Fe Limited fires first blast at JWD Project amid robust iron ore market
The company is focused on finalising offtake arrangements to get to the JWD product to market as soon as possible to benefit from the elevated iron ore price.
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ASX:FEL
CuFe Ltd (ASX:CUF) is an emerging iron ore producer with a strategy focused on near-term, high-grade premium product iron ore projects and maintaining exposure to strategic metals. The company has interests in various advanced iron ore projects along with copper and gold interests in Australia.
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The company is focused on finalising offtake arrangements to get to the JWD product to market as soon as possible to benefit from the elevated iron ore price.
The company has paid a A$1 million refundable deposit to its joint venture partner to secure a three-month option to increase its equity in JWD from 51%.
Mining contractor Big Yellow is finalising the next scope of works to keep the project on schedule in advance of commencement of full mining operations, with mobilisation of the remaining mining fleet planned to occur this weekend.
The company has signed a camp accommodation contract, an LOI with a crushing and screening contractor and has received final environmental approvals to begin mining.
The approval represents the final primary environmental approval for the project and facilitates the construction of the crushing and screening plant and associated infrastructure on site.
FEL also welcomes two key team members - Eric Kiely and Stephen Danti – further strengthening its management team.
The company has two advanced high grade iron ore assets on a fast track to production at a period of strong iron ore prices and a positive outlook.
Funds raised will be used to fully fund development of the low capex, direct shipping Wiluna West JWD Iron Ore Project and drilling and approvals work at the Yarram Iron Ore Project.
The company outlined its strategy for near-term production from the JWD West Wiluna Iron Ore Project in a new investor presentation.
The company has two near-term iron ore production-ready assets at a period of strong iron ore prices and a positive outlook.
"Our team visited the site earlier this month and are excited about its potential, so we look forward to conducting further drilling, environmental and stakeholder work in the new year,” says chairman.
The company is progressing towards production in the near-term to take advantage of strong iron ore prices and the demand for high-quality product.
“We are striving to take advantage of the demand that exists for high-quality product such as that envisaged to be produced from these projects,” says chairman.
Executive director Mark Hancock and non-executive chairman Tony Sage have each purchased 2.5 million shares with a total value of $100,000.
Mining engineer Jeremy Sinclair, who has experience in iron ore with Atlas Iron and Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Operations, has been appointed projects director.
“Although the main focus of the company is getting our two near-term iron ore deposits into production, we should not pass up the opportunity to investigate the gold potential,” says chairman.
The final $2.65 million payment from the Evanston Iron Ore royalty sale will be received this week to fund work at the new JWS and Yarram projects.
The Wiluna West JWD deposit has a JORC 2004 estimate of 10.7 million tonnes at 63.7% iron with 60% in the measured category.
With proximity to port and existing underutilised mining infrastructure, the company is aiming for early production from the Yarram project.
Further high-grade gold mineralisation has been intersected in wide spaced, first pass, regional aircore drilling at the Morck Well JV Project.