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Giyani Metals Completes Metallurgical Testing of Manganese Containing Stockpiles from its Botswana Prospects
Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services or for dissemination in the United States OAKVILLE, Ontario, June 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Giyani Metals Corp
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[{"type":"text","content":" Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services or for dissemination in the United States OAKVILLE, Ontario, June 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV:EMM) (FRANKFURT:KT9) (WKN:A2DUU8) (“Giyani” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the completion of the metallurgical testing of stockpile material from the Company’s K.Hill and Otse manganese deposits in Botswana. The testing was performed on 19 samples, 15 of which were taken from the K.Hill stockpile material and four from the area surrounding the former Otse mine pit. The test work included crushing and screening of the 19 samples, followed by geochemical analysis of the +10mm and -10mm fractions. Dense media separation (“DMS”) testing was carried out on the four Otse samples and on a representative composite of the K. Hill material. The results of the testing indicate that a variety of lumpy (-75/+10mm) and fine particle (-10/+1mm) manganese products can be produced from both the K.Hill and Otse material. Table 1 below contains some of the various permutations of DMS yield, and grade for the products that may be expected from both the K.Hill and Otse material as tested. As an example, a 36% Mn lumpy product from the K.Hill stockpiles with a DMS yield of 39% is possible through standard crushing, screening, and densimetric separation. The table includes a variety of other product DMS yield and grade combinations modeled by mineral process engineering firm Worley Parsons. The Company will decide on the most suitable product on which to focus based on tradeoff studies between cost and potential revenue at prevailing market rates. Mn Grade (%) 30% 32% 34% 36% 37% 38% 39% 40% 41% K.Hill Lumpy Mn Product DMS Yield (%) 87.2% 80.0% 39.0% K.Hill Fine Mn Product DMS Yield (%) 73.7% 34.6% Otse Lumpy Mn Product DMS Yield (%) 40.2% 35.8% 32.3% Otse Fine Mn Product DMS Yield (%) 72.5% 58.3% 39.6% 35.1% Table 1. Expected DMS Plant Yield at Various Mn Grades (%) Robin Birchall, CEO of Giyani commented: “We are extremely pleased with these metallurgical results. Simply put, they indicate that we will be able to generate a range of potential products from the stockpile material at suitable grade and y...