Proposed change could cut tax bill by US$100mln and give significant boost to net present value of the Kun-manie nickel project.

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Amur Minerals reckons it could have a five kilometre-long deposit on its hands in eastern Russia after evaluating results from its 2012 drilling programme at its Gorny target.

African Eagle Resources chief executive Trevor Moss said recent test work on the nickel laterite from the Dutwa deposit in Tanzania has confirmed its suitability for low cost atmospheric tank leaching.

The test programme will de-risk the more costly main pilot plant, while providing confirmation of the processes used to liberate the metal