The Ming deposit is a high-grade copper-gold Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) deposit located ~9km east of the township of Baie Verte.
The Ming deposit was originally mined between 1972 and 1982, before mining resumed in 2012. Historical production totalled 6.7Mt at 2.0% for 134,000t of copper.
The current resource at Ming is 30.2Mt at 1.81% copper, 0.4g/t gold and 2.7g/t silver for 811,000 tonnes CuEq.
The mine consists of an operating decline accessible to 950m below surface, and an existing 650m-deep shaft. This functional infrastructure provides a significant platform for FireFly Metals to rapidly increase the resource for minimal capital outlay.