(MENAFN- ProactiveInvestors)Ariana Resources (LON:AAU) is tidying up land ownership at its Red Rabbit project in Turkey ahead of the start of construction at the Kiziltepe mine. The emerging miner said all freehold land at the tailings dam and process plant sites of Red Rabbit had now been acquired while 95% of the total required for the project has now been purchased and what remains will be bought in coming months. Detailed site surveying work has been completed at the process plant area and for access roads. Meanwhile drilling of the foundations area of the process plant site is due to kick off once trees have been felled by the Department of Forestry. Ariana managing director Dr Kerim Sener said the current work represented "significant progress on the critical path to construction". "Meanwhile other project development work is continuing at pace with site surveys complete and process plant component and mining contractor bidding now underway" he said. "We look forward to finalising this bidding process in the coming weeks in order for long lead items to be ordered and for the mining contractor to be mobilised to site as we progress towards our first gold pour targeted for H2 2016." Last month Ariana received a crucial forestry permit allowing it to shift its focus towards production at the Kiziltepe site which is set to produce 21000 ounces of gold each year. Ariana shares were unchanged today at
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