URA Holdings plc announced that its operations have now entered the commissioning phase, targeting first production before the end of April 2024. Highlights: Practical completion of the priority systems at the Gravelottle processing and sorting plant, allowing the commissioning phase to commence. Phased Emerald production expected to commence before the end of April 2024.

Sufficient ore feed tonnes are now readily accessible on the run-of-mine (ROM) pads for both commissioning and first production with a total available ROM stockpile now exceeding 3,000 tonnes. Mechanical equipment pre-operational testing is also currently in progress. Technical Team from the manufactures of the optical sorter (Angelon Electronics Co Ltd) are on site actively working to achieving final assembly and commissioning of the optical sorter on schedule.