BORON vs BORATE TEELS MARSH
In 2008, ESO Uranium Corp. conducted a preliminary sampling of surface sediments on the Teels Marsh playa. This sampling playa returned Boron values of...
1615, 2165, 2245, 2645ppm Boron,
which is equivalent to
5200, 6970, 7230, 8520ppm borate (0.52%, 0.70%, 0.72%, 0.85% respectively).
These samples cover an area of approximately 1 square mile (260 hectares), at the west end of Teels Marsh playa.
https://dajin.ca/en/teels-marsh#land_status
1 SQUARE MILE
= 2.59 SQ KILOMETERS
= 2,590m X 2,590m
Borax and boric acid are two different formulations of the same compound. Borax is a mineral that is taken straight from the ground (a form of the element Boron) and used in cleaning products. Boric acid is its extracted, processed and refined form
Boric Acid | 25 kgs
= $239.95 CAD
There are 40 ( 25 kg ) in 1,000 kg = 1 metric tonne
$239.95
x 40
= $9,598.00 - per tonne
I WONDER IF A JUNIOR....
ever though of preoducing a " retail product ) to capitalize on all the more profits ?
Why seel it wholesale - when there's mre profits selling it retail ?
Comnvert the borate to = boric acid = sell to farmers....
HYPOTHERTICAL OF
20m of ore ( surfeace to 20m depth )
2.590m x 2.590m x ( median grade of 7000 ppm borate = 70 lbs per tonne ore )
2,590m x 2,590m x 20m
= 134,162,000 cubic meters x 2.8 tonnes per cubic meter
= 375,653,600 tonnes
x 70/pounds per tonne
= 26,295,752,000 lbs
div 2200 - tonnage value
= 11,952,614 tonnes
div 40 ( 40 x 25 kg bags = 1 tonne )
298,815
x $150 profit ( $239.95 retail - minus mining costs - packaging - distribution - retail ) etc...
= $44,822,250 rough calculation
That's just 20m depth
If values of 7,000 ppm are at surface then...
what sort of concentrations arebelow grade = where there's a high probability of
salts overtime may have concentrated even higher.... in sediments.
VERSUS
Running a brine operation where the boron values range from
2,000 - 4,000 ppm ( refer to dajin's - teels - web link - above )
Here is where it can make a difference targeting horizons that have concentrated the boron
And where... a per liter kicks in gear.
2,000 ppm x 1,000 liters
= 2,000,000 ppm
= 2/kg of borate per cubic meter ( every cubic meter of brine = 2kg boron )
( providing figures are per liter and not per tonne ) most brine calculations use per liter )
A small subsurface brine horizon = with this sort of boron concentrate
= could add up fast
HYPOTHETICAL
500m x 500m x - one - 12m horizon ( basins - sometimes have several horizons )
= 3,000,000 million cubic meters of brine
x 2 kg of borate per cubic meter
= 6,000,000 million kg's
div 1000
= 6,000 tonnes
x 40 ( 40 25 kg bags - retail -
=240,000 bags
x $150 - profit
= $36,000,000
x 4 horizons
$144, 000,000 million
hypothetical - if basin supported 4 horizons in lense sequence ( 12m depth each )
upon extracting borate from brine and....
if water was sent back down hole - pure form - there would be no salt ions attached
therefore -the pure form water sent back into horizon would bond with more salts.
one theory is....
sending water back into horizon would create a dilution effect.
true.... but, not if the water was send back down near perimeter of horizon to coax other salts
nearby into horizon via water push -
second theory is...
draining the horizon and placing water elsewhere would force the horizon to fill with other brines loaded in sediments nearby - a negative vac preasure would in theory force water from sediments located near the horizon to release their brines to fil lhorizon cavity = replenishment
third theory is...
draining horizon would cause a cave in.... collapsing the horizon.
fouth theory is....
not pumping and treating brines out of ground in a large plant - rather....
use the static core and filter method - such would extract the minerals via static attraction -on rods or filters - and by using a recirculation vac pump = allows the filters to capture the salts at an excelerated rate - quicker turnaround timer - miner pulls the filters to scale the salts -
circulating pumps force a quicker return of recovering salts - while the spent brines are treated to a pure distilled form - sent bavckdoen hole - allowing more bonding of salt minerals -
trick with horizons ?
capitalizing on the condensed salts in concentrate form
horizons took many years ot perculate the salts to a concentrate .
grerat for a miner if the horizon is very large...
grerat if there;s several horizons
but... the biggest question of all is....
how fast could a horizon recharge or repair - with all new concentrated salts
to keep the opertaion of mining the salts = with a long mine life ?
could the surrounding sediments with loaded salt brines create an additional contribution of
concentrated salts to allow the horizon to deliver a few extra years of - quality high grade before it diminishes to a low grade ?
could the influx of surrounding wastershed passingthrough the basin have a greater
positrive effect - via -replenishing the salts in the horizon ? Are analysts discounting the effect of water and other salts carried into basins - and their effects on replenishment ?
Could we learn from Albermarle's clayton operations ?
If one were to calculate the amount of brines pumped up and placed in ponds
vs size of horizons belwo
what sort of calculatio ncould one come up with thart could factor in ....
xxx amount of brinesextracted
vs size of horizons cubic meters of brine
vs mine longevity
in othert words....
if the cubic meters of brine pumped up and salts extracted
and resource is only calculated on size of horizon x grade
then...how is it a brine operatio ncan run for years - exceeding the size of cubic meters the horizon has to - offer...
the answer would revolve around - .
if a horizon had a size of
1,000m x 1000m x 10m deep
and accountred for 20 million tonnes of lithium
with a 10 year mine lidfe
but...miner was able to still mine lithium in the brines for another 10 years...
then... its logical t othink the surrounding ores along with incomming watershed and water
passing through the horizon would create a replenishement value ....allowing miner a longer mine life .
Just open thoughts....
A perspective on - borates....
IF MY CALCULATIONS ARE OFF IN ANY WAY....
PLEASE DO CHIME IN TO CORRECT.
What are Dajins options ?
Lithium
Borates
witrh a geothermal - wild card -
Dajin has the minerals .. .it would have ot be a joint venture
In order for both to profit.
I've looked at this nine times from, sunday....
Trying to see which way is best....
Moree data would be wonderful...
But... that requires one to work on the basins...
Ugh....
Boron looks pretty good.
Especially if Dajin worked the -SELL TO RETAIL -
Helluva lot more profits....
If the teels had say.... 100m of 7,000 ppm borate values in sediments
such would ceertainly turn some heads....
I'm going to have to do a double take on the geo reports i've read
check to see if any of the historical holes from long ago reported boron values
at depth.... i must keep in mind that they use to mine the boron at teels ...
use to be a borax mine....
Cheers....
The above post is hypothetrical -
simply trying to see what sort of numbers - borates would offer up vs lithium .
I still think mining the salt ions os - kick a-ss...
wink.