Canadian gold processor Dynacor has begun processing ore at its first African plant, opening a new phase in its attempt to build a network around the continent’s large but fragmented artisanal gold industry.
The company said its Galam pilot plant in southeastern Senegal’s Kédougou region is more than 95% complete and remains on schedule for its first gold pour in August.
Commissioning of the laboratory and front-end processing facilities has been completed, while testing continues across the grinding, leaching, refining and Merrill-Crowe circuits used to recover gold from processed ore.
Dynacor has also assembled an initial stockpile of gold-bearing ore purchased from local suppliers and plans to begin buying from additional supplier groups in August. Recruitment of plant operators and maintenance personnel is underway.
The development moves Dynacor beyond construction and into the first practical test of a business model it hopes to replicate across Africa.
