Kudz Ze Kayah Project
The ABM Mine Project is the first project proposed by BMC Minerals for mine development in the northern Pelly Mountains, 115km south-east of Ross River in south central Yukon, Canada.
The Kudz Ze Kayah Project comprises eight mineral properties of which the most advanced are:
- The KZK Property centred on the ABM Deposit
- The Pelly Property located immediately adjacent to the now shuttered Wolverine mine.
- The Kona Property centred on the Kona deposit
- The Wolf Property centred on the Wolf deposit.
BMC is proposing mining, construction and mineral processing activities centred on the ABM Deposit, a polymetallic volcanic hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) deposit containing economic concentrations of zinc, silver, copper, gold and lead.
Mining is planned to be conducted utilising both open pit (~89% of ore) and underground (~11% of ore) mining methods, with ore processed to produce separate copper, zinc and high precious metal (HPM) concentrates via sequential flotation through a processing plant that is anticipated to treat an estimated average 2.0 million tonnes of ore per annum.
Tailings are proposed to be deposited in a purpose-built dry stack tailings storage facility, while unmineralised rock is proposed to be classified according to acid generation and metal leaching potential and stored in purpose-built storage facilities. Rock with strongly acid generating and/or metal leaching properties is proposed to be co-disposed with the tailings.
BMC is committed to progressing the advanced and high quality ABM Mine Project to being fully permitted, leveraging its exploration upside and significant competitive advantages to produce gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc.
Once in production, the ABM Mine is expected to be Canada’s largest silver and zinc producer and a top 15 copper producer. The ABM Mine will also be one of five mines globally that will be both a top 25 zinc producer and a top 20 silver producer.
The proposed mine project has been the subject of a socioeconomic and environmental assessment completed by the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. The Company is currently awaiting a Decision Document that will allow the project to proceed through the licensing and permitting processes
Over the last 10 years, more than US$150 million has been invested into the project making it uniquely advanced. With a mine life of approximately 9 years, the proposed ABM Mine Project is intended to leave a relatively small footprint on the land.
For more information and latest results, please view our ASX Announcements.
The Kudz Ze Kayah Project comprises eight mineral properties of which the most advanced are:
- The KZK Property centred on the ABM Deposit
- The Pelly Property located immediately adjacent to the now shuttered Wolverine mine.
- The Kona Property centred on the Kona deposit
- The Wolf Property centred on the Wolf deposit.
BMC is proposing mining, construction and mineral processing activities centred on the ABM Deposit, a polymetallic volcanic hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) deposit containing economic concentrations of zinc, silver, copper, gold and lead.
Mining is planned to be conducted utilising both open pit (~89% of ore) and underground (~11% of ore) mining methods, with ore processed to produce separate copper, zinc and high precious metal (HPM) concentrates via sequential flotation through a processing plant that is anticipated to treat an estimated average 2.0 million tonnes of ore per annum.
Tailings are proposed to be deposited in a purpose-built dry stack tailings storage facility, while unmineralised rock is proposed to be classified according to acid generation and metal leaching potential and stored in purpose-built storage facilities. Rock with strongly acid generating and/or metal leaching properties is proposed to be co-disposed with the tailings.
BMC is committed to progressing the advanced and high quality ABM Mine Project to being fully permitted, leveraging its exploration upside and significant competitive advantages to produce gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc.
Once in production, the ABM Mine is expected to be Canada’s largest silver and zinc producer and a top 15 copper producer. The ABM Mine will also be one of five mines globally that will be both a top 25 zinc producer and a top 20 silver producer.
The proposed mine project has been the subject of a socioeconomic and environmental assessment completed by the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. The Company is currently awaiting a Decision Document that will allow the project to proceed through the licensing and permitting processes
Over the last 10 years, more than US$150 million has been invested into the project making it uniquely advanced. With a mine life of approximately 9 years, the proposed ABM Mine Project is intended to leave a relatively small footprint on the land.
For more information and latest results, please view our ASX Announcements.