EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT

Cerro Blanco open pit is game changer for Bluestone

Bluestone Resources has doubled the gold resource of its Cerro Blanco gold development project in Guatemala with a “game changer” optimised preliminary economic assessment (PEA) which doubles production to more than 200,000 ounces a year and triples its net present value (NPV) to US$907 million.

Bluestone Resources' Cerro Blanco in Guatemala

Bluestone Resources' Cerro Blanco in Guatemala

The completion of advanced engineering and optimisation work has presented an opportunity to capitalise on near-surface, high-grade mineralisation through a 15,000 tonnes per day open pit operation and...

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