RE: My Understanding of JLP Copper1 Dec 2023 11:46
Gotreal, I know you are 100% positive on JLP but we need to acknowledge when there are issues. The 500-800 tpm of copper from Roan was never achieved. From what I’ve understood from the AGM, this was to some degree admitted as a problem in trying to process tailings along with hard rock. Hence the change to Roan, no longer processing tailings (at least for now) and focussing on waste rock and RoM, with the new modular front end extracting the oxide concentrate and Roan itself extracting the sulphide concentrate.
As Nelson said, when you are pioneering In a field there will be mistakes along the way, I’m prepared to accept that, others might feel differently.
The large scale tests with the Gly-leach process are due to conclude mid December so if things have gone as well as the early results suggested, then we could get some very good news from that.
I’m intrigued about the Chambishi Metals announcement following the Mopani announcement. Are the two connected? I’d sort of assumed that door was being closed due to the low cobalt price but maybe not… that could be another interesting development in the next few weeks.