Published: November 8, 2016 |

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Energizer Resources Inc. has received results from its FEED Study, which was initiated in September, 2016 and outlined a development plan for Molo graphite project.

The FEED study was initiated as a part of a comprehensive value engineering exercise undertaken by the company in order to examine ways of optimizing the mine plan as envisioned in the Molo feasibility study. All costing aspects were examined with the goal of providing a method to produce meaningful, multi-tonne test samples of Molo graphite concentrate to potential off-takers while reducing the CAPEX and time required to the commencement of commercial production.

Under an exploration permit, the company will initially be limited to an input of 20,000 cubic meters (or approximately 50,000 tonnes) of front-end feed into the demonstration plant for the purposes of verifying the flow sheet design process of the proposed Molo Project mine plan. The company has already initiated the application process for a mining permit, which upon approval would remove the 20,000 cubic meter test limit. At full capacity, the demonstration plant would be capable of processing 240,000 tonnes of feed per annum. This equates to 30 tonnes per hour of feed, and roughly 1 to 3 tonnes of flake graphite concentrate per hour.

The FEED Study suggests a phased approach to achieving commercial production at the Molo Project may be attainable as set forth below.

Phase 1 will consist of the construction of a demonstration processing plant, capable of producing flake graphite concentrate on a test basis. Base, essential-only infrastructure will be employed for this phase, with Energizer’s current camp being used for accommodation and offices, including accommodation for workers in the nearby town of Fotadrevo.

It is estimated that the Phase I processing plant will require a total of 9 months to complete. This build-out will include detailed engineering, equipment procurement, off-site fabrication and assembly, factory assurance testing (FAT), module disassembly, shipping, plant infrastructure construction, and onsite module assembly at a cost of approximately US$8,500,000.

Phase 2 will include the development of sustaining infrastructure required for long-term processing and the ramp up of production at the demonstration plant to its full capacity of 240,000 tpa (or 30 tonnes per hour) of ore. In so doing, this phase will likely include the construction of additional on-site accommodation and offices, upgrading of mine-site road infrastructure, and purchases to provide redundancy in the processing circuit.

Energizer will also investigate the inclusion of value-added processing for lithium-ion battery and graphite foil applications at the classification portion of the plant. A costing review will be undertaken to identify the costs associated with incorporating these value-add enhancements.

Assuming Phase 2 operates at full capacity, it would produce 14,750 tonnes of graphite.

Phase 3 of the development of the Molo Project will involve additional mine build-out infrastructure and plant construction for a fully operational, large-scale mine as envisioned in the Molo feasibility study. This would include construction of a tailings dam facility and upgrading or maintenance of the regional road system used to transport graphite concentrate to the port.

The company will be immediately initiating the required steps to implement Phase 1. During Phase 1, the company will assess the capabilities of the plant and undertake a similar comprehensive costing review exercise to ascertain the possibility of utilizing a modular build methodology for the full-scale Molo mine.

To read more details in the company’s press release, CLICK HERE

About Energizer Resources
Energizer Resources is a mineral exploration and mine development company based in Toronto, Canada, that is developing its 100 percent-owned, feasibility-stage Molo Graphite Project in southern Madagascar.

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