JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Discovery Metals on Friday reported that its Boseto operations, in Botswana, had achieved a record metal production in June of 1 952 t of contained copper and 81 380 oz of contained silver.
This reflected a 14% increase in copper production and an 8% increase in silver production on the mine’s May performance.
The company said in an operations update that some three-million tons of material was moved from its two operating openpits.
Discovery added that the June performance outcomes continued the ramp up in copper production and added that further improvement was forecast for July.