Peninsula Energy commences low pH uranium recovery field demonstration
The company is changing how it mines uranium from its Lance Projects.
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Peninsula Energy Ltd is one of the few ASX-listed uranium companies providing US production and direct market exposure. The company's 100% owned Lance Projects in Wyoming has re-commenced production operations in December 2024 and will continue ramping up the production rate in 2025 in coordination with the commissioning of a complete central processing plant facility.
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The company is changing how it mines uranium from its Lance Projects.
The new agreement allows Peninsula to defer the requirement to invest near term capital in additional uranium processing at the Lance Projects.
Column leach tests have now been completed on core samples obtained from several diverse areas of the Lance Projects.
This approval marks a major progress towards implementing the use of low pH solutions at the Lance Projects.
The halt will remain until Thursday, November 29, or when an announcement is released to the market.
Non-executive director Mark Wheatley has this week acquired shares valued at more than $10,000.
The company is conducting a low-pH chemistry field leach trial which is expected to reduce production costs.
The company hopes to reduce its production costs with a shift in chemistry.
Preparation work for the field leach trial is being conducted on site and the trial is expected to commence in late 2018.
Guidance for the financial year ending June 30, 2019 remains unchanged at 90,000 to 110,000 pounds.
The company is now transitioning to low-cost, low-pH uranium operations at the Lance projects in Wyoming, US.
The company recently received positive results from a feasibility study.
The study highlights strong leverage to the uranium price with downside protection.
Two US miners have called for 25% of US uranium to be sourced domestically.
A production transition is set to lower costs and preserve in-situ pounds for future extraction.
The Global X Uranium ETF is no longer a substantial holder.
The company's shares are trading about 12% higher intra-day, at 28 cents.
The transition to low pH operations will substantially lower production costs.
Unlike Karoo, Lance is a producing asset which is driving earnings even in a low uranium price environment.
Daily uranium production rates increased from 427 pounds to 485 pounds during the March quarter.