お知らせ • Apr 22
Taseko Mines Limited Provides Construction Update on Florence Copper Project
Taseko Mines Limited update the progress at its 100%-owned Florence Copper project in Florence, Arizona. These included but are not limited to: uncertainties about the future market price of copper and the other metals that produce or may seek to produce; changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets, inflation and interest rates and in the demand and market price for input costs, such as diesel fuel, reagents, steel, concrete, electricity and other forms of energy, mining equipment, and fluctuations in exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar, and the continued availability of capital and financing; uncertainties resulting from the war in Ukraine, and the accompanying international response including economic sanctions levied against Russia, which has disrupted the global economy, created increased volatility in commodity markets (including oil and gas prices), and disrupted international trade and financial markets, all of which have an ongoing and uncertain effect on global economics, supply chains, availability of materials and equipment and execution timelines for project development; inherent risks associated with mining operations, including the impact of inflation on the estimated costs related to the construction of the Florence Copper Project and other development projects; the risk that the results from the operations of the Florence Copper production test facility ("PTF") and ongoing engineering work including updated capital and operating costs will negatively impact the estimates for current projected economics for commercial operations at Florence Copper; uncertainties related to the accuracy of the estimates of Mineral Reserves (as defined below), Mineral Resources (as defined below), production rates and timing of production, future production and future cash and total costs of production and milling; the risk that it may not be able to expand or replace reserves as existing mineral reserves are mined; the availability of, and uncertainties relating to the development of, additional financing and infrastructure necessary for the advancement of development projects, including with respect to the ability to obtain any remaining construction financing potentially needed to move forward with commercial operations at Florence Copper; ability to comply with the extensive governmental regulation to which business is subject; uncertainties related to ability to obtain necessary title, licenses and permits for development projects and project delays due to third party opposition; ability to deploy strategic capital and award key contracts to assist with protecting the Florence Copper project execution plan, mitigating inflation risk and the potential impact of supply chain disruptions on construction schedule and ensuring a smooth transition into construction; uncertainties related to First Nations claims and consultation issues; reliance on rail transportation and port terminals for shipping copper concentrate production from Gibraltar; uncertainties related to unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings; changes in, and the effects of, the laws, regulations and government policies affecting exploration and development activities and mining operations and mine closure and bonding requirements; ability to collect payments from customers, extend existing concentrate off-take agreements or enter into new agreements; environmental issues and liabilities associated with mining including processing and stock piling ore; labour strikes, work stoppages, or other interruptions to, or difficulties in, the employment of labour in markets in which the employment of labour in market in which it operate; environmental hazards and risks associated with climate change, including the potential for damage to infrastructure and stoppages of operations due to forest fires, flooding, drought, or other natural events in the vicinity of its operations; litigation risks and the inherent uncertainty of litigation, including litigation to which Florence Copper could be subject to; its actual costs of reclamation and mine closure may exceed its current estimates of these liabilities; its ability to meet the financial reclamation security requirements for the Gibraltar mine and Florence Project; the capital intensive nature of business both to sustain current mining operations and to develop any new projects, including Florence Copper; its reliance upon key management and operating personnel; the competitive environment in which it operate; the effects of forward selling instruments to protect against fluctuations in copper prices, foreign exchange, interest rates or input costs such as fuel; and the risk of the global economy; and the risk of the current mining operations, including oil and gas prices, and disrupted international trade and financial market markets, all of which have a ongoing and financial markets, all ofwhich have an ongoing and uncertain effect of global economics, supply chains, supply chains, supply chains.
