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The Directors of eMetals Limited (ASX:EMT)(eMetals)(Company) are pleased advise it has entered into a binding terms sheet (Agreement) with Sifang Mineral Resources Limited (Sifang), a Ugandan incorporated company, and its shareholders (Sifang Shareholders) to acquire an interest in a granted exploration licence (EL00379) located in central Uganda (the Mubende Gold Project) through the purchase 80% of the ordinary shares in Sifang. Sifang is the 100% legal and beneficial owner of the Mubende Gold Project and four exploration license applications located in central Uganda (the Applications).
HIGHLIGHTS
- The granted exploration license EL00379 covers 202 square kilometres in the Mubende region west of Kampala and includes the highly prospective Bukuya prospect.
- The Bukuya prospect is currently being mined by 60-80 artisanal workers over 600 metres of prospective strike and remains open along strike and at depth.
- Rock chip samples taken from a recent site visit to the Bukuya prospect by consultant geologists returned numerous specimens containing visible gold in both ferro-manganese and quartz veins.
- Experienced in-country technical team appointed including Mr Dylan le Roux and Mr Allan Agumya to manage exploration activities.
- Field activities scheduled to commence 05 August 2024.
Commenting on the acquisition Managing Director Mr Mathew Walker stated, “We are delighted to have secured a significant land holding that has prospectivity confirmed by a strong presence of artisanal mining activity. Uganda has a well established gold mining industry and regulatory protocols that add to the appeal of the acquisition. We look forward to the commencement of field activities in the immediate term.”
MUBENDE GOLD PROJECT
The Mubende Gold Project is an extensive landholding of 202 square kilometers that covers a series of metasediments, predominantly characterized by meta-wacke’s and phyllitic slates, with occasional interbedded quartzite units and mafic volcanics. Late-stage granites have intruded the metasediments, mainly in the southern part of the license.
Figure 1: Regional Map with locations of Sifang licenses.
At the Bukuya prospect, wall rock consists of metapelitic units with vertical foliation trending NW in most shafts, turning EW in the northern artisanal shafts. Mineralization appears confined to a deformation zone within the metapelites and hosts three subsets of veins exploited by artisanal workers. The first subset includes quartz veins with hematite mineralization, iron-oxide staining, and goethite/limonite-filled vugs, seen in southern shafts with NW trending foliation. The second subset comprises metallic veins of blueish-grey and black ferro-manganese mineralisation with botryoidal textures and specular hematite, found in northern shafts with EW trending foliation. The third set comprises massive milky white quartz veins.
These veins are described in more detail below.
Type 1 (Iron-rich quartz veins): These are quartz veins that show varying degrees of ferro(-manganese) mineralisation. Mineralisation occurs as hematite (red), specular hematite (dark silver/black), and a lesser degree of manganese (botryoidal, blue-grey to black). Vugs filled with limonitic material is often seen in these veins and is interpreted to represent leached out sulphides. These veins are seen in the SE of the Bukuya site. They are typically decimetre to metre scale and are foliation concordant (vertical to subvertical with dominantly NW trend).
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Far Northern Resources September 2024 Quarterly Report
Highlights Project: The Empire Projects / Chillagoe, North Queensland
- Completion of drilling in North Queensland.
- In the process of updating the Resource Model at Empire.
- Base Case Sensitivity Analysis of Empire North underway.
Drilling Results
Six RC drill holes were completed, all of which intercepted high-grade quartz veins in line with the previous modelling.
The following assay results were announced to the market on 13 September1
- 4m @ 1.24g/t Au from 28m in FNRRC031 (incl. 1m @ 2.90 g/t Au)
- 1m @ 1.20g/t Au from 43m in FNRRC031
- 1m @ 1.01g/t Au from 13m in FNRRC032
- 3m @ 0.93g/t Au from 50m in FNRRC032
- 1m @ 14.96g/t Au from 9m in FNRRC033
- 1m @ 9.05g/t Au from 44m in FNRRC033
- 1m @ 2.49g/t Au from 11m in FNRRC034
- 8m @ 3.03g/t Au from 18m in FNRRC034 (incl. 5m @ 4.31 g/t Au)
- 1m @ 1.32g/t Au from 32m in FNRRC034
- 1m @ 1.02g/t Au from 41m in FNRRC034
- 1m @ 2.80g/t Au from 0m in FNRRC035
- 1m @ 1.45g/t Au from 11m in FNRRC035
- 1m @ 1.24g/t Au from 14m in FNRRC035
- 6m @ 1.23g/t Au from 29m in FNRRC035
- 1m @ 1.30g/t Au from 32m in FNRRC036
These intercepts demonstrate the continuity of high-grade mineralization within the Empire Stockworks, supporting the potential for future mining operations. The assays will be fed into an updated resource and economic model to reflect current gold prices, forming the basis for future feasibility studies.
