Mt Thirsty, located 20km north-northwest of Norseman , has a current JORC Indicated Resource of 14.8 million tonnes at 0.14% Co, 0.59% Ni and 0.99% Mn and a JORC Inferred Resource of 14.23 million tonnes at 0.11% Co, 0.52% Ni and 0.77% Mn over an apparent strike of 1.3 kilometres and a width of around 800 metres. Tonnes of contained metal are listed in the table below: Indicated Inferred Total Tonnes Cobalt 20,700 15,600 36,300 Tonnes Nickel 87,300 73,800 161,100 Tonnes Manganese 146,520 109,300 255,820 Previous metallurgical test-work achieved atmospheric leach extractions of 99% cobalt, 78% nickel and 98% manganese. The current market price for cobalt is around $A40,000 per tonne and $A16,500 per tonne for nickel.
FIS Price at posting:
7.2¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held