The Brazilian Imperial Topaz Project is located in Brazil and involves mining imperial topaz, a gemstone, from alluvial deposits. It is the largest producer of imperial topaz in the world. The project has received licenses and permits and entered the pre-production stage in 2012. Economic analysis shows the project has a net present value of over $130 million and internal rate of return of over 90%, indicating it is financially viable.
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- The company is focused on exploring and developing uranium projects in Australia's Alligator Rivers Uranium Province, which has historically produced 700 million pounds of uranium.
- In 2012, the company plans to drill test extensions of known mineralization at its Tin Camp Creek project as well as priority targets along the 7km Orion Trend, with the goal of identifying large, high-grade deposits.
- The company recently defined an initial JORC-compliant inferred resource of 6.5 million pounds of uranium at 0.31% U3O8 at its Caramal deposit, located within the Tin Camp Creek project.
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- Blackheath is led by an experienced team with expertise developing tungsten mines in Portugal previously, and aims to advance Covas through exploration and development.
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- The company is focused on exploring and developing uranium projects in Australia's Alligator Rivers Uranium Province, which has historically produced 700 million pounds of uranium.
- In 2012, the company plans to drill test extensions of known mineralization at its Tin Camp Creek project as well as priority targets along the 7km Orion Trend, with the goal of identifying large, high-grade deposits.
- The company recently defined an initial JORC-compliant inferred resource of 6.5 million pounds of uranium at 0.31% U3O8 at its Caramal deposit, located within the Tin Camp Creek project.
MacPhersons Reward Gold is building a gold, silver, and zinc production company. It currently has existing silver-gold-zinc deposits at its Nimbus project and new polymetallic extensions are being explored. Drilling is also ongoing at the Coolgardie gold projects, including an updated resource estimate at Tycho, to advance them towards production. The company aims to produce 25,000 ounces of gold in 2012, ramping up to 50,000 ounces in 2013 and potentially 75,000 ounces in 2014 along with silver and zinc concentrate production.
The document summarizes a value engineering study conducted for the development of the AK6 kimberlite diamond mine in Botswana. It describes the resource definition process, terms of the mining license, a phased mining and processing approach using autogenous milling to reduce costs, infrastructure plans that minimize on-site requirements, and capital and operating costs estimated from the value engineering study. Social and environmental responsibilities for the project are also outlined.
Blackheath Resources Inc. July 2012 Investor Presentationmmadvisory
- The document discusses Blackheath Resources, a mineral exploration company focused on tungsten projects in Portugal. It acquired the past-producing Covas tungsten/gold project.
- Covas has historical resources of 923,000 tonnes at 0.78% WO3 and potential for new multi-million tonne tungsten and gold deposits based on exploration results.
- Blackheath is led by an experienced team with expertise developing tungsten mines in Portugal previously, and aims to advance Covas through exploration and development.
Mining Review Africa Issue 5 2021 Botswana DiamondsJames AH Campbell
Botswana Diamonds is exploring its Thorny River diamond project in South Africa and has discovered two small kimberlite pipes within 200 meters of each other. Drilling samples from one of the pipes contained diamonds and indicator minerals pointing to this being a high-quality prospect. The company plans to drill between the pipes to test if they form one continuous ore body and will conduct a bulk sampling program to understand the diamond value. Botswana Diamonds believes Thorny River has the potential to deliver another economic diamond mine like the historic mines in the surrounding area.
Mutiny Gold Ltd is an Australian gold and copper mining company focused on developing its flagship Deflector Gold Copper Deposit located in Western Australia. Key points from the feasibility study on Deflector include an initial mine life of 7.5 years producing an average of 70,000 ounces of gold equivalent per year, average operating costs of $618/oz, and net operating cash flow of $225 million after taxes and debt. Permitting is well advanced and initial open pit mining is planned to transition to underground mining after 2 years to access additional reserves below the pit.
Llave Oro is a gold exploration company focused on projects in Colombia. It has assembled an experienced management team with decades of experience in Colombia to review and develop gold assets. Its main projects are Popales and El Rayo. Popales shows similarities to Continental Gold's multi-million ounce Buritica deposit and trenching has found high-grade veins and bulk mineable zones. El Rayo is located near major deposits and surface sampling found gold anomalies. Llave Oro believes these projects are drill-ready and plans ongoing exploration and permitting to advance them.
Llave Oro is a gold exploration company focused on projects in Colombia. It has assembled an experienced management team with decades of experience in Colombia to review and develop gold assets. Its main projects are Popales and El Rayo. Popales shows similarities to Continental Gold's multi-million ounce Buritica deposit and has 45 high-grade veins identified through preliminary work. El Rayo is located near deposits of major companies and initial sampling returned gold grades up to 16.6 g/t. Llave Oro plans ongoing exploration programs at both projects and is advancing the process of becoming a publicly listed company.
This document provides an overview of Llave Oro Inc., a gold exploration company focused on projects in Colombia. It summarizes Llave Oro's management team and board of directors, which have extensive experience in the mining industry. It also describes Llave Oro's key projects, including the Popales Project, a drill-ready gold prospect located near Continental Gold's multi-million ounce Buritica deposit in a prolific gold belt in Colombia. The document outlines Llave Oro's goal to utilize its experienced team to review, acquire and develop gold assets in Colombia and create shareholder value.
Llave Oro is a gold exploration company focused on projects in Colombia. It has assembled an experienced management team with a track record of success in Colombia. The company's main projects are the Popales and El Rayo projects. Popales shows potential for high-grade veins similar to the nearby Buritica project and bulk mineable zones. Initial work including mapping, sampling and trenching indicate mineralized targets. El Rayo also shows gold anomalies that require further exploration. Llave Oro aims to advance these projects and acquire additional assets as it works towards becoming a publicly listed company.
