American Pacific files updated technical report
Published by Jess Watts,
Editorial Assistant
Global Mining Review,
2025 MRE Highlights:
- Indicated: 4.77 million t at 1.69% copper, 5.17% zinc, 0.14% lead, 28.4 g/t silver, 0.29 g/t gold, 20.6% barite (3.5% copper equivalent or 13.2% zinc equivalent).
- 16% increase in contained copper (24 million lb) and 14% increase in copper grade.
- 178.0 million lb of copper, 543.0 million lb of zinc, 14.2 million lb of lead, 4.4 million oz of silver, 43.9 thousand oz of gold, and 980.4 thousand t of barite (BaSO4).
- Inferred: 12.00 million t at 0.57% copper, 3.92% zinc, 0.47% lead, 66.3 g/t silver, 0.33 g/t gold, 25.5% barite (3.1% copper equivalent or 8.9% zinc equivalent).
- 22% increase in contained copper (28 million lb).
- 151.5 million lb of copper, 1,036.4 million lb of zinc, 125.2 million lb of lead, 25.6 million oz of silver, 128.1 thousand oz of gold, and 3,054.2 thousand t of barite (BaSO4).
Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/04032025/american-pacific-files-updated-technical-report/
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