Originally posted by Maverick7
Recent report from Mincor has found high-grade oxide Nickel near Kambalda, but note that oxides are not able to be processed at the Kambalda concentrator:
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Any engineers/geos with technical knowledge able to advise the likelihood and costs of mining nickel oxides near Kambalda would be much appreciated.
@jezzathegeo@pangea@Midnight26
Cheers
Maverick
Hey Mav,
Dilute acid heap leach at atmospheric pressures should be feasible at minimal capital expense and low-OPEX, blast-free mining.
Assuming 70-80% recoveries of say 300Kt @ 3% Nickel Oxide material could yield 6-7Kt of nickel.
Worth pursuing as resource target with inexpensive infill aircore drilling.
P
