Engebø project update: Substantial progress achieved in process development

Significant progress has been made in developing a reliable process solution for the Engebø rutile and garnet deposit. The test work campaign has proven the viability of producing market grade rutile and garnet.

Commercial rutile and garnet products demonstrated  

The test work program has achieved a rutile product of 95% TiO2 at recoveries exceeding 50%. Work is ongoing to improve the recovery whilst maintaining product quality.

Garnet production is divided in coarse and fine product streams. Fine garnet products have been produced to market specifications. Focus is currently on developing the coarse garnet product flowsheet.

A broad process team involving experts at Hatch, Mintek and IHC Robbins has over the last months worked intensively together with Nordic Mining’s project team to find an optimal process scheme for Engebø. The resulting process solution is based on industry standard process technology, combining methods such as magnetic, gravimetric and electrostatic separation.

A systematic comminution test program has been completed, and the chosen crushing and grinding set up demonstrates superior performance in terms of mineral liberation and operational parameters.

Further optimisation test work

Bulk samples are currently being processed using the optimised flowsheet to validate all the work done in the test work campaign.

For further information please contact VP Exploration Mona Schanche, telephone +47 922 81 253.


Oslo, 27 April 2017
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 in Norway and internationally. The Company’s project portfolio is of high international standard and holds a significant economic potential. The Company’s assets are in the Nordic region.

Through the subsidiary Nordic Rutile AS Nordic Mining is undertaking a large-scale project development at Engebøfjellet in Sogn and Fjordane where the Company has rights and permits to a substantial eclogite deposit with rutile and garnet. Permits for the project have been granted by the Norwegian government. Nordic Mining has rights for exploration and production of high-purity quartz in Kvinnherad in Hordaland and develops the project through its subsidiary Nordic Quartz AS. Nordic Mining’s associated company Keliber Oy in Finland plans to start mining of lithium bearing spodumene and production of lithium carbonate. Nordic Mining holds exploration rights on the Øksfjord Peninsula in Troms and Finnmark, where the Company has discovered a prospective area of sulphide mineralisation. Through the subsidiary Nordic Ocean Resources AS, Nordic Mining is exploring opportunities related to seabed mineral resources.

Nordic Mining is listed on Oslo Axess with ticker symbol “NOM”.