Mining Equipment: Challenger Gold Mine to Increase Gold Production
Mining Equipment: Dominion Mining is increasing the processing capacity of its Challenger gold mine in Australia to 530,000t per year, through an expansion of the mine's processing unit that is currently under way. The expansion to be completed in December 2011 -- will boost gold production from 2008-09 levels of 98,755oz to 120,000oz per year. In 2005, the open-pit Challenger gold mine was successfully converted into an underground operation.