Braveheart plans to advance the BRM Project in a phased approach. During Phase 1, the existing ore stockpile (stored within the waste rock dump) will be processed through the mill, and filtered tailings will be stored on the surface in a new Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) using filtered tailings or dry stack tailings as a Best Available Technology.
Phase 2, which will involve a subsequent permit application process, includes the resumption of underground mining operations, with a planned mining rate of 700 tonnes per day for an initially projected mine life of 6.5 years. To re-start mine operations, BRMC will require authorization to increase the mining production rate from the currently permitted 205 tonnes per day and place tailings in the TSF.
No underground mining will occur during Phase 1. The underground will continue to be maintained in a dewatered condition. Exploration drilling may be conducted from the underground to define the downdip extension of the current resource.
An underground mine plan was filed with the MEMPR in 2007, and subsequent underground work was completed following the plan's parameters. Work underground continued until 2009, when operations were suspended due to a lack of funds. BRM personnel have reported that excavation models of the underground workings are current to the suspension of mining in 2009. Approximately 22,000 metres of underground development have occurred, including exposure of the minerali ........
