Imithombo yezindaba yakwamanye amazwe yabika ngoJuni 30: isifunda saseYukon saseCanada sidume ngokukhiqizwa kwegolide elicebile emlandweni, kodwa futhi kuyindawo yebhande lethusi leMinto, okungaba yisigaba sokuqala.ithusi indawo.

Kukhona kakade aumkhiqizi wethusi inkampani yezimayini i-mingtuo esifundeni.Imisebenzi yale nkampani engaphansi komhlaba ikhiqize amakhilogremu ayizigidi ezingu-9.1 zethusi engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka.Umqondisi wezimayini ophethe ukuhlola isifunda uthe ibhizinisi lenkampani yezimayini i-mingtuo liyingxenye encane yamandla esifunda.Muva nje, izimayini ze-mingtuo zibonise ibhizinisi layo ngesikhathi se-Yukon mining Alliance Investment Conference kanye nokuvakasha kwezakhiwo.Yize imayini isikhona kusukela ngo-2007, inkampani yintsha uma kuqhathaniswa futhi yafakwa ohlwini ngoNovemba 2021.

Abahlaziyi nosomnotho bayaqhubeka nokukholelwa ukuthi njengoba umhlaba usuguqukela kumandla avuselelekayo aluhlaza kanye nesidingo esinamandla sesikhathi eside sezinsimbi eziyisisekelo,ithusienyakatho-ntshonalanga yeCanada sekuyinto entsha okugxilwe kuyo.Zonke izinsimbi ezikhiqizwa imayini ye-mingtuo zadayiselwa i-Sumitomo Co., Ltd. Eminyakeni engu-15 edlule, imayini ikhiqize amakhilogremu ayizigidi ezingu-500 zethusi.UDavid, iphini likamongameli wokuhlola inkampani ye-mingtuo?UDavid Benson uthe inkampani isiqale uhlelo olumatasa lokumba, ngethemba lokuthi izosebenzisa ngokugcwele amandla ezimpahla.Ingxenye yamaminerali e-mingtuo ayizange ihlolwe ngokugcwele, ngakho-ke kunethuba eliphezulu kakhulu lokuthola izinsiza ezintsha.Njengamanje, imayini ikhiqiza amathani angaba ngu-3200 ensimbi ngosuku.UBenson uthe uhlela ukukhuphula umkhiqizo ube ngamathani angu-4000 ngonyaka ozayo ngoba namanye amadiphozithi azombiwa.

Imayini ye-Mingtuo iwumsebenzi nje ongase uhlanganise indawo yebhande lethusi elingamakhilomitha angu-85.Emaphethelweni aseningizimu yebhande le-ore, inkampani yezimayini ye-granite Creek ihlola futhi ithuthukisa iphrojekthi ye-Carmack etholwe ngo-2019. Le nkampani ithe izinqolobane zensimbi ezifakwe kulo msebenzi zihlanganisa amaphawundi ethusi angu-651million, amaphawundi ayizigidi ezingu-8.5 we-molybdenum, ama-ounces angu-302000. igolide namashekeli esiliva ayizigidi ezingu-2.8.

U-Tim, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-junior Explorer?UJohnson uthe i-mingtuoithusiibhande lemayini lingase libe indawo yezinga lokuqala endaweni yezimayini yezinga lokuqala, okuzodinga ukutshalwa kwezimali okwengeziwe endaweni.Abakhiqizi abamaphakathi noma abakhulu bazobona amandla amangalisayo wesifunda.UJohnson uveze ukuthi izinkampani eziningi ezinkulu ngeke zithathele phezulu iphrojekthi enethusi elingaphansi kwamaphawundi ayizigidi eziyi-1.Kodwa-ke, inkampani yezimayini i-mingtuo kanye nenkampani yezimayini ye-granite Creek inensiza ehlanganisiwe engupondo oyi-1billion, amaphrojekthi amabili nje.

Umhlanganyeli wesithathu omkhulu ebhandeni lethusi le-mingtuo abantu bomdabu base-Selkirk, abangabanikazi futhi baphathe amakhilomitha-skwele angama-4740 omhlaba wendabuko esifundeni.Bobabili u-Johnson kanye no-Benson baveze ukuthi umhlaba ophethwe abomdabu base-Selkirk awukakathuthukiswa phakathi kwamaphrojekthi amabili, okungenzeka amele amandla amakhulu okukhula.

Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi isidingo sethusi kulindeleke ukuthi siphindwe kabili, kodwa uJohnson wabonisa ukuthi ukubusa kwemvelo nezenhlalakahle kwenze i-Yukon indawo ekhangayo.Awukwazi ukuthola lezi zindawo zezimayini ezingakathuthukiswa noma kuphi emhlabeni, ngaphandle kwaseDemocratic Republic of Congo, lapho izinga le-ESG lingelihle.I-Yukon ingenye yezindawo ezihamba phambili zezimayini emhlabeni.