Name of the Project
Sulphur Springs zinc/copper project.

Location
The project is located in the Pilbara region, in the Shire of East Pilbara, in Australia.

Project Owner/s
Venturex Resources.

Project Description
The project aims to develop an openpit and underground operation to mine and process ore from a volcanogenic massive sulphide copper/zinc deposit. The project comprises Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resources of 17.4-million tonnes grading 1.3% copper, 4.2% zinc and 17 g/t silver.

Included in the project is:

• the development of an openpit mine to mine the top portion of the orebody;

• the development of an underground mine, accessed through a portal external to the openpit, to mine the remainder of the orebody;

• the construction and operation of a conventional 1.5-million-tonne-a-year flotation processing plant to produce separate copper and zinc concentrates;

• the construction and operation of a 42 ha valley fill tailings storage facility upstream of the mine pit;

• the construction of two water storage/evaporation ponds, lined with high-density polyethylene (HDPE), to store surplus mine dewater;

• the construction of one permanent waste-rock dump;

• the construction of support infrastructure for stormwater management, internal mine and site access roads, topsoil and construction material stockpiles, a power station, an accommodation village, wastewater treatment plants, a mine water treatment plant, water storage ponds and mine support facilities;

• the taking of groundwater up to 0.94 Gℓ/y for dewatering and water supply; and

• the transportation of copper and zinc concentrates to Port Hedland for export.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority approved the Sulphur Springs project and provided its report to the Minister for Environment for a final decision in March 2020.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Venturex Resources, tel +61 8 6389 7400.