Oh, and by the way, the ore that paid for this pit to be excavated is going 0.6% Cu which is equivalent to 0.8g/t Au. BBX's grades from results to date are 50 times that.
Chuquicamata is the world's largest open pit at 4.3km long, 3km wide and almost 1km deep. You can see them mining a cutback half way down left of centre. The ore reserves of the underground mine are 1.7Bt grading 0.7% Cu.
Oh, and by the way, the ore that paid for this pit to be...
-
- There are more pages in this discussion • 733 more messages in this thread...
You’re viewing a single post only. To view the entire thread just sign in or Join Now (FREE)
