DNI teams up with CANMET for expanded leaching and REE separation testwork
April 16 2012 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
DNI METALS INC. TORONTO, April 16, 2012 /CNW/ - DNI Metals Inc. is
pleased to announce that it has teamed up with CANMET Mining and
Minerals Science Laboratories, Ottawa, to collaborate on conducting
testwork toward the commercialization of a heap leaching process
for DNI's polymetallic black shales at its northern Alberta
Property. Testwork to start shortly, which is being partly funded
by DNI, will expand on prior leaching and bioleaching work
completed by DNI to optimize leaching parameters toward enhanced
metals recoveries from larger samples than previously tested. The
collaborative work will also specifically focus on identifying,
testing and formulating refining procedures for separation of the
various Rare Earth Elements (REE) from the leaching solution into
saleable end-products. Process technologies from Chinese ionic clay
adsorbed REE ores will be used as a model for this work. Samples to
be tested include mineralized polymetallic shale from DNI's Buckton
inferred resource, in addition to overburden cover rocks overlying
it which are also black shales which are mineralized with REEs and
Specialty Metals (eg: Lithium, Scandium, Thorium). In a statement
Mr.S.Sabag, DNI's president & CEO, commented: "…we are pleased
to collaborate with a high caliber organization such as CANMET
which brings considerable expertise to the project and a solid
track record of innovative development and application of a variety
of leaching, bioleaching and ore processing methods. This is
another significant step in continuing the systematic advance of
our polymetallic Alberta black shale Property." CANMET Mining and
Mineral Sciences Laboratories (CANMET-MMSL), a division of Natural
Resources Canada, is a significant source of scientific research
and advice on mining and mineral technology for the mining and
minerals industries, and to Canadian government departments which
promote or regulate these industries. With a mandate to research
and develop processes and technologies involved in extraction of
ores and their transformation into concentrates, mineral products
or metals, CANMET-MMSL has a long-standing international reputation
for technical excellence in mining and mineral processing and is a
recognized leader in innovative technological development. Neither
the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release. DNI - TSX Venture DG7 - Frankfurt Issued: 68,096,689 DNI
Metals Inc. CONTACT: DNI Metals Inc. - Shahe Sabag, President &
CEO (416-595-1195) orDenisClement, Chairman (416-364-1909) email
ir@dnimetals.com. Alsovisit www.dnimetals.com.
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