Lion Copper Gold Announced Monday that it has entered into a earn option agreement with Rio Tinto USA to advance research and exploration of Lion's copper assets in Mason Valley, Nevada.
Under the agreement, Rio is entitled to a 65 per cent interest in the asset, which comprises 34,494 acres of land including the historic Yerington mine, the Greenbelt MacArthur project, the Wassuk property, the Bear deposit, associated water rights and about 20 exploration targets spread across the company's parcel of land.
Rio issa se tevalwa l-iskjerament kummerċjali potenzjali tat-teknoloġija Naton tagħha. Naton Technologies toffri teknoloġija ta 'lissija ta' borġ tar-ram, li ġiet żviluppata biex ittejjeb l-irkupru tar-ram f'minerali estratti u biex taċċessa riżorsi ġodda tar-ram, bħal riżorsi ta 'sulfid ta' grad baxx, kif ukoll biex jiġu pproċessati mill-ġdid l-istokk u l-iskart mineralizzat.
Il-kumpanija tgħid li dawn it-teknoloġiji għandhom il-potenzjal li jiksbu prestazzjoni ambjentali ewlenija permezz ta 'użu aktar effiċjenti tal-ilma, emissjonijiet aktar baxxi tal-karbonju u l-abbiltà li jirriċiklaw iż-żoni tal-minjieri billi jipproċessaw mill-ġdid l-iskart.
"This agreement has the potential to both expand the scope and scale of our development and accelerate the pace of initial production," Travis Naugle, Lion Copper and Gold's chief executive, said in a media statement. As managers of Nevada's important copper resources and water rights, we recognize our role in a sustainable and circular economy. If Rio tinto exercises its profitability option, we believe it will improve its quality level and drive the development of its mining assets to become a strategic domestic copper producer with the highest ESG standards and performance. We look forward to continuing to advance the MacArthur project and our other assets at Mason Valley by building constructive relationships with Rio Tinto, the local community, Native American tribes, the state of Nevada and other valuable stakeholders."
In addition to moving forward with the MacArthur copper project based on the recently released mineral resource estimate, Lion Copper Gold intends to focus on resource growth through a comprehensive approach that evaluates the company's asset base and land package expansion.
It-teknoloġija Naton għandha l-potenzjal li tiżviluppa ekonomikament-riżorsi ta’ sulfide ta’ grad baxx, skart u tailings li fihom ir-ram-, u tikseb rati ogħla ta’ rkupru tar-ram f’ossidi u materjali ta’ tranżizzjoni, li jirriżultaw fi produzzjoni ta’ ram ferm ogħla filwaqt li tnaqqas il- footprint tal-karbonju korrispondenti, qalet il-kumpanija.
"This agreement will allow us to explore the potential commercial deployment of Naton copper leaching technology in a historic mining area with significant copper resources," said Bode Batar, Chief executive of Rio Tinto Copper Mines. These technologies not only offer Rio tinto the potential to develop more copper, but also provide low-carbon production with significant environmental benefits by reprocessing old stocks and tailings to reduce waste from new and ongoing operations."
Rio tinto se jħallas sa 4 miljun f'għażliet ta 'qligħ esklussivi u jaqbel li ljun Copper u Gold biex itemmu x-xogħol ta' studju u evalwazzjoni ta 'Mason Valley sal-31 ta' Diċembru 2022.
L-ishma ta 'Lion Copper Gold żdiedu 18.75 fil-mija fuq l-aħbarijiet fil-kummerċ ta' wara nofsinhar fuq CVE. Il-kumpanija għandha valur tas-suq ta 'C 26.5 miljun.
