ALIVA DRILLING EXTENDS MAIN OXIDE ZONE
Adamus Resources Limited (ASX:ADU) is pleased to
report that recent RC drilling has extended the mineralised
zone at the Aliva prospect and identified a
possible new parallel zone of mineralisation.
The
Aliva prospect is located 9km southeast of the Nzema process plant and is located 1km from the
recently constructed haul road. Twenty RC holes for 1,391m were drilled
at the Aliva prospect in January 2011 to infill
and extend previous drilling.
Best
results include :
Hole
ID
|
North
|
Intercept
(g/t Au)
|
ALRC095
|
547405
|
7m @
1.22g/t from 6m
|
ALRC096
|
547180
|
2m @
1.42g/t from 43m
|
ALRC101
|
546790
|
5m @
3.38g/t from 35m
|
ALRC102
|
546740
|
5m @
1.25g/t from 40m
|
ALRC104
|
546675
|
2m @
1.08g/t from 36m
|
ALRC106
|
546700
|
5m @
3.09g/t from 0m
|
ALRC106
|
546700
|
5m @
1.18g/t from 69m
|
ALRC107
|
546720
|
14m
@ 1.28g/t
from 54m
|
The
drilling has extended the mineralised zones
down dip and confirmed the continuity between holes. ALRC106 and ALRC107
have extended the main zone 60m down dip and the mineralisation
remains open. Significantly ALRC106 intersected mineralisation
from surface in what may be a new parallel mineralised
zone.
The
mineralisation is associated with quartz veins
in a sequence of shallow dipping phyllites and
sandstone similar to the sequence of rocks that host the Anwia Deposit 4km to the north. The Aliva prospect is located within a soil anomaly that
extends 4.5km in a NE-SW direction. To the south drilling has tested the
soil anomaly to the boundary of Adamus� licence but to the north the anomaly has only been
marginally tested and the mineralisation is
open.
Further
RC drilling is required to test the extent of the mineralisation
intersected in the top of hole ALRC 106 and further drilling is required
down dip of the main zone. Previous shallow drilling suggests multiple
parallel mineralised zones may exist in both
the footwall and hanging wall.
Additional
Oxide Prospects
Regional
exploration has progressed during January with four soil sampling teams
active on the Asanta and Apa
Tam licences surrounding the mine. An
additional four soil sampling teams are scheduled to commence work soon
on the Hotopo licence
35km to the southeast.
Planning
for RC drilling at the Avrebo and Nfutu oxide prospects is also in progress. RC
drilling at Avrebo will test a soil anomaly
that extends south from the southern end of Castle Minerals Akoko South prospect.
Sulphide Exploration Drilling Continues
Diamond
and RC drilling is continuing with two drill rigs working double shift at
various locations along the Salman Trend. Three
diamond holes are planned to test the depth extent of the ore zones below
the Teberru 04 and Salman
South and Salman Central deposits. The first
hole at Teberru 04 has been completed and
intersected a ~10m wide mineralised zone. Assay
results for this interval will be available in March. Planning is well
advanced for the commencement of resource definition and resource
extension drilling at the Anwia and Bokrobo prospects.
A
mineral resource update is planned for mid 2011, and results from the
oxide and sulphide exploration programs will be
incorporated into this mineral resource update.
Commissioning
Update
Commissioning
of the Nzema Gold Project process plant and
facilities to date has met or exceeded expectations and the EPCM
(Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) contractor, Lycopodium Engineering, has now demobolised
from site.
Adamus has assumed full responsibility for the plant
whilst mining, contracted out to AMS (African Mining Services), is
proceeding to achieve daily targets with both excavators working full
shifts.
Regards
Mark
Connelly
Managing Director/CEO
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