25 Jun 2019 07:00
25 June 2019
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PILOT MOUNTAIN GOLD SAMPLING
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The Board of Thor Mining Plc ("Thor") (AIM, ASX: THR) is pleased to advise that samples from historical drilling at the 100% owned Pilot Mountain in Nevada USA are to be re-assayed for gold. This follows gold assays received with metallurgical testwork results from drill samples from the Desert Scheelite deposit.
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Highlights
Β· Up to 1,200 samples from 27 drillholes from drilling progams between 2012 and 2017 to be re-assayed;
Β· Assaying to be conducted on drill samples from each of Desert Scheelite, Garnet, and Good Hope deposits;
Β· Gold assays of 0.29g/t in the initial metallurgical process feed, and 0.33g/t in the combined tailings.
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Mick Billing, Executive Chairman, commented:
"This is potentially a very exciting phase for our 100% owned Pilot Mountain project."
"In the event that gold appears with any consistency in the Pilot Mountain deposits, we may have a step change of substance for this project".
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Further Information
Successful locked cycle metallurgical testwork conducted on 600Kg of drill core from the Desert Scheelite deposit at Pilot Mountain, announced 10 June 2019, revealed for the first time the presence of, potentially economic, 0.29g/t gold in the sample.
The tailings produced from the testwork also contained levels of gold assayed at 0.33 g/t, indicating some potential for gold recovery following flotation of scheelite and other minerals.
The material selected for testing was from 3 diamond drill holes is considered to be representative of the potential processing feed from the first few years of open pit mining at the Desert Scheelite deposit.
Since 2012, a total of 17 holes have been drilled into the Desert Scheelite deposit, along with four holes into the Good Hope Deposit, and six holes into the Garnet Deposit. Samples from each of these holes were assayed for a suite of metals, including tungsten, copper, zinc, and silver. The samples from these testing programs are still available, and will be submitted for assay in Reno, Nevada USA.
It is expected that the assay process will take several weeks.
A map showing the location of each of the known deposits at Pilot Mountain may be viewed via the Company website at:
http://thormining.com/-/thor/lib/images/maps/PIlot%20Mountain%20Deposits.png
Table A: Pilot Mountain Resource Summary 2018 - Announced 13 December 2018
Β | Resource | WO3 | Ag | Cu | Zn | ||||||
Β | Β | MT | Grade % | Contained metal (t) | Grade g/t | Contained metal (t) | Grade % | Contained metal (t) | Grade % | Contained metal (t) | |
Garnet | Indicated | Β | - | - | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | |
Inferred | 1.83 | 0.36 | 6,590 | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
Β | Sub Total | 1.83 | 0.36 | 6,590 | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | |
Desert Scheelite | Indicated | 9.01 | 0.26 | 23,400 | 20.73 | 187 | 0.15 | 13,200 | 0.41 | 37,100 | |
Inferred | 1.69 | 0.25 | 4,300 | 12.24 | 21 | 0.16 | 2,800 | 0.19 | 3,200 | ||
Β | Sub Total | 10.70 | 0.26 | 27,700 | 19.38 | 207 | 0.15 | 16,000 | 0.38 | 40,300 | |
Summary | Indicated | 9.01 | 0.26 | 23,400 | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | |
Inferred | 3.53 | 0.31 | 10,890 | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
Pilot Mountain Total | 12.53 | 0.27 | 34,290 | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
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Note:
Β· 100% owned by Thor Mining PLC
Β· All figures are rounded to reflect appropriate levels of confidence. Apparent differences may occur due to rounding
Β· Cut-off grade 1,500ppm WOβ
Β· The Company is not aware of any information or data which would materially affect this previously announced resource estimate, and all assumptions and technical parameters relevant to the estimate remain unchanged.
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Gold has not been routinely assayed for at Pilot Mountain, either historically or by Thor. Until these follow-up assays on the historical drilling are available, it is uncertain if gold will have a material economic impact on the project.
