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Atico moving La Plata to feasibility

Atico Mining is moving the La Plata deposit in Ecuador it obtained last year through the acquisition of Toachi Mining, to feasibility and towards a production decision at the end of 2021, Igor Dutina, head of corporate development, has told Mining Journal at the Vancouver Resource Investor Conference.

Paul Harris in Vancouver, Canada
La Plata in Ecuador

La Plata in Ecuador

"We will do more than 7,000m of mostly infill drilling at La Plata and start the permitting process this year. It will take about 18 months and cost about US$10 million," he said. Dutina expects the...

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