{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-10/nova-minerals-port-mackenzie-processing-capacity","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-10/nova-minerals-port-mackenzie-processing-capacity.md","title":"Nova Minerals Confirms 216,000 tpa Alaska Plant Capacity","headline":"Nova Minerals Confirms 216,000 tpa Processing Capacity at Port MacKenzie Antimony Plant","description":"Nova Minerals confirmed 216,000 tpa front-end capacity at its Port MacKenzie plant, with modelling pointing to up to 20,000 tpa of refined antimony.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-11-10T12:14:16+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-10T12:14:16+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Nova Minerals confirmed approximately 216,000 tonnes per annum of front-end crushing, grinding and concentration capacity at its Port MacKenzie plant in Alaska.","Capacity modelling indicates potential refined antimony output of approximately 9,400 to 20,000 tpa at 5 to 10% antimony feed grade, subject to additional downstream refinery equipment.","Nova is advancing a fully funded $43.4 million Department of War project targeting initial production of up to 600 tpa of refined antimony in 2027."],"companies":[{"name":"Nova Minerals Corp","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/005o71z/nova-minerals-corp","website":"https://novamineralscorp.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Stock Titan","title":"Nova Minerals confirms 216,000-tonne annual plant capacity","url":"https://www.stocktitan.net/news/NVA/nova-minerals-confirms-216-000-tpa-processing-capacity-advancing-1ygdatb5dtc9.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Expansion","Nova Minerals Corp"],"body_markdown":"Nova Minerals Corp has confirmed approximately 216,000 tonnes per annum of front-end crushing, grinding and concentration capacity at the processing plant it plans to build at Port MacKenzie, Alaska. [Stock Titan](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/NVA/nova-minerals-confirms-216-000-tpa-processing-capacity-advancing-1ygdatb5dtc9.html) published the company's announcement on November 10, 2026.\n\n## Inside Nova's 216,000 tpa Port MacKenzie Plant\n\n[Nova Minerals](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/005o71z/nova-minerals-corp) is a pre-revenue exploration and development company advancing its 85%-owned Estelle gold and antimony project in Alaska. The turnkey plant, previously owned and operated by Agnico-Eagle at the Hope Bay Gold Project, has been procured and delivered to the Port MacKenzie site, and a Steinert ore sorter has been separately procured.\n\nThe grinding circuit comprises two parallel mill trains, each capable of processing approximately 108,000 tpa. The company said capacity modelling indicates potential refined antimony production of approximately 9,400 tpa at a 5% antimony feed grade and 20,000 tpa at a 10% feed grade, subject to additional downstream refinery equipment and other operating requirements.\n\nNova is advancing a Phase 1 pilot-scale refinery under a $43.4 million Department of War supported project, designed to produce up to approximately 600 tpa of refined antimony, with electrowinning capacity as the principal production constraint. The assessment found that additional primary crushing, sorting and grinding equipment would not be required under the modelled scenarios, with additional downstream refining capacity the principal expansion requirement.\n\n\"The confirmation of 216,000 tonnes per annum of front-end processing capacity is a significant milestone for Nova and highlights the strategic value of the infrastructure we have secured at Port MacKenzie,\" CEO Christopher Gerteisen said.\n\n## Nova's Antimony Funding and Resource Base\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Nova received a US$43.4 million award from the U.S. Department of War in 2024 to develop a domestic antimony supply chain, targeting initial antimony production in late 2026 to 2027. The same records show the company initiated a 2025 drill program at the Stibium gold-antimony prospect with the goal of establishing an initial antimony mineral resource estimate.\n\nThe records list a JORC-compliant global resource of 9.9 Moz Au, 85% attributable to Nova at 8.4 Moz, and a pit-constrained S-K 1300 resource of 5.2 Moz Au at a US$2,000/oz gold price, 85% attributable at 4.4 Moz.\n\n## Antimony Production Targeted for 2027\n\nNova is targeting domestic production of military-grade antimony trisulphide in 2027 under the Phase 1 refinery. The company said the plant infrastructure could also support processing of tungsten, gallium, bismuth, tellurium, arsenic and other suitable critical mineral feedstocks.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}