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Kipawa Project

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 Location:
37 km E from Kipawa, Quebec, Canada

  Project Contacts:
1010 Sherbrooke Ouest, Suite 700
Montréal
Quebec, Canada
H3A 2R7
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Overview

StatusInactive / Suspended
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • REE
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Mine Life15 years (as of Jan 1, 2013)
In 2017 development activities were stopped for the project as well as research activities with various university partners and government agencies.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Investissement Quebec Inc. 32 % Indirect
Quebec Precious Metals Corp. 68 % Indirect
Subsequent to year-end in August 2021, Vital announced it had signed a binding term sheet with Quebec Precious Metals Corporation (TSX-V: QPM) for Vital to acquire QPM’s 68% interest in the Kipawa exploration project and 100% interest in the Zeus exploration project, both located in Quebec, Canada for C$8 million payable over four years. Joint Venture partner Investissement Québec (“IQ”) holds the remaining 32% of the Kipawa project on a contributing basis.

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Deposit Type

  • Magmatic


Summary:

The Kipawa deposit is presently considered open both laterally and at depth, though to various degrees.

The association of radioactive mineralization with rare elements in the vicinity of the Kipawa Complex is likely to represent a polymetallic deposit type of rare elements (Zr, Y, Nb, Be, U, Th, Ta, REE and Ga) associated with peralkaline syenite occurrences.

Rare earth-yttrium-zirconium mineralization at the Kipawa deposit is contained in medium grained silicates disseminated in meso to mafic syenites and impure marbles (up to 20% per volume). Grains are distinct and generally well crystallized.

Three minerals are presently considered as an economical source of rare earths on the Kipawa deposit, namely eudialyte (a sodic silicate), yttro-titanite/mosandrite (titanite silicate) and britholite (calcic silico-phosphate) for rare-earth-yttrium. Minor apatite (a phosphate) is also present in places, furnishing some of the light rare earths. Vlasovite/gittinsite (sodic and calcic silicates) and eudialite (sodic silicate) were once considered as a source for a possible zirconium by-product, but this is no longer the case. Each of these is described in the sections below, followed by a short section on ore genesis.

While vlasovite and its alteration mineral gittinsite are spread in a fairly uniform manner throughout the syenitic body, this is not the case for the other minerals. Specifically, three vertically-stacked mineralized zones h ........


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

A conventional truck-and-shovel open pit mine has been considered to be the most appropriate mining method. One (1) front wheel loader with a bucket size of 5.25 m³ will be used for production. The selected front wheel loader will load three (3) 55-tonne mine trucks.

At the high grade ore loading facility located at the mine site, an excavator with a 6.5 m³ bucket size will re-handle the ore and load eight (8) 40-tonne road haulers. There will be the auxiliary excavator available with the capacity to load the haulage trucks when there is preventive maintenance or unexpected downtime for the main loading equipment. Mining ramps and roads will have a width of 20.7 m and a maximum gradient of 10% which respects regulations for 2-lane traffic in all seasons.

The open pit mine is designed to be mined with a double benching arrangement and includes a 14 m bench for every 60 m of vertical height which does not intersect the ramp. The mining will take place between elevation 370 and 245 on 5 m benches to minimize the dilution and to maximise the mining recovery. The dilution and the ore loss per block were estimated at 5% and 4.76%, respectively. This level of dilution and ore loss is consistent with the North American mining industry.

The mining plan will produce 55,500 tonnes of TREO for the entire mine life averaging more than 3,650 tpd of TREO during the full production years (Years 2 to 14). The main revenue contributors are dysprosium oxide, fo ........


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Projected Production:

CommodityUnitsAvg. AnnualLOM
Total Rare Earth Oxides kt 3.756
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.

Operational Metrics:

Metrics
Stripping / waste ratio 0.94 *
Daily mining capacity 3,650 t of ore *
Daily milling capacity 3,650 t of ore *
Annual mining capacity 1,332,250 t of ore *
Waste tonnes, LOM 18,650,978 t *
Ore tonnes mined, LOM 19,768,914 t *
Total tonnes mined, LOM 39,748,372 t *
Annual milling capacity 1,332,250 t of ore *
* According to 2013 study.

Reserves at September 4, 2013:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven 10,218,867 t Total Rare Earth Oxides 0.44 % 44,960 t
Probable 9,550,047 t Total Rare Earth Oxides 0.3793 % 36,219 t
Proven & Probable 19,769,000 t Total Rare Earth Oxides 0.4105 % 81,178 t
Measured 10,478,000 t Total Rare Earth Oxides 0.461 % 48,341 t
Indicated 13,379,000 t Total Rare Earth Oxides 0.364 % 48,671 t
Measured & Indicated 23,857,000 t Total Rare Earth Oxides 0.407 % 97,012 t
Inferred 3,268,000 t Total Rare Earth Oxides 0.309 % 10,102 t

2013 Study Costs and Valuation Metrics :

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Processing OpEx $M CAD 734.3
G&A costs $M CAD 182.8
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Proposed Heavy Mobile Equipment as of September 4, 2013:
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Feasibility Study Report 2013
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