Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum mine reduces misclassification and ore loss: Adding up to A$335,000 of value in one blast
Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum mine reduces misclassification and ore loss: Adding up to A$335,000 of value in one blast
1 PagesBlast Movement Technologies 26 Spine Street Sumner Queensland, 4074 AUSTRALIA www.blastmovement.com 08/2018 Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum mine reduces misclassification and ore loss: Adding up to A$335,000 of value in one blast Commodity Ore Grades Geology Powder Factor Flitches Location Lithium-Tantalum High – Low Intrusive LCT Pegmatite 1.05 kg/m 3 2 Australia Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project, located in Western Australia, is one of the world’s largest hard-rock lithium-tantalum deposits. • Lithium and tantalum are hosted in pegmatite • Blasts are fired in 5-metre benches, which are mined in 2.5m flitches • The site contains high, medium, low and sub grade ores Challenges Solution Misclassification: in
