Excellon Resumes Normal Production at Platosa
Excellon Resources Inc. announce that it has successfully sealed the area of the unexpected water inflow encountered during normal mine development on October 4th. Dewatering of the mine has now allowed full production activities to resume. On November 30, haulage of ore to surface from underground storage areas was started and routine mining activity was resumed on December 1st. Surface crushing operations and regular shipments of ore to the Penoles Naica operation are scheduled for later this week.
During the interruption to production, the Company completed the installation of a well and a second surface pump that has accelerated the mine dewatering and will serve as back-up capacity to the existing underground pumping capacity. Excellon continues to work with its hydrology consultants on the design and implementation of a water monitoring and control program to minimize the impact of water on future mine development and production activities. For the next four to six months the Company plans to mine from areas unlikely to encounter unexpected water inflow.
Excellon, a mineral resource company operating in Durango State, Mexico, is committed to building value through production, expansion and discovery. The Company is producing silver, lead and zinc from high-grade manto deposits on its Platosa Property, strategically located in the middle of the Mexican silver belt. In fiscal and calendar 2009, Excellon’s focus is on expanding its operating capacity with the building of a mill at site and increasing its Mineral Resources through an aggressive exploration program. The Platosa Property, not fully explored, has several geological indicators of a large mineralized system.
