Ormet plans to launch underground mine

Currently, the surface obejectes of the mine is being assembled, ore is mined at the prepared site as part of a pilot project for approbation of development systems, which should guarantee the safety of mining operations.

Ormet develops Dzhusinskoye deposit since 2004 with an open-pit mine. New mine will enable to develop its resources with the underground mine. Its depth will be about 550 m Dzhusinskoye, capacity – approximately 250,000 tons of copper-pyrite ore per year.

The launch of the underground mine is scheduled for October 2017.