The Kemess South deposit is a large, gold-copper porphyry containing proven reserves of
67 million tonnes. The Kemess South deposit is flat-lying and has uniform gold and copper grades throughout. These characteristics make the ore reserve relatively insensitive to changes in metal prices.
The deposit contains three principal types of ore:
- a primary-sulphide hypogene ore;
- a copper-enriched secondary sulphide ore; and,
- an oxidized leach cap ore.
Currently, the hypogene ore makes up approximately 85% of the ore body. |
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