Construction of the first leaching processing plant and its associated supporting infrastructure commenced in early 2017 and is now complete. The first batch of leaching commenced in June 2017. The Leaching plant was designed to treat up to 1,000 tonnes of oxide ore per cycle. It includes crushers, a carbon absorption circuit and a smelter from which gold will be produced. Infrastructure includes steel structure housing, hauling road, power supply, laboratory, mess, etc.