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World Copper sees 46.2% IRR with Escalones PEA

World Copper has reported a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Escalones project in Central Chile for a conventional 50,000 tonnes per day heap leach and SX-EW processing operation.

 World Copper's Escalones in Chile

World Copper's Escalones in Chile

Escalones would produce an average of 52,131 tonnes per year of copper for 20 years at a C1 cash cost of US$1.19 per pound following an initial capital investment of $438.4 million at a capital intensity...

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