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44 www.resourceworld.com a p r i l / m a y 2 0 1 5 MINING Canadian Metals advancing langis silica project to PEA Canadian Metals Inc. [CME-CSE] recently signed an agreement for Mintek to provide a proof-of-concept and technical feasibil- ity of producing ferrosilicon from the company's 100%-owned Langis silica project near the town of Matane, southern Québec. High-purity silica sand has many uses, including fracking for the oil and gas industry, as well as applications for solar panels, glass making, metal castings, ceramics, refractories, wind tur- bines, filtration and water production. High-purity silica can be used to make silicon metal and ferrosilicon. In addition, microsilica, or silica fume, which is created as smoke when silica is used in electronic furnaces, can be captured and used to make high-strength concrete. Global demand for sil- ica is growing at about 4.8% annually and currently stands at 280 million tonnes valued at $9.2 billion. The 227-hectare Langis property features a broad area of highly siliceous sandstone that has been mapped by government geologists and mined at an existing quarry. Drilling of 456 metres in nine holes in 2013, supervised by Genivar Consultants, dem- onstrated a sufficient quality and quantity of silica to suggest a viable open pit mining operation can be brought to production. While there is only pre-NI 43-101 historical resources outlined, it is believed there are at least 25 million tonnes of economic grade sandstone in the highly siliceous Lower White sandstone of the Val Brilliant formation. The road-accessible property is situated in the gently rolling hills of the Appalachian region. The town of Matane is on tidewater. Mintek's testwork will be conducted in two consecutive phases. The objective of Phase I is to demonstrate the proof-of-concept and the technical feasibility of producing ferrosilicon from the quartz- ite, to evaluate the quality of ferrosilicon which can be produced, and to provide indicative operational and metallurgical data which can be used for scale-up to a semi-commercial scale. For Phase II, the Phase I results will be used, in part, to conduct a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) study on a commercial facility. The study will include a generalized flow sheet of the commercial plant, overall mass and energy balances, and capital and operating costs estimates of within a 25-30% accuracy based on Mintek's expertise in ferroalloys production and input from the Canadian Metals' team to address the prevailing Canadian market conditions. "The collaboration with Mintek represents a significant mile- stone for our company," said Stephane Leblanc, President and CEO of Canadian Metals. "This enables our team to remain focused on actively pushing Canadian Metals to the next industrial level." Based in Randburg, South Africa, Mintek is a leading provider of minerals processing and metallurgical engineering products and services to mining and metallurgical industries worldwide. n * Resource World does not sell your information to third parties 709-700 w pender st., vancouver Bc v6c 1G8 canada Name aDDreSS CitY prov. poStal CoDe pHoNe e-mail online at www.resourceworld.com or phone 1.877.484.3800 SAVE 50% up to resource World (print and Digital edition) 1 Year ($19.95) resource World (Digital edition) 1 Year ($9.95) resource World (Digital edition) 2 Years ($14.95) resource World (print and Digital edition) 2 Years ($24.95) international resource World (print) 1 Year ($89.00) renew my subscription Canadian subscribers please add applicable sales tax