'We believe that two years of operating the test facility within the strict environmental guidelines set out in our current permits, combined with the future economic benefits from the commercial production facility, certainly contributed to Council's decision. Transitioning
Project Highlights
Pre-tax net present value of
After-tax net present value of
IRR of 40% and a 2.3 year payback
20 year mine life with average C1 cash costs of
At
Reserves of 345 million tons grading 0.36% copper containing 2.5 billion pounds of copper
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