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The ruling removes the last major obstacle for the $250 million project, located 150 km northeast of Guayaquil.

A minimum 70,000 meter drill program is now planned for 2025.

In its Q3 results release, the company noted that the silver mine expansion is essentially complete at 99%.

The West African nation increasingly seeks new partners, such as Russia, in its mining sector.