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The Nolans resource is currently at 30.3 million tonnes of measured, indicated and inferred resources, containing:

  • 850,000 tonnes of REO (grading 2.8% REO);
  • 3.9 million tonnes of phosphate pentoxide (grading 12.9% P2O5); and
  • 13.3 million pounds of uranium (grading 0.44 lb/t U3O8).

 

The total resources for Nolans as at November 2008 are:

Nolans Resource Classification
 
Mt
REO%
REO (kt)
P2O5%
U3O8Ib/t
Total measured

5.1

3.2
167
13.5
0.57
Total indicated

12.3

2.8

350

13.4

0.43

Total inferred

12.8

2.6
333
12.2
0.40
TOTAL

30.3

2.8
850
12.9
0.44
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Nolans Resource Compared
Project
Resource
By Products
REO Recovery
Baiyunebo Inner Mongolia, China

300Mt @

1.5% REO

REO a by product of iron ore separation
~25-50%
Mianning, Sichuan, China
17Mt @
3% REO
None
50%
Mountain Pass, USA
12Mt @
8% REO
None
50-60%
Mt Weld, Australia

12.24Mt @
9.7% REO

None
60%
       
Nolans, Australia
30.3Mt @
2.8% REO
Phosphoric Acid,
Calcium Chloride,
Uranium
80-85%
       
Kangankunde Hill, Malawi

11Mt @

2% REO

None
Unknown
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