Toronto-PhosCan Chemical Corp. and Baltic Resources Inc. jointly announced that they have engaged Jacobs Engineering and Golder Associates to conduct the pre-feasibility study for the Martison Phosphate project. The pre-feasibility is divided into two phases and has a total budgeted cost of US$ 2.2 million, not including owner’s costs. Phase One is to consist of resource estimates and pit planning, the preparation of a phosphate concentrate, phosphoric acid tests utilizing the hemi-hydrate process, and tests producing the two primary finished products contemplated for the market place. In conjunction, preliminary testing will take place on the quality of the gypsum produced from the phosphoric acid tests. Phase Two is comprised of engineering studies, including the updating of all capital and operating costs, infrastructure costs, product mix, logistics, and desired markets associated with the designing of a vertically integrated phosphoric acid facility. PhosCan, as the operator for the jv, has appointed Garry Pigg as project manager. Pigg has over 20 years of experience as a senior manager involved in phosphate and potash mining, fertilizer raw materials, and fertilizer manufacturing. The Martison project, located near Hearst, Ont., entails the development of a vertically integrated phosphoric acid plant utilizing the Martison phosphate deposit and sulfuric acid from the Ontario base-metal smelters.
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