Near Duncan on Vancouver Island, Mount Sicker hosted four producing mines: Lenora, Tyee, Richard III and Twin J, operating from 1895 to 1946. Working to cut-off grades as high as 8% copper, they left more than 400,000 tonnes of mineralized, acid-generating waste rock on the mountain.
Our grid sampling, hand-auger work and a 528 kg ore-sorting test confirm that this waste contains high-grade materials. The plan is mobile crushing and sorting on site, high-grade material shipped off-site, and an estimated one-to-two-year recovery program per area once permitted, closing open shafts and adits as we go.
Duncan, Vancouver IslandRoad-accessibleNo-chemical ore-sortingPermitting underway