Name of the Project
CS pozzolan/perlite project.

Location
The project is located in Nevada, in the US.

Project Owner/s
Sunrise Resources.

Project Description
The mine plan envisages a 27-year mine life, with perlite and natural pozzolan to be mined from the main zone in Phases 1 to 3 (years 1 to 15), with pozzolan continuing to be mined in the tuff zone in Phase 4 (years 16 to 27).

During this 27-year period, Sunrise aims to mine about 1.66-million tons of perlite (years 1 to15 only), 14.52-million tons of pozzolan and 2.62-million tons of waste rock.

Ore and waste will be extracted from the openpits using openpit mining methods of dozer excavating, loading and hauling. Given the semiconsolidated or fractured nature of the material, it is not expected that drilling and blasting will be required.

The company will use front-end loaders to load the ore and waste into the haul trucks. The trucks will transport the waste rock to the storage areas near the openpits, and the perlite and pozzolan to the crushing and screening areas to be processed at the respective on-site processing facilities.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
Sunrise Resources was awarded the required mine reclamation permit for the project in August 2020. The permit is valid for the life of the project.

The director of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) also issued a notice advising of the office’s intention to offer a Class II air-quality operating permit for the operation of the mine and mineral processing plant, based on a review of Sunrise’s permit application.

The permit is for the operation of mobile crushing and screening plant for the production of a coarse horticultural-grade perlite and a finer perlite suitable for grinding and sale as a natural pozzolan. It allows for 24/7 on site mineral processing operations.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Sunrise Resources, tel +44 1625 838 884 or email info@sunriseresourcesplc.com.