Taseko wraps Florence build, nears first copper output

Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO) (NYSE: TGB) has completed construction at its Florence copper project in Arizona, US, and is moving into wellfield operations and commissioning of its solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX/EW) plant as it targets first copper production within weeks.

Wellfield acidification began in early November, with mining solutions circulating through all new production wells by early December. Injection flow rates have met or exceeded expectations, accelerating early-stage acidification...