Far Northern Resources Mineral Resources as at the date of fnr’s prospectus
These figures provide an important foundation as the Company looks to future expansion.
Strategic Positioning
FNR is in a strong position to advance the Empire Project, given its proximity to a mill located less than 20 km from the current mining lease. The mill access greatly enhances the economic feasibility of mining operations and will be crucial as the company moves into more advanced feasibility studies.
Looking Forward
The FNR team remains excited about the exploration potential at the Empire Stockworks. With the deposit still open at depth and along strike, the board is confident that additional drilling will continue to expand the resource base. The securing of funding from the IPO for ongoing exploration activities has ensured that the Company can continue developing the project with the aim of establishing FNR’s first operational mine.
Conclusion
The results from the 2024 drilling campaign have provided valuable new data, confirmed the presence of high-grade gold mineralization and enhanced the Company’s resource model. FNR will continue to focus on exploration at the Empire Project, with the goal of moving toward full feasibility and mining operations in the coming years.
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Historical Gold Mineralisation identified at Flicka Lake
HIGHLIGHTS
- Recently completed desktop study has identified three parallel quartz veins, which have been targeted with grab rock samples at Flicka Lake Project in Canada
- Historical exploration identified gold bearing channel samples including 9.96 g/t Au and 12.96 g/t Au
- Previously reported grab samples included 17.88 g/t, 7.38 g/t and 20.07 g/t of Au
- Flicka Lake Gold Sampling Program Assay Results expected to be received shortly
While gold mineralisation has shown to be historically reported in the area, reportable validation sampling was completed in 2002 and 2006. Previous exploration targeted the Flicka Lake area based on the proximity to the Golden Patricia Mine located 25 km to the Northeast, where a shear hosted quartz vein averaging less than 40cm in width had been mined. The review identified the following results.
Grab sampling:
- At Vein #1, reported up to 17.88 g/t Au
- At Vein # 2, reported up to 7.38 g/t Au
- The best exposed zone, Vein #3 reported the highest assay result of 20.07 g/t Au
Channel samples:
- At Vein #2, reported up to 12.96 g/t Au
- At Vein #3, reported up to 9.96 g/t Au
The occurrence at Flicka Lake consists of 3 gold-bearing structures of limited extent hosted by gabbroic rocks that strike perpendicular to the main shear zones in the area and dip 55° to 65° to the east. The veins pinch and swell (up to 30 cm wide) and are hosted in discrete, highly strained, carbonate-actinolite-tourmaline arsenopyrite altered zones (~1.5 m wide). Refer to Figure 1 and Table 1.
RMX acquired the Flicka Lake claim, 855170, over the mineralised veins and has since undertaken due diligence with 11 rock and 11 soil samples collected within the claim boundary, Map 2.
Figure 1: Flicka Lake Claim area with historical channel and grab samples results in ppm Au (equivalent to g/t Au)
RMX has since completed its maiden sampling program at Flicka Lake, part of the Fry Lake Gold Project in Ontario, Canada. Results are expected shortly for 283 soil and 91 rock chip samples over its Flicka Lake claims which included due diligence sampling at the Flicka Lake gold bearing quartz veins as well comprehensive sampling over the claim area’s structural and geophysical targets (Figure 2 & Tables 2/3). The review has identified additional key target zones for anomalous copper towards the Northern portion of Flicka Lake. The Lab analysis, of which results are due to be received shortly, includes a gold and base metals suite also attempting to define areas for copper mineralisation.
Figure 2: Sampling targets based on geological, structural, geophysical and historical sampling data.
Background
The Flicka Lake claims lie within the Meen-Dempster Greenstone Belt and is one of four recently acquired claim packages (Figure 3) considered prospective for gold. The four 100% RMX owned properties, named Flicka Lake, Fry Lake Stock, Fry-McVean Shear and Relyea Porphyry or collectively the Fry Lake Projects, hold potential to host gold lode mineralisation based on targeting and the known deposits in the broader area. The Fry Lake Projects are located in the Uchi region, a prolific mineral belt which has produced 32Moz Au to date1.
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Ashburton Mineralisation Expands as Project Delivers Wide and High-Grade Uranium Drill Results
HIGHLIGHTS
- ADD003 has delivered the widest intersection recorded to date with a 39m intersection immediately above the Proterozoic unconformity.
