The terrestrial aspects of a decommissioning and closure plan were conditionally approved by regulators and stakeholders in 2002 and the mine is awaiting final approval of the marine aspects from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Reclamation is planned over 2 years.
September 30, 2002
Production in the third quarter was lower than a year ago as the mine shut down on Sep 4, after exhausting its ore following 20 years of mining operations. Removal of the plant and reclamation work has commenced at the site.
September 30, 2002
After exhausting its ore.
The mill has a capacity of 2,700 tonnes/day.