Everleigh Stated No Thermal Heat Needed for Beneficiation..."This is extraordinary in the world of graphite upgrading given Zenyatta does not require the traditional and expensive upgrading methods of aggressive acid and/or thermal treatment."
Now, is this statement true for just the bench scale experiment, or is he extrapolating the findings to scaling the process up to a commercial level?
Surely, since there has been no testing whatsoever of the Albany ore on a commercial scale yet, the above statement cannot mean that thermal treatment or heat will not be needed when pilot plant size testing occurs, can it?
So, how can such a statement be valid, without stipulating that these findings are for bench scale testing only?
I think Everleigh is correct in what he said, but he should've been more specific in that statement, and said that the findings are not indicative of what future testing on a larger, pilot plant, or even a commercial scale may be.
The above statement, IMO is why a disclaimer is used, "We seek Safe Harbor", only because that statement is quite speculative in nature, until larger scale testing is performed. JMO