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The advanced-stage Florence Copper Project strengthens the Company's near-term development pipeline and will significantly increase Taseko’s copper production.

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Taseko’s wholly owned Florence Copper, an in-situ copper recovery project, is located midway between Phoenix and Tucson near the community of Florence, Arizona.

Development of the project is being performed in two phases – the first phase is a production test facility, which is followed by the second phase commercial facility.

The Phase 1 facility, included 24 injection, recovery and monitoring wells and an SX/EW plant, commenced operation in December 2018. Operating the test facility successfully demonstrated the ability to produce high-quality copper cathode, within the stringent environmental guidelines of the permits, and has confirmed the project economics. Many of the modelled assumptions have been validated and that data will be used to develop strategies for solution chemistry, flow rates, reverse flow and the use of well packers for targeting solution flows. The hydrogeological model has been updated using the data provided by the test facility and is being used to refine the operating plan for the commercial production facility.

Taseko is now advancing the permit amendment process to transition the project to the commercial production facility.

Highlights

  • 85 million pounds average annual copper production of LME grade "A" cathode copper
  • Net present value of US$930 million (after-tax, at an 8% discount rate)
  • Internal rate of return of 47% (after-tax)
  • Operating costs (C1) of US$1.11 per pound of copper
  • 22-year mine life
  • Total life of mine production of 1.5 billion pounds of copper

Note: The technical information on this website related to the Florence Copper Project has been reviewed by Richard Weymark, P.Eng., MBA, VP Engineering at Taseko Mines Limited and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. See Florence – Reserves & Resources for further information.

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