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Metallurgical Testwork Results - Iron Ore Project

28 Jan 2013 07:00

RNS Number : 4392W
Bushveld Minerals Limited
28 January 2013
 



28 January 2013

For Immediate Release

 

Bushveld Minerals Ltd

("Bushveld" or the "Company")

P-Q Zone Metallurgical Testwork Results - Bushveld Iron Ore Project

 

Bushveld Minerals Limited (AIM: BMN), a mineral development company focused on iron and tin projects in Southern Africa, is pleased to provide a metallurgical testwork update on their iron ore project in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Recent results of Davis Tube tests on massive and disseminated iron ore zones of the P-Q layer are reported here.

Highlights:

·; As much as 86.5% recoveries for a 54.8% FeT product grade of P-Q massive magnetite ore, and as much as 63.1% recoveries for a 55.0% FeT product grade of P-Q disseminated magnetite ore confirmed.

·; Size fractions of between 500 µm and 106 µm found to have the best recoveries, eliminating the need for fine grinding of the ore.

·; Significant improvement of the product grades and recoveries over the coarse (-6mm and -12mm) DMS concentrates.

Commenting on these results, Fortune Mojapelo, the CEO of Bushveld Minerals, said "The positive drilling and metallurgical test results continue to reinforce the robustness and consistency of the iron ore mineralisation in both the P-Q zone and the Main Magnetite Layer. In relation to the economics of the project, the high recovery levels at relatively coarse grinds for the massive and disseminated ores imply less intense power requirements to process these ores. We expect that this will provide greater confidence in the fundamentals of the project, which will be reflected in our scoping study report due for release this quarter."

 

Metallurgy - Davis Tube Test results of size fraction grading

 

Following preliminary Davis Tube Test ("DTT") testwork undertaken on the -75μm fraction, and preliminary Dense Medium Separation ("DMS") tests on coarse (-12mm and -6mm) fractions of the massive ore (refer to BMN announcement "Preliminary metallurgical test work at the Bushveld Iron Ore Project", 22 October 2012), follow-up DTT investigations have been conducted on a range of size fractions for composited samples of both the massive and disseminated ores.

 

Massive Ore

 

Of the recovery/grade tests carried out on the six size fractions of the massive ore from -500µm to -38µm (in addition to the 12mm and 6mm fractions reported on by Bushveld Minerals in December 2012); the 500 µm fraction gives the best product grade/recovery results for all the important constituents of the ore. This suggests that fine grinding of this ore will not be necessary.

 

The table below summarises the grades and percentage recoveries for the DTT product at various size fractions for the massive ore and highlights results obtained for the -500 µm, -212 µm and -106 µm fractions. Total iron (FeT) recoveries are positive and compare well with the previous preliminary DTT studies using a -75µm grind.

 

DTT Results: Massive Ore

FeT

V2O5

TiO2

SiO2

Al2O3

CaO

MgO

Size Fraction (Mags)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

-500µm

54.8

86.52

0.39

18.5

80.67

1.17

6.52

2.8

33.68

0.11

3.23

0.97

29.9

-212µm

55.1

86.81

0.35

18.7

81.32

1.22

6.62

2.83

33.15

0.11

3.14

0.97

29.12

-106µm

54.8

83.78

0.36

18.4

77.72

1.17

6.5

2.82

33.84

0.12

3.51

0.98

30.14

-75µm

55

77.91

0.35

18.3

71.53

1.13

5.64

2.78

29.98

0.11

2.89

0.92

25.42

-53µm

55.5

43.88

0.42

18.3

40.02

1.24

3.46

2.81

16.95

0.12

1.76

0.93

14.38

-38µm

54.6

35.75

0.36

17.8

32.15

1.67

3.85

2.89

14.4

0.21

2.55

0.98

12.51

 

Recoveries and product grades of the -500µm concentrate show a significant improvement in the Fe recoveries over the -6mm and -12mm concentrates produced using dense media separation (DMS), as well as a significant reduction in the SiO2 and MgO grades of the concentrates. This is illustrated in the table below:

 

Top size

Grade %

Recovery %

Grade in concentrate %

Fe

TiO2

V2O5

Fe

TiO2

Al2O3

SiO2

MgO

CaO

6mm

50.1

19

0.33

73.4

74.9

2.88

4.66

1.65

0.75

12mm

48.9

18.5

0.32

79.24

79.8

3.29

5.87

1.73

0.96

500µm

54.8

18.5

0.39

86.52

80.67

2.8

1.17

0.97

0.97

 

Disseminated Ore

Recovery/grade tests on the disseminated ore carried out at various top sizes yielded positive results in all size fractions greater than 106 µm.

The disseminated ore has lower recoveries, which may be expected owing to the fact that more of the iron may be incorporated in pyroxene and olivine in the disseminated ore. Nonetheless, the grades of the disseminated concentrates compare favourably with those of the massive concentrates.

The table below summarises the concentrate grades and recoveries for the various size fractions for the disseminated ore:

 

 

DTT Results: Disseminated Ore

FeT

V2O5

TiO2

SiO2

Al2O3

CaO

MgO

Size Fraction (Mags)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

Grade (%)

Recovery (%)

-500µm

55.1

61.45

0.25

17.8

63.47

1.78

2.46

2.87

10.59

0.19

1.66

0.84

8.22

-212µm

55

63.1

0.24

17.7

64.97

1.97

2.81

2.91

11.05

0.21

1.89

0.9

9.06

-106µm

54.8

61.88

0.36

17.7

63.95

1.8

2.52

2.87

10.73

0.2

1.77

0.86

8.52

-75µm

55.1

51.98

0.23

17.7

53.38

1.94

2.27

2.89

9.02

0.21

1.55

0.86

7.11

-53µm

54.7

16.20

0.22

17.4

16.46

2.25

0.58

2.96

2.31

0.25

0.58

0.89

2.31

-38µm

54.5

3.99

0.27

17.1

3.99

2.95

0.21

3.19

0.61

0.37

0.21

0.95

0.21

 

 

Bushveld Minerals is carrying out additional X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Saturation Magnetization Analyser (SATMAGAN) work on the massive and disseminated ore in order to further characterise the total recoverable iron for the various ore types. There is a noticeable drop in recoveries for both the massive and disseminated ores below 106µm, which is likely the result of lower effective magnetic susceptibilities of smaller-size particles. Further XRD, SEM and SATMAGAN work will characterise this, but these results suggest that a fairly coarse grind fraction may be optimal for these ores, reducing the need for expensive milling down to very fine particle sizes.

 

Enquiries: info@bushveldminerals.com

Bushveld Minerals

Fortune Mojapelo

+27 (0) 11 268 6555

Fox Davies

Jonathan Evans

+44 (0) 20 3463 5000

Tavistock Communications

Jos Simson/ Jessica Fontaine

+44 (0) 20 7920 3150

Tielle Communications

Stéphanie Leclercq

+27 (0) 83 307 7587

 

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Notes to the editor

Bushveld Minerals Limited is a mineral development company focused on the Bushveld Iron Ore Project and the Mokopane Tin Project, both located on the northern limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa.

 

The Company was admitted to the Alternative Investment Market of the LSE in March 2012.

 

Competent Person's Statement

 

The scientific and technical information contained within this announcement has been reviewed and approved by Jan Rabe, Senior Process Engineer at PESCO, the metallurgical advisor to the Company. Rabe has an honours degree in metallurgy and over 11 years' experience as a practising metallurgical engineer. Jan Rabe has consented to the inclusion of the material in the form and context in which it appears.

 

 

 

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