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Deep-South Hires Mintek of South Africa and METS Engineering of Australia for Metallurgical Test Work on Ore from its Haib Copper Project in Namibia
(via TheNewswire) Vancouver, B.C., Canada / TheNewswire / APRIL 11 , ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Deep-South Hires Mintek of South Africa and METS Engineering of Australia for Metallurgical Test Work on Ore from its Haib Copper Project in Namibia(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nVancouver, B.C., Canada / TheNewswire / APRIL 11, 2019 - Deep-South Resources Inc. (\"Deep- South\" or \"the Company\") (TSX-V: DSM) announces that it has entered into an agreement with Mintek of South Africa in order to conduct metallurgical test work on stockpile material from the Haib Copper Project in Namibia. The test work program is managed by METS Engineering of Australia.\n\n \n \nThe aim of the program is to test the amenability of the ore to microbially-assisted heap leaching. The test work will be conducted on 1 ton samples and will produce data for an eventual commercial pilot heap leach test.\n\n \n \nSince 2003 heap leaching technologies have evolved substantially. Since 2014 Codelco has successfully used microbially-assisted heap leaching on copper sulfide ore containing chalcopyrite at their Radomiro Tomic mine in Chile. BHP has also piloted microbial-assisted heap leaching on the same type of ore at their Spence mine in Chile. \n\n \n \nThe program will also focus on testing the amenability of High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGRs) and test the acid consumption of the heap leaching process. The test work will commence in the coming days.\n\n \n \nAbout Mintek:\n\n \n \nMintek is South Africa's national mineral research organisation established in 1934 to assist in ensuring sustainable growth in the minerals and metal industries through research, development & innovation (RDI). The organisation has grown over the years into an internationally competitive, respected research and development centre of metallurgical and mineral processing technologies. Mintek's Biotechnology Division has been involved in the development of tank and heap bioleaching technologies for over 30 years. Mintek also specializes in hydrometallurgy, including leaching, precipitation, solvent extraction and electrowinning. You can visit Mintek at : https://www.mintek.co.za\n\n \n \nAbout METS :\n\n \n \nEstablished in 1988, Mineral Engineering Technical Services provides a range of services in the fields of Minerals Processing, Hydrometallurgy and Pyrometallurgy. METS is the engineering company that produced Deep-South's Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) disclosed on ...