RE: Today's News4 Jul 2018 10:57
sicilian - have you seen the grades at Newcrest's Telfer mine?
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/telfer-mine-australia-2016-05-13
Reserves: Proven and probable reserves at the Tefler Main Dome openpit as at December 31, 2015, were estimated at 40-million dry tonnes, grading 0.63 g/t of gold, and 34-million dry tonnes, grading 0.091% copper. The West Dome openpit had 84-million dry tonnes, grading 0.68 g/t of gold and 0.058% copper. Telfer underground had 24-million dry tonnes, grading 1.4 g/t of gold and 0.28% copper.
O’Callaghans had 47-million tonnes, grading 0.28% copper.
Resources: Mineral resources at the Telfer Main Dome openpit were estimated at 62-million dry tonnes, grading 0.74 g/t of gold, and 56-million dry tonnes, grading 0.095% copper as at December 31, 2015. The West Dome openpit had 170-million dry tonnes, grading 0.65 g/t of gold and 0.057% copper. The Telfer underground had 110-million dry tonnes, grading 1.5 g/t of gold and 0.31% copper.
Other mineral resources account for 4.9-million tonnes, grading 1.3 g/t of gold, and 14-million dry tonnes, grading 0.37% copper.
O’Callaghans had 78-million dry tonnes, grading 0.29% copper.