Bluejay Mining PLC Student training supportive for Dundas
February 24 2021 - 1:00AM
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Bluejay Mining PLC
24 February 2021
Bluejay Mining plc / EPIC: JAY / Market: AIM / Sector:
Mining
24 February 2021
Bluejay Mining plc
('Bluejay' or the 'Company')
Student training at the Greenland School of Minerals &
Petroleum supportive for Dundas
Bluejay Mining plc, the AIM and FSE listed, and OCTQB traded,
exploration and development company with projects in Greenland and
Finland, is pleased to share the details of a Greenland School of
Minerals & Petroleum course which will educate enrolled local
citizens from North-West Greenland on essential qualifications for
operating heavy machines and training in First Aid. This builds on
skills for the potential local workforce for the Dundas Ilmenite
Project ('Dundas' or the 'Project').
Eleven course participants from Qaanaaq, the nearest town to
Dundas are currently undertaking the course at the Greenland School
of Minerals & Petroleum in Sisimiut, West Greenland. The
participants are set to finalise the programme, and subsequently
receive their diplomas, in six weeks' time.
The course supports the development of skills in the local
workforce potentially available to Dundas. The course is organised
by the Greenland School of Minerals and Petroleum through a
specific funding from the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Labour,
Government, Greenland. Bluejay Mining have, through its subsidiary
Dundas Titanium A/S participated in an initial preparatory course
that was held in Qaanaaq where the Project was presented to the
local communities and workforce.
Receiving a diploma as a machinery operator from the Greenland
School of Minerals and Petroleum can, with the planned continued
on-the-job training and upgrading of workforces on-site at Dundas,
be the first step to eventually achieving a job at the future
Dundas Ilmenite Mine.
Dr. Bo Møller Stensgaard, Chief Executive Officer of Bluejay,
commented: "We are very happy to see that locals from Qaanaaq have
engaged in the programme that will provide them with the skills
that will match the future needs for Dundas.
"The course that the Greenland School of Minerals &
Petroleum are running is of very high quality and support the
development of the local workforce in North-West Greenland. This is
the second time that such a course has been undertaken and it is a
strong testament of the determined efforts from the Government of
Greenland and the local communities in their support for the
development of qualified local workers available for Dundas and the
mining sector in Greenland.
"As we progress the developments of the Project towards
construction and then production at the mine, we will look to
strengthen and advance our cooperation with the Greenland School of
Minerals & Petroleum as well as other educational institutions
in Greenland, in order to continuously work closely with the
potential local workforce in ensuring training is provided so that
the skill base available matches our needs and ensures a
sustainable operation with a local anchoring. This is within the
philosophy of the Dundas Impact Benefit Agreement that we have
signed with the Municipality of North-West Greenland and the
Government of Greenland."
General Manager from the Greenland School of Minerals and
Petroleum, Hans Hinrichsen, said: "The School is persistently
working towards increasing the workforce available for Dundas and
the mining industry in Greenland. We have seen a strong interest in
acquiring the skills needed for the Dundas project amongst locals
in North-West Greenland and we look forward to expanding this in
the future. The Dundas project will provide an opportunity for an
entire region of Greenland. The Greenland School of Minerals and
Petroleum have recently entered into an agreement with US
Department of State, that involves a collaboration with University
of Utah and University of Alaska Fairbanks which will increase our
profile and level of education. For this it is also essential for
us to have a close and strong collaboration with Dundas Titanium
A/S."
For further information please visit
http://www.bluejaymining.com or contact:
+44 (0) 20 7907
Roderick McIllree Bluejay Mining plc 9326
+44 (0) 20 7907
Kevin Sheil Bluejay Mining plc 9326
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Notes
Bluejay is listed on the London AIM market and Frankfurt Stock
Exchange and its shares also trade on the OTCQB Market in the US.
With projects in Greenland and Finland, its most advanced project
is the Dundas Ilmenite Project in Greenland, which is being
developed towards production in the near term. The Dundas Ilmenite
Project has been proven to be the highest-grade mineral sand
ilmenite project globally, with a Mineral Resource reported in
accordance with the JORC Code of 117 million tonnes at 6.1%
ilmenite and a maiden offshore Exploration Target of between 300Mt
and 530Mt of ilmenite at an average expected grade range of 0.4 -
4.8% ilmenite in-situ.
The Company's strategy is focused on securing financing ahead of
commencing commercial production at Dundas in order to create a
company capable of self-funding exploration on its current projects
and future acquisitions.
Bluejay holds three additional projects in Greenland - the
2,897sq km Disko-Nuussuaq ('Disko') Magmatic Massive Sulphide
nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group element-gold project
('Ni-Cu-Co-PGE-Au'), which has shown its potential to host
mineralisation similar to the world's largest nickel-copper mining
district at Noril'sk-Talnakh, northern Russia; the 692sq km
Kangerluarsuk zinc-lead- silver project ('Kangerluarsuk'), where
historical work has recovered grades of 41% zinc, 9.3% lead and 596
g/t silver and identified four large-scale drill ready targets; and
the 2,025 sq km Thunderstone project which has the potential to
host large-scale base metal and gold deposits. Bluejay also has a
prospective joint-venture agreement with a mining major at
Enonkoski in Finland.
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