Projects
MANGANESE – AUSTRALIA
SOUTH WOODIE WOODIE MANGANESE PROJECT, Western Australia (100% AEF)
The South Woodie Woodie Manganese Project comprises 525.5km2 of tenure including a NI 43-101 Inferred mineral resource, open drill intercepts and multiple high-grade expansion targets. Extensive historical drilling was undertaken at the project, i.e. 418 holes for 39,920m. The Project is located in the Pilbara mining district of Western Australia, near existing mines, infrastructure and port facilities, and proximal to Woodie Woodie, one of the world’s highest-grade manganese mines.
- Progressing an integrated development pathway incorporating technical, environmental and engineering workstreams, including:
- Beneficiation studies in multiple rounds to define concentrate production.
- Reduction and leaching testwork to improve upstream performance ahead of final purification. Successful testwork program achieved >90% recovery of Mn to MnSO₄ and produced first manganese sulphate from AEF mineralization.
- Internal mine planning to frame potential mining scenarios and prioritize key sensitivities for future engineering.
- Long lead environmental studies to provide data to support approvals and future development planning.
- World-leading CSIRO final purification programs providing the foundation for advanced pilot testwork.
- Staged sequence of engineering studies to advance project definition and support funding decisions, including beneficiation PFS and FS; and HPMSM plant PFS and FS.
- Parallel efforts focus on producing representative manganese sulphate samples to initiate strategic partnerships to secure offtake and funding ahead of full feasibility.
Vertically Integrated Global Supply Chain
The AEF manganese processing flowsheet outlines a potential end-to-end processing pathway from run-of-mine material through beneficiation and downstream hydrometallurgical processing, with production of high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) and optionality for electrolytic manganese metal (EMM).
Fluorspar – USA
Fluorite Ridge Project, New Mexico (100% AEF)
The Fluorite Ridge Project comprises 81 lode claims covering 1673 acres and features multiple prospects and at least eight previously producing mines over seven kilometers. Historic production amounted to >106,000 tons, with production at the Greenleaf Mine averaging 50-92% CaF2. All mine shafts bottomed in ore.
Recent exploration identified at least two zones averaging 23.5% CaF2 across widths of 15m and 22m. Outcrops indicate substantial length and bulk-tonnage potential.
A New Mexico Bureau of Mines study showed low grade (6.0% CaF2) raw material could be concentrated to a +55% commercial fluorspar product by a simple flotation process.
