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From an RNS of finnaust mining 27th September 2016.
27 Sep 2016 07:00
RNS Number : 8638K
FinnAust Mining PLC
27 September 2016
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FinnAust Mining plc / EPIC: FAM / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining
27 September 2016
FinnAust Mining plc ('FinnAust' or the 'Company')
Completion of 2016 Work Programme at Pituffik Titanium Project
FinnAust Mining plc, the AIM and FSE listed company with projects in Greenland and Finland is pleased to announce that it has completed its 2016 work programme (the 'Programme') at the Pituffik Titanium Project ('Pituffik') in Greenland.
The Programme was designed in consultation with SRK Exploration Services ('SRK') and executed by the Danish Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland ('GEUS'). Key deliverables from this work are the production of an initial JORC resource and identification of optimal areas to focus current "wet mining" trade-off studies as well as larger metallurgical samples for on-going test work.
More than 500 auger and vibracore drill holes were completed along with extensive trenching and sampling across the project area during the 2016 field season. Figure 1 (see PDF link) shows the locations where work programmes were undertaken.
As a result of the 2016 fieldwork, the Company has confirmed the two core target areas that will become the focus with respect to future studies. These are:
· Moriusaq Bay and surrounding area, a low-medium tonnage target that encapsulates the bay and proximal active and raised beaches with grades in some areas estimated to be in excess of 85% ilmenite; and
· Interlak, an area dominated by huge deltaic deposits with associated adjacent high grade beaches (see Figure 1 in PDF link) with grades in some areas estimated to be in excess of 70% ilmenite occurring as thick sedimentary bands.
On the active and raised beaches, a total of 260 auger holes and trenches were sampled during 2016. Additional trenches were completed for metallurgical sampling purposes as well as stratigraphic mapping purposes, creating a bulk metallurgical sample in excess of 500kg. This sample has been sent to Perth, Australia where analysis of the sample will be undertaken to continue to optimise the mineral beneficiation process.
Figure 1: Locations of various work programmes during the Pituffik 2016 field season - See PDF link
Moriusaq Bay has consistently returned the highest grades of ilmenite to date (average of more than 35% ilmenite) over the bay area whereas Interlak offers a very large volume target also with high grade areas. The majority of the ilmenite occurrences at Pituffik are derived via the winnowing of the deltaic sediments by wind, wave and current action with the broader Interlak catchment area interpreted as being the main feeder zone for the Pituffik project area.
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