Golden Minerals Company announced it has begun gold production at its Rodeo gold project located in Durango State, Mexico, roughly two weeks ahead of schedule and on budget. The company transported the first loads of Rodeo’s gold-containing material by road to its nearby Velardeña oxide mill for processing last week. The mill has begun processing the material and anticipates a first pour of gold-silver doré bars within two weeks. Initially, Rodeo material will be processed at a rate of about 200 tonnes per day, running through the currently operational 10.5’ by 13’ ball mill. The company is in the process of installing an additional 8’ by 22’ ball mill at Velardeña, as previously communicated, which is designed to increase processing throughput by increasing grinding capacity for the silicified material from Rodeo. This second ball mill will operate in series after the primary ball mill. The company estimates the regrind mill will be complete and ready to run near the end of the first quarter 2021, at which point daily mill throughput is expected to increase to about 450 tpd.