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Norway
Skaland (Traelen) Mine

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 Location:
213km SW from Tromsø, Norway

  Address:
Bergsfjordveien 1668
Skaland
Norway
9385
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Graphite
Mining Method
  • Longhole open stoping
  • Backfill
Production Start...
Mine Life13 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)
Skaland mine is the largest flake graphite producer in Europe and the fourth-largest producer globally outside of China. Skaland is presently one of the world's highest-grade operating flake graphite mines with mill feed grade averaging around 24% Carbon. Skaland accounts for around 2% of global annual natural flake graphite production.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Mineral Commodities Ltd 90 % Indirect
Mineral Commodities, via its wholly owned subsidiary MRC Graphite (Norway) Pty Ltd., has a 90% interest in the issued capital in Skaland Graphite AS (“SKA”). Whilst the Group controls 90% of the share voting power, it has been determined that the Group effectively has 100% control due to its control over the relevant activities for accounting purposes, controls the management of SKA, and also controls the Board of SKA.

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Deposit Type

  • Metamorphic


Summary:

The Trælen deposit lies on the northern tip of the Skaland peninsula and consists of two main and related lithological units. The tectonostratigraphically lower unit is a banded gneiss with alternating biotite rich and granitic bands (locally termed "Trælen Gneiss") and an upper unit that consists of amphibolitic gneiss. These are heterogeneous hornblende gneisses with graphite horizons, possibly metamorphic greywacke, and calciferous rocks. Both units contain granitic orthogneisses, possibly a result of partial melting of the surrounding rocks. Quartz diorites and different types of pegmatites occur as well, forming discontinuous intrusions.

The graphite found in the upper unit is assumed to be primarily syngenetic and later exposed to tectonic activity leading to its present textural, mineralogical, geochemical, and geometric characteristics.

The mineralised horizon is isoclinally folded and the thickest, most continuous mineralisation occurs as lens shaped bodies oriented parallel to the main fold axis. This horizon contains the most economically interesting instances of graphite at Trælen and can vary between centimeters and up to 25m thick. There is minor graphite found in faults and along shears. There are minor exploration targets to the south and west of the current Trælen Deposit, which may represent either a further fold of the same horizon, or a second mineralised horizon.

The rocks in the area have been exposed to at least three ph ........


Mining Methods

  • Longhole open stoping
  • Backfill


Summary:

The Skaland Graphite Operation is located in northern Norway on the island of Senja. Skaland Graphite AS formerly extracted graphite ore from the Skaland mine which is located directly alongside the existing processing and port infrastructure, but since 2007, ore to the plant has been sourced from the nearby Traelen Mine.

Mining is currently being conducted by long hole open stoping in a bottom up sequence. Future mining is assumed to be long hole open stoping in a top down sequence.

A mining contractor has been engaged for down-dip development at Trælen to access additional known resources at Trælen beneath the already mined out up-dip resources of the deposit, following an initial Life of Mine (“LOM”) based on the 2020 Mineral Resource Statement, targeting resources between levels +5m to -115m (below sea level).

The deposit is open at depth beyond the planned development levels and there are also several promising side lenses that require further drilling.

Down-dip development waste will be backfilled into the current mining void which will allow safe access to further up-dip resources and eliminate mine waste disposal outside the Trælen mountain. The mining concept is essentially a mirror of the current up-dip mining, changing from bottom-up to top-down progress. The level height will be 20m with ore extraction from the bottom of each level.

in 2022, Waste Mined and Development Metres was lower than the prior financi ........


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Production:

CommodityUnits2022202120202019
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics2022202120202019
Annual production capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required10 kt of graphite concentrate
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required18,128 t31,000 t
Waste  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required10,765 t13,500 t
Total tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required28,893 t44,500 t
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required18,321 t37,088 t
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:
10% TGC cut-off grade used for Skaland Mineral Resources.

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Graphite
Proven 0.05 Mt Graphite 27.8 % 0.01 Mt
Probable 0.55 Mt Graphite 24.6 % 0.14 Mt
Proven & Probable 0.6 Mt Graphite 24.8 % 0.15 Mt
Measured 0.06 Mt Graphite 30.2 % 0.02 Mt
Indicated 0.68 Mt Graphite 25.2 % 0.17 Mt
Inferred 1.05 Mt Graphite 22 % 0.23 Mt
Total Resource 1.79 Mt Graphite 23.5 % 0.42 Mt

Financials:

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Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2022:
HME Type
Drill (long hole)
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Truck (underground)

Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Annual Report 2022
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2022
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