Solex Resources Receives Very Positive Metallurgical
Test Results From Large Scale Macusani Leach Test
VANCOUVER,
May 14 - Solex Resources Corp. (TSX-V: SOX) ("Solex" or the "Company") today announced
that it has received the results of metallurgical test work conducted by SGS
Mineral Services ("SGS") in Peru using the combined expertise of SGS's staff from Peru, Chile and Canada. The tests used
Solex's own mobile laboratory test unit designed and built by SGS in Chile.
"These metallurgical results prove
that uranium can be recovered quickly and cheaply across a variety of
mineralised rock types found on our properties in the Macusani region of Peru.
We are now planning further metallurgical tests on rock from Macusani East and
larger scale testing of samples of up to 200 tonnes," said Jonathan
Challis, Solex Resources Corp's President and CEO. "Furthermore, this lab
test was the first of its kind to be fully authorized by the Peruvian Institute
of Nuclear Energy (IPEN) and the local communities."
Samples were taken from 3 surface
locations (from trenches and shallow pits) at the Macusani West and Macusani South
projects and transported to the test unit, located at SGS's compound in
Juliaca, Province of Puno, Peru.
A total of 2.4 tonnes of material was extracted from the Pichune (Pich) target
at Macusani South, 2.1 tonnes from the Vizcachacunca (Viz) target also at
Macusani South and 1.5 tonnes from the Chahuana prospect in Macusani West.
The extraction of the uranium does not
vary significantly with different crushing sizes or solution flow rates. The
low grade (0.165 lbs/t) samples from the Pich target resulted in an extraction
rate of 89.3% of the contained uranium into solution compared to the high grade
(3.36 lbs/t) samples from the Viz target which resulted in an extraction rate
of 99.5%. The sample from the Chahuana target (grade of 0.99 lbs/t) gave a
97.8% extraction at a crush size of 1 inch. All the samples from the three
locations showed a fast kinetic response and very high uranium extraction, with
only a marginal increase in extraction by reducing the crush size from 1 inch
to 0.5 inch. Acid consumption was low in all three samples with most of the
uranium extracted within the first 20 days of the 60 day leach test.
SGS Lakefield Research Chile SA designed
and built the mobile laboratory that is housed in two standard 40 foot shipping
containers. The leach test container has 12 PVC leach columns, each being 40
centimetres in diameter and 180 centimetres in height. In addition, the
container contains full instrumentation to enable the tests to be monitored
accurately, the necessary tanks and pumps to circulate and store the leach
solutions. The other container is equipped for sample preparation with a jaw
crusher, roll crusher, grinder, oven, dust collection
system and work tables. All analytical work was conducted by SGS in Lima.
About Solex Resources Corp.
Solex Resources Corp. is the dominant
landholder in southern Peru's
Macusani Uranium District with concessions covering over 904 km(2)
where in excess of 55 uraniferous anomalies have been identified on Solex
properties. Solex is exploring three properties in the Macusani region
(Macusani East, Macusani West and Macusani South), in addition to the Picotani
uranium project. NI 43-101 reports were filed during 2008 on the Princesa
silver, lead and zinc property and on the Pilunani lead and zinc project.
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For further information:
Deborah Thiel
Corporate Development
Cell: (604) 512-9691
Toll Free: (877) 646-4488
Email: dthiel@solexresources.com
Website: www.solexresources.com