Lab or pilot plant samples produced by a third party are not...

Lab or pilot plant samples produced by a third party are not commercially qualifiable products; commercially qualifiable products are produced in the primary plant at the project site which has been constructed, commissioned and calibrated. There are many variables that have to be taken into account included local water quality, rheology, ore body feedstock pile head grade optimisation to meet target head grade % to meet primary plant calibration.

No end user will sign any financially or legally binding supply agreement when key metrics have yet to be proven including logistics, QA/QC (ISO 9001), able to meet ASTM Mesh Size Grade Standards (i.e. +50 Mesh (20x50); +100 Mesh (50x100)), purity targets (i.e.95% - 97.5% LOI), product packaging, production sampling procedures / SOP, logging procedures, product consistency, commercially based pricing, etc. Any lab or pilot plant qualifications are indicators to the next level of commercially product bulk trial samples and subsequent commercial shipments.