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Scotia zinc mine, Canada

7th January 2022

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Scotia zinc mine.

Location
Near Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Canada.

Project Owner/s
EDM Resources, formerly ScoZinc Mining.

Project Description
A prefeasibility study (PFS) completed on Scotia mine in November 2021 has estimated that Scotia mine will produce 35-million pounds a year of zinc and 15-million pounds a year of lead over a five-year annual average. The project has a mine life of 14.3 years.

The Scotia mine will have a processing throughput rate of 2 700 t/d.

Gypsum has been added as the mine’s third revenue stream, with total life-of-mine reserves of 5.18-million tonnes grading 91.8% added to the PFS.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
The project has an estimated pretax net present value, at an 8% discount rate, of $174-million and an internal rate of return of 69%, with a payback of 1.3 years.

Capital Expenditure
Preproduction capital is estimated at $30.6-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
MineTech International (PFS) with assistance from ScoZinc personnel.

Contact Details for Project Information
ScoZinc Mining, tel +1 902 482 4481 or email info@EDMresources.com.

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