Underground mining. I do not know if this has been addressed yet, but is there the possibility of the following?
It has been suggested that FCU may be able to begin open pit mining on land from R600W and in the area between R000 and R600W. If that is the case, does it make sense to drive a portal from the base of that open pit into the ore body below Patterson Lake? That would avoid the necessity of coffer dams to create conditions for an open pit within the lake. If the ore body carries over to the other side of the lake, a joining portal could be driven from an open pit there.
Weekend comments?