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<strong>Endako</strong> <strong>Mine</strong>s – Operating since 1965
<strong>Endako</strong>’s History<br />
• 1927 – Deposit was discovered by two local hunters<br />
• 1962 – August, Placer Development started diamond drill program<br />
• 1964 – March, Clearing and construction of the site began<br />
• 1965 – May, Construction Completed – Capital Cost $22 million<br />
• 1965 – June 8 th , <strong>Endako</strong>’s Grand Opening<br />
• 1965 -1981, Various expansion stages from 16 ktpd to 28 ktpd<br />
• 1982 – 1986, milling portion was shut down, only Toll Roasting done<br />
• 1997 – <strong>Endako</strong> was sold to Thompson Creek Mining Joint Venture<br />
• 2006 – Blue Pearl Mining purchased 75% of <strong>Endako</strong> + 2 other TCM<br />
facilities, decides to keep Thompson Creek Name<br />
• 2008 – Thompson Creek announces $373 million, 52ktpd <strong>Endako</strong><br />
expansion<br />
• 2009 – March, expansion placed on hold<br />
• 2009 – Fall, <strong>Endako</strong> expansion Re-Start
Cumulative Mining History<br />
• <strong>Mine</strong>d 360 tonnes of ore, 290 tonnes of waste<br />
• Produced 500+ million pounds of Oxide<br />
• Provided 34.5 million man hours of employment<br />
• Paid in Excess of $430 million in wages<br />
Historical Wage Rates<br />
• 1966 Labourer<br />
• 1966 Trades Person<br />
$2.32/hr<br />
$3.29/hr<br />
• 2010 Labourer<br />
• 2010 Trades Person<br />
$21.00/hr<br />
$33.00/hr
52,000 tonne/day Expansion
Expansion Highlights<br />
• $498 Million dollar budget<br />
• 52,000 tonne per day mill<br />
– 36’ SAG and 2 x 22’Ball Mills<br />
– 14 x OK160 Rougher/Scavenger flotation cells<br />
– 3 x M1000 Isamills for regrinding<br />
– 5 stages of column cleaner flotation<br />
• 15 million lbs per year of Mo Production<br />
– Target 92% Mill operating time<br />
– Lower maintenance costs and downtime<br />
– Higher 79%recovery via better control and finer grinds<br />
– 18 year mine life at $12/lb Mo
52,000 TPD Flow sheet
SAG Mill – 36’ x 17.75’ - 17,000 hp
Pebble Crusher/SAG Feed Stockpile<br />
• 100,000 tpd live load<br />
• 360,000 tpd total load<br />
• Raptor 1100 pebble<br />
crusher
2x Ball Mills – 22’ x 34’, 11,000 hp each
Rougher/Scavenger Flotation<br />
• 2 Banks<br />
• 14 x OK 160’s<br />
• 24 min flotation time<br />
• 200 micron grind<br />
• 79% recovery
Regrind Circuit<br />
• 2 Stage Regrind<br />
• 3 x M1000<br />
Isamills<br />
• Final Product<br />
p80 = 15 microns
Cleaning Circuit<br />
• 5 Stages of Column<br />
Flotation, with<br />
Mechanical scavengers<br />
• Upgrading to 92% MoS2<br />
• Not purchased yet
Some Project Construction Stats
Current Contractors On site<br />
• Sharp Construction – Earthworks<br />
• Formula Contractors – Pre Eng Mill Building Erection<br />
• CIF – Mill Building Foundation Concrete<br />
• K2 Electric – Temporary Power Work<br />
• WD McIntosh – Site Surveying<br />
• PNG – Natural Gas line work<br />
• Hatch Engineering – EPCM contractor<br />
• Other local labour, catering, general support
Project Status<br />
• Construction and Engineering is ramping up<br />
• Price of Molybdenum is doing well at +$17/lb<br />
• Large experienced owners team<br />
• Project completion expected mid 2011
• <strong>Endako</strong>’s has been<br />
spending close to<br />
$500,000 / yr on<br />
Environmental<br />
Work.<br />
<strong>Endako</strong>’s Reclamation and<br />
• Regular monitoring<br />
• Re-vegetation<br />
• Education<br />
Environmental Highlights
Tailings Pond Planting
Waste Rock Piles
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