Viking Mines has ticked off a critical milestone on its strategic path towards a rapid, low-capital expenditure production model at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, United States.

Initial X-ray transmission ore sorting test work completed by Norwegian- headquartered TOMRA at its specialised test centre in Wedel, Germany, has successfully split mineralised feed into distinct product and waste streams.

Processing of two bulk grab samples, each weighing 19.4 kilograms, demonstrated Linka’s ore is well suited to sensor-based sorting prior to processing. The company’s Conquest pit sample directed an impressive 67.8 per cent of its total sample mass straight into high-value product streams.

Under blacklight ultraviolet illumination, the high-grade product fraction showed abundant visible scheelite, flashing with its characteristic blue-white fluorescence.

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