B2Gold Studies Reopening Bellavista Mine in Costa Rica

The Canadian mining company is looking for new land for the installation of a processing plant.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Production at the mine has been paralyzed since 2007, when a landslide caused damage to the gold mining zone and affected the factory’s processing.

Donald Brown, Bellavista mine manager and representative of Metals Processed M.R. W., B2 Gold’s Costa Rican partner, indicated that it is negotiating the purchase of some 75 hectares of land, in order to install the plant.

According to an article on LaNacion’s website: "They will also replace the cyanide leach pads (exposed to the environment) with agitation tanks, which will reduce the risk of contamination."

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