June 16, 2011 (Vancouver, British Columbia). Hana Mining Ltd. ("Hana" or the "Company") - (TSX-V: HMG) (Frankfurt: 4LH) is pleased to announce its most recent drilling results from the completion of 10 infill diamond drill holes in the Banana Zone at its Ghanzi sediment hosted Copper-Silver Project in Botswana.
Infill drilling was carried out on the North Limb area (between sections 65835 to 66525 at North Limb North; Figures 1 and 2) to convert a substantial amount of the NI 43-101 compliant resources within this area into the Indicated category from the Inferred category.
These results are from new holes and are in addition to those used in the most recent NI 43-101 compliant Inferred mineral resource calculation (see Table 1 at the end of this press release for the results from all 10 drill holes). The mineralization remains open at depth.
Highlights of recent drilling results:
- The latest results confirm the continuity of copper-silver mineralization at the North Limb North area of the Banana Zone.
- Intercepts of
- 2.15% Cu and 40.0 g/t Ag over 3.8 metres within a wider mineralized interval of 0.55% Cu and 9.0 g/t Ag over 31.0 metres in hole HA-291-D,
- 2.01% Cu and 19.0 g/t Ag over 2.8 metres within a wider mineralized interval of 0.54% Cu and 4.0 g/t Ag over 28.9 metres in hole HA-289-D,
- 1.02% Cu and 22.0 g/t Ag over 12.2 metres within a wider mineralized interval of 0.69% Cu and 15.0 g/t Ag over 21.2 metres in hole HA-287-D, and
- 0.91% Cu and 18.0 g/t Ag over 4.0 metres within a wider mineralized interval of 0.45% Cu and 6.0 g/t Ag over 24.7 metres in hole HA-294-D.
Discussion of Results:The infill drilling program at the North Limb North continues to confirm that copper-silver mineralization is continuous and has consistent widths and, again, in some sections it bifurcates into two high-grade zones within a very wide, lower grade, mineralized envelope (Figure 3). This drilling will allow for the conversion of more mineral resources from the Inferred category into the Indicated category.
Figure 1: Location of Most Recent Drilling Results at the Banana Zone
*Please note all figures are now showing section grid lines that are referenced in the result tables.
Figure 2: Drill Hole Location of North Limb, Sections 65835 to 66525
Figure 3: Cross-section through section 66150 (North Limb North)
Development Update The following engineering and consultation activities are ongoing:
- The Terms of Reference ("ToR") meeting was held recently with the Botswana Department of Environmental Affairs. The ToR will dictate the parameters of the Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Work is also continuing on the metallurgy of the oxide material at the Banana Zone
- Regional soil geochemistry is ongoing at the Baby Banana and Peeled Banana Zones.
Hana Mining's CEO and Chairman, Marek Kreczmer, commented as follows:"We continued to be pleased with the drilling results from the North Limb North Area. The latest drilling results continue to confirm that this area hosts wide intervals of copper-silver mineralization which envelope narrower zones of high-grade copper mineralization."
Qualified Person and Quality Assurance/Quality ControlThe drilling program and results are reviewed and approved by Fred Stahlbush., VP Engineering for Hana. He is the qualified person as defined in NI 43-101 and has reviewed the technical information in this press release.
Drill core is logged and photographed. Mineralized intervals are split in half by sawing and sampled at site. The remainder of the core is kept as a permanent record. Samples are placed into labelled bags, closed and packed into sealed bags that are shipped to ALS Chemex Laboratory in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hana has implemented an industry-standard QA/QC program that includes the blind insertion of certified standards, duplicates and blanks into the sample stream.
About Hana Mining's Ghanzi Copper-Silver Project in Botswana:The Ghanzi Project is located in the center of the Kalahari Copper Belt in northwestern Botswana. The Ghanzi property covers 2,149 square kilometres, and contains sediment-hosted copper-silver deposits with a demonstrated cumulative tested strike length of 70 kilometres. This favorable geology extends over an estimated strike length of 600 kilometres. Hana Mining released results of its most recent NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for the Ghanzi Project on December 20, 2010, announcing an Indicated mineral resource of 762 million pounds of copper and 16 million ounces of silver from 37.4 million tonnes at a grade of 0.93% copper and 13.4 g/t silver. All of the Indicated resources are from the Banana Zone. There are also Inferred resources of 5.6 billion pounds of copper and 85.4 million ounces of silver from 423.9 million tonnes. This Inferred mineral resource estimate consists of 225.4 million tonnes grading 0.64% Cu and 8.1 g/t Ag in the Banana Zone, 20.7 million tonnes grading 1.23% Cu and 8.7 g/t Ag in Zone 5, 16.7 million tonnes grading 0.86% Cu and 4.0 g/t Ag in Zone 6, and 161.1 million tonnes grading 0.45% Cu and 3.6 g/t Ag in the Chalcocite Zone; all at a cut-off grade of 0.30% Cu.
