Mineral sands miner MZI Resources has increased the ore reserve estimate of its Keysbrook project, in Western Australia, by 277%, extending the mine life of the project nearly three-fold from five-and-a-half years to nearly 16 years.
MZI reported on Wednesday that total ore reserves at the Keysbrook project has now increased to 72-million tonnes, grading 2.2% total heavy minerals, with the ore reserve comprising high value leucoxene and zircon products.