Mining Magazine July 2019 | Page 26

ASCENDANT RESOURCES
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“ It was a very peoplefocused change ”

— Chris Buncic , President , CEO and Co-Founder , Ascendant Resources working hard to boost its profitability per ton . With respect to this , Buncic highlights the expansion plan posited in a Preliminary Economic Assessment ( PEA ) released in October 2018 that seeks to cut costs to below $ 1 per zinc equivalent pound . The plan is split into three components : opening a more direct mine shaft in the east of the mine ; installing a large and efficient water pumping system with
JULY 2019