The Banana Zone exhibits certain areas of higher grade Cu and Ag mineralization, particularly between sections 49700 to 52000 on the North limb and sections 63000 to 71000 on both the North and South limbs, which represent an opportunity to locate starter pits and mine initial tonnages at higher than average grades. These higher grade pockets tend to be well within open pit depth parameters and represent opportunities to improve early cash flow and overall returns in development.
The project will benefit from proposed rail and power infrastructure expansions, along with proximity to local population centers and workforce. A feasibility study is currently underway (funded by the World Bank and the governments of Botswana and Namibia) to support completion of a rail line link that would connect Botswana with the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, on the Atlantic coast. The closest existing railhead to port is at Gobabis, in Namibia, approximately 550 km from our property. Construction has begun on the 600MW expansion of the government-owned Moropule Power Plant, having secured US$825 million project funding in May 2009. The Ghanzi Copper- Silver Project is currently accessed by the paved Trans-Kalahari highway, which passes within 15 km of the property.
The Ghanzi property is one of Africa's premier future copper-silver resources.
For Further Information, contact:Marek Kreczmer
CEO
Hana Mining Ltd.
Tel: (604) 676-0824
Email:
info@hanamining.comWebsite:
www.hanamining.com Patrick Donnelly
VP -- Corporate Development
Hana Mining Ltd.
Tel: (604) 676-0824
Email:
patrick@hanamining.comWebsite:
www.hanamining.comTable 1: Drill Results from North Limb, Banana Zone, Sections 65835 to 66525 -- Interval indicates down hole interval
| Hole # |
Section |
Mineralized
Zone |
From
(m) |
To
(m) |
Interval
(m) |
Cu
(%) |
Ag
(g/t) |
| |
| North Limb North Diamond Drilling |
| HA-284-D |
NL65835 |
North Limb North |
92.34 |
106.50 |
14.16 |
0.72 |
15.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
92.34 |
94.62 |
2.28 |
1.20 |
9.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
92.34 |
93.55 |
1.21 |
1.46 |
6.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
103.30 |
105.10 |
1.80 |
2.66 |
65.0 |
| HA-287-D |
NL65920 |
North Limb North |
72.78 |
94.00 |
21.22 |
0.69 |
15.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
72.78 |
85.00 |
12.22 |
1.02 |
22.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
74.01 |
75.83 |
1.82 |
1.26 |
35.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
83.00 |
85.00 |
2.00 |
2.87 |
74.0 |
| HA-289-D |
NL66075 |
North Limb North |
29.15 |
58.00 |
28.85 |
0.54 |
4.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
30.00 |
33.05 |
3.05 |
1.30 |
4.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
30.00 |
32.30 |
2.30 |
1.40 |
4.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
45.85 |
48.60 |
2.75 |
2.01 |
19.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
45.85 |
47.70 |
1.85 |
2.79 |
27.0 |
| HA-290-D |
NL65835 |
North Limb North |
137.00 |
159.85 |
22.85 |
0.43 |
13.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
141.10 |
146.25 |
5.15 |
0.82 |
25.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
141.10 |
141.57 |
0.47 |
2.28 |
81.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
144.67 |
146.25 |
1.58 |
1.33 |
38.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
153.00 |
159.85 |
6.85 |
0.56 |
16.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
159.15 |
159.85 |
0.70 |
2.87 |
77.0 |
| HA-291-D |
NL66150 |
North Limb North |
29.00 |
60.00 |
31.00 |
0.55 |
9.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
32.47 |
35.00 |
2.53 |
0.78 |
4.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
47.42 |
51.24 |
3.82 |
2.15 |
40.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
49.00 |
50.90 |
1.90 |
3.45 |
60.0 |
| HA-292-D |
NL66075 |
North Limb North |
79.00 |
104.00 |
25.00 |
0.52 |
13.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
79.85 |
81.00 |
1.15 |
1.91 |
25.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
79.85 |
80.28 |
0.43 |
3.80 |
47.0 |
|
includes |
|
|
91.62 |
94.47 |
2.85 |
2.48 |
63.0 |
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