By James Pearson
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‘This demonstrates conventional flotation technology is suitable to produce a stibnite concentrate.’Locksley Resources technical director Julian Woodcock
The initial tests were conducted on surface spoils, which are largely oxidised material. Once the drill rigs start churning out fresh, unweathered rock, Locksley says it expects the results to get even better.
Armed with these spectacular findings, the company now believes the Desert prospect could catapult it into the cockpit of America’s critical minerals revival and deliver an all-domestic antimony supply chain for the first time in decades.
Locksley Resources technical director Julian Woodcock said: “This is an excellent milestone and demonstrates conventional flotation technology is suitable to produce a stibnite concentrate from the Desert antimony mine prospect. This activity continues to rapidly advance our strategy to provide onshore supply of antimony to the US market.”
In a country with no current antimony production, the need for a domestic supply is fast becoming urgent. Antimony is used in everything from ammunition and semiconductors to flame retardants and military-grade alloys.
