RMLA Rusina Mining

 

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RNS Number : 9766D 
Rusina Mining NL 
11 December 2009 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
                11 December 2009 
Rusina Mining NL 
("Rusina" or the "Company") 
Official Opening of Philippines First Heap Leach Trial Site 
Rusina (AIM:RMLA, ASX:RML) and its joint venture partner European Nickel plc 
(AIM:ENK) are pleased to announce the Acoje nickel heap leach trial pad and 
pilot plant was officially opened on 9 December 2009 on Luzon Island in the 
Philippines. 
This is the first pilot plant in the Philippines to trial heap leaching 
technology on nickel laterites. The trial heap will be constructed at the same 
height as the full commercial operation and is designed to prove the heap 
percolation and leach rates on a full scale basis as well as demonstrating the 
rain control methodology. In addition the trial facility will showcase the 
clean, safe and environmentally friendly nature of the process to the government 
and local stakeholders. 
The crusher has now been fully rewired and reconditioned and both it and the 
agglomerator have been undergoing operating test work. It is expected that the 
crushing, agglomeration and stacking of the heap will commence next week. The 
3,000 tonnes of nickel laterite ore, a mixture of limonite and saprolite, is 
on-site and awaiting processing. The irrigation pipes will be placed over the 
heap and a HDPE raincoat will cover both the pad and the ponds. Leaching is 
expected to commence in February 2010. 
The official opening was attended by a range of dignitaries including the 
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, Mr Rod Smith; Assistant Secretary of 
the Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) Mr Jerry Dolino; 
Director of the Mines & Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Mr Horace Ramos and MGB 3 
Regional Director, Mr Loreto Alburo. Also in attendance was the Vice Mayor of 
Santa Cruz as well as Councillors and the Barangay Captains of Santa Cruz and 
Candelaria. 
 
 
Contacts:Mark Hanlon    Rusina Mining    Tel: +61 8 9226 1111 
    Roland CornishBeaumont Cornish    Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For further information please visit our website - www.rusina.com.au 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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