Horizonte Minerals Receives Positive Results from Araguaia Project

Horizonte Minerals plc (TSX:HZM) announced that it has received positive preliminary metallurgical test results from its wholly owned Araguaia Nickel Project in Northern Brazil.

As quoted in the press release:

Hydrometallurgy

• Atmospheric tank leach (‘ATL’) tests achieved up to 89% nickel extraction and up to 93% cobalt extraction in 4 hours on ore blend samples
• Acid consumption for the ATL laboratory tests ranged from 506 – 752 kg/tonne
• Bottle roll leach (‘BRL’) tests achieved up to 89% nickel extraction and 92% cobalt extraction on ore blend samples
• Acid consumption for the BRL laboratory tests on ore blend samples ranged from 651 – 729 kg/tonne

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