'Made in America' copper plans change at Hudbay mine near Tucson
Hudbay Minerals Inc. is still leaving the door open to someday producing finished copper at its mine site in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. But its new Copper Hudbay mine near Tucson, Arizona, has changed its plans to use 'Made in America' technology at both Copper World and the newly acquired Cactus project. The technology is being considered for both CopperWorld and the company's newly acquired Copper World project. However, the company has been unable to use this technology due to other factors such as "strategic timing and market opportunities". The decision to continue evaluation of the concentrate leach facility allows the technology to be further refined and allows it to evaluate processing efficiencies and environmental benefits. The new study also reduces the mine's possible life span from up to 44 years in its earlier, draft feasibility study to up to 37 years now. However it holds out the possibility of extending the mine’s life longer if mineral resources are found to be higher quality than now known to be.
Опубликовано : 22 часа назад от tony davis, Tony Davis в Business Environment
But the higher cost wasn't a factor in Hudbay's delay in using this technology — it's other factors such as "strategic timing and market opportunities," the company told the Star. "The decision to con... [8941 symbols]
