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Appointment of SGS Lakefield
Appointment of SGS Lakefield.
About this update from Blencowe Resources Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 0020V\n Blencowe Resources PLC\n 04 August 2020\n \n \n \n \n Date: 4 August 2020 Blencowe Resources\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (\"Blencowe\" \n \n or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n \n \n Appointment of SGS Lakefield to complete Metallurgical Test Work for Orom-Cross Project\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Company is pleased to announce that further metallurgical test work will commence shortly on its Orom-Cross graphite project in Northern Uganda. This work is critical to understanding the quality of the end-product that Orom-Cross can deliver as a high grade graphite concentrate, as well as what the process flow will look like to achieve this. \n \n \n Blencowe has recently completed a 69 hole, 1950 meter diamond drilling programme, designed to deliver a maiden JORC Resource for Orom-Cross. Both the drilling and metallurgical test work are integral parts of the development of this Project and both are required prior to commencement of a feasibility study later in the year.\n \n \n Drillhole samples from the Project are currently in transit to SGS Mwanza (Tanzania) for sample preparation which will prepare samples for grade assays and metallurgical test work.\n \n \n Following the closure of previous metallurgy partner Metzana, and after evaluation of several organisations, Blencowe is pleased to announce that it has appointed SGS Lakefield (Canada), to conduct further metallurgical assessment of the project. SGS Lakefield have extensive experience in graphite assessment with contribution to over 25 projects in recent years, and several of these have been in East Africa and in similar oxide environments to Orom-Cross. \n \n \n SGS Lakefield have been commissioned by Blencowe to undertake a metallurgical test work program to confirm Total Graphite Content (TGC) of +95%, high recoveries, concentrate grade and maximising flake sizing. The aim of the additional test work is to confirm the liberation pathway for increased recoveries and higher grade within the concentrate. \n \n \n Highlights;\n \n \n The objectives of this Phase Two metallurgical test work are as follows:\n \n \n · \n Confirm a 95-97% TGC (Total Graphite Content) pure concentrate is possible with low impurities (Thorium and Vanadium).\n \n \n · \n Confirm ~80% recovery is achievable for this con...