In May, the United States lifted the Section 232 tariff of 10% imposed on Canadian imports of aluminium, a vital ingredient for auto makers, drinks firms and military equipment companies.
Boart Longyear’s Level 4 status was achieved through its ratings on ownership, management, skills development, enterprise, supplier and socio-economic development.
The Toronto-based miner is doing fieldwork at its Andrei claim block, the Royce/Porc property and the JW and Trek porphyry copper projects in the Golden Triangle.
It now has more time to acquire land or to reach legal agreements with landowners to build a processing plant and associated infrastructure at the mine site.