The 4,585 ha PGM-Cu project is located 8 km north of Marathon, Ontario, Canada.
It is envisaged as a conventional truck and shovel open pit mining operation that would employ a total fleet of sixteen 228 tonne capacity haul trucks, two 27 m3 diesel-hydraulic shovels, three production drills, a pre-shear drill and one 25 m3 wheel loader, and various ancillary equipment to support the mining operations. The equipment is to be acquired over four years on a lease-purchase plan.
The process includes primary and secondary crushing using conventional crushers, tertiary crushing using high pressure grinding rolls, ball milling, conventional flotation and concentrate dewatering. Approximately 90,000 tonnes per year of a single bulk concentrate containing copper and high values of PGMs, Au and Ag will be shipped to a third party smelter.
The deposit is easily accessible from the Trans Canada Highway and is also close to the CN railway. Electrical power is easily accessible with the deposit being located within 1 km from two spurs of OPG's electrical power grid.
Location Summary
- Nearest Landmark:Marathon
- Distance from Landmark:8 km
- Direction from Landmark:NORTH
- Latitude: 48deg 47Min S
- Longitude: 86deg 23Min W
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Ownership Summary
- Name:Marathon PGM Corp.
- Interest: 100%
- Note: Public
- Reference: 31 December 08
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