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Los Andes Copper Ltd. Receives Updated Rougher Flotation Assessment Results for the Vizcachitas Project
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 13, 2021) - Los Andes Copper Ltd. (TSXV...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Los Andes Copper Ltd. Receives Updated Rougher Flotation Assessment Results for the Vizcachitas ProjectVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 13, 2021) - Los Andes Copper Ltd. (TSXV: LA) (\"Los Andes\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that as a part of the ongoing Pre-Feasibility Study (\"PFS\") at the Vizcachitas Project in Chile (\"Vizcachitas\" or the \"Project\"), it has received improved flotation rougher recoveries resulting from further metallurgical testwork. Through optimizing the rougher flotation conditions, the Company will be able to increase copper and molybdenum recoveries. During 2019, as part of initial testwork for the PFS, a sample from previous testwork that represents the upper zone of the orebody was sent to SGS Minerals facilities for a rougher flotation assessment. The results of this assessment show that copper and molybdenum rougher recoveries, as compared to the 2019 Preliminary Economic Assessment (\"PEA\") formula, were improved by 3% and 6% respectively. This improvement was achieved by refining the flotation formula: decreasing pH, lowering the solids percentage of the slurry and adding a stronger frother. The ongoing PFS metallurgical testwork in 2020 has confirmed these improvements. A new composite sample from the first 12 years of the mine plan was tested using both the PEA and PFS flotation formulas. The PFS formula shows an improved rougher recovery of 2.8% for copper and 7.8% for molybdenum over the PEA formulas.Fernando Porcile, Executive Chairman of Los Andes, commented:\"I am pleased that the improved formula results from the current PFS testwork further enhance the project economics of an already robust project.\"\"The ongoing Pre-Feasibility Study for the Vizcachitas Project has confirmed the use of HPGR technology and validated the use of dry-stacked tailings. These technologies put the Vizcachitas Project at the forefront of the environmentally responsible practices being adopted for the future of sustainable mining globally.\"About Los Andes Copper Ltd.Los Andes Copper Ltd. is a development company with a 100% interest in the Vizcachitas project in Chile (\"Vizcachitas\" or the \"Project\"). The Company is focused on progressing the Project, which is located along Chile's most prolific copper belt, into production.Vizcachitas is a copper-molybdenum porphyry ...