Youanmi Vanadium Oxide Project Update
Perth, Dec 13, 2018 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Venus Metals Corporation Limited (
ASX:VMC)(EZL:FRA) is pleased to announce the completion of a 6282m reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme at the Youanmi Vanadium Oxide Project, Western Australia.
SUMMARY- CENTRAL YOUANMI OXIDE RESOURCE:
A total of 139 holes for 5919m was carried out on the central Youanmi Oxide Resource where nineteen separate section lines were drilled covering a zone 300m to 400m wide and along some 2000m of strike (Figure 1) . The majority of the drilling was carried out on a 40m by 80m spacing and was designed to convert part of the JORC 2012 inferred mineral resource of 110.6 million tonnes @ 0.30% V2O5 (refer ASX release dated 6 February 2015) into a large measured and indicated oxide resource. Assays are in progress.
DRILLING DETAILS- CENTRAL YOUANMI OXIDE RESOURCE:
All drill holes were inclined at 60 Degrees north to 50m depth or until fresh rock was intersected (whichever came first). Drilling was very easy through the soft weathered oxide material, with extensive ferruginous oxide zones being intersected (Figure 1a) on all drill section lines. The results are consistent with previous geological drilling data. New RC drillhole locations together with historical drill hole locations are shown in Figure 1.
Updated JORC 2012 resource calculations based on the combined geological logs, assays results and magnetic susceptibility readings are expected to be available in January.
The RC drilling has delivered more than 100 tonnes of samples for further advanced metallurgical test work, to expand on the current metallurgical test work being conducted by METS.
OTHER RECONNAISSANCE DRILLING:
A further 10 RC holes for 363m on two separate lines 400m apart were drilled to test outcropping vanadiferous magnetite bands at the Kangaroo Kaves Prospect, 12 km southwest of the Central Vanadium Oxide Prospect. These holes, of a reconnaissance nature, were designed to test vanadium values in the exploration target area (combined oxide and fresh exploration target potential* for 14-15km strike length and 300m down dip of 1.0 to 1.3 Billion tonnes @ 0.25 to 0.30% V2O5 at a 0.1% V2O5 cut-off) (refer ASX release 6 February 2015).
* "The exploration potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource."
Drilling at Kangaroo Kaves was also rapid through the soft weathered oxide material, with extensive ferruginous oxide zones being intersected on both drill section lines. Assays are awaited.
Mr Matthew Hogan, MD, Venus Metals commented "We are very pleased that the drilling was completed on time and on budget. The updated JORC 2012 resource calculation will enable us to progress the next phases of metallurgical testing and scoping studies with confidence".
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About Venus Metals Corporation Limited
Venus Metals Corporation Limited (ASX:VMC) is a West Australian based Company with a focus on gold, base metals, vanadium and lithium exploration projects. The Company aims to increase shareholder value through targeted exploration success on its projects.
The Company's major gold project is the Youanmi Gold Mine, located 500km north-east of Perth. The Youanmi Gold Mine is now jointly owned by Venus Metals (30%) and Rox Resources Limited (70%); Indicated and Inferred Resource of the mine is in excess of 3 million ounces of gold.
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