DEFINITIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY UPDATE - DESIGN PARAMETERS FINALIZED
Nordic Mining has finalized the major test programs for the definitive feasibility study including process optimization and ore variability testing at IHC-Robbins in Australia. A repeatability demonstration program confirming that the flow sheet can be replicated at a different metallurgical facility has also been completed.
The metallurgical test work programs demonstrate that Nordic Mining is able to produce rutile and garnet concentrates from the different ore types that meet strict market requirements.
The test work results support the design parameters which is currently at the engineering stage. The design parameters drive the detailed mine optimization and specification of equipment sizing. The mining plan will include a stockpile strategy for increased resource utilization.
Based on the design parameter, requests for quotations are issued in the market to firm up the capex estimates in the definitive feasibility study. The major amounts of requests have been issued over the last months and feedback from potential equipment suppliers has been good. Requests for quotations for the key construction contracts will be issued in the near future.
Nordic Mining’s CEO, Ivar S. Fossum comments "The test work proved to be more challenging than initially anticipated, particularly in relation to the performance of garnet yields and particle size distributions. The Barton Group has been a solid and supportive partner in enabling successful optimization of the garnet processing and in demonstrating quality of the products to be produced from Engebø."
For questions please contact Project Manager Engebø, Kenneth A. Nakken, at +47 9264 0645.
Oslo, 26 June 2019
Nordic Mining ASA
Nordic Mining ASA (www.nordicmining.com)
Nordic Mining ASA (“Nordic Mining” or the “Company”) is a resource company with focus on high-end industrial minerals and metals. The Company’s project portfolio is of high international standard and holds significant economic potential. The Company’s assets are in the Nordic region.
Nordic Mining is undertaking a large-scale project development at Engebø on the west coast of Norway where the Company has rights and permits to a substantial eclogite deposit with rutile and garnet. Nordic Mining also holds 18.5% of the shares in Keliber Oy, which is developing a lithium project in Finland to become the first European producer of battery grade lithium hydroxide.
In addition, Nordic Mining holds interests in other initiatives at various stages of development. This includes patented rights for a new technology for production of alumina which are jointly owned with the Institute for Energy Technology. The Group has also taken initiatives related to seabed mineral exploration in Norway and participates in the MarMine research project. Further, the Group is investigating a high-quality quartz deposit in Kvinnherad in western Norway and holds exploration rights for nickel and PGE in a prospective geologic province in Reinfjord in northern Norway.
Nordic Mining is listed on Oslo Axess with ticker symbol “NOM”.