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TVI Pacific Inc. Reports BGRIMM Pilot Plant Test Work Results For Its Agata Nickel Laterite Ore Project
Initial Results Confirm Excellent Leachability of the Agata Nickel Laterite Ore TSX: ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nInitial Results Confirm Excellent Leachability of the Agata Nickel\n Laterite Ore\n\n\nTSX: TVI  OTCQX: TVIPF\n\n\nCALGARY, Oct. 17, 2013 /CNW/ - TVI Pacific Inc. (TSX:TVI) (OTCQX:TVIPF)\n (TVI or the Company) through its Philippine operating affiliate, TVI\n Resource Development (Phils.), Inc. (TVIRD), provides an update on the\n test work results for its Agata Nickel Laterite Ore project.  The\n positive results of Beijing General Research Institute of Mining &\n Metallurgy (BGRIMM) pilot plant marks another key step forward for the\n Agata North project, located in the mining district of Agusan in\n northern Mindanao.\n\n\nHighlights:\n\n\n•     Pilot scale testing of Agata ore by BGRIMM is complete.•     Results confirm excellent leachability obtained during bench-scale\n testing.•     93.5 - 94.5% Ni extraction obtained over the 2-stage leaching process.•     Favourable acid consumption in the range of 48-50 t acid/t Ni leached.•     Vendor testwork completed and all design parameters obtained for\n pre-leach thickener, Counter-Current Decantation and residue filtration\n design.•     8,000 L Pregnant Leach Solution produced from BGRIMM leaching campaign\n and shipped to producer for offtaker evaluation.•     TVI's Philippine pilot plant commissioned and production of NHP to\n commence in the 2nd half of October 2013.\n\n\nOn June 5, 2013, the Company announced the positive results of the bench\n scale tests indicating that the Agata ore is highly amenable to acid\n leaching. The next step was to then run a continuously operated pilot\n plant at BGRIMM's research facility in China, in order to test and\n obtain design data for feed ore screening/classification/thickening,\n primary and secondary leaching, counter-current decantation (CCDs),\n residue neutralization and residue filtration.\n\n\nThe BGRIMM pilot plant operation was conducted from May to July 2013 and\n the results are encouraging and in line with expectations as obtained\n from positive bench-scale test work.\n\n\nApproximately 8,000L of the nickel-rich liquor from the BGRIMM pilot\n leaching plant was shipped to the Ph...