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Orinoco near commissioning at Cascavel

Orinoco Gold says it is weeks away from commissioning a new headframe and winching equipment at the small, high-grade Cascavel mine in central Brazil, with production set to begin in April or May. Cascavel is part of a wider plan to expand gold output in the Faina goldfield in Goiás.

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Underground at the Cascavel gold mine in Brazil. Multi-point sampling to provide better view of stope grades

Underground at the Cascavel gold mine in Brazil. Multi-point sampling to provide better view of stope grades

Orinoco said this week the headframe for its main decline at Cascavel had been erected and haulage-track equipment was on-site. Tracks were scheduled to be installed into the main decline at the start...

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