Ero Copper announced a significant commissioning milestone at the Tucumã project in Pará, Brazil, with the production of saleable copper concentrate, which exceeded process design concentrate grade targets.
This milestone was achieved following the successful commissioning of the milling and flotation operations prior to the end of the second quarter of 2024. Remaining work on site is focused on concluding non-critical path surface installations and ramping up to commercial production.
“Producing our first saleable copper concentrate at the Tucumã project and successfully completing the first 24-hour shift of continuous mining and milling operations are important milestones as we begin our ramp-up towards commercial production,” said CEO David Strang.
“We are rapidly progressing towards an important inflection point for our consolidated copper production and cash flows. It is an exciting time for the company and with copper prices performing well year-to-date, the timing of the completion and ramp-up of Tucumã could not be better.”
Ero said it expects to reach commercial production levels, defined as 80% of design mill capacity and 80% of design recovery rates, at Tucumã by the end of the third quarter.
Source: Ero Copper