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True North Copper Limited (ASX:TNC) (True North, TNC or the Company) is pleased to announce it has commenced copper sulphate production at its Cloncurry Project in Queensland, Australia, with its refurbished solvent extraction and copper sulphate crystallisation plant now fully operational.
TNC has an exclusive offtake agreement with Kanins International for its copper sulphate production in Queensland.
SUMMARY
- Copper sulphate production restarts at TNC’s facility strategically located Cloncurry Project (see Figures 1, 2 and 3 below).
- Initial production capacity is estimated at 12,000 tonnes of copper sulphate crystal per annum.
- Recognising growing demand from domestic and international markets, TNC has initiated plans to expand production.
- TNC has an exclusive offtake agreement with Kanins International Pty Limited (Kanins) (www.kanins.com), one of Australia’s largest copper sulphate suppliers, for all copper sulphate it produces. See below for a summary of the material terms of the offtake agreement.
- Copper sulphate is used in industries including agriculture, mining, water treatment, and chemical manufacturing.
COMMENT
True North Copper’s Managing Director Marty Costello said:
“We’re thrilled to announce the successful commencement of our first copper sulphate production. This accomplishment is a testament to the dedication and efforts of our entire team. We have worked hard to achieve copper sulphate production in a short period of time and we are proud to be one of the few active copper sulphate producers in the country.
We believe our offtake agreement with Kanins International provides confidence in True North Copper's revenue generation. The agreement ensures a premium above the London Metal Exchange price for our high-quality copper sulphate, providing a stable and predictable revenue stream.
This is another milestone completed that forms part of our overarching strategy to become Australia’s next critical minerals producer of copper and cobalt as we finalise restart studies for full-scale production.”
About copper sulphate and Kanins International
- Copper sulphate is a mineral salt widely used in various industries, including agriculture, mining, water treatment, and chemical manufacturing. Its applications range from agricultural fungicides, animal feed supplements, and soil sterilization to electroplating and laboratory reagents.
- Kanins International is an Australian owned business, based in Melbourne but operating globally. It supplies copper sulphate for the mining/mineral processing industry, animal feed, fertilizer and pesticide industries across both domestic and international markets (see Kanins website for further information).
Figure 1: Copper sulphate crystal loaded into a Bulka bag from the plant centrifuge at the Cloncurry Project Copper Sulphate Plant
Figure 2: Picture of the centrifuge loaded with copper sulphate crystal produced at the Cloncurry Project Copper Sulphate Plant
Figure 3: Sample of copper sulphate crystal produced at the Cloncurry Project Copper Sulphate Plant
Offtake agreement
The offtake agreement sees Kanins International acquire all copper sulphate produced by the Company at its Queensland sites for the life of copper sulphate production from those sites.
The pricing of copper sulphate sold to Kanins is determined by reference to the London Metals Exchange (LME) Copper price at that time plus a surcharge.
Kanins will provide technical services to the Company as required (at negotiable fees) to assist the Company to produce products which will achieve the highest return (with fair and reasonable pricing for improved product to be agreed).
Kanins has agreed to offer a working capital facility to the Company, on terms and conditions to be separately agreed between the parties.
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