Petropavlovsk confirms Pioneer flotation plant commissioning date

Despite lockdown measures in place, Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk remains on track to commission the second flotation plant at the Pioneer mine in the fourth quarter, doubling the group’s flotation capacity from 3.6-million to 7.2-million tonnes a year.

In a statement, Petropavlovsk said that all key equipment items necessary to complete construction of the plant had arrived in Russia.