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Lundin Mining Announces Approval of Candelaria 2040 Environmental Impact Assessment
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Lundin Mining Announces Approval of Candelaria 2040 Environmental Impact Assessment\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Sept. 11, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - (TSX: LUN) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUMI)\n \n Lundin Mining Corporation\n \n (\"Lundin Mining\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that the Environmental Impact Assessment (\"EIA\") for the extension of operations and mine life for its Candelaria Copper Mine in\n \n Chile\n \n (the \"Candelaria Optimization and Operational Continuity 2040 EIA\") was approved by the Regional Environmental Commission of Atacama (\"COEVA\") on\n \n September 8, 2023\n \n . Issuance of the Resolución de Calificación Ambiental (\"RCA\") by Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental de la República de\n \n Chile\n \n (\"SEA\") is anticipated in\n \n October 2023\n \n .\n \n \n The Candelaria Optimization and Operational Continuity 2040 EIA considers several enhancements to the current operation that will enable the extension of the mine life to 2040, from 2030 under the previous EIA, and includes various measures that will support sustainable social, economic, and environmental development within the Atacama Region. The EIA was submitted to the authorities in\n \n February 2020\n \n . Approval represents a key milestone towards successfully extending the operational life, including development of the La Española open pit, as presented in the\n \n February 2023\n \n technical report titled \"Technical Report for the Candelaria Copper Mining Complex, Atacama Region, Region III, Chile.\" The Candelaria Optimization and Operational Continuity 2040 EIA also allows for the potential development of the Candelaria Underground Expansion Project (\"CUGEP\") not included in the\n \n February 2023\n \n technical report.\n \n \n \n Peter Rockandel\n \n , CEO of Lundin Mining stated, \"We are very pleased to announce approval of the Candelaria Optimization and Operational Continuity 2040 EIA. This announcemen...