The Tujuh Bukit Copper Project is one of the world’s largest pre-production copper projects, located beneath the operating Tujuh Bukit Gold Mine. Merdeka owns a 100% interest in the project.
Since 2018, Merdeka has invested US$200 million on detailed feasibility work to advance the project, including a 1,890-metre exploration decline, resource definition drilling, geological modeling, technical studies, and a pre-feasibility study (PFS), completed in May 2023. The PFS confirms attractive project economics for developing a globally significant, long-life, underground mine adopting a phased approach.
Currently, Merdeka is focusing on project enhancement work, before commencing with a bankable feasibility study. The optimization work includes the potential for improved metallurgical recoveries, higher underground production throughput, and open-pit mining of additional copper ore.
