03:45 PM EST - Anatolia Minerals Development Limited : announced the first gold pour at the Çöpler Gold Mine on December 22. Gold production is expected to ramp up over the next quarter as more run-of-mine ore is treated, and the crushing and stacking systems are brought on-line. Commercial production, defined as sustaining 80% of nameplate production through the crushing and stacking systems, is expected during mid-year 2011, with ramp-up to full production level continuing throughout the remainder of the year. Currently, there are 171,000 tonnes of run-of-mine ore averaging 2.30 grams of gold per metric tonne (g/t) stockpiled in front of the crushing systems and 1.35 million tonnes of run-of-mine ore averaging 1.07 g/t Au stacked on the heap leach pad. Anatolia Minerals Development Limited
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