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By A.J. Roan
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WCG antes up for 2023 Casino drilling

First combined committee program with Rio and Mitsubishi North of 60 Mining News – August 25, 2023

 

Last updated 11/16/2023 at 10:12pm

Western Copper and Gold geologists walking up a slope.

Western Copper and Gold Corp.

A 2022 feasibility study outlines plans for an economically robust mine at Casino capable of producing an average of 163 million pounds of copper, 211,000 ounces of gold, 1.28 million oz of silver, and 15.1 million lb of molybdenum per year over an initial 27-year mine life.

Western Copper and Gold Corp. Aug. 23 outlined plans for the first drill program to be carried out at the Casino copper-gold project in Canada's Yukon under a technical and sustainability committee that includes investors Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

With a recent C$21.3 million (US$15.6 million) investment from Mitsubishi Materials and a total of C$25.6 million (US$18.9 million) from...



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