Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) can start operations at its flagship Media Luna gold venture in Mexico, a part of the corporate’s Morelos property, after securing a key and remaining environmental allow from the nation’s Secretariat of Atmosphere and Pure Sources (SEMARNAT).
The Canadian miner, which is spending $19 million this yr so as to add additional assets to Media Luna, mentioned the MIA Integral allow represented one other key milestone in de-risking the venture.
“With the MIA Integral in hand, the corporate now has all of the environmental approvals required to develop and function Media Luna,” chief government Jody Kuzenko mentioned within the assertion.
Torex has additionally obtained approval to extend the ability draw at web site to 45 megawatts and mentioned that discussions with the utility authorities to additional improve the ability draw to 65 MW, required to sustainably ship full manufacturing at Media Luna, are ongoing.
The Toronto-based firm mentioned can also be in talks with native authorities relating to future in-pit tailings deposition and increasing the exploration boundaries.
Analysts highlighted the allow approval as very constructive. Don Demarco, mining analyst at Nationwide Financial institution of Canada, mentioned receiving the federal government’s endorsement effectively prematurely of first pour in 2024 represented an “incremental improvement de-risking.”
Media Luna, Demarco famous, is now absolutely permitted with environmental necessities on either side of the Balsas River consolidated beneath a single authorization.
Torex is taking a look at each a traditional mine design for Media Luna in addition to at a mine plan that will use the corporate’s proprietary Muckahi mining system.
The conceptual design within the preliminary financial evaluation (PEA) for the asset envisions an underground operation with anticipated common annual gold equal manufacturing of about 350,000 ounces over a 10-year mine life.
Torex’s most important asset is the Morelos Complicated, situated in Mexico’s western state of Guerrero. It consists of the El Limón Guajes mine advanced (ELG), the Media Luna venture, a processing plant and associated infrastructure.
