TECHNICAL FOUNDATION & DEVELOPMENT
Historical results. A defined next programme.
Historical testwork and preliminary engineering provide a foundation for Re-2Ox development. The next task is to qualify a selected commercial feed and establish the basis for an integrated demonstration.
HISTORICAL PRODUCT — 2018 SGS testwork produced cobalt sulphate from Castle gravity concentrate. This is evidence for the tested material and conditions.
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING — SGS prepared a demonstration design based on one tonne per eight-hour shift. This is a design basis, not operating capacity.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT — Define the first application, consolidate process knowledge, scope independent feed qualification, and prepare a costed demonstration programme.
What the evidence establishes.
Historical results inform feed selection and process development. A new application requires its own assessment of recovery, product quality, reagent use, residues and operating economics.
The next milestone is a qualified application.
Representative feed, buyer requirements, product and residue pathways, and demonstration engineering establish the next investment decision. Physical demonstration is a subsequent stage requiring its own financing.
Historical SGS testwork source