16 Jun 2016 12:30
16 June 2016
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Xtract Resources Plc
("Xtract" or "the Company")
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Presentation to shareholders and update on Chepica
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Xtract Resources Plc (AIM: XTR) announces that the presentation to be presented to shareholders today at 12.30pm can be accessed by the following link: http://www.xtractresources.com/reports.htm
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The Company will present the following operational highlights at its Chepica mine:
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Further scope to increase volume from underground:
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路 Chepica is consistently delivering on volume of 280t/day
路 Upgrading crushing circuit to provide capacity to produce volume of up to 340t/day (next six months)
路 Upgrade in crushing circuit is improving milling capacity and grind (improved recoveries)
路 Underground grade is running at 3.5g/t (highest grade ever mined)
路 Mineralised zone at Chepica almost 10m wide
路 Continue to expose reef along strike on 5, 6 and 7 level
路 Almost at the position to drive 2 reef ends at Chepica on 8 level
路 Total of 7 ends on reef (when Chepica intersects 8 level)
路 Making up total milling target of 10kt from development only
路 Mine pre-developed on 3 levels ready for stoping
路 Do not have to install any roof bolts on 7 level at Colin (rock extremely competent)/rheology has improved
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Lead-Zinc concentrate in addition to Gold concentrate:
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路 Ore body at depth at Colin has significant quantities of lead and zinc
路 Up to 1% zinc in rock samples and core
路 Lead-zinc has caused a problem in past 2 months in terms of floating gold
路 We have changed the plant circuit and will now produce a lead-zinc and gold concentrate
路 The lead-zinc concentrate will result in additional revenue
路 We need to install additional floatation cells to increase grade and quantity of concentrate produced
路 Build a lead-zinc circuit and expand gold circuit
路 Capex of U$150,000 to US$250,000 (over 2 months)
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Increased production from tailings operation by 10kt/month:
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路 We are allocating debt capital to start construction of 6 tailings ponds that will leach an additional 10kt/mth
路 Capital of US$1.25m to complete the project
路 Have completed raising the current tailings dam wall by 4m and have doubled the wall thickness in preparation for the tailings operation (moved over 1Mt of material)
路 Need to complete additional sampling and metallurgical test work (2 months - samples have been dispatched to lab)
路 Need to build a gold elution facility that will produce dorey gold bars from alluvial operation
路 Increase recoveries to 85%
路 Increase the effective gold price we receive from US$800/oz to the current spot gold price
路 Tailings operation will double monthly production output from the mine within 4 months
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Earn-in Option
We were pleased to renegotiate the earn-in option agreement on Chepica, with payment schedule deferred, and the renegotiation of the option payments remains ongoing.
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Enquiries:
Xtract Resources Plc | Jan Nelson, CEO 聽 | +44 (0)20 3416 6471 聽 |
Cenkos Securities plc | Derrick Lee Beth McKiernan | +44 (0)131 220 6939 |
Beaufort Securities | Jon Belliss 聽 | +44 (0)207 382 8300 |
St James's Corporate Services Limited | Phil Dexter 聽 | +44 (0)20 7796 8647 +44 (0)7798 634398 |
Gable Communications | John Bick xtract@gablecommunications.com | +44 (0)20 7193 7463 +44 (0) 7872 061007 |
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