Whabouchi to produce 202,000 t/y spodumene concentrate
2011-01-20 09:06:29 【Print】
Nemaska Exploration of Quebec City has completed a preliminary economic assessment of its 100%-owned Whabouchi lithium deposit in the James Bay region.
The initial capital costs would total $86 million. An open pit and 2,950-t/d mill could produce 202,000 tonnes of 6% Li2O spodumene concentrate annually for 15 years. With a pre-tax internal rate of return of 26
Nemaska could ship the Whabouchi concentrates either to Europe via the port of Saguenay, QC, or to customers in North America via rail.