Copper Recovery via solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW)
Direct marketing copper cathode
No smelter required
Responsibility
Our Approach
Concurrent reclamation while drilling
Ongoing monitoring for revegetation
Property Information
Elko County, Nevada
100% Owned by International Enexco and royalty free
861 acres of private (patented claims)
2,667 acres of unpatented mineral claims
Land Acquisition Complete
Additional 111 patented claims and 326 unpatented lode claims
Total of 155 patented claims and 609 unpatented lode claims
Financial Information
20.2% IRR (as per latest Prefeasibility Study)
Net Present Value (NPV) at 10% discount rate of $44.5 million
Studies Conducted
Feasibility study currently underway
2010 Pre-feasibilty Study by Gustavson Associates, LLC of Lakewood, Colorado, an independent engineering consulting group. (results listed below)
Mineral Resource Estimate reported at 0.10% Cu cut-off
Category
Tons
Copper
Cu (%)
Pounds Cu
Measured
52,976,000
0.282
298,397,000
Indicated
82,233,000
0.251
413,413,000
Measured + Indicated
135,209,000
0.263
711,810,000
Inferred
53,490,000
0.272
291,368,000
Mineral Reserve Estimate reported at 0.10% Cu cut-off
Category
Tons
Copper
Cu (%)
Pounds Cu
Proven
27,011,000
0.305
164,701,000
Probable
27,138,000
0.280
152,199,000
Proven + Probable
54,149,000
0.293
316,899,000
This report, entitled NI 43-101 Technical Report Pre-feasibility Study Update for the Contact Copper Project Elko County, Nevada, USA, was filed with SEDAR on October 12, 2010 with and effective date of October 1, 2011. Please view the below NI 43-101 report for more details and explanations.