Bodó Mineração - High-Grade Tungsten Mine, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Pure Tungsten’s flagship asset, Bodó Mineração, has one of the highest grades in the industry with 1.44% W03 recent historical production
PEA NI 43-101 Underway
Planned production restart in 2024 with an initial target of 500 to 1,000 tonnes WO3 concentrate per annum (tpa)
Highlights
Pure Tungsten Inc owns the Bodó Tungsten Mine in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Bodó is an established past producing Tungsten mine with recent feed grades averaging 1.44% from 2016 to 2017
Phase 1: PEA (Preliminary Economic Assessment) and updated 43-101 underway in 2023
Expected production of 500 to 1,000 tonnes contained tungsten p.a.
Phase II: Commence commercial tungsten production in 2024
Infrastructure
150 tpd production facility with plans to expand
Paved road access
Grid power
Natal - Port city two hours by paved roads
Geology and Resource
Updated Ni 43 101 and PEA underway
* historical 43 101 report stated the potential for a 2-3 m tonne resource
High grade geological structure
Large geological database
Scheelite mineralisation at Bodó is hosted by gently dipping skarn horizons amenable to simple underground mining techniques and open pit.
Higher grade zones are encountered adjacent to fold structures and pegmatites