NI43-101Pre-Feasibility Study Report - page 24

Rare Element Resources
Bear Lodge Project
Canadian NI 43-101 Technical Report
October 9
th
, 2014
10135-200-46 - Rev. 0
ix
23 Adjacent Properties ................................................................................................23-1
24 Other Relevant Data and Information ....................................................................24-1
24.1 Potential By-Products and Additional Revenue ............................................................... 24-1
24.2 By-product Recovery - Ammonium Nitrate and Calcium Chloride................................... 24-1
24.3 Process Description ......................................................................................................... 24-2
24.3.1 By-Product Recovery - Gold ............................................................................................ 24-2
24.3.2 By-Product Recovery - Aluminum and Iron...................................................................... 24-2
24.3.3 By-Product Recovery - Uranium ...................................................................................... 24-2
24.3.4 By-Product Recovery - Lead ............................................................................................ 24-2
24.3.5 By-Product Recovery - Zinc ............................................................................................. 24-3
24.3.6 By-Product Recovery - Manganese ................................................................................. 24-3
24.4 Potential Revenue from By-Products ............................................................................... 24-3
25 Interpretation and Conclusions..............................................................................25-1
25.1 General............................................................................................................................. 25-1
25.2 Geology ............................................................................................................................ 25-1
25.3 Mining............................................................................................................................... 25-3
25.4 Infrastructure .................................................................................................................... 25-4
25.5 Economic Analysis ........................................................................................................... 25-4
25.6 Risks................................................................................................................................. 25-4
25.6.1 Markets and Price ............................................................................................................ 25-4
25.6.2 Technology....................................................................................................................... 25-6
25.6.3 Environmental and Permitting .......................................................................................... 25-6
25.7 Opportunities .................................................................................................................... 25-7
26 Recommendations ..................................................................................................26-1
26.1 Mining............................................................................................................................... 26-1
26.1.1 Pit Grade Control Plan ..................................................................................................... 26-1
26.1.2 Update the Pit Slope Stability Eval of the Bull Hill & Whitetail Ridge Open Pits.............. 26-2
26.2 Waste Rock Facility (WRF) .............................................................................................. 26-2
26.3 Physical Upgrade Plant.................................................................................................... 26-3
26.3.1 Large Scale Pilot Plant..................................................................................................... 26-3
26.3.2 Pre-Concentrate Material Characterization...................................................................... 26-3
26.4 Hydromet Plant................................................................................................................. 26-3
26.4.1 Large Scale Pilot Plant..................................................................................................... 26-3
26.4.2 Reagent Confirmation ...................................................................................................... 26-4
26.4.3 Process Characterization Confirmation ........................................................................... 26-4
26.4.4 Material Handling Confirmation........................................................................................ 26-4
26.5 Process Studies Cost....................................................................................................... 26-4
26.5.1 Separation of Rare Earth Oxide Product ......................................................................... 26-4
26.5.2 Ammonium Nitrate and Calcium Chloride Market Study………………………………….. 26-5
26.5.3 Gold Recovery.................................................................................................................. 26-5
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