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South Star Mining Announces Approval of Environmental Permit for Pilot Plant Operations for Santa Cruz Graphite Project
(via TheNewswire) Toronto, ON - TheNewswire - March 3, 2020 - So...
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[{"type":"text","content":"South Star Mining Announces Approval of Environmental Permit for Pilot Plant Operations for Santa Cruz Graphite Project(via TheNewswire)\n \n \n\n\n \n \nToronto, ON - TheNewswire - March 3, 2020 - South Star Mining Corp. ('South Star' or 'the Company') (TSXV:STS) (OTC:STSBF) is pleased to announce the approval of the simplified environmental license for the Phase 1 - Pilot Plant operations for its 100%-owned Santa Cruz Graphite Project (\"Project\") located in Southern Bahia, Brazil. The license is valid for 1 year and is renewable on an annual basis. \n\n \n \nThe results of the PFS were announced on February 5th. Phase 1 consists of a pilot plant with the capacity to produce 5,000t of concentrate per year, and the simple layout includes a small open-pit processing plant with filtered tails technology, waste storage facility for co-disposal of waste rock and filtered tails and civil infrastructure. The goal of the Phase 1 operations is to test and optimize the flowsheet, develop the key commercial relationships and optimize the production of products demanded in the marketplace, given the inherent, high-quality nature of the concentrates produced to date. Detailed engineering of the pilot plant was completed as part of the PFS. \n\n \n \nPhase 2 is a larger plant with similar layout and technology, but with a capacity of 25,000t of concentrate per year. It's important to highlight that both Phases include the use of filtered tails technology and co-disposal of tailings with waste rock to avoid the requirement of a Tailings Storage Facility. This is essential in facilitating the on-going permitting requirements and decreasing the environmental footprint of the facility. \n\n \n \nRichard Pearce, President and CEO of South Star, commented: \"I am proud to be making this announcement and want to extend a special thank-you to our team, our consultants and the Municipal Environmental Permitting Agency for Itabela, Bahia for all their hard work and effort throughout this process. Their dedication and professionalism in handling this critical permitting process in a responsible, efficient and transparent manner were essential in the successful outcome. We look forward to working with the local communities, stakeholders and regulators as we move forward towards production. \n\n \n \nPilot plant operations with a very modest CAPEX are ...