Ev Resources Ltd has commenced live Proof-of-Concept operations at its Tecomatlán Processing Plant in Mexico, delivering the first parcel of antimony ore and initiating crushing and screening.

The milestone follows the delivery and stockpiling of 200 metric tons of antimony ore sourced from the Chinantla operation. The activity marks a transition from plant integration and metallurgical testwork into live processing operations.

In parallel with ore deliveries, the site team completed an intensive front-end maintenance program, including mechanical inspections across the crushing circuit and the removal of legacy barite equipment to clear space for the crushed-ore stockpile. The access road was also rehabilitated following recent rainfall.

“Seeing the first trucks of antimony ore tip at the Tecomatlán crushing yard is a moment the whole team has been working towards. After months of metallurgical testwork and plant integration, we now have ore on the ground, a crushing circuit that has been fully serviced and is now running, and a growing stockpile of crushed fines ready to go into the mill.”

“These are the practical, physical steps that take a processing plant from paper to production. Every one of them brings us closer to the milestone that matters most to our shareholders - the production of EVR's first antimony concentrate.”

— Miguel Barahona, Interim CEO

With crushing and screening now underway, the operation is progressing through the final steps toward grinding, flotation, and gravity processing to produce its first marketable antimony concentrate.

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