Re: [Véhicule électrique] la question des métaux rares
Publié : 28 nov. 2021, 11:30
Gros projet de Terres rares au Canada, Colombie Britannique, le prospect Wicheeda.
Va demander des centaines de millions de dollars d'investissements.
Va demander des centaines de millions de dollars d'investissements.
https://www.mining.com/sponsored-conten ... t-project/Defense Metals Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment For The Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project
November 24, 2021
Vancouver, British Columbia – November 24, 2021:Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to announce the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) and updated mineral resource estimate for the development of its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) deposit located in British Columbia, Canada. The PEA was prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (SRK). The effective date of the PEA is November 21, 2021 and a technical report relating to the PEA will be filed on SEDAR within 45 days of this news release.
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Initial capital expenditures (CAPEX) are $461 million (includes a contingency allowance of 20% to 25% for major items), and the expansion capex under a cash-funded scenario is $474 million. Sustaining capex for the life of the project is $401 million.
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The updated MRE comprises a 5.0 million tonnes Indicated Mineral Resource, averaging 2.95% TREO (Total Rare Earth Oxide: CeO2, La2O3, Nd2O3, Pr6O11, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb4O7, Dy2O3 and Ho2O3), and a 29.5 million tonnes Inferred Mineral Resource, averaging 1.83% TREO, reported at a cut-off grade of 0.5% TREO within a conceptual Lerchs-Grossman (LG) pit shell and is provided in Table 2.
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