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Tuesday, 05/24/2011 1:16:04 PM

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 1:16:04 PM

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Black Sands




Can't tell you exactly how many tons of blk sands we have, as some are stored at the site, others at our house in the village of Masanga, and of course in our compound in Magbuaka. We will certainly have plenty of work in processing all stockpiled blk sands. AMS is the process of sourcing the appropriate separation equipment to process the material.





From today's PR:

A decision to not stop the dredge for the cleaning of the sluice dramatically increased our production of the black sand and gold concentrate. We discovered that the sluice was only capturing about 20% of the free gold and 80% (or more) was going directly into the sump. We have modified the dredges so that closer to 100% now goes into the sump and we pump directly from the sump to an area adjacent to the river bank. The concentrates are then moved to our secure compound awaiting future processing. We have left the free gold, which may be substantial, in the black sand concentrate to be extracted under more secure conditions. We are now concentrating on production volume with the black sand/gold concentrates. One of the reports we received stated that there is twice as much concealed gold in the REEs so we wish to recover the most amount of gold under optimum conditions in one operation.




We are excited that there really is as much black sand being recovered, 100 pounds per ton of feed, as indicated in previous test results and we are constantly improving the dredge recovery profile to a point that the tandem operation allows for cleaner and more efficient recovery. The other exciting news is that the visible gold content remains strong. Now that we are getting the dredges dialed in, we look forward to increasing our production numbers."



Magburaka is the capital and largest city of Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the second largest city in the Northern Province after Makeni and the 6th largest city in Sierra Leone with a population of 66,313 It is located at around 8°43'1?N 11°56'36?W, along the Rokel River. Magburaka lies just about 26 miles (42 km) drive south-west of Makeni, the economic center of Northern Sierra Leone and about 80 miles (135 km) drive east of the country's capital Freetown.[1]

Magburaka is the educational center of Northern Sierra Leone. The city is home to the Magburaka Government Secondary School for Boys, the first western standard Secondary school built in the North. The school is one of the elite secondary schools in Sierra Leone and is well known for producing some of the most gifted students in the country, including Sierra Leone's current president Ernest Bai Koroma. The city is home to the Magburaka Technical Institute, a two year technical college that awards diplomas and certificates in areas such as Engineering, Electrician, Carpentry and Plumbing. Magburaka is home to a significant number of most of the country's ethnic group. The most widely spoken language among the residents in the city is the Krio language.

The city has a football club called the Golden Dragon F.C., which is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country.



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