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29 per cent Increase in Resource at Gedabek

5 Jun 2014 07:00

RNS Number : 8785I
Anglo Asian Mining PLC
05 June 2014
 



Anglo Asian Mining plc / Ticker: AAZ / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

5 June 2014

Anglo Asian Mining plc ('Anglo Asian' or 'the Company')

29% Increase in Resource at Flagship Gedabek Gold/Copper/Silver Mine in Azerbaijan

 

Anglo Asian Mining, the AIM listed gold producer in Azerbaijan, is pleased to announce a 29% increase in its JORC compliant gold resource at its flagship Gedabek gold/copper/silver mine in western Azerbaijan ('Gedabek') to 61,795,775 tonnes at 0.730 g/t of gold ('Au') for 1,449,537 oz in the Measured and Indicated categories. This latest resource update is primarily due to new drilling results at Gedabek leading to a reinterpretation of the mine model and accordingly the JORC resource has been adjusted for any depletion to December 2013. Gedabek's JORC reserve base currently stands at 744,038oz Au.

 

 Model of April 2014

0.3g/t Au Cut-off

Cell Size: 10x10x2.5

Oxide Material

Grades

Products

Tonnes

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

Cu (%)

Au (Oz)

Ag (Oz)

Cu (t)

Measured

12,020,215

0.750

6.060

0.140

289,817

2,342,022

16,790

Indicated

6,169,672

0.602

5.139

0.154

119,508

1,019,331

9,520

Measured & Indicated

18,189,888

0.700

5.748

0.145

409,326

3,361,353

26,310

Inferred

4,436,283

1.201

4.790

0.101

171,262

14,433

4,489

Transitional Material

Tonnes

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

Cu (%)

Au (Oz)

Ag (Oz)

Cu (t)

Measured

4,714,927

0.691

4.705

0.135

104,804

713,166

6,385

Indicated

2,717,196

0.602

4.044

0.143

52,599

353,244

3,892

Measured & Indicated

7,432,124

0.659

4.463

0.138

157,403

1,066,410

10,278

Inferred

617,313

1.243

4.405

0.106

24,679

2,101

654

Sulphide Material

Tonnes

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

Cu (%)

Au (Oz)

Ag (Oz)

Cu (t)

Measured

20,454,539

0.894

6.088

0.334

587,676

4,003,615

68,226

Indicated

15,719,225

0.584

4.012

0.249

295,131

2,027,436

39,083

Measured & Indicated

36,173,764

0.759

5.186

0.297

882,807

6,031,051

107,309

Inferred

4,391,322

0.692

4.733

0.173

97,736

24,389

7,586

Total Mineralisation

Tonnes

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

Cu (%)

Au (Oz)

Ag (Oz)

Cu (t)

Measured

37,189,682

0.822

5.904

0.246

982,298

7,058,803

91,401

Indicated

24,606,093

0.591

4.298

0.213

467,239

3,400,011

52,495

Measured & Indicated

61,795,775

0.730

5.264

0.233

1,449,537

10,458,814

143,896

Inferred

9,444,918

0.967

4.739

0.135

293,678

40,933

12,729

 

 

The main differences from the last JORC compliant resource upgrade in October 2013 are related to additional drilling since August 2013 (cut-off date for October 2013 update), extensive confirmatory RC drilling in the pit area in November and December 2013 and a new discovery known as Gadir immediately north of the Gedabek mine. Geologic interpretation and recent computer modelling by CAE Mining reveals:

 

· An increase of 325,400 measured and indicated to 1,449,537 gold ounces ;

· An increase of 167,400 inferred to 293,678 gold ounces;

· A significant increase in low grade oxide ore;

· A two-fold increase in transition (i.e. mixed oxide and sulphide) ore;

· A 9% drop in sulphide ore due to reclassification as transitional ore;

· An additional 700,000 tonnes of 6 grammes per tonne measured and indicated resources recently found at the Gadir discovery immediately north of Pit 4;

· A near doubling of the measured resources from October 2013 due to infill RC drilling;

· A drop in average grades in all categories excepting inferred resources; and,

· A tripling in the amount of copper resources.

 

Mine planning is currently underway for an updated calculation of the reserves for the life of mine (LOM). CAE Mining will issue an updated JORC report during Q3 2014.

 

Anglo Asian CEO Reza Vaziri said, "The significant addition of resources at Gedabek indicates that continued exploration and development in the immediate Gedabek area may result in the discovery of additional resources in 2014 and hopefully a resource of 'district size' proportion. We are delighted that this resource expansion has the potential to extend the life-of-mine for several additional years and look forward to reporting further on the exploration and development of Gedabek in the coming year."

 

This JORC compliant resource update has been prepared by the independent consultants, CAE. The principal Competent Person (CP) under JORC is Gerard Evans, P.Geo. from CAE Mining's Johannesburg office. This estimate has also been reviewed by Anglo Asian's CP Sean Muller, P.Geo. to ensure that the determination of oxide, transition and sulphide mineralization has been designated in accordance to process amenability.

 

**ENDS**

 

For further information please visit www.angloasianmining.com or contact:

Reza Vaziri

Anglo Asian Mining plc

Tel: +994 12 596 3350

Sean Duffy

Anglo Asian Mining plc

Tel: +994 12 596 3350

Ewan Leggat

SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3463 2260

Laura Harrison

SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3463 2260

Felicity Edwards

St Brides Media & Finance Ltd

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177

Lottie Brocklehurst

St Brides Media & Finance Ltd

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177

 

\* The Company has a Production Sharing Agreement ('PSA') in place with the Government of Azerbaijan which governs how the production of each of the Company's Contract Areas under the PSA is divided between the Company and the Government of Azerbaijan. Currently, the Company takes ownership of 87.25% of the production at Gedabek, which accounts for the difference between the total gold produced at Gedabek and the amount of gold sold by the Company. It should also be noted that there will always be short-term timing differences between gold production and sales.

 

Notes:

Anglo Asian Mining plc (AIM:AAZ) is a gold producer in Central Asia with a broad portfolio of production and exploration assets in Azerbaijan. The Company has a 1,962 sq km prospective exploration portfolio, assembled from analysis of historic Soviet geological data and held under a Production Sharing Agreement ('PSA') based on the Azeri oil industry. The Company developed Azerbaijan's first operating gold/copper mine, Gedabek, which commenced gold production in May 2009. Gold production for the year ended 31 December 2012 totalled 50,215 oz of gold and FY 2013 gold production was 52,068 oz. Projections for 2015 are 62-67,000 ounces of gold, following the commissioning of a new agitation leaching plant at Gedabek in 2013 and the recent start-up of the Gosha mine.

 

Anglo Asian is actively looking to exploit its first mover advantage in Azerbaijan to identify additional projects, as well as looking for other properties in order to fulfil its expansion ambitions and become a mid-tier gold and base metal production company

 

 

 

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