RE:Enhanced Economic Viability of a Triple R Mine
Quakes - Triple R has the best of everything going for it. There is 150 foot of overburden which clears away very easily, ie not solid rock to blast away, and expensive.
The mine plan concept is developing into open pit for the near surface of the bedrockk hi grade ore, then about 1/2 way along transitions into underground. So the strip ratio for the the hi grade stuff open pit is very minimal. THen the basement rock is high integrity rock to allow the ramp from the open pit to go underground and then focus on the highest grades underground.
A coffer dam like seal will be reqwuired for the dyke around the much smaller open pit footprint.
THis will likely turn out to be the lowest cost to mine of the whole Athabaska basin.
THe new 600 area announced today to the southwest can now potentiall add to the whole deposit, and we still haven't heard for Forest Lake. Infill drilling at Triple R is adding to indicated and inferred, and more newws to come from there soon.