Replies to post #163951 on Liberty Star Uranium and Metals Corp (LBSR)

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And what kind of ore, and grade were they planning to mine with Levelers at that project you were looking at? I cannot imagine Levelers being used on a typical low-grade skarn or porphyry deposit.

While it is growing in popularity, the number of operations
utilising continuous surface mining is negligible when
compared to the total number of open-pit mines worldwide.
The market for this type of equipment can still be regarded
as a niche. Most operations that use surface miners have
material with a relatively low compressive strength, which is
easy to cut, such as salt, phosphate, limestone and gypsum,
although some ores are significantly harder.
The market has developed well in Western Australia,
where surface miners are used to extract iron ore, as well as
in North America, Central Asia and parts of Africa, where the
near-surface, flat-bedded geology of the ore deposits suits
the selective nature of the technology. Surface miners are
also popular in the coal industry, particularly in developing
markets such as India.

Typical skarn material or porphyry rock would tear that machine up. Not to mention that in a low-grade skarn/porphyry, there is no need for the "careful" mining that a Leveler is useful for.

All a moot point anyway.....JB can't seem to find funding for that whiz-bang, bells and whistles drilling program.