Cyprium Metals Limited (ASX:CYM) continues to make solid progress on the development of its Nifty Copper Project in Western Australia.
Mineral Resource Estimate
The first mineral resource estimate (MRE) upgrade has been completed using the latest Nifty West drilling data with positive results. The next MRE update is to include the Nifty East drilling data. Further drilling will be undertaken as the orebody remains open in a number of directions.
The MRE upgrade has also delivered opportunities to refine and optimise the Phase 1 Oxide pit design and scheduling. The Life Of Mine planning has commenced and analysis for an expanded pit over the total mineral resource is focussing on the mine life (+20 years) and production profile.
“The Nifty Copper Project Restart Study demonstrates that the fundamentals of the project are robust, which does not include the increased Mineral Resource Estimate that we announced earlier this month,” Managing Director, Barry Cahill, said.
“We are currently focused on finalising the project debt financing for a fully funded project and then to execute our construction plans so that we produce copper metal plate on site in the second half of 2023.
“While working through the finance process, Cyprium have not been idle, continuing to set Nifty up for the construction works post finance and pushing forward with the Maroochydore and Murchison Projects as assay results are received from the 2021 field season.”
Site Clean Up and Inventory
Since taking control of the site in April 2021, CYM has undertaken a significant clean-up of the mine site, including the rectification of a number of outstanding safety and environmental legacy issues. Progress to date has been significant but there is still much to do.
There has been significant sorting of equipment, parts, critical spares and supplies, which is ongoing. Required equipment is being recredited to inventory and that which is not required is being collated for sale as surplus. The process has revealed the significant inventory of spares that was included in the Nifty acquisition.
Work has been completed on the concrete batching plant so it is ready for operation once construction commences, significantly improving project cost efficiencies during the construction phase. SX-EW Refurbishment Work has continued on the preparation for refurbishment of the solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX-EW) plant.
This includes clean up around the facility, stripping out tanks, pumps and pipes for assessment and refurbishment, pressure and condition testing of tanks.
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