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Azure: Oposura Scoping Study Nearing Completion
Aug. 20, 2018 08:29AM PST
The company said the study is progressing well and remains on track to be reported in the third quarter of 2018.
Azure Minerals (ASX:AZS) has reported that the scoping study/preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Oposura zinc-lead-silver project is progressing well and remains on track to be reported in the third quarter of 2018.
According to the release, the work complete so far includes:
- Baseline environmental study
- Hydrology study
- Concentrate marketing study
- Mineral Resource estimate
- Mining study, including pit optimizations, underground mine designs, operating and capital cost estimates
- Metallurgical testwork
- Preliminary process flowsheet, design criteria and plant layout
- Infrastructure option
The detailed mineral processing and plant infrastructure study, which includes comprehensive process flowsheet, design criteria, plant layout, and operating and capital cost estimates, is nearing completion.
Click here to read the full Azure Minerals (ASX:AZS) press release.