Aguia tune-up delivers major Colombian gold grade jump
Aguia Resources has achieved a significant increase in gold head grades at its Santa Barbara project in Colombia, reaching nearly 12 grams per tonne. This improvement follows the implementation of optimized narrow-vein mining strategies that have effectively reduced ore dilution issues. The company is also completing infrastructure upgrades to support the higher-grade ore feed and has successfully tested new mining methods.
- ▪Aguia Resources has raised gold head grades to almost 12 grams per tonne at its Santa Barbara project.
- ▪The increase is attributed to the rollout of optimized extraction methods for narrow-vein underground mining.
- ▪Recent tests confirmed a recovery of 10.31 grams per tonne gold, indicating the effectiveness of the new mining strategy.
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