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OAKVILLE, Ontario, June 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV:EMM) (FRANKFURT:KT9) (WKN:A2DUU8) (“Giyani” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the completion of the metallurgical testing of stockpile material from the Company’s K.Hill and Otse manganese deposits in Botswana.
The testing was performed on 19 samples, 15 of which were taken from the K.Hill stockpile material and four from the area surrounding the former Otse mine pit. The test work included crushing and screening of the 19 samples, followed by geochemical analysis of the +10mm and -10mm fractions. Dense media separation (“DMS”) testing was carried out on the four Otse samples and on a representative composite of the K. Hill material.
The results of the testing indicate that a variety of lumpy (-75/+10mm) and fine particle (-10/+1mm) manganese products can be produced from both the K.Hill and Otse material. Table 1 below contains some of the various permutations of DMS yield, and grade for the products that may be expected from both the K.Hill and Otse material as tested. As an example, a 36% Mn lumpy product from the K.Hill stockpiles with a DMS yield of 39% is possible through standard crushing, screening, and densimetric separation. The table includes a variety of other product DMS yield and grade combinations modeled by mineral process engineering firm Worley Parsons. The Company will decide on the most suitable product on which to focus based on tradeoff studies between cost and potential revenue at prevailing market rates.
| Mn Grade (%) | 30% | 32% | 34% | 36% | 37% | 38% | 39% | 40% | 41% |
| K.Hill Lumpy Mn Product DMS Yield (%) | 87.2% | 80.0% | 39.0% | ||||||
| K.Hill Fine Mn Product DMS Yield (%) | 73.7% | 34.6% | |||||||
| Otse Lumpy Mn Product DMS Yield (%) | 40.2% | 35.8% | 32.3% | ||||||
| Otse Fine Mn Product DMS Yield (%) | 72.5% | 58.3% | 39.6% | 35.1% |
Table 1. Expected DMS Plant Yield at Various Mn Grades (%)
Robin Birchall, CEO of Giyani commented:
“We are extremely pleased with these metallurgical results. Simply put, they indicate that we will be able to generate a range of potential products from the stockpile material at suitable grade and yield recoveries. These products will all be marketable into the manganese steel market. We shall now work closely with Traxys in order to determine which products will have the highest economic returns for the Company.”
All samples were shipped to SGS South Africa (Pty) (Ltd) for assay and dense media separation. Samples were analyzed by x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry following crushing and grinding. Dense media separation was also undertaken at SGS with the test work conducted on -70/+10mm and -10/+1mm fractions at specific gravity intervals of 2.7, 3.1 and 3.3. The sinks and floats were washed, dried and weighed before a subsample was taken for XRF analysis. Modeling of the expected DMS plant yield shown in table 1 was completed by Worley Parsons.
Roger Moss, Ph.D., P.Geo, is the qualified person, as that term is defined by National Instrument 43-101, on behalf of the Company and has approved the scientific and technical content contained in this press release.
About Giyani
Giyani Metals Corp. is a Canadian junior exploration company focused on creating shareholder value by accelerating the development of its high-grade manganese project in the Kanye Basin, Botswana, Africa. Additional information and corporate documents may be found on www.sedar.com and on Giyani Metals Corp. website: http://giyanimetals.com/.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Giyani Metals Corp.
Robin Birchall, CEO
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