mine at the Company's Nasedkino property situated in Chita Region in southeast Siberia. The Company also holds three additional early-stage gold exploration licences in prospective geological environments located in central and northeast Siberia.