The Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) undertaken by Lycopodium was for the intent to mine the deposit using conventional open pit mining methods and extract gold from the ore using a 30,000 tpd carbon-in-pulp (CIP) mineral processing facility.
The scope of work included the provision of engineering and study management services to prepare the metallurgy and process sections of a DFS and NI 43-101 Technical Report.
Process design, plant layouts and capital and operating costs were developed for 10,000 tpd and 30,000 tpd options.
Project features:
Open-pit mining using a single-stage SAG grinding circuit, with gold recovery by gravity and CIP
