HIGH-GRADE NI-CU-PT-PD-ZN-CR-AU-V-TI DISCOVERIES IN THE "RING OF FIRE"

NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)

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I thought I might weigh-in on this topic as I have had some experience pumping cement slurries at 1895 kg/m3 and frac emulsions of similiar SG.

The science of slurry additives is not new. Earl P Halibuton started adding surfactants to slurries before I was born (not last night). A single 500 HP pump can push 1600 litres/minute through 2" line pipe at about 500 psi if I recollect accurately. More HP and a 3" line allow for rates and pressures that can fracture sedimentary rock. Pressure will be a limiting factor for NOT's slurry pipeline, but I can see a single pumping station working with friction reducers and fluid loss additives keeping the slurry moving. A 4" line seems small, but I'm sure that NOT has run the numbers.

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