(all amounts in US dollars, unless otherwise noted)
Vancouver, British Columbia – Ero Copper Corp. (TSX: ERO, NYSE: ERO) (the “Company”)
is pleased to announce that it has received the Operational License for the Tucumã Project
(the "Project") – the last remaining permitting milestone for commercial operation. With
physical completion at approximately 99%, commissioning well advanced, and over 90% of
the operational staff hired and trained, first concentrate continues to be expected early in the
third quarter of 2024. The total direct capital cost estimate for Project completion remains
unchanged at approximately $310 million.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Permitting: Project awarded Operational License by the Pará State environmental
agency, Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade ("SEMAS")
• Construction: Physical construction of the Project has reached approximately 99%
completion
? All mechanical equipment and electrical installations complete, ball mill
successfully handed over to operations
? Pre-stripping activities completed ahead of schedule, and full mining operations
have commenced. To date, approximately 110,000 tonnes of ore have been
placed on the run-of-mine stockpile with an additional 55,000 tonnes of ore
drilled and ready to be blasted in the mine
? Process control room, on-site process laboratory, and administrative offices
complete
? Remaining piping, electric cabling and instrumentation installations on track to
complete construction by the end of Q2 2024
• Commissioning Plan: Commissioning activities continue to progress on site
? First ore through primary and secondary crushers as well as screening and
conveyance systems completed with approximately 10,000 tonnes of ore
placed on the crushed ore stockpile to date
? Mechanical completion and sub-component commissioning (lubrication,
hydraulic, electrical, instrumentation and automation systems) completed
? First charge through the milling circuit completed, flotation and filtration
commissioning nearing completion - Project remains on track to achieve first
production and initiate Project ramp-up in early Q3 2024

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