https://www.miningweekly.com

Talga seeks partners for Sweden copper/cobalt project

21st August 2019

By: Creamer Media Reporter

     

Font size: - +

Australia’s Talga Resources is hunting for development partners for its northern Sweden copper/cobalt project, which now has a maiden resource estimate.

The company on Wednesday announced a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant resource estimate for Kiskama, 40 km east of Kiruna, of 7.7-million tonnes at 0.25% copper, 0.04% cobalt or 0.36% copper-equivalent.

The resource estimate is classified as inferred and is based predominately on historic drilling, without any extensions or targets, such as the large K2 conductor discovered in 2019.

A total of 96 diamond drill holes have been historically drilled – 91 by the Geological Survey of Sweden and five by major miner Anglo American. Historical data has yielded 2 602 samples collected over 3 843 m of a total 12 824 m.

MD Mark Thompson said in a statement that the Jorc-compliant mineral resource estimate had achieved a solid base from which to lift the project above exploration level.

“. . . the timing of its potential further development is right to match the growing need for conflict-free sources of critical minerals, such as cobalt, to make lithium-ion batteries in Europe. From here, Talga will seek partners to further explore and develop this copper/cobalt project in north Sweden. The potential is to build larger scale on this core estimate with growth-targeted exploration along strike and down dip, including the newly identified large geophysical conductor ‘K2’ located just 600 m to the east.” 

Talga’s priority is its flagship and highly advanced Vittangi graphite deposit – the world’s highest grade resource – but Kiskama is seen as a project with complementary battery suit materials.

Edited by Mariaan Webb
Creamer Media Contract Publishing Editor

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

ASTPM
ASTPM

Established in 1983, the ASTPM is an industry association and representative body of the welded carbon steel tube and pipe manufacturers of South...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
AirNox Pty Ltd
AirNox Pty Ltd

AirNox (Pty) Ltd is a level 1 BBBEE manufacturer of complete AdBlue® solutions for operators of SCR diesel engines and AUS40 across South Africa...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.055 1.058s - 110pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now