DNI teams up with CANMET for expanded leaching and REE separation testwork

    




 DNI METALS INC.  

 TORONTO, April 16, 2012 /CNW/ - DNI Metals Inc.  is pleased to announce that it has teamed up with CANMET Mining and  Minerals Science Laboratories, Ottawa, to collaborate on conducting  testwork toward the commercialization of a heap leaching process for  DNI's polymetallic black shales at its northern Alberta Property. 

 Testwork to start shortly, which is being partly funded by DNI, will  expand on prior leaching and bioleaching work completed by DNI to  optimize leaching parameters toward enhanced metals recoveries from  larger samples than previously tested. 

 The collaborative work will also specifically focus on identifying,  testing and formulating refining procedures for separation of the  various Rare Earth Elements (REE) from the leaching solution into  saleable end-products. Process technologies from Chinese ionic clay  adsorbed REE ores will be used as a model for this work. 

 Samples to be tested include mineralized polymetallic shale from DNI's  Buckton inferred resource, in addition to overburden cover rocks  overlying it which are also black shales which are mineralized with  REEs and Specialty Metals (eg: Lithium, Scandium, Thorium). 

 In a statement Mr.S.Sabag, DNI's president & CEO, commented: "…we are  pleased to collaborate with a high caliber organization such as CANMET  which brings considerable expertise to the project and a solid track  record of innovative development and application of a variety of  leaching, bioleaching and ore processing methods. This is another  significant step in continuing the systematic advance of our  polymetallic Alberta black shale Property." 

 CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories (CANMET-MMSL), a  division of Natural Resources Canada, is a significant source of  scientific research and advice on mining and mineral technology for the  mining and minerals industries, and to Canadian government departments  which promote or regulate these industries. With a mandate to research  and develop processes and technologies involved in extraction of ores  and their transformation into concentrates, mineral products or metals,  CANMET-MMSL has a long-standing international reputation for technical  excellence in mining and mineral processing and is a recognized leader  in innovative technological development. 

 Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider  (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)  accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 

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CONTACT:  DNI Metals Inc. - Shahe Sabag, President & CEO (416-595-1195) orDenisClement, Chairman (416-364-1909) email [e-mail]. Alsovisit www.dnimetals.com. 


    

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