5% SOLUTION ( additive -----> sulphide extraction )I've spent much time tring to find an extraction for
nickel silicate.
They do exist.... but, this junior has spent years working on
sulphide extraction. What's the obvious ...? Find a sulphide extraction solution - that accommodates silicates at same time
or separate silicate circuit.
Unlocking silicates = adds mega metal tonnage. I was quite excited reading this research paper.
In short - they used fluorite - only 5% by volume - and with rapid results the
magnesium leached from the silicate crystal structure.
Magnesium + Silicate = serpentine crystal structure.
Fluorite breaks this crystal structure releasing the magnesium.
The crystal structure changes to - amophorus.
What elese resides in a serpentine crystal structure ?
= Nickel.
If the fluorite breaks the crystal structure down liberating 87% Mg
it would also liberate the nickel too - right ?
Hopefully the junior reads the bullboards...
This fluroite compliments the sulphide extraction.
They even mention, potential leaching of fluroite and - reuse.
Sulphide ores are great.
But unlocking Wellgreen's silicate nickel = could add significant tonnage
to resources with the need to drill more.
Drill more or.... try 5% Fluorite ? The junior who trys this first and if successful,
would surely capture the market's interest.
Hey... i may point out a few rough edges about the junior i've invested in
but it will always include solutions to make it all the better.
I wouldn't be invested in the wellgreen project if i didn't like it
I would love to see the wellgreen ranked superior over other peer projects.
Factor every mineral, have best extraction, take the lead into new energy sectors.
Excerpt - This indicates that the change in the crystal structure of serpentine from crystalline to amorphous might be due to the local structural disorder around silicon and magnesium [36]. Obviously, the release of a large amount of Mg in serpentine could inevitably breakdown the original crystal structure, and this hypothesis was supported by the formation of amorphous silica. A cost-effective approach to recycle serpentine tailings: Destruction of stable layered structure and solvent displacement crystallization
Link - .
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268622000295 Wellgreen reseach paper - significant nickel in silicates https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250273497_Platinum-group_minerals_from_the_Wellgreen_Ni-Cu-PGE_deposit_Yukon_Canada Capture an extra 10% Ni from silicates
486 mil tonnes
x 0.10 % ?
= 486,000 tonnes
= 1,069,200,000 billion pounds
Could a sm drill campaign achieve this ?
Never.
Which is why it's cheap to improve extraction than drill.
Extraction Recovery increases are more advantageous. Cheers...