The company says it has received and commissioned its fleet of Sandvik battery-electric scoops and trucks.
Surface construction is advancing on several fronts, namely the mill, truck shop and contact water pond. The construction laydown area is prepared to receive steel and other equipment. The potable water plant and the sewage treatment plant are complete and await their operating permits.
Work continues on the collar sink for the fresh air raise. It has advanced through the sandstone layer in preparation for the installation of the main ventilation fan on the surface.
The 100%-owned McIlvenna Bay deposit is the largest undeveloped volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) deposit in the region. It is located about 85 km west of Flin Flon, Manitoba, and reachable via the Hanson Lake all-season gravel road.
The 2022 feasibility study gave the project an 18-year mine life producing an average of 65 million lb. copper equivalent…
