10:43 AM EST, 12/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- McEwen Mining ( MUX ) is up 10.3% after earlier announcing that the Los Azules copper project's environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been approved.

With the EIA approval in place, Los Azules is advancing towards publishing a definitive feasibility study, expected in the first half of next year, with the potential start of construction as early as 2026.

The Los Azules project is in San Juan, Argentina.

McEwan Mining is up $1.20, to $12.92 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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