RNS Number : 9766D Rusina Mining NL 11 December 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 December 2009
Rusina Mining NL
("Rusina" or the "Company")
Official Opening of Philippines First Heap Leach Trial Site
Rusina (AIM:RMLA, ASX:RML) and its joint venture partner European Nickel plc (AIM:ENK) are pleased to announce the Acoje nickel heap leach trial pad and pilot plant was officially opened on 9 December 2009 on Luzon Island in the Philippines.
This is the first pilot plant in the Philippines to trial heap leaching technology on nickel laterites. The trial heap will be constructed at the same height as the full commercial operation and is designed to prove the heap percolation and leach rates on a full scale basis as well as demonstrating the rain control methodology. In addition the trial facility will showcase the clean, safe and environmentally friendly nature of the process to the government and local stakeholders.
The crusher has now been fully rewired and reconditioned and both it and the agglomerator have been undergoing operating test work. It is expected that the crushing, agglomeration and stacking of the heap will commence next week. The 3,000 tonnes of nickel laterite ore, a mixture of limonite and saprolite, is on-site and awaiting processing. The irrigation pipes will be placed over the heap and a HDPE raincoat will cover both the pad and the ponds. Leaching is expected to commence in February 2010.
The official opening was attended by a range of dignitaries including the Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, Mr Rod Smith; Assistant Secretary of the Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) Mr Jerry Dolino; Director of the Mines & Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Mr Horace Ramos and MGB 3 Regional Director, Mr Loreto Alburo. Also in attendance was the Vice Mayor of Santa Cruz as well as Councillors and the Barangay Captains of Santa Cruz and Candelaria.
Contacts: Mark Hanlon Rusina Mining Tel: +61 8 9226 1111
Roland Cornish Beaumont Cornish Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396
For further information please visit our website - www.rusina.com.au
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