- Equivalent U3O8 concentration from recent drillholes include:
ADD003 39.28m @ 553 ppm eU3O8 from 124.12m
incl 1.28m @ 1,460 ppm eU3O8 from 125.46m and 0.84m @ 1,184 ppm eU3O8 from 151.54m and 2.42m @ 2,681 ppm eU3O8 from 155.10m and 1.90m @ 2,215 ppm eU3O8 from 161.40m
ARC0083.86m @ 720 ppm eU3O8 from 137.36m
ARCD0056.50m @ 639 ppm eU3O8 from 115.23m
incl 3.02m @ 930 ppm eU3O8 from 115.23m
ADD00510.48m @ 1412 ppm eU3O8 from 114.30m
incl 2.04m @ 3508 ppm eU3O8 from 115.72m and 0.50m @ 2911 ppm eU3O8 from 119.28m
4.08m @ 2075 ppm eU3O8 from 141.94m incl 2.04m @ 2875 ppm eU3O8 from 142.10m
1.04m @ 1918 ppm eU3O8 from 145.80m
1.04m @ 1103 ppm eU3O8 from 148.44m
- Analyses of the drill core has
1. demonstrated a northwest structural control on mineralisation
2. mineralisation along the unconformity and
3. within the overlying sandstone and the basement.
The combined reverse circulation and diamond drilling programme has exceeded the Company’s expectations, having met its original aims of confirming historical results, testing the potential northwest structural control of mineralisation, and expanding the known uranium mineralised envelope.
Results from the drilling are included in Table 1 with the drill hole details in Table 2. In total, 1,776m of reverse circulation drilling and 1,147m of diamond drilling have been completed for a total of 18 holes.
Drilling at Angelo A has confirmed the continuity of mineralisation, identified a steeply dipping mineralised structure and highlighted the undulating nature of the Proterozoic unconformity (Figure 1). A potential northwest trending structure containing uranium mineralisation was intersected between ARC004 and ARC006.
Evidence of a mineralised northwest oriented structure was encountered in ADD001, located over 1km to the northwest of Angelo A. Structural logging of this hole highlighted a shallow dipping (35 degrees) mineralised structural trending to the northwest.
The drilling programme has also confirmed historical drill results from over 40 years ago.
Figure 1: Simplified Long Section C’ of Angelo A highlighting the flat lying nature of uranium mineralisation, with steeply dipping structures between ARC004 and ARC006.
Diamond drill hole ADD003 identified 39.28 metres of uranium mineralisation (Figure 2), highlighting the potential to expand the area of mineralisation at both the Angelo A & B prospects, and along strike to the northwest and southeast.
Additionally, high grade uranium results may represent steeply dipping zones intersecting the flatter lying unconformity hosted mineralisation. The zone of uranium mineralisation in Section A’ is exceeds 100m wide and varies in thickness up to 39m. Mineralisation is continuous along strike with further drilling required to determine it’s extent and continuity.
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Newmont Receives First Battery-Electric Large Mining Truck
Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) ("Newmont") today announces the commissioning of its first battery-electric large mining truck at the Cripple Creek and Victor (CC&V) mine in Teller County, Colorado, U.S. The vehicle, dubbed the Early Learner Cat® 793 XE, is an important milestone for Newmont, made possible through its strategic alliance with Caterpillar Inc.
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"The arrival of the Early Learner Cat 793 XE underscores our ongoing commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our business," said Natascha Viljoen, Chief Operating Officer at Newmont. "As we look toward the future, our focus remains on creating a safer and more productive mining environment and this battery-electric large mining truck is one more step we are taking to further advance our safety and sustainability commitments."
Currently, surface and underground mining diesel combustion machines are responsible for a significant portion of Newmont's carbon emissions. Introducing innovative solutions like the Early Learner 793 XE at the mine-site level demonstrates our ongoing commitment towards reducing emissions.
"As the mining industry navigates the energy transition, we know a diverse set of solutions will be required for our customers to achieve their operational and sustainability objectives," said Denise Johnson, Group President of Resource Industries, Caterpillar. "We are excited about our collaboration with Newmont and working with them to truly understand the implementation and impact of the Early Learner 793 XE at CC&V."
Newmont and Caterpillar will focus on validating and testing the Early Learner 793 XE. These efforts will provide insights into how mining operations can incorporate battery-electric large mining trucks, setting a new standard for the industry.
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About Newmont
Newmont is the world's leading gold company and producer of copper, zinc, lead, and silver. The company's world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social, and governance practices. Newmont is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution, and technical expertise. Founded in 1921, the company has been publicly traded since 1925.
At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. To learn more about Newmont's sustainability strategy and initiatives, go to www.newmont.com.
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