Feasibility Study Supports Integrated Pumpkin Hollow Project Development

摘要

Nevada Copper has released the results of a feasibility study that supports development of its Pumpkin Hollow project near Yerington, Nevada, as a single, integrated operation, with open-pit and underground mines feeding a 70,000-short-ton-per-day (st/d) mill. Metal production over a 23-year mine life is estimated at 4.5 billion lb of copper, 512,000 oz of gold, and 15.6 million oz of silver in copper concentrates. Initial capital costs to develop the project are estimated at $1.07 billion. Contained copper production during the first five years of operation would average 275 million Ib/y.