In addition, an education and skills training program, infrastructure development for the community and financial benefits within the agreement are intended to maximize participation and secure positive outcomes for the indigenous partners.
In the press release, Daniel Earle, the company’s president and CEO, noted that the IBA is built on the relationships established through a prior community consultation and memorandum of understanding, with “reciprocal commitments toward the advancement of the project in an environmentally and socially responsible fashion.”
In August, Solaris released the first intercept from a 40,000-metre drill program at the 268-sq.-km project, which includes 567 metres of 1% copper-equivalent.
(This article first appeared in the Canadian Mining Journal)
