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Rio2: What's the big deal trucking water?

Alex Black, president and CEO of Rio2, says he's puzzled by apparent confusion around the company’s plan to truck water to its Fenix gold oxide project in the Maricunga gold belt near Copiapo, Chile, as it provides a neat solution which allows the project to come on stream very quickly.

Fenix in Chile

Fenix in Chile

Black, speaking at a virtual investor conference, said trucking water meant the company did not need to permit its initial water supply, meaning it could be in production in two years rather than five....

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