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Successful Smelting Trials
Successful Smelting Trials.
About this update from Jubilee Metals Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 6768D Jubilee Platinum PLC 07 December 2009 \n \n \n\n\n\n\nSYLVANIA RESOURCES PLC\nASX:SLV\nAIM:SLV\nRegistration number 091 415 968\nISIN AU000000SLV8\n(\"Sylvania\")\n\n\n\nJUBILEE PLATINUM PLC \nAIM: JLP\nJSE: JBL\nRegistration number 4459850\nISIN GB0031852169\n (\"Jubilee\") \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 7 December 2009\n\nJoint Announcement \n\nSuccessful smelting trials of Sylvania's low grade platinum concentrate by Jubilee Platinum plc ('Jubilee'), SA\n\nKey points\n\n\n\nSuccessful PGM smelting results through Sylvania/Jubilee strategic alliance \n\n\nPreviously uneconomic low grade PGM concentrates successfully treated through Jubilee's ConRoast DC smelting process \n\n\nConcentrate trialled- low PGE grade (85g/t 6E) and a high chrome content (7%)\n\n\n99% of the PGM's were recovered\n\n\nhigh chrome content posed no risks to PGM recovery, safety or smelter performance\n\n\n\n\nFurther trials of low grade concentrates from Sylvania's Dump Operations and its recently acquired Platreef surface resources are planned in the near future\n\n\nFollowing the announcement of their strategic alliance, Sylvania and Jubilee today announce successful trial results from the smelting of low grade platinum group metal (PGM) concentrates at Jubilee's ConRoast DC furnace at Mintek, South Africa. The strategic alliance is designed to enable both companies to unlock previously uneconomic low grade PGM resources by developing new smelting processes. If comprehensive testing proves positive the proprietary ConRoast DC smelting process ...