Coeur Provides Update on San Bartolome Silver Project in Bolivia
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, Jul 16, 2007
(Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) --
Construction Workers Surpass Milestone of One Million Man Hours Without a Lost Time Accident
Project Remains on Schedule and on Budget toward January 2008 Startup
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, July 16 /CNW/ - Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE) (TSX:CDM)
The construction of San Bartolome, which is expected to produce approximately 9 million ounces of silver in its first year, currently employs approximately 1,100 workers through its South American Subsidiary Empresa Minera Manquiri, and its contractors, most of whom are Bolivians.
Site preparation work is essentially complete, and concrete foundation work is well advanced. Construction of the leach tanks is also well advanced, and all major contracts have been awarded.
SOURCE: Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation