04-24-2013, 01:44 PM
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- National election in Greenland on March 12th leads to a change in government; new coalition government led by the Siumut Party, with a parliamentary majority
- New government quick to highlight Kvanefjeld as a priority project, with an aim of fast-tracking regulations to permit uranium exploitation from multi-element projects
- Kvanefjeld project implementation strategy developed to reduce project risk through staged development scenario; initial start-up capacity of 3Mtp/a, with an expansion to 6Mtp/a
- Mine and Concentrator Study complete for initial 3Mtp/a operation, following two successful pilot plant campaigns of the concentrator (flotation) circuit
- The Study demonstrates significantly reduced start-up costs - now estimated at $810M
- The mine and concentrator capable of treating 3Mtpa is anticipated to cost $450M
- The refinery to produce marketable REE and U products is estimated to cost $360M
- The mine and concentrator (flotation circuit) will produce a high-grade REE-uranium mineral concentrate, along with zinc (6,180tpa) and fluorspar by-products (8,865tpa)
- The REE-uranium mineral concentrate containing 14% total REO and 0.24% U3O8 will then be treated in a dedicated refinery to produce 23,000tpa of high purity mixed rare earth hydroxide, and 1.1 Mlbs U3O8,
To read the full ASX announcement go to http://www.ggg.gl/docs/quarterly-reports/Q1_2013_Quarterly_Activity_Report.pdf
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