Tubas Sands uranium project, Namibia
Name and Location
Tubas Sands uranium project, Namibia.
Client
Deep Yellow.
Project Description
The Tubas Sands project currently has a Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant mineral resource of 34-million tonnes, at 170 parts per million for 12.7-million pounds of uranium oxide.
Following the completion of a preliminary technoeconomic trade-off study, Deep Yellow has selected a processing option for the project.
The study compared five processing options representing various levels of beneficiation and yielding products ranging from an upgraded sand concentrate through to uranium-bearing precipitates.
A physical beneficiation option, consisting of ore scrubbing, classification by cyclones and dewatering to produce an upgraded sand concentrate for sale to existing Namibian producers, has been selected.
The deposit can be mined in a shallow, low-cost free-dig truck-and-shovel operation, for which a full environmental clearance has been received.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Not stated.
Latest Developments
Planning is under way for an accelerated prefeasibility and feasibility study, which, depending on market conditions, could be completed by mid-2015.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
DRA Mineral Projects (preliminary technoeconomic trade-off study).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Deep Yellow, tel +61 8 9286 6999, fax +61 8 9286 6969 or email info@deepyellow.com.au.
DRA Mineral Projects, tel +27 11 202 8600 or email info@DRAglobal.com.
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