Production and Smelting Agreement
19 5월 2009 - 5:30PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBRR TIDMJLP
RNS Number : 4829S
Braemore Resources PLC
19 May 2009
BRAEMORE RESOURCES PLC
("Braemore")
JUBILEE PLATINUM PLC
("Jubilee")
Braemore Resources and Jubilee Platinum announce production and smelting
agreement
Braemore (AIM: BRR / JSE BRE) and Jubilee (AIM: JLP / JSE: JBL) are pleased to
announce that they have entered into a binding Heads of Agreement ("the
Agreement"). Braemore will provide smelting and refining facilities as part of
its commercialisation strategy to process platinum group element ("PGE")
concentrates, the source of which Jubilee has the rights to recover.
Highlights
* Braemore's ConRoast technology will be applied to Jubilee's PGE concentrate from
tailings
* ConRoast technology will add significantly more value to Jubilee's PGE
concentrate than conventional current PGE smelting and refining practice
* Exploiting synergies between Jubilee's PGE production and Braemore's refining
technology will provide the critical mass necessary to commercialise the venture
* A special purpose trading vehicle will be formed to execute this binding
agreement
This Agreement provides a vehicle for Braemore and Jubilee to exploit the
synergies between these two junior platinum companies and further demonstrates
the commercial viability of the Braemore offering. The value of PGE concentrates
from tailings will be enhanced by ensuring exposure to downstream beneficiation
and upside value. The management of Braemore and Jubilee believe that this
technology will provide considerable enhancement to overall the smelting and
refining of PGE concentrates as opposed to the conventional route.
Leon Coetzer, CEO of Braemore, said: "This is a new dawn in Braemore's
evolution. We are no longer a technology or development company, the
acceleration of ConRoast's commercialisation is now well underway."
Colin Bird, CEO of Jubilee, commented: "This agreement is a key step in ensuring
we maximise returns across the mining process for Jubilee shareholders and we
see the Jubilee-Braemore alliance as an important step for our short term
production mission."
Enquiries:
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
| Colin Bird | Leon Coetzer | Andrew Sarosi |
| Jubilee Platinum plc | Braemore Resources | Jubilee Platinum plc |
| Tel +44 (0) 20 7584 | Tel + 27 (0) 11 557 6413 | Tel +44 (0) 1752 221937 |
| 2155 | | |
| | | |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
| Nicola Taylor | Matthew Robinson/Rose | Dennis Tucker |
| Russell and Associates | Herbert, FinnCap | Qinisele Resources |
| Tel +27 (0) 11 880 | Tel +44 (0) 20 7600 1658 | Tel +27 (0) 82 492 4957 |
| 3924 | | |
| | | |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
| Brian Chistie/Leonard | James Joyce | Suzanne Johnson-Walsh |
| Eiser | WH Ireland | Bishopsgate |
| Sasfin Capital | Tel +44 (0) 207 220 1666 | Communications |
| Tel +27 (0) 11 809 | | Tel +44 (0) 20 7562 |
| 7500 | | 3350 |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
| Louise Goodeve/Leah | | |
| Kramer | | |
| Walbrook PR | | |
| Tel +44 (0) 207 933 | | |
| 8780 | | |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
Notes to editors:
Braemore Resources
Braemore Resources offers investors an attractive opportunity to enter into the
PGMs and nickel business, initially through the mid-stream processing of these
metals and, in time, through mine-to-market production opportunities. Braemore
Resources is principally involved in evaluating, establishing and operating
independent facilities for the roasting, smelting and refining of concentrates
containing PGM and associated base metals and for the reclamation and processing
of sulphide nickel tailings. Diversified both geographically and in terms of
product, the company is located in two key mining regions - Braemore Nickel in
Western Australia and Braemore Platinum in South Africa. Braemore's access to
proprietary technology, and in particular the Mintek ConRoast technology, which
has successfully operated at test plant level, makes the company well-positioned
to become a significant player in the burgeoning South African PGMs sector,
offering a more cost-effective, environmentally friendly and accessible smelting
option to many junior mining companies. Unlike conventional smelters, ConRoast
is unaffected by the high-chrome content ores, which are increasingly being
mined.
Braemore's management team, in South Africa and Australia, brings with them
impressive credentials in their respective sectors, combined with a Board that
has experience in metals processing, financial and commodities markets.
Jubilee Platinum
Jubilee Platinum plc is a mining exploration and development company with a
focus on platinum group elements and nickel/copper.
Jubilee is in an unincorporated joint venture ("UJV"), through its 65% owned
subsidiary Maude Mining and Exploration (Pty) Ltd with Benhaus Mining (Pty) Ltd,
in respect of its Bokfontein and Elandsdrfit farms, and PGE bearing dump
tailings located in the western limb of the Bushveld complex. Maude holds a
54.5% stake and Benhaus a 45.5% stake in the UJV. The UJV presents the
opportunity for both primary mining for chrome coupled with tailings
re-treatment for PGEs.
The Company's prime asset in South Africa is the Tjate project, in which it has
a 63 % beneficial interest. The project covers some 5140 hectares and is downdip
of existing Anglo Platinum's Twickenham and Impala Platinum's Marula operations.
The project's exploration area has been independently estimated to be a target
for potentially some 65 million oz (41 million oz attributable) of PGEs and gold
net of geological losses.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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