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Åtvidaberg Exploration Update

31 Jan 2018 07:00

RNS Number : 3589D
Beowulf Mining PLC
31 January 2018
 

 

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations ("MAR") (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is being made on behalf of Kurt Budge, Chief Executive Officer.

31 January 2018

Beowulf Mining plc

("Beowulf" or the "Company")

Åtvidaberg Exploration Update - Focus on Zinc Mineralisation at Bersbo

 

Beowulf (AIM: BEM; Aktietorget: BEO), the mineral exploration and development company, focused on the Kallak magnetite iron ore project and the Åtvidaberg polymetallic exploration licence in Sweden, and its graphite portfolio in Finland, provides an update on its 2018 exploration plans for its Åtvidaberg nr. 1 licence in southern Sweden.

 

Highlights

 

· Studies of historic records, and the development of a 3-D model of underground mining areas and orebodies, show that mines around Bersbo appear to have been shut while still mining zinc mineralisation, in the form of massive sphalerite (zinc iron sulphide mineral). The exploration hypothesis is that zinc ore, and some mixed with chalcopyrite (copper iron sulphide mineral), may still be present below 350 metres ("m") depth in sufficient quantities to support renewed mining.

· At Bersbo, historic mines are positioned on the eastern limb of a syncline, plunging to the northwest. Mine production ceased with a transition out of 'wanted' copper ore, chalcopyrite.

· The 3-D model, and existing geophysics, show prospective targets:

· at the hinge of the syncline;

· for the eastern limb, eastwards, with potential for additional mineralised width, or bodies of parallel mineralisation; and

· to the northwest, potential continuation of mineralisation along the eastern limb.

· There is no evidence of mining around the western limb, and this will be investigated further.

· In the coming weeks, a ground Fixed Loop Electromagnetic ("FLEM") survey will be carried out. The survey will include seven fixed loops across former mining areas: Bersbo; Bersbo West; Gruvsjöhöjden; and Grönhög. The FLEM data will provide much better resolution, for areas previously covered by VTEM, and known aeromagnetic anomalies. Using the results of the FLEM survey, the Company intends to select targets for drilling.

· In 2016, "grab" samples taken from road fill in the Bersbo area, made up of sphalerite, yielded up to 19.7 per cent zinc, while samples from waste dumps of chalcopyrite yielded up to 1.7 per cent copper.

"Grab" samples were collected in isolation and therefore cannot be considered representative of the grade of mineralisation over a deposit, but nevertheless give a range of values that are indicative of the potential for the targets being investigated, and which have assisted the Company's exploration team in planning work.

All samples were assayed for the Company by ALS Minerals ("ALS") in Sweden.

 

Kurt Budge, CEO, commented:

 

"Our steady progress with Åtvidaberg is starting to yield some promising results. Seeing the 3-D model of Bersbo, depicting past miners' efforts, and the zinc and copper ore that could remain, was a revelation.

"The FLEM survey will help us refine what we already know and guide our target selection for drilling, and we have several interesting targets to cover.

"This is still early stage exploration, as we've yet to drill our first hole, but it's good to be actively creating additional opportunities for the Company in Sweden."

Competent Person Review

The information in this announcement has been reviewed by Mr. Rasmus Blomqvist, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr. Rasmus Blomqvist has sufficient experience, that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit taken into consideration, and to the activity being undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves".

Mr. Rasmus Blomqvist is a full-time employee of Oy Fennoscandian Resources AB, a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Beowulf.

Enquiries:

 

Beowulf Mining plc

 

Kurt Budge, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3771 6993

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

(Nominated Advisor & Broker)

 

David Porter

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7894 7000

Blytheweigh

 

Tim Blythe / Megan Ray 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 3204

 

 

Cautionary Statement

 

Statements and assumptions made in this document with respect to the Company's current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs, and other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Beowulf. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those using words such as "may", "might", "seeks", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "believes", "projects", "plans", strategy", "forecast" and similar expressions. These statements reflect management's expectations and assumptions in light of currently available information. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to , (i) changes in the economic, regulatory and political environments in the countries where Beowulf operates; (ii) changes relating to the geological information available in respect of the various projects undertaken; (iii) Beowulf's continued ability to secure enough financing to carry on its operations as a going concern; (iv) the success of its potential joint ventures and alliances, if any; (v) metal prices, particularly as regards iron ore. In the light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding any mineral project at an early stage of its development, the actual results could differ materially from those presented and forecast in this document. Beowulf assumes no unconditional obligation to immediately update any such statements and/or forecasts.

 

Glossary:

 

Syncline - A downward fold of sedimentary rock put under pressure by Earth movements. Source: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/glossary.html 

 

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