This document provides an overview and summary of Llave Oro, a gold exploration company focused on projects in Colombia. It discusses Llave Oro's management team and board, which have extensive experience in Colombia and the mining industry. It also summarizes two of Llave Oro's projects - the Popales project, a drill-ready project near Continental Gold's Buritica deposit, and the El Rayo project. The Popales project has returned high gold grades from trenching and has the potential for high-grade vein and bulk mining. Llave Oro aims to advance exploration and the public listing process to create shareholder value.
Llave Oro is a gold exploration company focused on projects in Colombia. It has assembled an experienced management team with decades of experience in Colombia to review and develop gold assets. Its main projects currently are the Popales and El Rayo projects. Popales shows potential for high-grade veins and bulk mining similar to Continental Gold's nearby Buritica project. El Rayo also shows gold anomalies and visible shear zones. Llave Oro intends to advance these projects through ongoing exploration and permitting to become a publicly listed company.
First Quantum is a significant copper and growing nickel producer that is on the cusp of transformational growth through projects that will triple its copper production capacity and increase annual nickel production to 125,000 tonnes. It has a strong financial position with $375 million in cash and $1.25 billion in available financing. First Quantum has delivered the best copper growth in the industry over the past decade and leading shareholder returns through efficient project delivery at costs below industry norms. It aims to be within the top 10 largest copper and nickel producers globally by 2016.
The document discusses Potash Ridge's strategy to capitalize on worldwide shortages of sulphate of potash (SOP) through developing both quick production opportunities and larger scale, longer term projects. It summarizes the Valleyfield project in Quebec, which uses the proven Mannheim process to convert regular potash into SOP. The project has a strategic location near infrastructure and customers, and preliminary economics estimate it could begin generating cash flow within 18 months at competitive costs.
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Brixton Metals Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its high-grade gold and silver Thorn project. An initial resource estimate for Thorn outlined over 21 million ounces of silver equivalent across four mineralized zones that remain open. Recent drilling at the Outlaw zone returned 59.65 meters of 1.15 g/t gold and 5.64 g/t silver. The company plans to conduct additional exploration including mapping, trenching, geophysics and drilling to expand on known zones and identify new targets at its 100% owned 28,000 hectare Thorn project.
Michael R. Smith, R.G.
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msmith@oremexsilver.com
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jcarlesso@oremexsilver.com
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CFO
mivan@oremexsilver.com
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Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE) is an exploration and development company with a particular focus on deposits of rare metals and rare earth elements. The company is specifically focused on the development of its Upper Fir Tantalum and Niobium Deposit at the Blue River Project in British Columbia, and the exploration of the Eldor Rare Earth Project in northern Quebec and the Carbo Rare Earth Project in northern British Columbia.
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2. Brazilian
Imperial
Topaz
Project
Highlights
• Biggest
Imperial
Topaz
producer
and
world-‐class
gems
project;
• Only
region
in
the
world
with
occurrence
of
Imperial
Topaz;
• Alluvial
deposit
with
gems
of
great
quality,
colors
and
size;
• Low
CAPEX
and
low
OPEX;
• Fashion
(low
quality
stones)
-‐
Up
grade
• Project
licensed
and
granted;
• Pre
producKon
stage
since
Jan/2012;
2
• Project
with
high
generaKon
of
shareholder
value.
3. Market
Overview
• The
total
producKon
of
eye-‐clean
ware
is
100
k
ct/y;
• A
majority
of
the
imperial
topaz
producKon
goes
to
customers
in
Japan
and
the
United
States;
• The
premier
source
is
near
Ouro
Preto
in
Brazil’s;
• The
region
has
become
the
only
one
capable
to
provide
the
world
market
with
this
mineral.
3
4. Market
Overview
• Brazilian
Imperial
Topaz
mines
are
under
pressure
due
to
Kghtened
requirements
by
Brazilian
environmental;
• The
world's
enKre
supply
of
Imperial
Topaz
is
mined
from
two
mines
at
Ouro
Preto
in
Brazil,
where
the
deposit
will
be
exhausted
very
soon.
4
5. Overview
• The
40
́s
–
Topaz
being
used
by
children
for
scratching
car
glasses
and
schools;
• The
90
́s
–
Invasion
of
gold
washers
in
the
regions
with
Topaz
occurrence;
• June
2005
–
surface
́s
acquisiKon
by
the
current
owners
and
expulsion
of
the
pick
golders
;
• September
2006
-‐
Research
ApplicaKon
filed
with
the
DNPM
(
Brazilian
Mining
Rights
InsKtute).
5
6. Overview
• April
2007
–
Brazilian
Mining
Rights
InsKtute
-‐
DNPM
issues
the
Research
Permit
/
GranKng
of
Water
Use-‐
issued
by
Brazilian
Water
InsKtute
-‐
IGAM;
• September
2009
-‐
User
Guide
issued
by
DNPM;
• August
2011
–
Research
Report
approved
by
DNPM;
• August
2012
–
Economic
Viability
Report
-‐
PAE
filed
at
the
DNPM;
• January
2012
–
Project
Start
Up.
6
7. Location
&
Infrastructure
PRATINHA
Alto
Paranaíba
Alkaline
Province
Imperial
Topaz
Project
Location
Distance
Ouro
Preto
(MG)
23km
Infrastructure
installed
:
Belo
Horizonte
(MG)
67km
• Electricity
7
Vitória
(ES)
564km
Rio
de
Janeiro
(RJ)
• water
supply
456km
São
Paulo
(SP)
605km
• Pavements
roads