Blackstone Minerals Restricted (ASX: BSX) (“Blackstone” or the “Firm”) is happy to announce that His Excellency, Mr Andrew Goledzinowski, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam visited Son La Province and met with Son La Provincial Peoples Committee and toured the Firm’s mining and refining initiatives (“Ta Khoa Challenge”) in Northern Vietnam to focus on the important thing function the Ta Khoa challenge performs within the international transition to web zero.
Blackstone was invited to affix the official assembly between the Ambassador and the Chairman of the Son La Provincial Peoples Committee (“Son La PPC”), Hoang Quoc Khanh through which the 2 mentioned the present standing of the Ta Khoa Challenge and the significance to each nations to develop this globally vital challenge. Each the Ambassador and the Chairman confirmed that the Australian Authorities and the Son La PPC are very supportive of the challenge.
Determine 1: His Excellency, Mr Andrew Goledzinowski, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam formally meets Chairman of the Son La Provincial Peoples Committee, Hoang Quoc Khanh
The Ambassador, accompanied by Son La PPC, Vice Chairman, Dang Ngoc Hau visited the Ban Phuc Nickel Mine (“BPNM”) with the primary official responsibility to open the Blackstone Mining Info Centre. The Firm along with the Son La PPC agreed that extra effort was wanted to advertise the advantages of mining and to indicate case Australia’s excessive normal mining practices’ which are utilized to the Ta Khoa Challenge. The Firm intends to function mine website excursions for all stakeholders to advertise the advantages of mining, present case excessive environmental requirements and educate on the Ta Khoa Challenge.
Determine 2: Opening of the Blackstone Info Centre
The Ambassador then undertook a website go to of the Ban Phuc Nickel Mine, inspecting;
- the spectacular core shed, the shop for over 130,000 metres of core,
- the decrease portal and present BPNM concentrator, and
- the pilot plant facility which undertook the metallurgical testwork for the definitive feasibility research (“DFS”).
Determine 3: Web site go to of the Ban Phuc Nickel Mine
The go to was concluded with a ship journey from BPNM in Bac Yen District to the Ta Khoa Refinery location in Phu Yen District. The Firm was capable of spotlight to the Ambassador and the Son La PPC representatives the large advantage of utilizing the Da River for managing logistics. Barging shouldn’t be solely a decrease price transportation technique, it additionally allows a decrease carbon footprint and most significantly it eliminates the interplay with the neighborhood which has been deemed a excessive danger exercise.
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