Tanzanian Royalty Reports More Encouraging Gold Results from Luhala Project
March 22 2006 - 1:23PM
PR Newswire (US)
VANCOUVER, March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The remaining assay
results from the Phase 4 Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program
on the Company's Luhala Gold Project have been received and they
confirm that two of its principal zones - Kisunge Central and
Kisunge West - join up as predicted. James E. Sinclair, Chairman
and CEO of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration, describes the results as
"extremely encouraging" and he notes that drilling has resumed at
Luhala in order to confirm the distribution of gold values within
the target area. The primary objective of the current drill program
is to define a drill indicated resource at Luhala, he said, adding
that, "While more drilling remains to be carried out, we are
encouraged by the potential to define a bulk minable gold deposit
that could be developed in a cost effective and timely fashion."
Sinclair also pointed out that within its peer group Tanzanian
Royalty Exploration is undertaking one of the largest exploration
programs on the African continent. "Utilizing our own drilling
equipment and internally- developed exploration protocols including
biogeochem, we are giving shareholders broad exposure to potential
mineral discoveries in one of the most prolific gold belts in the
world," he said. The Phase 4 drill program at Luhala was completed
in February and included 40 RC holes representing some 2,519 metres
of drilling. The holes were drilled from the Kisunge Central, West,
Northeast and Southeast Zones. The Kisunge Central and West Zones
now combine to form what is being called the Kisunge Central Zone
which has been drilled on a 40 metre by 25 metre grid pattern. One
hole was drilled on the newly discovered Kiginga anomaly to
determine the strike of the mineralization that was discovered
during a Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drill program towards the end of
2005. Drilling of the Kisunge East Zones has confirmed the presence
of a higher grade zone of rocks that extends from the Kisunge
Northeast Zone to west of the Kisunge Southeast Zone. These rocks
form a steeply plunging anticlinorium, a regional fold (bend)
structure that is composed of smaller folds. This whole zone is now
referred to as the Kisunge Main Zone. Mapping of one particular
rock unit (chert) within this zone indicates a strike potential of
approximately 1,200 metres with a steep (-85 degree) dip. The next
phase of drilling will be directed at mapping this zone and
determining the gold potential within it. "We have plenty of
targets to keep us busy and having our own drilling equipment and
drill crew provides us with enormous flexibility in the field,"
said the Company's president, John Deane. "It's a recipe for
success that few other companies can match," he added. Significant
results for Kisunge Central and Kisunge Main Zones are summarized
in the tables below. Because of the nature of such drilling
techniques, it is not possible to determine the true width and
orientation of the mineralized intersections reported in this
release. Kisunge Central Zone: From To Intercept Length Gold Hole
No. (metres) (metres) (metres) (grams/tonne) Including LRC-65 8 17
9 2.44 48 62 14 1.86 4m @ 3.27 g/t LRC-69 3 12 9 1.20 30 39 9 1.01
1m @ 4.44 g/t LRC-70 28 45 17 1.68 3m @ 3.72 g/t 56 63 7 3.76 4m @
6.00 g/t LRC-71 73 77 4 1.43 LRC-80 7 26 19 2.65 5m @ 5.18 g/t
LRC-81 8 30 22 2.15 5m @ 3.04 g/t LRC-84 1 12 11 2.61 LRC-86 4 14
10 2.01 LRC-87 11 16 5 1.56 29 45 16 1.64 4m @ 3.88 g/t LRC-90 9 12
3 1.57 LRC-94 1 12 11 2.82 Kisunge Main Zone: From To Intercept
Length Gold Hole No. (metres) (metres) (metres) (grams/tonne)
Including LRC-62 9 21 12 4.40 7m @ 6.83 g/t LRC-74 23 44 21 2.31
LRC-75 14 43 29 2.66 13m @ 3.79 g/t LRC-76 4 19 15 1.46 5m @ 2.44
g/t LRC-79 27 31 4 3.18 LRC-80 7 26 19 2.65 5m @ 5.18 g/t LRC-81 8
30 22 2.15 5m @ 3.04 g/t LRC-84 1 12 11 2.61 Kiginga Discovery
Further drilling is planned to determine the potential of the
Kiginga Discovery where one RC hole returned the following result:
Kiginga Anomaly: From To Intercept Length Gold Hole No. (metres)
(metres) (metres) (grams/tonne) LRC-77 39 42 3 1.30 To view a copy
of the map, please visit http://files.newswire.ca/77/Luhala.doc.
Qualified Person The Company's Qualified Person is Mr. John Deane,
the President of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation Limited.
He has an M.Sc. from the University of Cape Town (1993) and is a
registered scientist with SACNASP (Reg. No.400005/05). Analysis
Fire assay with flame AAS finish was conducted by SGS Laboratories
in Mwanza, Tanzania. Duplicates, Standards and Blanks were inserted
in the sample stream sent to SGS. The duplicates have a positive
correlation coefficient of 97.5%. In addition, 98% of the standards
fall within the acceptable (5%) margins of error. The majority of
the blanks are all within acceptable limits. James E. Sinclair
"James E. Sinclair" Chairman and Chief Executive Officer For
further information, please contact Investor Relations at
1-800-811-3855 Visit our website:
http://www.tanzanianroyaltyexploration.com/. The Toronto Stock
Exchange and American Stock Exchange have not reviewed and do not
accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors - The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission permits U.S. mining companies, in their
filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that
a company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use
certain terms on this news release, such as "measured",
"indicated", and "inferred" "resources" that the SEC guidelines
strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies from including in their
filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely
the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No. 0-50634, which may be
secured from us, or from the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml. DATASOURCE: Tanzanian Royalty
Exploration Corporation CONTACT: Investor Relations at
1-800-811-3855. Visit our website:
http://www.tanzanianroyaltyexploration.com/. To request a free copy
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