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Updated · The Globe and Mail · Jul 16
JZR Gold Hires Mining Fleet for 600,000-Tonne Vila Nova Startup
Updated
Updated · The Globe and Mail · Jul 16

JZR Gold Hires Mining Fleet for 600,000-Tonne Vila Nova Startup

1 articles · Updated · The Globe and Mail · Jul 16

Summary

  • JZR Gold contracted RR Bueno to supply a fully equipped mining fleet and operators for Vila Nova, with equipment due on site shortly to begin mining activities.
  • The fleet will handle ore movement, plant feed and road maintenance as JZR pushes toward sustained production at the Amapá project.
  • Vila Nova already has an 800-tonne-per-day gravimetric mill on site, and its bulk-sampling permits allow up to 600,000 tonnes a year.
  • JZR took direct control of plant operations on May 28 after ECO completed construction, permitting and commissioning; ECO produced the first gold concentrate in October 2025.
  • The contract marks JZR's next step in turning a permitted tailings project with about 9 million tonnes grading 2.7 g/t gold into repeatable concentrate sales.

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