Azure: Oposura Scoping Study Nearing Completion

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.

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