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Exploration, mining and processing briefs

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal, Copper, Exploration, Gold, Processing / Manufacturing.

Updates from Centrex Metals, Zenith Minerals, Ausmex, Aeon Metals, Pure Hydrogen and State Gas in this week’s exploration, mining and processing briefs.

Mencel takes the helm at Centrex

The company behind the Ardmore phosphate project in North-West Queensland has a new chief executive officer.

Robert Mencel is an engineering and mining executive with more than 25 years’ experience developing andoperating a wide range of mining, mineral processing and engineering operations.

He has previously held the position of CEO for RONPHOS Corp., the Republic of Nauru's phosphate company, where he was responsible for production, marketing and. . .

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Aeon about-face on Walford Creek processing

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Exploration, Processing / Manufacturing.

Aeon Metals has dumped its previous processing strategy for Walford Creek, sending prefeasibility work for the copper-cobalt mine on a new trajectory.

It comes after an independent review of the key metallurgical elements of the Walford Creek prefeasibility study (PFS), initiated by interim chief executive officer and managing director Fred Hess.

Dr Hess, previously a non-executive director, took the helm after long-time chief executive officer and managing director Hamish Collins resigned last month.

The Aeon board has decided to suspend completion of the current PFS process workstream and heap leaching pyrite concentrate testwork program for Walford Creek. . .

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Sun Cable to power Walford Creek mining operation

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Energy, Exploration.

Aeon Metals is turning to the sun to power its proposed Walford Creek copper-cobalt project in North-West Queensland.

The company has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Sun Cable to provide an energy solution for the operation.

Sun Cable has been hitting the headlines for its $22 billion plan to build the world’s largest dispatchable solar and battery power station in the Northern Territory along with a sub-sea cable to carry power to Singapore.

Aeon said it had been undertaking a detailed assessment of a third-party provided solar-plus-diesel power solution as. . .

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More time to tweak Walford Creek cobalt process

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Exploration, Processing / Manufacturing.

Aeon Metals has stretched out the timing for its Walford Creek pre-feasibility study to allow further work focused on cobalt extraction.

The company said metallurgical and process workstreams were now welladvanced in the PFS for the North-West Queensland copper-cobalt project.

The front-end flowsheet design to produce copper, zinc and lead concentrates has proceeded well and is nearing completion.

But further work is needed on alternative back-end cobalt flowsheet routes to keep capital and operating costs down.

As a result of this additional metallurgical testwork and evaluation, completion of the PFS is now expected in the. . .

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Cash on the table to move Walford Creek forward

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Exploration, Processing / Manufacturing.

Walford Creek copper- cobalt mine proponent Aeon Metals says it has received a raft of funding proposals.

It comes as the company prepares to release an updated mineral resource estimate for the project, 350km north-west of Mount Isa, this week.

"While the Indicative Funding Proposals remain non-binding, and there is no certainty that funding will eventually be obtained under any of them, a number have the potential to significantly reduce Aeon’s overall funding requirements with respect to the progression and planned development of the Walford Creek Project," managing director and chief executive officer Hamish Collins said in. . .

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Updates may upscale Aeon’s Walford Creek plans

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Copper, Exploration.

Aeon Metals expects to produce an updated resource estimate for the Walford Creek copper-cobalt project this quarter after wrapping up drilling for 2019.

Results announced this week showed continuity of mineralisation in the Amy zone and Marley/Vardy deposits at the project, 350km north-west of Mount Isa.

The latest findings are expected to bring added shine to outcome of the prefeasibility study that is underway.

They come after . . .

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