Volume 9 Edition 2 2012 - The ASIA Miner
Volume 9 Edition 2 2012 - The ASIA Miner
Volume 9 Edition 2 2012 - The ASIA Miner
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Project Survey <strong>2012</strong><br />
Project Name Location Status Type Products Controlled by Project Cost (US$ M)<br />
Sorowako Mine Indonesia Operating, exp/plans OP Ni Vale, SMM 1,100<br />
Goongarrie Ni Australia Prefeasibility OP Ni, Co Heron Res 1,094<br />
Fenix Ni Guatemala Feasibility OP Ni Solway Group 0,984<br />
Mindoro Philippines Feasibility OP Ni, Co Severstal 0,960<br />
Nonoc Philippines (Susp.), restart/feasib OP Ni, Co Philnico 0,950<br />
Agata North Philippines Conceptual OP Ni, Co Mindoro Res 0,906<br />
Santa Fe/Ipora Brazil Conceptual OP Ni Teck 0,875<br />
PGMs<br />
Bafokeng Pt South Africa Construction UG Pt, Pd Royal Bafokeng Nation, Anglo American 1,782<br />
Ferguson Lake Canada Conceptual OP, UG Pd, Cu Starfield 1,330<br />
Garatau South Africa Feasibility UG Pt, Pd Nkwe 1,134<br />
Sheba’s Ridge South Africa Feasibility OP Pt, Pd Aquarius, Anglo American, Gov’t of South Africa 0,972<br />
Afplats South Africa Feasibility UG Pt, Pd Implats 0,906<br />
Mogalakwena South Africa Operating, exp/constr OP Pt, Pd Anglo American 0,798<br />
Sedibelo South Africa Prefeasibility OP Pt, Pd Bakgatla 0,700<br />
Frischgewaagd South Africa Construction UG Pt, Pd JNMC, Anglo American 0,688<br />
Akanani South Africa Conceptual UG Pt, Pd Lonmin, Shanduka Group 0,650<br />
Fedorova Tundra Russia Feasibility UG Pt, Pd Barrick 0,640<br />
Impala South Africa Operating, exp/constr UG Pt, Pd Implats 0,604<br />
Booysendal South Africa Feasibility UG Pt, Pd Shanduka Group, Lonmin 0,589<br />
Impala South Africa Operating, exp/constr UG Pt, Pd Implats 0,544<br />
Unki Zimbabwe Construction UG Pt, Pd Anglo American 0,457<br />
WBJV Project 1 South Africa Feasibility UG Pt, Pd PMG Ltd, JNMC, Anglo American 0,443<br />
Silver<br />
Kanimansuri Tadjikistan Prefeasibility UG Ag, Pb Gov’t of Tadjikistan 2,000<br />
Navidad Argentina Prefeasibility OP Ag, Pb Pan Am Silver 0,760<br />
Corani Peru Feasibility OP Ag, Pb Bear Creek Mg 0,574<br />
Malku Khota Bolivia Conceptual OP Ag, Cu South American 0,411<br />
Escobal Guatemala Prefeasibility UG Ag, Au Tahoe 0,327<br />
Saucito Mexico Construction UG Ag, Au Penoles 0,309<br />
Diamonds<br />
Star Canada Feasibility OP Dia Shore Gold 1,931<br />
Argyle Australia Operating, exp/constr OP Dia Rio Tinto 1,500<br />
Venetia South Africa Operating, exp/plans OP Dia Anglo American, Ponahalo 0,888<br />
Cullinan South Africa Operating, exp/plans UG Dia Petra Diamonds 0,632<br />
Gahcho Kue Canada Feasibility OP Dia Anglo American, Mountain Prov 0,534<br />
Renard Canada Prefeasibility OP, UG Dia Stornoway Diam 0,514<br />
Jwaneng Botswana Operating, exp/feasib OP Dia Anglo American, Gov’t of Botswana 0,500<br />
Ekati Canada Operating, exp/plans OP, UG Dia BHP Billiton 0,323<br />
Luo-Camatchia Angola Construction OP Dia Escom Mining, Alrosa Group 0,300<br />
Verkhotina/Grib Russia Feasibility OP Dia Arkhangelskgeol 0,300<br />
Uranium<br />
Viken Sweden Prefeasibility OP U, V Cont Precious 3,734<br />
Elkonskoye Russia Conceptual ISL U Atomenergoprom OJSC 3,600<br />
Kvanefjeld Greenland Prefeasibility OP U, REE Greenland Min 2,295<br />
Imouraren Niger Construction ISL U Areva, Gov’t of Niger, KEPCO 1,669<br />
Rossing South Namibia Prefeasibility OP U Rio Tinto, Itochu, APAC Res 1,480<br />
Khiagdinskoye Russia Operating, exp/plans In situ leach U Atomenergoprom OJSC 1,367<br />
Cigar Lake Mine Canada Construction UG U Cameco, Areva, Idemitsu Uran, Tepco 1,107<br />
Michelin Canada Prefeasibility OP, UG U Paladin 0,990<br />
Etango Namibia Feasibility OP U Bannerman Res 0,638<br />
Trekkopje Namibia Construction OP U, V Areva 0,461<br />
Pecs Uranium Hungary Conceptual UG U Wildhorse 0,400<br />
Zinc<br />
OzernoyePb/Zn Russia Construction OP Zn, Pb IFC Metropol 1,330<br />
Mehdiabad Iran Feasibility OP Zn, Pb Gov’t of Iran, Union Res 1,300<br />
Gamsberg Mine South Africa Feasibility OP Zn, Pb Vedanta, Exxaro Res 0,860<br />
Dugald River Australia Feasibility UG Zn, Pb Minmetals 0,850<br />
Admiral Bay Australia Prefeasibility UG Zn, Pb Kagara Ltd 0,745<br />
Selwyn Canada Conceptual OP Zn, Pb Selwyn Resources, Yunnan Chihong 0,689<br />
Bahuerachi Mexico Conceptual OP Zn, Ag JNMC 0,619<br />
Garpenberg Sweden Operating, exp/plans UG Zn, Ag Boliden AB 0,580<br />
Izok Lake Canada Feasibility OP Zn, Pb Minmetals 0,539<br />
Citronen Fjord Greenland Feasibility UG Zn, Pb Nyrstar 0,502<br />
Hilarion Peru Prefeasibility UG Zn, Pb Votorantim 0,500<br />
Terrazas Mexico Prefeasibility OP Zn, Cu Andromeda Res 0,500<br />
Oued Amizour Algeria Feasibility UG Zn, Pb Terramin Aust, gov’t of Algeria 0,413<br />
Hackett River Canada Conceptual OP, UG Zn, Ag Xstrata 0,409<br />
Accha Peru Conceptual OP Zn, Pb Nochschild 0,351<br />
Crandon USA Conceptual UG Zn NRWG 0,350<br />
Emba Derho Eritrea Prefeasibility OP Zn, Cu Sunridge Gold 0,332<br />
Tulsequah Canada Construction UG Zn, Ag Chieftain Metals 0,312<br />
Lady Loretta Australia Construction UG ZN, Pb Xstrata 0,252<br />
George Fisher N Australia Operating, exp/feasib UG Zn, PB Xstrata 0,250<br />
Lombador Portugal Feasibility UG Zn Lundin Mining 0,250<br />
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