Sep 15, 2010 - Barkerville Pours First Gold Bar - Full Scale Gold Production Achieved Vancouver, BC - Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (BGM or the Company) announces that Kevin McMurren, QR Mine Manager has reported to the Board of Directors that the Company's first gold dore bar was poured last week on September 8th weighing 314.1 troy ounces (9.77 kg) and that continuous, full gold production has now been achieved at the QR Mine & Mill in central British Columbia.
The next gold dore bar, approximately 500 oz, is planned to be poured tomorrow, Thursday, September 16th, with the Company planning to pour gold dore every 5-6 days and on this basis is looking to produce 50,000 ounces of gold in its first year of production.
The QR Mill will be initially run at a 600-tonne per day rate, ramping up to capacity over the next several months. The QR Mill is currently being fed with ore from the newly developed 915 stope. Orica's i-Kon digital blasting system was used to ensure successful init
