The mining executive, who says Florence Copper “will be a money-maker at any copper price,” notes that based on the company’s ongoing dialogue with the EPA, the agency is due to issue the draft underground injection control (UIC) permit before the end of June.
“We are in a strong financial position and ready to move into a construction program at Florence in the coming months,” McDonald says in an interview.
Once the draft permit has been issued, there will be a 30-day public comment period with a public hearing scheduled towards the end, similar to the Arizona state process that Taseko completed last year.
