Scoping-level techno-economic study, potash and magnesium

CREDENTIAL

Engagement

Delivered

Prepared the scoping-level techno-economic study (AACE Class 5) for a US$2.2-billion potash-magnesium complex concept on the Central African coast: 2 Mtpa of muriate of potash with salt, magnesia and magnesium-metal co-products, integrated mine-to-port infrastructure (rail, roads, high-voltage transmission, cogeneration and dedicated port facilities), over an exploration target defined from six drill holes and extensive 2D/3D seismic surveys. (The target is conceptual in nature: there has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource, and it is uncertain whether further exploration will result in one.)

Context

Honest study-class discipline is a differentiator in a market that routinely dresses Class 5 work in feasibility language. This study says what it is.

Approach

The concept was developed at AACE Class 5 across the full complex: process routes for potash and its co-products, integrated mine-to-port infrastructure, and the economics of a conceptual target stated with the cautionary language the reporting codes require.

Outcome

The delivered study gave the client a scoping-grade view of a US$2.2-billion complex concept, with its exploration-target basis disclosed rather than dressed up.

Standards

AACE 5-class system (this study Class 5) · NI 43-101-referenced disclosure discipline

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