RE: Re: RNS11 Dec 2023 07:41
This coupled with the quality of the fines concentrate confirms overall highest quality and purity of the Orom-Cross end product in all graphite market segments. This will bode well for offtake contracts and sales volumes.
Blencowe is now proceeding with additional metallurgical test work for other specialised market segments and to consider downstream processing as part of an enhanced value-add strategy for the project. More will be announced on this as detailed work progresses ahead.
All of the work items noted above are key actions within the US$5 million Grant Agreement signed with the Development Finance Corporation ("DFC"), and completion of these milestones will unlock the next tranches of funding.
Executive Chairman Cameron Pearce commented:
"Blencowe is making progress on all parts of the Definitive Feasibility Study with key actions currently underway in Uganda, China, Australia and the United States respectively. We are very pleased with all results to date and we will continue to add value to this world class project."
Mr Pearce added "Orom-Cross is one of the few graphite projects worldwide with the critical three inflection point factors all in play together, being lowest percentile capital cost, lowest percentile operating cost and highest purity of end products. Not many other graphite projects have all of these together and any one of them out of sync creates big problems. Add to this a very sustainable project with significant ESG advantages and Orom-Cross becomes almost unique. These are what will ultimately allow Blencowe to secure offtake contracts, fund the project, and bring Orom-Cross into production once we have completed the DFS. Our feasibility study continues to highlight these advantages and we will use them to showcase the quality of the asset that we are developing."