Hudson Provides Update on Niobium Metallurgical Program and Proposed Legislative Changes in Greenland
2021年7月22日 - 10:00PM
HUDSON RESOURCES INC. (“
Hudson” or the
“
Company”) (TSX Venture Exchange “HUD”; OTC
“HUDRF”) would like to provide an update on the niobium
metallurgical program on the Company’s Nukittooq niobium-tantalum
project and provide comments on the legislation being proposed for
uranium extraction by the recently elected Government in Greenland.
Legislative Update
The Government of Greenland recently prepared a
draft Bill to ban uranium prospecting, exploration, and
exploitation. The draft Bill has been introduced to seek a
zero-tolerance policy on the mining and sale of uranium. The ban
does not cover other radioactive elements such as thorium, although
the proposed Bill gives the Government the option to extend this to
other radioactive elements. The draft Bill provides that it is at
the Government’s discretion as to whether they approve a project
based on how uranium waste is handled. Hudson is encouraged to see
that Section 3.4 of the draft Bill states that the new Act would
only apply to licenses granted after the Act is promulgated. The
draft Bill specifically states that licenses already granted will
not be affected by the new legislation. The Greenland government
has initiated a consultation process which closes on August 2, 2021
and in which Hudson will participate.
Hudson’s Sarfartoq rare earth element (“REE”)
project and Nukittooq niobium-tantalum project were granted an
exploration license in 2020. The license does not provide any
rights to radioactive elements. The work to date has shown that the
Sarfartoq REE project does not contain elevated levels of uranium.
The Nukittooq project does have uranium values above background
levels and the Company will investigate how the uranium will be
handled within Government guidelines. In addition, Hudson’s
projects are not located near any communities in Greenland and
therefore the Company believes that the development of these
projects can be done safely and within government guidelines. The
Company will continue to advance the Sarfartoq REE and
niobium-tantalum projects which are vital in supporting the green
economy in Europe and North America.
Hudson is pleased to see that the Greenland
Government, through the Ministry of Mineral Resources, is now a
member of the European Raw Material Alliance (“ERMA”). ERMA was
established to support the European Union’s (“EU”) transition to a
green economy with a focus on the critical raw materials which
include REE’s, niobium and tantalum which are found on Hudson’s
Sarfartoq license. ERMA (http://erma.eu) supports sustainable
multi-sourcing of REE’s including world-class REE deposits in
Greenland.
Niobium Testwork Update
Hudson engaged SGS Lakefield Canada to conduct
an extensive metallurgical testwork program on the niobium samples
collected from its high-grade Nukittooq niobium-tantalum project
(see NR2021-1). The program has been making excellent progress and
has been extended to include an additional series of flowsheet
tests. Results are expected in the coming weeks. The next stage
will be to define significant tonnage on this exceptionally
high-grade project. We expect to initiate this field work in
Q3.
Jim Cambon, President commented: “We believe
that the proposed changes in the legislation as currently written
will not impact our exploration projects in Greenland. We have
built a strong working relationship with government and local
communities and will engage in the consultation process. We are
excited to continue to add value to our Nukittooq niobium-tantalum
project while the increase in REE prices encourages us to further
develop our Sarfartoq REE project which has over US$3B in neodymium
and praseodymium defined to date. Hudson wishes to capitalize on
Greenland’s strategic location between the EU and North America and
advance its portfolio of critical metals to provide a secure supply
chain to these regions.”
Hudson owns 100% of the Sarfartoq REE project
and the high-grade Nukittooq niobium-tantalum project located on
the Sarfartoq exploration license. The Sarfartoq REE project has a
43-101 resource outlining 35M kilograms of neodymium oxide and
praseodymium oxide, the two key components in permanent magnets
driving the green revolution. There is significant potential to
expand this REE resource. The Nukittooq project has some of the
highest reported niobium assays in the industry (see NR2020-15).
Hudson also has a 31.1% equity interest in the White Mountain
anorthosite mine in Greenland with rights to acquire 100%.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Jim Cambon”
President and Director
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604-628-5002
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