Given SUM was able to "selectively" sample the rocks chips and essentially "seperate" the Niobium by hand I don't see any issues with separation given how it appears deposited.
Any arguments about separation are null/void, regardless of whether this is in Pegmatite/Quartz hosted deposits.If this was a low trace amount within the pegmatite then sure separation would likely be uneconomic but these are essentially concentrated veins.
As we've seen SUM has no shortage of available material to sample, if the 3KM strike is firmed up and bears any resemblance to the pictures then high grade Niobium could literally be seperated with a hand pick or via crushing and processed offsite requiring very low volumes of material to be shipped.
Negative posters: They separated the rock chips with no processing the samples don't count.
Next Post: Separation of the Niobium is impossible/uneconomic and can't be done. It's impossible.
Which is it? Make up your minds.
GLTAH
Ann: Further High-Grade Niobium Results from Equador - Brazil, page-494
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