Black Rock Mining has doubled the
mineralised zone of the Cascade prospect and will soon release assay
results from the Epanko North at its graphite project in Mahenge area,
Morogoro Region.
Mahenge has an initial Exploration
Target of between 30 million and 60 million tonnes at 8per cent to 12per
cent TGC and is contiguous to Kibaran Resources’ Epanko orebody.
A maiden resource from Epanko North is a
key objective of the exploration programme. Early stage drilling is
confirming extensive graphite mineralisation at Epanko North and Epanko
Northeast with 1,500 metres drilled in the first month.
Mapping and sampling at Cascade has
returned surface results of up to 20.4per cent total graphitic content
and significantly increased the strike length and width of the
mineralised zone.
Cascade is being systematically pit
sampled and trenched, confirming zones of high grade graphite
mineralisation within a 1300 metre by 800 metre area.
The 22 kilometre
long Kituti structure is being mapped/sampled in detail to determine
drill targets and metallurgical samples have been prepared from Epanko
North for test work.
An aerial survey has been flown over the company’s main prospects, providing high resolution contour maps and photographs.
“We have an excellent exploration team
on the ground at Mahenge managing two drill rigs at Epanko North and two
separate programmes at Cascade and Kituti,” Steven Tambanis, managing
director commented. “Assay results have started to return from the
laboratory with good results.
“This team is working to deliver a
maiden resource from Epanko North and new drill targets from other
areas.” Work is focused on infill drilling the western lode of Epanko
North to determine its bulk tonnage graphite potential.
Over 1,500
metres of reverse circulation and diamond has been drilled in the first
month of drilling.
The first infill hole of this programme
at Epanko North drilled a highly encouraging 120 metre graphitic schist
interval from 10 metre down-hole, indicating that this section hosts
substantial widths of graphite mineralisation.
Maiden drilling at the Epanko Northeast
lode returned zones of exceptionally coarse graphite from the first few
drill holes with graphite flakes up to 8mm by 8mm, despite being
pulverised by the reverse circulation hammer when drilled. High grades
are expected from this section.
Epanko Northeast (600 metres east of,
and parallel to Epanko North) is a narrower, higher-grade graphite
structure with >10per cent TGC trench grades. This lode is being
drilled with the objective of defining a higher-grade source of graphite
mineralisation in a separate pit.
The 22 kilometre long Kituti structure
is being traversed, mapped and trenched in more detail to determine
wider mineralised zones for drill testing.
To date, this structure has not been
comprehensively mapped.
The two drill holes completed at the Kituti
prospect indicate that graphite mineralisation is near vertical in two
parallel lodes with potential for significant tonnage along the 22
kilometres strike of the structure.
“We are delighted with the highly
encouraging initial results from Epanko North and Cascade. “The large
field team is ensuring considerable progress and news flow over the next
three months.”
Source: Daily News, reported from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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