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PNR expects 2026 start date for BCL

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | 3080 Views |

Glory days: BCL Mine was the country’s primary base metals producer prior to its closure in 2016

Premium Nickel Resources Limited (PNRL), whose local subsidiary is reviving the BCL Ltd assets, expects the Selebi mining operations to bounce back into operation by 2026.

In an update to investors last week, PNRL directors said construction of a new mill for the Selebi shaft would begin in the third quarter of 2025, with commissioning of the mill and operations kicking off in the last quarter of 2026.

Between now and then, the Canadian firm plans to finalise hydrometallurgical studies, conduct further underground drilling, exploration, make upgrades to existing shafts and upgrade dated resource figures for the various resources it holds in the BCL Ltd group.

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PNR expects 2026 start date for BCL

Premium Nickel Resources Limited (PNRL), whose local subsidiary is reviving the BCL Ltd assets, expects the Selebi mining operations to bounce back into operation by 2026.