Post by
robmiller on Mar 25, 2023 11:55pm
Next up!!
ion and
gravimetric
separation
None Measured resource
NI43-101compliant
Weathered Ore Zone
3,266,000 tons @
total graphite
content of 5.539%
and TiO2 0.741%
Fresh Ore Zone
9,564,000 tons @
6.252% C and
0.814% TiO2
Indicated resource
Weathered Ore Zone:
714,000 tons
@ total graphite
content of 5.11% and
TiO2 0.975% Fresh
Ore Zone: 4,874,000
tons @ 5.566% C and
0.895% TiO2
Within the shear
zone of the
Namaqua complex.
Graphite Active www.gratomic.ca/aukam
The graphite-rich
member forms part of
the locally termed
“Sukses” formation
that comprises
feldspathic quartzites,
muscovite-quartz
schists and gneisses.
The member is
regionally within the
Swakop Group, which
has been intruded by
the Salem Suite
Granite rocks.
Graphite
flakes
Exploration Indicated reserves
Eluvial
overburden 0.75m
average thickness
at +- 180 000
tonnes
Surface
dimensions of
main zone
Strike length
1200m
Average width at
suboutcrop 90m
13.3 Mt @4.9%
carbon at 2% cut
off grade and 1.25 %
TiO2 as rutile.
Metasedimentary
succession of
schists, quartzites,
marbles and calc-
silicates of the
Rssing and Khan
Formations of the
Damara Supergroup.
Graphite
flakes
Occurrence Unknown Unknown
Occurrence
Occurrence
Roselis
Graphite
"The Okanjande graphite project
was in production from August
2017 until October 2018 when
previous owners placed it on
care and maintenance due to
start-up issues with the
processing plant which did not
meet design specifications"
Source:https://www.miningrevie
w.com
"The PEA concludes that Okanjande/Okorusu can be back in operation by mid-2023
Average production will be 31,000 tonnes per annum of graphite concentrate
C1 production costs of US$775 per tonne
Post Tax internal rate of return (IRR) of 62%
Post Tax net present value (NPV) of US$65M and a payback of under two years based on a 10-year mine life
and a weighted average graphite price of US$1,500/tonne
Average carbon content overall size fractions of 96%"
Okanjande Graphite Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) July 1, 2022 (Northern Graphite)
Source: https://www.miningreview.com
Aukam Graphite, "this historic mine brought prosperity to the Karas region in
previous decades. Its first operational phase began in 1940 and it remained in
production for 16 years, ceasing operations in 1956. The second phase of
activity began in 1964 and the mine remained active unit 1974. The Aukam
Graphite Project is currently in preparation for phase three of its life, with
commercial production anticipated to commence 2023. Phase three will allow
the mine to realize its full potential with an estimated 22,000 tonnes per
annum of high purity, vein graphite production"
Source: www.gratomic.ca/aukam
14 km south of the town of Otjiwarongo
12 km from B1 road
388 km from the port of Walvis Bay
20 km from Otjiwarongo railway station
GPS coordinates -20.587 S, 16.628 E
Location / Infrastructure
Source:https://www.gecko.na/
Luderitz Harbour – 500m cargo & Container quay
Paved Highway, approximately 70 Km from B4 road
Rail Line
GPS coordinates -26.96422 S, 16.81596 E
Location / Infrastructure
Source: www.gratomic.ca/aukam
Okanjande/Okorusu
processing plant
The flake type graphite contains ordered graphite crystals of various sizes disseminated in the host rock. The flake graphite
deposits develop from the regional metamorphism of carbon-containing sedimentary rocks inmobile metamorphic belts such
as the Damara Orogenic Belt in Namibia. The Okanjande Graphite Deposit, Black Range Graphite and Tippy’s Graphite are
known flake type graphite deposits within the Damara Supergroup found in the metasediments of the Nosib and Swakop
Groups (c.f Table 1, 3, 4).