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Extraction tests tick right boxes for QEM

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A second round of pilot plant testing has 'ticked all the right boxes' as QEM fine tunes vanadium and oil extraction plans, according to managing director Gavin Loyden.

QEM is advancing its Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project, 6km east from the township of Julia Creek in North-West Queensland.

Following on from a promising first round of bench-scale pilot plant testing at the Melbourne headquarters of HRL Technology Group last month, the second round has delivered improved vanadium and oil extraction rates with a larger sample size.

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Leap forward for Multicom vanadium plans

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Multicom Resources' Saint Elmo vanadium project, east of Julia Creek, has received Federal environmental approval.

The project is expected to directly employ about 200 people during the construction phase and more than 150 people in initial operations, with more positions to come as it scales up.

Queensland Resources Minister Scott Stewart said he welcomed the decision by the Federal Government concerning Saint Elmo.

"Vanadium will be a workhorse mineral of the battery storage and renewable energy sector," he said.

"There has been significant interest in vanadium and other new-age minerals in North Queensland.

"That’s why the Palaszczuk Government. . .

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QEM backs solar, wind studies to advance green hydrogen plan

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QEM is pushing ahead with a green hydrogen proposal for its Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project, engaging specialists to look into potential wind and solar power generation at the site.

DNV Australia has been engaged to undertake a pre-feasibility study into power generation from solar and wind farms, as part of the broader assessment into hydrogen production at the flagship project in North West Queensland.

QEM previously announced it had commissioned studies with E2C Advisory to investigate the capital and operating cost requirements of the company . . .

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Promising vanadium tests for QEM’s Julia Creek project

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QEM says it is seeing impressive vanadium extraction results from test work at its flagship Julia Creek project.

The project hosts oil shale resources as well as vanadium, so the company has been working to fine tune efficient extraction of both commodities to maximise the value of operations there.

QEM said today the latest extraction test work indicated very high extraction vs vanadium retention rates could be achieved at certain temperatures on shale that had been ashed to extract the oil values.

“These terrific results give us a strong foundation to progress this project and assess the optimal processing route. . .

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Oil yields add momentum to Julia Creek project

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QEM has announced successful results from independent test work aimed at increasing oil yields from its Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project.

It says the work shows substantially higher oil yields are possible at Julia Creek through the addition of a solvent during extraction processing, compared to options such as direct retorting.

QEM managing director Gavin Loyden said he was delighted with the oil results, which marked a key milestone towards commercialisation of the Julia Creek project.

“The tests produced oil yields substantially higher than our previous oil extraction test work, laying the groundwork for a significant improvement to. . .

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Lilyvale shows promise as vanadium plans advance

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A 'highly successful' infill drilling program has lifted the mineral resource estimate for the Richmond - Julia Creek vanadium project.

A pre-feasibility study centred on commercial evaluation and ore reserve generation from the updated mineral resource is expected to be released in the September quarter.

The project is a joint venture between Horizon Minerals and RichmondVanadium Technology, with RVT earning up to 75 per cent by spending $6 million to March 2021 inclusive of a feasibility study.

Horizon said today the updated global mineral resource estimate for Richmond - Julia Creek stood at 1. . .

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QEM is looking into green hydrogen opportunities at its flagship Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project in North-West Queensland.

QEM keen to push ahead with Julia Creek project

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QEM is changing tack on its Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project as it looks to undertake prefeasibility work in the next six months.

QEM managing director Gavin Loyden said the past quarter had primarily been one of consolidation and bringing fresh approaches to the company.

It has identified a suitable extraction technology for the project and appointed HRL Technology Group to carry out test work to investigate the selected process for QEM’s oil shale resource and also to evaluate vanadium and other metal extraction from the shale, post oil extraction.

The company has also appointed E2C Advisory. . .

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State grants special status to fast-track vanadium mine

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Plans for a $470 million vanadium mine near Julia Creek have received another shot in the arm, with the State Government declaring it a prescribed project.

The news comes just two months after the Federal Government granted major project status to the Saint Elmo project, helping fast-track its development in line with its goal of positioning Australia as a key global player in critical minerals.

Proponent Multicom Resources plans an open-cut mine for the production of vanadium, a key material in manufacturing. . .

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Major project status puts vanadium mine in fast lane

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The Federal Government has granted major project status to a North West Queensland vanadium mine, with construction set to kick off in 2020.

The fast-tracking of the Saint Elmo project near Julia Creek fits the government goal of positioning Australia as a key global player in critical minerals.

Proponent Multicom Resources plans an open-cut mine for the production of vanadium, a key material in manufacturing batteries, particularly suited to renewable energy storage.

It is expected to create 200 jobs in construction, with hundreds more. . .

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Julia Creek vanadium deposit ‘one of the largest in the world’

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QEM says its Julia Creek project is proving to be one of the largest vanadium deposits in the world as it reveals a significant resource upgrade.

The company’s flagship Julia Creek vanadium / oil shale project covers 249.6sq km in the Julia Creek area of North West Queensland.

Following the resource upgrade, the project holds a 2760Mt vanadium JORC resource, with an average V2O5 content of 0.30 per cent.

This is a 62 per cent increase in the size of the vanadium resource.

QEM said the resource upgrade incorporated historic data from drill holes in the newly granted. . .

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QEM is looking into green hydrogen opportunities at its flagship Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project in North-West Queensland.

Bright outlook for QEM at Julia Creek project

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Vanadium explorer QEM Limited expects to release an updated resource in the coming months for its flagship Julia Creek vanadium / oil shale project.

The company recently invested more than $400,000 in seismic and drilling work at the site over a two-month period.

At the same time, it added a further tenement to its Julia Creek project, taking the total project area to about 496sq km.

General manager – geology and development Scott Drelincourt said the company was now focused on identifying the best processing route for the vanadium and oil shale to. . .

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Drilling to flesh out vanadium potential

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Vanadium junior QEM has moved to qualify its geological model with a core drill program at its site near Julia Creek in North-West Queensland.

The four-inch five hole drilling was designed as an infill program to provide data between existing holes.

The core recovered will be used to advance processing studies intended to optimise the extraction of vanadium and potentially, hydrocarbons.

It was intended that the program provide about 300kg of bulk ore material for planned processing studies, QEM executive director David Fitch said. 

The company has undertaken a 26km 2D seismic program to survey the geological structure. . .

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Seismic survey work kicks off at Julia Creek project

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QEM has started a seismic surveying program on its flagship Julia Creek project in North-West Queensland.

The company has engaged Velseis to conduct the survey, which aims to increase the geological confidence of the deposit.

QEM say the seismic data gathered through the survey will play an important role in the assessment of potential mine designs and also in the process of planning the pre-feasibility study for the Julia Creek project.

“The commencement of the seismic program is an import step towards the development of QEM’s flagship Julia Creek vanadium / oil shale project," QEM executive director David. . .

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