FPX Nickel CEO Martin Turenne joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news that Phase 1 test work has confirmed the PEA flowsheet and has indicated the potential to achieve nickel recoveries up to 5% higher than the 85% Davis Tube Recoverable nickel recovery assumed in the 2020 PEA.
Turenne telling Proactive, the testing confirmed Baptiste material is consistent, medium-hard to hard, and mildly abrasive across all mining phases, pointing toward a consistent grinding requirement in sync with the PEA. Phase 2 test work is underway and that work will focus on validation and optimization of flotation parameters to confirm the production of a high-grade nickel concentrate.