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LAURION Announces Successful Completion of Sensor-Based Ore Sorting Campaigns from the Surface Stockpile at the Ishkoday Project
LAURION Announces Successful Completion of Sensor-Based Ore Sorting Campaigns from the Surface St...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n LAURION Announces Successful Completion of Sensor-Based Ore Sorting Campaigns from the Surface Stockpile at the Ishkoday Project\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 6, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc.\n \n (TSXV: LME) (OTC: LMEFF)\n \n (\"LAURION\" or the \"Corporation\")\n \n is pleased to announce that it has completed two test campaigns of sensor-based ore sorting from the Sturgeon River Mine surface stockpile. The test work was completed by the Saskatchewan Research Council (\"\n \n SRC\n \n \").\n \n \n Stated\n \n Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin\n \n , President and CEO of LAURION: \"\n \n The Ishkoday stockpile mineralization responds very well to both laser and colour sensor-based sorting. We are optimistic that laser and colour sensor-based sorting will reduce downstream processing costs. During the trade-off study, it became apparent that if mill throughput rates are low (250 – 1000t/day), the cost of ore sorting could be prohibitive. CAPEX and OPEX savings can be anticipated with further definition of inground resources that will warrant a processing plant that will process more than 1,000t/day. Sensor-based sorting may very well improve the economics of the project and result in a more compact processing facility. If the stockpile at the Ishkoday site is to be representative of the host rock from #1 and #3 gold bearing veins on the property, the assumption is that if sensor-based sorting can be successfully implemented on the stockpile, then it will likely be applicable to potential unmined resources in the vicinity of the mine area.\"\n \n \n \n The first test campaign was based on samples from the stockpile sent for ore sorting targeted gold bearing minerals based on visual inspection and were shipped in bags categorized by their mineral content. The sampling's objective was to test the amenability of sorting particles with X-Ray Transmission (XRT) which sorts by difference in particle density combined with laser illumination (laser...