Name of the Project
Mahenge Liandu graphite project.
Location
Tanzania.
Client
Armadale Capital.
Project Description
Testwork results received from graphite concentrate samples at Mahenge Liandu have demonstrated the commercial viability of graphite mineralisation at the project.
Initial expandability testwork conducted on a 150 g sample of graphite concentrates from the project has shown encouraging expandability, especially in the larger-size fractions, including 480 cm³/g > 500 µm, 420 cm³/g > 500 µm and 380 cm³/g > 180 µm.
The project has a high-grade Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant inferred mineral resource estimate of 40.9-million tonnes at 9.41% total graphitic carbon (TGC), of which at least 32-million tonnes has an average grade of 10.47% TGC.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Not stated.
Latest Developments
Testwork on a 300 kg bulk sample of graphite mineralisation taken from the Mahenge Liandu project has produced graphite concentrates with exceptional purity of up to 99.1% TGC.
According to a company statement, excellent flake size distributions were maintained through the process with about 75% in the higher value sizes above 106 µ. The bulk sample was processed using a conventional crushing and flotation circuit, indicating that concentrates of excellent quality can be produced with a relatively low processing cost.
Armadale director Nick Johansen has noted that this has the potential to have positive implications for the capital and operational expenditure requirements of the project.
The company plans to prove up the project’s resource potential through a two-phase drill programme, which is well advanced, with results due from the first stage in the coming weeks.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Armadale Capital, tel +44 20 7236 1177 or email info@armadalecapitalplc.com.