Chris Grove zum aktuellen Wert des Ashram Selten Erden Projects
For the Ashram project, the values of the REE’s used in the PEA were higher than they are today, but that is the only ‘negative’ to the economics, whereas the following are the positives we have achieved and released publically since May 2012:
1). We have more than quadrupled the grade of the REE concentrates being produced,
2). we have lowered the amount of consumables used to achieve these higher grades,
3). we have increased our recovery rate, and
4). we have realized that we have the fluorspar by product for free, which has then
5). brought in the Binding MOU with Norfaclo Sales (Glencore) who have agreed to give us a steep discount to market for all of the acid we would use in the process flow sheet, for a future consideration on our flourspar by product.
So, the clearest answer is such that it is not likely that the economics or the NPV are negative, but everyone will have to wait until the PFS is completed to ascertain this definitively.
Chris Grove, President and Director, Commerce Resources
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