Sandfire Resources America Inc. provides the following update on its Black Butte Copper underground mining project in Montana, USA. Final Mine Operating Permit Granted The Company is pleased to announce that on August 14, 2020, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued a final approval for the Phase I Bonding for the underground Black [...]
Sandfire Resources America Inc. provides the following update on its Black Butte Copper underground mining project in Montana, USA. Stage One Bonding Level Issued The Company is pleased to announce that on May 19, 2020, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued a Phase I bonding number establishing a bond of $4.65 million for the Black [...]
Sandfire Resources America Inc. is pleased to announce that the Black Butte Copper underground mining project in Montana, USA has received a Record of Decision for its permit. Today, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality released a positive Record of Decision to grant a Mine Operating Permit to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary [...]
Sandfire Resources America Inc. is pleased to advise that it has achieved two key permitting milestones for the Black Butte Copper underground mining project in Montana. Today, two Montana Government agencies have each issued important components of the overall permitting process for the Black Butte Copper project which are key to the Company [...]
Sandfire Resources America Inc. announces the filing of its technical report dated December 6, 2019 regarding its Black Butte Copper Project in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, USA, pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. A copy of the Company's technical report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical [...]
Key Points: The Johnny Lee deposit has a Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource of 10.9 million tonnes at an average copper grade of 2.9% for 311 thousand tonnes of contained copper at a 1.0 % Cu cut-off grade; The Johnny Lee deposit has an Inferred Mineral Resource of 2.7 Mt at an average copper grade of 3.0% for 80 kt of contained Cu at a 1.0 [...]
Sandfire Resources America Inc. is pleased to provide the following update related to progress at the Black Butte Copper underground project in Montana. Permitting Progress The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Natural Resources & Conservation recently informed the Company of a matter regarding the overlap between [...]
Sandfire Resources America Inc. announce that after five years of service, Mr. Bruce Hooper has resigned as a Director of the Company. The Company thanks Mr. Hooper for his years of service and appreciates his many contributions to the Board during his tenure. Mr. Hooper served as the CEO of the Company from 2014 to 2016 and remained on the Board [...]
Sandfire Resources America Inc. is pleased to announce that the 60-day comment period for the Company’s Black Butte Copper Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement has now closed. The Draft EIS was prepared by an independent third-party environmental expert for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality . The comment period included [...]
Key Points: Experienced finance executive John McGonigle joins as Chief Financial Officer. Another key addition to Sandfire America’s team as it prepares to construct the Black Butte Copper Project in Montana. Draft EIS open for public comment from March 11 to May 10th, 2019 with link to documents provided. Autumn/Winter drilling completed on [...]
Sandfire Resources America Inc. is pleased to announce that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement outlining the final permitting steps for its 100%-owned underground Black Butte Copper Project. The Draft EIS will be open for public comment for a 60-day period commencing March 11, 2019 [...]
Key Points: 24-hole geotechnical drilling program set for completion by mid-March 2019. Feasibility Study progressing well with work underway on updated Mineral Resource, mine design and maiden Ore Reserve; Feasibility Study targeted for completion by mid-year. Draft EIS expected for public comment during March 2019. Black Butte Copper Hard Rock [...]