Western Copper & Gold Corp
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 20, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Mar 20, 2025
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EX-99.2 · DEVELOPMENT PLAN
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The Study evaluates the development of the Casino deposit as a conventional open pit mine, concentrator complex, and heap leach operation. The initial production will focus on the deposit's oxide cap as a heap leach operation to recover gold and silver in doré form. The main sulphide deposit will be processed using a conventional concentrator to produce copper-gold-silver and molybdenum concentrates. Key metrics of the processing plant are shown below:
| Years 1-4 | Life of Mine | |
|---|---|---|
| Strip ratio | 0.26 | 0.43 |
| Nominal Throughput | ||
| Mill (t/d) | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Heap (t/d) | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Average Annual Metal Production | ||
| Copper (Mlbs) | 241 | 163 |
| Gold (kozs) | 333 | 211 |
| Silver (kozs) | 1,596 | 1,277 |
| Molybdenum (Mlbs) | 15.5 | 15.1 |
| Average Annual Mill Feed Grade | ||
| Copper (%) | 0.300 | 0.189 |
| Gold (g/t) | 0.352 | 0.217 |
| Silver (g/t) | 2.054 | 1.659 |
| Molybdenum (%) | 0.025 | 0.021 |
| Average Annual Heap Leach Grade* | ||
| Gold (g/t) | 0.366 | 0.265 |
| Silver (g/t) | 2.356 | 1.95 |
| Copper (%t) | 0.042 | 0.036 |
| Recovery (Mill) | ||
| Copper (%) | 83.9 | 86.5 |
| Gold (%) | 67.7 | 67.1 |
| Silver (%) | 55.6 | 53.1 |
| Molybdenum (%) | 64.1 | 71.2 |
| Recovery (Heap) | ||
| Gold (%) | 80.0 | 80.0 |
| Copper (%) | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Silver (%) | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Annual Concentrate Production | ||
| Cu (dry kt) | 390 | 264 |
| Mo (dry kt) | 13 | 12 |
| Average Concentrate Grade | ||
| Copper Concentrate | ||
| Cu (%) | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| Au (g/t) | 26.5 | 24.9 |
| Ag (g/t) | 127.2 | 150.7 |
| Molybdenum Concentrate | ||
| Mo (%) | 56.0 | 56.0 |
*Heap leach first four years grades taken from the start of the heap leach.
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