Cavalier Resources (ASX:CVR) announces that experts, Kappes, Cassiday, and Associates Australia (KCAA) have been engaged to begin metallurgical studies on its Crawford Gold Project, located in Western Australia.
This comes forth after internal high-level studies indicating the potential for the oxide portion of the Crawford Gold resource to be extracted and processed via heap leach processing.
Additionally, a head of agreement has been signed by Blue Cap Mining (BCM) to assist Cavalier with heap leach mining studies, as well as providing contract equipment for any potential test pits, with a scope of services and fees to be agreed upon from time to time on an ‘as needed’ basis.
Cavalier Resources Executive Technical Director, Daniel Tuffin, says: “Given this situation, Cavalier has embarked on investigating the potential to mine and mill Crawford as an owner-operated heap leach operation.
“Given this situation, Cavalier has embarked on investigating the potential to mine and mill Crawford as an owner-operated heap leach operation”
These engagements come off the back of early-stage high-level internal studies that indicate the potential to extract and process the oxide portion of the Crawford Gold resource via heap leaching.”
Additionally, the company reports an early-stage phase one metallurgical test program is currently underway, including new bottle roll testing targeted at heap leach methodology.
Cavalier Resources is a gold and nickel explorer and has interests in tenements in Western Australia. The company’s portfolio comprises the Leonora Gold, Hidden Jewel Gold, and Ella’s Rock Nickel-Gold Projects, prospective for gold and nickel mineralisation.
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