Perth, Australia -
Australian Potash Ltd. (ASX:APC) (Company) is pleased to advise the Shire of Laverton has received committed funding to bitumen-seal an additional 100kms of the Great Central Road to the east of Laverton, commencing in January 2019.
Highlights:
- The Shire of Laverton will bitumen-seal up to 100kms of the Great Central Road (GCR) commencing January 2019
- This road-surfacing project will replace 70kms of un-sealed road with high-grade sealed road in APC's logistics solution (see Figure 2 in link below)
- APC's logistics consultants are refining OPEX models based upon this latest material development
- APC and the Shire of Laverton have entered into an Agreement to offset rates due on the recently granted Mining Leases at Lake Wells to the upgrade and maintenance of the Lake Wells access road
- APC and the Shire of Laverton have agreed to scope the feasibility of sealing the Lake Wells access road which would make the Lake Wells SOP Project's logistics solution a 300km all-weather bitumen sealed road to the Leonora rail-head
Managing Director Matt Shackleton commented: "Logistics is one of the most important areas of cost to control in a bulk project, and one of the natural features of the Lake Wells SOP Project that first attracted our interest was its strategically superior logistical position, in respect to the short haulage distance to the Leonora rail terminals. The rail from Leonora goes to Fremantle, Kwinana, Esperance and the east coast - that is, once our SOP is on the rail, we can send it anywhere at a cheaper cost than if we were reliant on 100% road haulage.
"Our logistics consultants are working with the APC project team to understand the full, positive impact having access to an additional 70 kilometres of sealed road has on their previous estimates of freight.
"We are also delighted with the strong support shown by the Shire of Laverton in assisting the Company with its development plans. The Laverton Shire's councilors and executive have a clear focus on assisting the development of the region's massive mineral endowment.
"We are working with the Shire to understand the feasibility of a mid-term road sealing project on the Lake Wells Road. Not only does road-haulage on bitumen as opposed to unsealed surfaces indicate an optimised freight solution, but with a 100% sealed road to Lake Wells we could realistically use Laverton as the hub for our operation, avoiding the capital cost of many site-based services."
To view figures, please visit:
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About Australian Potash Ltd:
Australian Potash Ltd. (ASX:APC) is an ASX-listed Sulphate of Potash (SOP) developer. The Company holds a 100% interest in the Lake Wells Potash Project located approximately 500kms northeast of Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields.
The Lake Wells Potash Project is a palaeochannel brine hosted sulphate of potash project. Palaeochannel bore fields supply large volumes of brine to many existing mining operations throughout Western Australia, and this technique is a well understood and proven method for extracting brine. APC will use this technically low-risk and commonly used brine extraction model to further develop a bore-field into the palaeochannel hosting the Lake Wells SOP resource.
A Scoping Study on the Lake Wells Potash Project was completed and released on 23 March 2017. The Scoping Study exceeded expectations and confirmed that the Project's economic and technical aspects are all exceptionally strong, and highlights APC's potential to become a significant long-life, low capital and high margin sulphate of potash (SOP) producer.
Source:
Australian Potash Ltd.
Contact:
Matt Shackleton Managing Director and CEO E: m.shackleton@australianpotash.com.au M: +61-438-319-841 Stewart McCallion Project Manager E: s.mccallion@australianpotash.com.au M: +61-439-980-401
