BioteQ Completes Construction of Plant at Lluvia de Oro, Mexico

BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc., a leader in the treatment of metal and sulphate contaminated water, announces that construction of its new treatment plant at the Lluvia de Oro gold mine site in Mexico is substantially complete, at an estimated capital cost of $5.2 million. Based on the existing schedule, BioteQ will be gradually ramping up production at the plant over the remainder of the third quarter, to coincide with gold production by site owner NWM Mining Corporation, formerly known as Columbia Metals, with full production scheduled for the fourth quarter this year. In addition to the water treatment plant, BioteQ has an operating contract with NWM Mining for the gold recovery (ADR) plant. This ensures that the gold plant and water treatment plant operations can be fully integrated and optimized. NWM Mining has announced their initial gold pour at the site….MEIOnline