Ormet, a part of Russian Copper Company, continues the construction of an underground mine at the Dzhusinskoye deposit, Chelyabinsk region.
Currently, the surface objects of the mine are being assembled, ore is mined at the prepared site as part of a pilot project for approbation of development systems, which should guarantee the safety of mining operations.
Ormet has been developing Dzhusinskoye deposit since 2004 with an open-pit mine. New mine will enable to develop its resources with the underground mine. Its depth will be about 550 m. Capacity – approximately 250,000 tons of copper-pyrite ore per year.
The launch of the underground mine is scheduled for October. (MetalInfo/Ukrainian metal)