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The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
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Enquiries:
Mick Billing | +61 (8) 7324 1935 | Thor Mining PLC | ExecutiveΒ Chairman |
Ray Ridge | +61 (8) 7324 1935 | Thor Mining PLC | CFO/Company Secretary |
Colin Aaronson/ Richard Tonthat/ Ben Roberts | +44 (0) 207 383 5100 Β | Grant Thornton UK LLP Β | Nominated Adviser |
Nick Emerson | +44 (0) 1483 413 500 | SI Capital Ltd | Joint Broker |
David Hignell / Rob ReesΒ | +44Β (0) 20 3470 0470 | SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP | Joint Broker |
Tim Blythe/ Camilla Horsfall | +44 (0) 207 138 3222 | Blytheweigh | Financial PR |
CompetentΒ Person'sΒ Report
The information in this report that relates to exploration results is based on information compiled by Richard Bradey, who holds a BSc in applied geology and an MSc in natural resource management and who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Bradey is an employee of Thor Mining PLC. He has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Richard Bradey consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's website www.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive these updates by email, and on the Companyβs twitter page @ThorMining.
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AboutΒ ThorΒ MiningΒ PLC
ThorΒ MiningΒ PLCΒ (AIM,Β ASX:Β THR)Β isΒ aΒ resourcesΒ companyΒ quotedΒ onΒ theΒ AIMΒ MarketΒ ofΒ theΒ LondonΒ Stock Exchange andΒ onΒ ASXΒ in Australia.
ThorΒ holdsΒ 100%Β ofΒ the advancedΒ Molyhil tungsten project in the NorthernΒ Territory of Australia, forΒ which anΒ updated feasibility study inΒ August 2018ΒΉΒ suggestedΒ attractive returns.
Adjacent Molyhil, at Bonya, Thor holds a 40% interest in deposits of tungsten, copper, and vanadium, including an Inferred resource for the Bonya copper depositΒ².
ThorΒ alsoΒ holdsΒ 100%Β ofΒ theΒ PilotΒ MountainΒ tungstenΒ projectΒ inΒ NevadaΒ USAΒ whichΒ hasΒ aΒ JORCΒ 2012 Indicated andΒ InferredΒ Resources EstimateΒ³Β onΒ 2Β ofΒ theΒ 4 knownΒ deposits. The US Department of the Interior has confirmed that tungsten, the primary resource mineral at Pilot Mountain, has been included in the final list of Critical Minerals 2018.
ThorΒ isΒ alsoΒ acquiringΒ upΒ toΒ aΒ 60%Β interestΒ AustralianΒ copper developmentΒ companyΒ EnvironmentalΒ Copper RecoveryΒ SAΒ Pty Ltd,Β whichΒ inΒ turnΒ holdsΒ rightsΒ toΒ earnΒ upΒ toΒ aΒ 75%Β interestΒ inΒ theΒ mineralΒ rights andΒ claims overΒ the resourceβ΄ on the portionΒ of the historic KapundaΒ copperΒ mineΒ inΒ SouthΒ Australia recoverableΒ by way ofΒ in situ recovery.
ThorΒ hasΒ anΒ interestΒ inΒ Hawkstone MiningΒ Limited,Β anΒ AustralianΒ ASX listed company withΒ aΒ 100%Β Interest inΒ a LithiumΒ projectΒ in Arizona, USA.
Finally,Β ThorΒ also holdsΒ a productionΒ royalty entitlementΒ fromΒ theΒ SpringΒ HillΒ GoldΒ projectβ΅Β of:
β’ A$6 per ounce of gold produced from the Spring Hill tenements where the gold
produced is sold for up to A$1,500 per ounce; and
β’ A$14 per ounce of gold produced from the Spring Hill tenements where the gold produced is sold for
amounts over A$1,500 per ounce.
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Notes
ΒΉΒ ReferΒ ASXΒ andΒ AIMΒ announcementΒ ofΒ 23Β AugustΒ 2018
Β² ReferΒ ASXΒ andΒ AIMΒ announcementΒ ofΒ 26Β NovemberΒ 2018
Β³Β ReferΒ AIMΒ announcementΒ ofΒ 13 December 2018Β andΒ ASXΒ announcementΒ ofΒ 14 December 2018
β΄Β ReferΒ AIMΒ announcementΒ ofΒ 10Β FebruaryΒ 2016Β andΒ ASXΒ announcementΒ ofΒ 12Β FebruaryΒ 2018
β΅Β ReferΒ AIMΒ announcementΒ ofΒ 26Β FebruaryΒ 2016Β andΒ ASXΒ announcementΒ ofΒ 29Β FebruaryΒ 2016
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