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03-30-2011, 05:00 PM
Falconbridge Dominicana (Falcondo) resumed its operations at the beginning of this month, reactivating business activities in the central province of Bonao. Diario Libre said that the mining company had halted the production of ferronickel on 4 December 2008, due to high production costs and the reduction in the price of nickel on the international market.
The restart of production is in response to the recovery in market conditions, the optimization of the operation processed of the mine and the processing plant. Moreover, the company recently reached a commercial agreement for supplying electricity with the local AES Dominicana company, which will reduce its operating costs. Falcondo has resumed its operations as expected, at 50% of capacity, with an estimated production of 12,400 tons of nickel for 2011. Company spokesman Luis Rosado told Diario Libre that the implementation of production in the processing plants started under the culture of "Zero Injuries", achieving excellent safety levels.
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The restart of production is in response to the recovery in market conditions, the optimization of the operation processed of the mine and the processing plant. Moreover, the company recently reached a commercial agreement for supplying electricity with the local AES Dominicana company, which will reduce its operating costs. Falcondo has resumed its operations as expected, at 50% of capacity, with an estimated production of 12,400 tons of nickel for 2011. Company spokesman Luis Rosado told Diario Libre that the implementation of production in the processing plants started under the culture of "Zero Injuries", achieving excellent safety levels.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)