Mr. Ralph Shearing reports
TELSON RETAINS GLENCORE TECHNOLOGY FOR ALBION PROCESS TESTING
Telson Mining Corp. has retained Glencore Technology to conduct Albion
Process leach testing of newly processed flotation tailings
and historic tailings to increase recoveries of gold and silver, plus
zinc flotation testing focused on Jameson Cell technology
to increase zinc recoveries and zinc concentrate grade at the
Campo Morado mine.
Stated Antonio Berlanga, Telson chief executive officer: "In our ongoing quest to maximize
the returns from Campo Morado production we are excited to embark on
Albion Process testing, an exciting new proven technology, to liberate
gold and silver from mines with refractory gold and silver
mineralization. If testing proves successful, we intend to fast-track
funding the capital costs and installation of the Albion Process
recovery equipment and technology during 2019. Thereafter, we believe
Campo Morado will transition from predominantly a zinc producer, into a
primary precious metal producer with strong base metal byproducts which
will certainly and positively impact the mines profitability."
About the Albion Process from Glencore Technology's Albion
Process website
"The Albion Process
technology consists of
two key steps. The first step is ultrafine grinding of the feed material
using Glencore Technology's IsaMill. The
second step is an oxidative leach of the finely ground feed minerals at
atmospheric pressure to break down the sulphide matrix and liberate gold
and silver for recovery by conventional means.
"Albion Process has real-world success in delivering consistently
high recoveries -- up to 97 per cent in refractory gold and over 99 per cent in
chalcopyrite copper concentrates. It has much lower capital cost than
traditional leaching plants like pressure oxidation (POx) plants and,
because it operates at atmospheric pressure, it completely avoids the
myriad risks of POx plants. It's also dramatically less expensive to
operate, with a recent study suggesting a third lower in ongoing opex
costs. It's also is incredibly fast to install and commission and very
easy to operate.
"Albion Process is a combination of ultrafine grinding and oxidative
leaching at atmospheric pressure. The feed to the Albion process are
base or precious metal concentrates. The sulphides in the feed are
oxidised and valuable metals liberated, with the economic metals
recovered by conventional downstream processing. It was developed in
1994 by Glencore and is patented worldwide.
"The Albion Process plants around the world are treating a range of
materials including a zinc sulphide concentrate, refractory gold/silver
concentrates and chalcopyrite copper concentrates."
The Albion Process and Jameson Cell testing
with Glencore Technology is estimated to be completed within 15 weeks of
receipt of samples in Brisbane, Australia. An additional two weeks are
estimated for the preparation and delivery of a Class 5 engineering
study providing the following information:
-
A capital cost estimate for the Albion Process plant,
accurate to a Class 5 (AACE);
- High level mechanical equipment list for the Albion Process plant;
- Power demand schedule for the Albion Process plant;
-
Albion Process plant process description;
-
Block flow drawing for the Albion Process plant;
-
Reagents and consumables schedule for the Albion Process plant at the nominal throughput;
- An operating cost estimate for the Albion Process plant
at an accuracy of plus 20 per cent.
The Campo Morado samples are in the process of being collected and
shipped to Australia with an expected two-week delivery time.
About Telson Mining Corp.
Telson Mining is a Canada-based mining company with two Mexican gold, silver and base metal mining projects. Telson is currently in commercial production at its 100-per-cent-owned Campo Morado Mine in Guerrero, Mexico. Effective May 15, 2018, Telson declared commercial production at Campo Morado. Telson is currently producing zinc and lead concentrates with gold, silver and copper as byproducts, processing approximately over 2,000 tons per day through the Campo Morado milling facilities.
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