Rare Element Resources
Bear Lodge Project
Canadian NI 43-101 PFS Technical Report
October 9
th
, 2014
10135-200-46 - Rev. 0
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will be built on a single floor, estimated at 90 ft. x 120 ft. x 40 ft. height (10,800 ft
2
, or
1003 m
2
), and will be located on the northeast side of the main Hydromet building.
18.2.4.6 Ammonium Nitrate Recovery
The ammonium nitrate recovery system is mainly composed of crystallizers,
concentrator-evaporator, centrifuge, fluid bed dryer, bagging system and air scrubber.
The building is estimated at 100 ft. x 100 ft. x 60 ft. height (10,000 ft
2
, or 930 m
2
) and
located on the West side of the main Hydromet building. The building will be built
using multi-level steel platforms for ongoing operation and maintenance needs. Major
equipment will be installed on independent steel platforms. The platforms will be
completed using grating and handrails.
18.2.4.7 Ammonium Nitrate Storage Building
The building will store bulk bags of ammonium nitrate in multi-level storage racks. The
building is estimated at 330 ft. x 330 ft. x 30 ft. height (108,900 ft
2
, or 10,120 m
2
) and
located on the southeast side of the main Hydromet building.
18.2.4.8 Thorium Removal Unit
The thorium removal unit is composed of reactors, press filters, screw conveyor, and
air scrubber. The building is estimated at 50 ft. x 50 ft. x 50 ft. height 2,500 ft
2
, or 231
m
2
) and located on the west side of the main Hydromet building. The building will be
built using multi-level steel platforms for ongoing operation and maintenance needs.
Major equipment will be installed on independent steel platforms. The platforms will
be completed using grating and handrails. A 2-ton (1.8 tonne) monorail and hoist
crane will be installed to support the maintenance operations.
18.2.4.9 HCL Recovery & Byproduct Crystallizer
The HCL recovery & by-product crystallizer system is composed of reactors, belt
filters, belt conveyor, centrifuge, crystallizer, heat exchangers, flash column and
pumps. The building is estimated at 120 ft. x 200 ft. x 80 ft. height (24,000 ft
2
, or
2,233 m
2
) and located on the west side of the main Hydromet building. The building
will be built using multi-level steel platforms for ongoing operation and maintenance
needs. Major equipment will be installed on independent steel platforms. The
platforms will be completed using grating and handrails.
