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Arizona Sonoran Copper Launches Metallurgical Program and Strengthens Cactus Project Team
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. & TORONTO / Dec 13, 2022 / Business Wire / Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. (TSX:ASCU | OTCQX:ASCUF) (“ASCU” or the “Company”) provides an
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[{"type":"text","content":"CASA GRANDE, Ariz. & TORONTO / Dec 13, 2022 / Business Wire / Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. (TSX:ASCU | OTCQX:ASCUF) (“ASCU” or the “Company”) provides an update on metallurgical programs and project management appointments. Highlights: Metallurgy Installation of onsite metallurgical and sample preparation lab Parks/Salyer and Cactus Metallurgical Testing Program (FIGURE 1) Eight of the initial 12 constructed 20-foot (ft) (a combination of 6 & 8 inch in diameter) columns are underway testing the leachability of the Parks/Salyer and Cactus enriched (secondary sulphide) and oxide ore types; the remaining 20-ft columns are scheduled to be online later this month. An additional five columns will be constructed to a height of 20 and 30 ft (9 m) to test both oxide and enriched materials from Parks/Salyer and Cactus Appointments: Greg Phillips as Project Process Superintendent Graeme Hendricks as Senior Mine Engineer George Ogilvie, Arizona Sonoran Copper Company CEO commented, “Our company has advanced the company over the past year at a careful, yet rapid rate. After building out the resource base to 1.6B lbs indicated and 4.9B lbs inferred from 1.6B lbs indicated and 1.9B lbs inferred, our teams are now able to focus on the next step of developing the asset for the feasibility level studies. We are strengthening the project level team and enhancing our metallurgical studies for the upcoming PFS at the end of 2023.” Metallurgical Facility and Metallurgical Program The TruStone Facility, formerly a block manufacturing plant, is now operating as ASCU’s sample preparation lab and metallurgical facility. The preparation lab allows the ASCU team to expedite the assaying process at the third-party lab, Skyline Assayers and Laboratories, by removing the crushing and preparation required at the receiving lab. The refurbishment conducted by ASCU included new flooring, ventilation, and equipment installation, including a three-stage crushing process. The three-stage crushing equipment is used to enable pulps preparation for assays, while the first two stages will allow preparation of pulps in addition to material used for column testing. In addition, permanent water supply from our onsite wells and power supply from Arizona Public Service (APS) is scheduled for completion in early 2023. The Company will be operating a 12-column t...