Nuinsco to Collaborate on Apatite Recovery Study at Prairie Lake Critical Minerals & Phosphate Project
Toronto, February 23, 2023 - Nuinsco Resources Ltd. ("Nuinsco" or the "Company") (CSE:NWI) today announced that it is collaborating with McGill University researchers on a study of the mineral apatite at its Prairie Lake Critical Minerals and phosphate project located near Marathon, Ontario ("Prairie Lake" or the "Project"). Apatite is a significant mineral of economic interest at the Project; the apatite at Prairie Lake has substantial phosphate content and amongst the highest known rare earth element content found on earth. The project benefits from being in a politically stable jurisdiction; is exceptionally located near to available rail, road, shipping, and power infrastructure; and is well placed regarding current supply chain concerns for critical minerals. The Company has entered into an agreement, as of December 14, 2022, with a team of researchers from McGill University led by Professor Anthony Williams-Jones, who will conduct a detailed study of the Prairie Lake apatite. The objective of the study will be to identify the different generations of this mineral that are present in the ores and determine their composition and textural relationships with the other ore minerals. An important outcome of the research will be an improved description of the liberation characteristics of the apatite that will optimise its recovery and lead to more efficient extraction of both phosphate and rare earth elements. This research will set the stage for a successor project designed to develop a new method of flotation customised to the recovery of apatite ores.
"We are delighted and excited to be collaborating with Dr. Williams-Jones and the McGill research group," said Paul Jones, Nuinsco's CEO. "At the Prairie Lake project apatite mineralization and its beneficiation is central to economic viability. Earlier work has shown that it is possible to produce an apatite concentrate containing more than 30% phosphate; the studies to be conducted at McGill will lead to greater insight into physical and chemical characteristics of the apatite and will ultimately point to improved recovery methods that will have a direct positive impact on project economics. The results will also dovetail well with the metallurgical program currently underway at SGS-Lakefield Laboratory (see Company new release dated 26 January, 2023) all leading to a more comprehensive understanding of the mineral processing characteristics of this impressively large and superbly located Critical Minerals resource."
Analyses have shown Prairie Lake complex apatite to contain mean values of 1.54% (13,157 ppm) light rare earth elements ("LREE") and, very significantly, 0.33% (2,829 ppm) neodymium oxide ("Nd2O3"). The LREE (and Nd2O3)-rich character of Prairie Lake apatite indicates that there is excellent potential for apatite concentrate to return economically significant neodymium and other LREEs.
The Prairie Lake complex hosts a very large resource (see Company news release dated 31 May, 2022) containing a suite of elements of economic interest identified as Critical Elements defined under the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan contained within the very large domain of mineralized rock that is extremely favourably located from a logistical perspective with rail, road, shipping, and power infrastructure already established. The potential suite of elements of economic interest at Prairie Lake includes elements with applications in technologies and sectors that are forecast to expand substantially in the future.
Laura Giroux, P.Geo, Chief Geologist, acts as Nuinsco's Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Ms. Giroux has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release.
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About Nuinsco Resources Limited
Nuinsco Resources has over 50 years of exploration success and is a growth-oriented, multi-commodity mineral exploration and development company focused on prospective opportunities in Canada and internationally. Currently the Company has three properties in Ontario - the high-grade Sunbeam gold property near Atikokan currently optioned to First Class Metals PLC, the large multi-commodity (phosphate, rare earth element, niobium, tantalum) Prairie Lake project near Marathon-Terrace Bay, and the Zig Zag Lake property (lithium, tantalum) near Armstrong. In addition, Nuinsco has an agreement for gold exploitation at the El Sid project in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.
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