Zimbabwe focused New Dawn Mining Corporation announced two new ball mills are up and running with each located at its Dalny and Golden Quarry gold mine sites respectively. A ball mill is a type of grinder used to grind materials into extremely fine powder for use in mineral processing.

New Dawn now runs 11 mills at 4 gold producing sites within 3 separate camps in Zimbabwe with a total ore processing capacity of 2,000 tonnes per day up from 1,450 tonne per day previously. The increased capacity is a big step for the junior gold producer as it targets 60,000 ounces annualized gold production by the Q4 of 2012.

In its effort to reach this production goal, New Dawn has signed power supply agreements with the Zimbabwe Electrical Supply Authority for three of its four sites. Currently, the company is installing infrastructure at its fourth site to allow for a fourth power supply agreement.

The Golden Quarry mine in which New Dawn Mining owns 85% is located within the Gweru-Shurugwi Greenstone belt.

Meanwhile, the Dalny Mine also 85% owned by New Dawn Mining consists of more than 3,500 claims and boasts a strike length of over 15 kilometers long. The property is situated 175 kilometers southeast of Harare Zimbabwe’s capital.

The company said that the opportunity for development of a number of open pit medium grade, bulk mining operations within the greater Dalny shear zone is present.

New Dawn also owns 100% of the Turk Angelus Mine Complex, the Old Nic Mine and the Camperdown Mine in Zimbabwe as well as an 85% interest in the Venice Mine.

(Sourced from www.proactiveinvestors.com.au)