Publicación de Michael Meding
Los Azules, McEwen Copper‘s flagship project part of McEwen Mining Inc. and backed by partners such as Rio Tinto (through Nuton) and Stellantis , surpassed today its 2023/2024 exploration campaign objectives of 62k meters and has now drilled 62,178 meters (some 204.000 feet). Since the first drill rig started working in mid-October, we had a peak of 23 drill rigs and now operate 22 rigs with seven contractors simultaneously. The company owns eight Boart Longyear LF160, the largest fleet in the region, which Los Azules acquired to ensure sufficient drill rig availability and a part of which is in operation to develop local contractors. Weather permitting we will continue to drill to capitalize on the current momentum, then we will demobilize and continue all the technical work and process all the information obtained during South American winter. The company is obtaining all the relevant resources, geotech, hydrology and hydrogeology information in this campaign for our Feasibility Study, slated to be finished by Q1 2025. While expanding our knowledge of Los Azules’ deposit, we continue to invest in a flagship project that has at this moment more than 500 people on site and the strategic involvement and collaboration of our key suppliers such as Foraco Argentina S.A., Boart Longyear, ConoSur Drilling S.A., HG Perforaciones , Goland Minning Service SRL, DrillAr, Knight Piesold, Caterwest S.A, MAPAL -Sigma, MINERA ZLATO and all the other community suppliers who share the dream of sustainable development in mining. Our pioneering and winter camp construction is almost complete. It will provide accommodation for an additional 156 people as an all-season facility and jumpstart future construction activities. Los Azules is supporting progress, growth and development for Argentina 🇦🇷 and the communities we are operating in. A big thanks to our and our contractor’s employees and to all who support the development of this fantastic opportunity in San Juan, Argentina.
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