Metallurgical test work carried out on AVZ Minerals’
Manono lithium has generated “encouraging” results and “a number” of potential processing routes to produce a spodumene concentrate in excess of 6%.
The test work generated a 6.3% spodumene concentrate based on 73% dense media separation (DMS) and 94% flotation recovery rates using Roche Dure feedstock grading between 1.4% and 1.76%.
Several processing routes were trialled to create the concentrate including flotation or variations of DMS and flotation.
“Results for this preliminary metallurgical test work on coarse reject material from two diamond drill holes testing the Roche Dure prospect provides further support for an extremely strong project,” AVZ Minerals executive chairman Klaus Eckhof said.
“Having a plus-6% lithium concentrate produced, with low values of detrimental elements without optimisation techniques being applied, positions the company extremely well against its peers and compares favourably with historical Belgian work carried out, which produced a 6.8% lithium concentrate,” Mr Eckhof added.
Ahh what a problem to have....
GLTAH
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