West Wits Mining (ASX: WWI) is now focusing on trial mining its Derewo River Gold Project in Indonesia’s Papua Province after completing an airstrip.
The company will carry out the trial mining using a conventional alluvial recovery circuit prior to receiving the concentrator on order from Malaysia.
This recovery circuit is being broken down into sections and weighed for transport with the boxes being flown in by helicopter from tomorrow.
The excavator used for the airstrip will install a number of culverts on the access road to further improve its drainage on its way to the mine site.
West Wits noted that final works such as installation of wind socks as well minor widening of one section of the airstrip is being carried out and that it would be capable of receiving aircraft later this week.
The Derewo project, located the Papua province of Indonesia, is a high grade placer deposit, that shows early stage similarities with discoveries on the PNG side of New Guinea including Porgera, Edie Creek, and Wau.
It is also located 110 kilometres north west of Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg complex.
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