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Auric Mining Limited (ASX: AWJ) (Auric or the Company) is pleased to announce an update on its Jeffreys Find Project.
Highlights
- Grade Control drilling program commenced on 13 February 2023.
- Small Mine – Mining Proposal to cover starter pit approved.
- Final pit permitting well advanced.
- Toll treatment negotiations well advanced.
Grade Control Program
Grade Control drilling is underway at Jeffreys Find. This is a significant step toward mining gold at the Company’s Jeffreys Find Gold Deposit near Norseman. This short mine life project will be mined in partnership with BML Ventures Pty Ltd, a local mining contractor. Importantly for Auric, BML incurs and pays all upfront on-going costs in mining the gold. The net surplus cash will split 50:50 with BML Ventures1.
The grade control program comprises 64 holes for 1,924m on a 20 x 10m pattern. Grade control holes will infill the historic drill pattern resulting in a 10m x 10m pattern. Drilling is being undertaken by Kalgoorlie-based VM Drilling and supervised by BML Ventures (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Grade Control drilling at Jeffreys Find.
Work Completed
Substantial progress for the mine planning and permitting at Jeffreys Find has been completed.
1. Metallurgical testwork undertaken by Auric predicts gold recoveries of between 90 and 95%2.
2. A Scoping Study for open-pit mining and third-party toll treatment returned a positive result showing that at a gold price of AUD$2,600/oz, the Production Target for the Project, representing two processing options is approximately 385kt at 1.6g/t to 550kt at 1.5g/t, producing between 18.9koz and 24.7koz gold3.
3. The Jeffreys Find deposit will be mined to two phases. A Small Mine – Mining Proposal that allows for the first phase starter pit has been approved.
4. A water licence has been granted to drill bores at Jeffreys Find for dewatering.
5. A 14km access road from the mine site to the sealed highway has been cleared.
6. Engineering design for road access onto the Eyre Highway has been submitted.
7. A Native Vegetation clearing permit has been granted.
Next Steps
Detailed mine planning based on grade control results.
Approval of the full Mining Proposal for a final pit, which has been submitted.
Finalise negotiations and execute a contract with toll treatment operator for processing of the starter pit ore.
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High grade Massive Sulphide Intercepts Confirmed at Oval
HIGHLIGHTS:
- OVD027 confirms the continution of high grade massive sulphide from OVD0211 with an intercept of 6.1 metres of 4.16% Cu, 3.51% Ni, 0.G3g/t E3, and 0.13% Co from G8.2 metres encountered between broader high grade zones of:
- A dense disseminated intercept - 26.2 metres of 0.44% Cu, 0.52% Ni, 0.12g/t E3, and 0.03% Co from 72.0 metres and
- A net textured intercept - 15.3 metres of 1.15% Cu, 0.79% Ni, 0.35g/t E3, and 0.04% Co from 104.3 metres;
- A high grade broad intersection is confirmed at the central part of the Oval area by OVD026. It includes a massive sulphide intercept in hole OVD026 of 1.8 metres of 3.21% Cu, 3.32% Ni, 0.6Gg/t E3, and 0.14% Co from 105.0 metres within broader mineralisation of:
- 19.8 metres of 1.23% Cu, 0.98% Ni, 0.36g/t E3, and 0.05% Co from 91.2 metres.
OVD026 is located 100 metres northwest of the previously announced 8.8 metres of massive sulphide identified in drillhole OVD021.
On completion of the Phase 2 exploration work and receipt of all assays, Managing Director Gan-Ochir Zunduisuren, commented:“The 2024 Phase 1 and 2 drilling and exploration programs have confirmed the broad presence of high-grade mineralisation in the Oval gabbroic intrusion. The grades intercepted in some of the drillholes are exceptional and may be indicative of broader potential over a larger area, given Oval is a greenfields discovery.
The 2025 exploration program will focus on obtaining information on the size/metal content potential of the Oval Cu-Ni-PGE mineral system as well as targeting the possible deeper magmatic sources at Oval. Broader exploration is also planned at potential extensions of Oval and nearby look-a-like prospects. We look forward to updating shareholders on progress, with drilling expected to commence in around 8 weeks”.
Summary of Phase 2 exploration drilling at Oval Cu-Ni-PGE project
The Company’s recent drilling work has predominantly focused on finding high-grade mineralisation in the olivine-amphibole gabbro at the Oval project. The multiple intercepts of massive sulphide mineralisation with different ratios of metal contents throughout the Oval gabbroic intrusion is highly encouraging for the presence of one or more deeper sources of high grade mineralisation in the opinion of ABM.
Figure 1. Plan view of drillhole locations on high resolution magnetics map (RTP)
Drillhole OVD02c
Drillhole OVD026 was designed to test the Down-Hole Electromagnetic (DHEM) conductor plate identified as OVD007_L2_B (reinterpretation of OVD007_L2_A2 by Southern Geoscience Consultants), which exhibits a conductance of 1,000 siemens. The drilling intersected a total of 1G.8 metres of mineralisation with 1.23% Cu, 0.G8% Ni, 0.36g/t E3, and 0.05% Co from G1.2 metres including;
- 4.8 metres of @ 0.45% Cu, 0.43% of Ni, 0.14g/t E3, and 0.02% Co of dense disseminated mineralised gabbro from 91.2 metres,
- 6.6 metres of @ 1.56% Cu, 0.G0% Ni, 0.50g/t E3, and 0.04% Co of net textured mineralisation from G6.0 metres,
- 2.4 metres of @ 1.52% Cu, 1.3G% Ni, 0.43g/t E3, and 0.07% Co of semi massive sulphide mineralisation from 102.6 metres,
- 1.8 metres of @ 3.21% Cu, 3.32% Ni, 0.6Gg/t E3, and 0.14% Co of massive sulphide mineralisation from 105.0 metres, and
- 4.2 metres of @ 0.57% Cu, 0.45% of Ni, 0.21g/t E3, and 0.02% Co of dense disseminated mineralised gabbro from 106.9 metres (Table 1 provides a detailed breakdown of mineralisation intervals).
OVD026 is located in the Oval area, which is approximately 100 metres northwest of the previous intersection identified in drillhole OVD0213. This intercept may represent an extension of the known massive sulphide mineralisation in the Oval area and highlights the potential for further expansion of massive sulphide zones within the broader prospect area (Figures 1 and 3).
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