TASEKO MINES PROVIDES UPDATE ON PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR FLORENCE COPPER UIC PERMIT
Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSEAMERICAN: TGB) (LSE: TKO) ("Taseko" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the federal permitting process for its Florence Copper Project
VANCOUVER, BC , Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSEAMERICAN: TGB) (LSE: TKO) ("Taseko" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the federal permitting process for its Florence Copper Project.
On September 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") held a virtual public hearing for the draft Underground Injection Control ("UIC") permit issued for Florence Copper on August 15, 2022. Twenty-seven participants provided comment at the hearing, each supporting the project and calling for a final UIC permit to be issued. The UIC permit is the last authorization required to advance the Florence Copper Project to commercial production.
The EPA public comment period is scheduled to conclude on September 29, 2022.
Stuart McDonald
President and CEO
