Overview
Status | Care and Maintenance |
Mine Type | Open Pit |
Commodities |
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Mining Method |
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Production Start | ...  |
Mine Life | 9 years (as of Jan 1, 2018) |
Company filed for Financial reporting relief on April 8, 2020.
Mine production status is unknown.
July 15, 2020 - The Bald Hill Mine remains on care and maintenance, the Alita Resources continues to meet environmental obligations, keep the tenements in good standing and maintain the relevant insurance. |
Source:
December 7, 2020 - Austroid Corporation is in the process of securing ownership of the mothballed Bald Hill lithium mine.
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Summary:
The Bald Hill Pegmatite Mineral Resource comprises one large, main, sub horizontal pegmatite body, striking north-south, with a strike length of 1,070 metres, and a width at its widest point of 775 metres.
This main body is surrounded by several smaller discrete pegmatite bodies, sub-parallel to the main, which result in a total strike length for the whole resource of 1,245 metres, and a total width of 990 metres. The Mineral Resource has a total vertical depth of 195 metres, beginning 20 metres below the natural surface and plunging gently to the south along its entire strike length.
Summary:
SMS Innovative Mining Solutions Pty Ltd is undertaking contract open-pit mining of the lithium and tantalite ore. The mining of staged open pits uses a conventional truck/excavator mining method.
Current key mining equipment on site includes 1 x 360t Excavator, 1 X 200t excavator, 1 x 120t Excavator, a fleet of Cat785/777 trucks and ancillary equipment including dozers, graders, loaders and water carts.
Drill and blast is being undertaken under sub contract by JSW Australia using a combination of top hammer and down hole hammer drill rigs.
To minimise ore loss and dilution, ore is being mined in blocks of shallow bench height of 2.5m with drill and blast limited to 5m depth is areas containing ore. Bulk waste is mined utilising 5m to 10m benches, with bulk waste drill and blast targeting 10m benches.
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Operational Metrics:
Metrics | 2018 |
Annual processing rate
| 1.2 Mt |
Reserves at December 1, 2018:
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Commodity |
Probable
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11.3 Mt
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Li2O
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1.01 %
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114,100 t
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Probable
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11.3 Mt
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Ta2O5
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160 g/t
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4,000 k lbs
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Indicated
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14.4 Mt
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Li2O
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1.02 %
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147,200 t
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Indicated
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14.4 Mt
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Ta2O5
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168 g/t
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5,300 k lbs
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Inferred
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12.1 Mt
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Li2O
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0.9 %
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108,000 t
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Inferred
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12.1 Mt
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Ta2O5
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123 g/t
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3,300 k lbs
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Mine Management:
Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Oct 31, 2022
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