Underground mine key to Boseto project growth

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

The future of the Boseto Mine lies in the mine going underground, despite a recent review of a feasibility study which cut down the project’s ore recovery, while costs are envisaged to go up.

The open pit Boseto Mine will soon go underground at Zeta pit as Discovery Metals Limited (DML) looks to boost ore production and grade at its flagship mine, near Maun.

According to Discovery CEO Bob Fulker, the Zeta underground mine will be a model for more extensive underground mining developments at the Boseto copper project, creating value from the significant mineral resource at the Boseto project. “The Zeta underground mine has been a key strategic component of the Boseto development plans since inception in August 2010. This was reaffirmed during our life-of-mine planning that was completed in early 2014.

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