CBH Resources (ASX: CBH) has announced that the Paste Plant at its Endeavor Mine near Cobar in western New South Wales has been successfully recommissioned.
The Paste Plant was restarted on 4 December and has since completed two campaign runs.
The campaigns have been successful with operations fully meeting expectations. The Paste Plant was decommissioned in November 2008 when mine production was curtailed in response to the global economic downturn.
CBH chief executive Stephen Dennis said the successful operation of the Paste Plant was critical to achieving the Company’s plans to increase annual production at Endeavor from 420,000 tonnes to 850,000 tonnes.
"The Paste Plant produces cemented fill which is distributed to and placed into mine stope voids, this provides the mine with access to a larger number of stopes available for production," Mr Dennis said.
Mr Dennis said other planning activities associated with the ramp up to higher production at Endeavor are proceeding satisfactorily, including the employment of additional mine personnel.
"The Company remains on track to increase mine production in mid 2010," he said.