Australian Market Report of February 11, 2011: Jervois Mining (ASX:JRV) Receives Positive Test Report For The Direct Production Of Scandium-Aluminum Alloy

Sydney, Feb 11, 2011 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Jervois Mining Limited (ASX:JRV) announced today that EMC Metals Corporation (TSE:EMC), Jervois's partner in the Nyngan scandium resource has received an independent laboratory test work report. The report demonstrated the Nyngan resource's potential of large scale production of scandium-aluminum alloys to be used in the transportation industry and for aircraft manufacturing in particular.

Brighton Mining Group Limited (ASX:BTN) announced that the soil sample results from an initial program on the Ropoah concession at Antrong in Cambodia have highlighted zones of anomalous mineralisation in the north-east of the concession area. Results include assays as high as 313 ppb gold. The next phase of work will be conducted to generate targets for trenching and drilling.

Iron Ore Holdings Limited (ASX:IOH) announced that Steffen Robertson Kirsten has been awarded the Concept Study contract for the Bungaroo South Project in the Western Pilbara. The Bungaroo South deposit currently contains 241 million tonnes of JORC Resource of average 57.2% Fe grade. Further drilling in close proximity to the deposit will be undertaken in the next few months. The Resource is expected to support the production of a high quality direct shipping product.

MetroCoal Limited (ASX:MTE) has commenced a 70-hole drilling program at Bundi Coal Project in south east Queensland. Drilling rigs will be mobilised on site in the coming weeks. Drilling is designed to increase resource confidence to Indicated level and provide further data for preliminary mining studies.

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