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Completion of ConRoast develo
Completion of ConRoast develo.
About this update from Jubilee Metals Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 9173M Jubilee Platinum PLC 02 June 2010 \n \n\nJubilee Platinum PLC \n \n2 June 2010\n \nAIM: JLP\nJSE: JBL\nRegistration number: 4459850\nISIN GB0031852169\n \n \nJUBILEE PLATINUM PLC \n \n(\"Jubilee\" or the \"Company\") \n \n \nMintek's Demonstration Furnace Smelts 50 000 Tons of PGM Containing Feed and Concludes the Development Programme of the ConRoast Smelting Process (\"ConRoast\")\n \nJubilee and Mintek are pleased to announce the successful completion of the development programme for the ConRoast Smelting Process. In March 2010 the demonstration DC-arc furnace passed the significant milestone of smelting 50 000 tons of material containing platinum group metals (\"PGM\") as part of the development of ConRoast. \n \nHighlights\n \n· ConRoast development programme successfully concluded; \n· ConRoast established as the solution for platinum industry: smelts 50 000 tons of PGM concentrates during its development programme;\n· ConRoast outperforms the traditional smelting process on treatment of chrome rich PGM concentrates; and \n· Jubilee now focussed on construction of new commercial-scale ConRoast facility. \n \nAbiel Mgomuzulu (CEO of Mintek) said \"The successful conclusion of the research and development phase for the ConRoast smelting solution, affirms Mintek's successful track record of forming partnerships with Industry for the development of technologies that provides solutions to the challenges faced by the Mining and Minerals Industry. Mintek remains committed to this process and will continue with technical support to Jubilee as they commercialise the ConRoast process.\"\n \nColin Bird (CEO of Jubilee) said \"Jubilee is delighted that the research and development phase has been successfully concluded. The ConRoast process has ...