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Getty Announces Plans for a Pre-Feasibility Engineering Study by West Coast Environmental and Engineering For SX-EW Copper Cathode Prodution by Heap, Dump and Pressure Oxidation Leaching
Getty Announces Plans for a Pre-Feasibility Engineering Study by West Coast Environmental and Engineering For SX-EW Copper Cathode Prodution by Heap, Dump and Pressure Oxidation Leaching.
About this update from Getty Copper Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTrading Symbol TSX:V GTC\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 24 /CNW/ - The company is pleased to announce that it has\ncontracted with West Coast Environmental and Engineering to immediately\ncommence a pre-feasibility engineering study focused on potential cathode\ncopper production from the Getty North and Getty South oxide and sulphide\ncopper resources. These are located in the traditional Highland Valley mining\ndistrict of British Columbia. This follows the recent finalization of both the\nGetty North and Getty South NI 43-101 resource reports completed by Vector\nEngineering Inc. under the direction of Mr. Craig L. Parkinson, P.G., an\nindependent Qualified Person. Mr. Parkinson will also be the primary Qualified\nPerson for the pre-feasibility engineering study.\n\n\nIn 1998, Bateman Engineering Inc. completed a technically and financially\npositive Feasibility Outlook engineering study for the Getty North oxide\ncopper resource focused on open-pit mining, heap leaching, solvent extraction\nand electro-winning to produce cathode copper. This report was prepared prior\nto the implementation of NI 43-101 and while relevant and useful it cannot be\nrelied upon. The new engineering study is intended to update this past work\nand include possible development of both the oxide and sulphide resources. The\noxide resource is proposed to be developed in the same manner as originally\nproposed by Bateman with heap/dump leaching followed by solvent extraction and\nelectro-winning. The sulphide resources of the Getty North Deposit would\npotentially be open-pit mined in conjunction with both the Getty North and\nGetty South oxide resources. The sulphide copper is proposed to be treated\nusing conventional milling and flotation as is done worldwide to produce\ncopper concentrates. Any copper concentrate that might be produced is proposed\nto be pressure leached on site with industrially proven, low pressure and\ntemperature pressure oxidation autoclaving followed by solvent extraction and\nelectro-winning to produce high quality cathode copper metal. Pressure\noxidation of copper concentrates is a rapidly emerging industrially applied\nand environmentally sound global industrial technology. The proposed pressure\noxidation facility at the Getty property will be based on this proven\nindustrial technology. It will offer the advantages of a ...