Industrial Minerals


Stikine targets 1m tpa frac sand in Canada following PEA

14 December 2011

by Jack Elliott

Group to exploit 726m tonne resource; eyes sale price of $200-250/tonne

Keywords: Stikine Energy, Nonda, frac sand, shale gas, Quicksilver Resources

Canada’s Stikine Energy Corp. (Stikine) is looking to produce 1m tpa frac sand at its Nonda pilot plant, located 150km west of the Horn River Basin, British Columbia, following the results of preliminary economic assessment (PEA).

The PEA provided for mine life of 25 years, a base case net cash...