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Chile
Penco Module Project

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 Location:
9 km NE from Concepcion, Chile

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Autopista Talcahuano, Oficina 307
Concepcion
Chile
8696
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Overview

StagePermitting
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • REE
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Mine Life12 years (as of Jan 1, 2021)
Aclara Resources is focused on the development, construction, and future operation of the Penco Module. The goal is to establish a processing plant that will produce a heavy rare earth concentrate. This concentrate will be generated by processing clays obtained from nearby deposits.

June 6, 2023 – Aclara Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has started the continuous operation of its newly constructed pilot plant for the Penco Module.

On July 4, 2023, Aclara Resources has received notice from the Environmental Service Assessment its decision to terminate the review of the Company’s application for an environmental impact assessment of the Penco Module, which was submitted by the Company on April 28, 2023 due to the non-disclosure of the information relating to the sixnaranjillo trees. Aclara is already working to make the adequate modifications and to refile a revised application for an environment impact assessment as soon as possible.
Latest NewsAclara Provides Update on Permitting and Development Strategy for the Penco Module Project in Chile     September 25, 2023


Owners

Source: p. 44,59
CompanyInterestOwnership
Hochschild Mining Plc. 20 % Indirect
Aclara Resources Inc. (operator) 100 % Indirect
REE Uno SpA is a capital company incorporated as a corporation by shares (sociedad por acciones) in accordance with articles 424 to 446 of the Code of Commerce of the Republic of Chile. REE Uno SpA is the unique holder and owner of the Penco Module.
Hochschild Mining Plc. wanted to separate the Aclara project from their other businesses dedicated to the extraction and production of gold and silver. For this purpose, a new company named Aclara Resources Inc. located in Canada (hereinafter, ‘Aclara’) was incorporated by the Group. The investment held in REE UNO SpA was then transferred to Aclara. The Demerger Dividend was effected on 10 December 2021, shortly before the Aclara Initial Public Offering (‘IPO’) was completed later that day. Once the Aclara IPO was completed, Aclara became an independent company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. HM Holdings retained 20% of the Aclara Shares.

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Deposit Type

  • Saprolite


Summary:

The Penco Module deposits have been defined as “regolith-hosted REE deposits” or “ion-adsorption deposits” (IAD). These are traditionally formed by tropical or subtropical weathering and decomposition of intrusive rocks with a primary enrichment in either mid/heavy REEs (peralkaline igneous rocks) or light REEs (peraluminous igneous rocks or carbonatites), where REEs are readily liberated by ionic solutions and are hence ion exchangeable (Wang et al., 2015; Dostal, 2017; Borst et al., 2020). Exchangeable REEs are associated with kaolinite and halloysite, the dominant clay minerals in IADs due to their role in adsorbing and fractionating REEs (Wu et al., 1990; Bau, 1991; Jeong, 2000; Bao and Zhao 2008; Williams-Jones et al., 2012; Sanematsu and Watanabe, 2016; Li et al., 2019; Yang, 2019; Borst et al., 2020 and references within).

The regolith profiles in the Project were developed through subtropical weathering of a peraluminous garnet-bearing granitoid, hence richer in LREEs. The regolith ranges between 25 to 48 m in thickness and is more developed in the garnet-rich granitoid than the other granitoids. The primary REE source is hosted in monazite-allanite and lesser xenotime, garnet and ilmenite. A secondary paragenesis formed by a late propylitic hydrothermal alteration (chlorite, sericite, epidoteallanite, locally biotite) replaced monazite with allanite and torite, and was relevant for the subsequent REE fractioning (Dold, 2015).

The exchangeable ........


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

The Penco Module covers a surface area of approximately 600 ha. However, the property directly involved has a surface area of approximately 250 ha.

Mining Methods
As the aforementioned technical studies for the Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Project were developed, the following outcomes were obtained based on the available information:

• The final sequence obtained, following the plans indicated in the previous point, corresponds to Victoria Sur - Victoria Norte - Luna - Maite - Alexandra.
• A sequential exploitation of the sectors is carried out. Once mining has been completed in one sector, then begins in another.
• Regarding the final pit shells selected by sector.
• Overall pit angles per rock type were used in the pit optimization analysis. No final pit and mining phase designs were generated during this stage of the Project.
• The mining Project consists of 5 pits: Victoria Norte, Victoria Sur, Alexandra, Maite, and Luna. In addition, there are Waste Disposal Facilities called Jupiter and Neptuno plus three temporary topsoil deposits or stockpiles.
• Three types of materials are obtained from mining the deposits: mineralized material, waste, and topsoil, which are destined for processing plants, disposal areas and temporary stockpiles respectively. Mineralized material will be sent to the processing plant, the waste and filtered tailings (mineralized material that have already been processed) will be sent to ........


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Processing

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Projected Production:

CommodityProductUnitsAvg. AnnualLOM
Total Rare Earth Oxides Concentrate kt 9.6
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Reserves at October 13, 2022:
Mineral Resources are presented in cut-off NSR of 13USD/t

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Measured 21.3 Mt Total Rare Earth Oxides 2315 ppm 49.3 kt
Measured 21.3 Mt REYT 1952 ppm
Indicated 6.2 Mt Total Rare Earth Oxides 2212 ppm 13.7 kt
Indicated 6.2 Mt REYT 1865 ppm
Measured & Indicated 27.5 Mt Total Rare Earth Oxides 2292 ppm 62.9 kt
Measured & Indicated 27.5 Mt REYT 1932 ppm
Inferred 1.7 Mt Total Rare Earth Oxides 1999 ppm 3.4 kt
Inferred 1.7 Mt REYT 1679 ppm

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnitsAverage
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Operating Costs:

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OP mining costs ($/t mined) USD 3.11 *  
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2021 Study Costs and Valuation Metrics :

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Processing OpEx $M USD 142
G&A costs $M USD 44
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Proposed Heavy Mobile Equipment as of September 15, 2021:
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Corporate Presentation 2023
Press Release 2023
Press Release 2023
Annual Report 2022
Annual Result 2022
Corporate Presentation 2022
Management Discussion & Analysis 2022
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2022
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News:

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Aclara Provides Update on Permitting and Development Strategy for the Penco Module Project in Chile September 25, 2023

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