Bauxite Hills ready for stage 2
METRO Mining has completed the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Stage 2 expansion of its Bauxite Hills Mine in north Queensland with estimated reserves of 109.5Mt and a mine life out to 2037. Once completed, the expansion will reduce unit operating costs and increase production capacity to 6M Wet Metric Tonnes (WMT) pa from 2021 onwards. Metro managing director and chief executive officer Simon Finnis said the completion of the feasibility study and selection of the preferred design for the FT was a key step to allow execution of the expansion at Bauxite Hills. “It builds on the outstanding production performance and operating experience gained since the mine commenced production in April 2018,” Mr Finnis said. “It is pleasing…