Shanta Gold Limited Phase 1 Drilling Update - High Grade Intercepts (9548U)
July 18 2018 - 2:00AM
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Shanta Gold Limited
18 July 2018
18 July 2018
Shanta Gold Limited
("Shanta Gold" or the "Company")
New Luika Phase 1 Drilling Update - High Grade Intercepts
Shanta Gold (AIM: SHG), the East Africa-focused gold producer,
developer and explorer, is pleased to provide an update from the
first phase of its drilling campaign at the New Luika Gold Mine
("NLGM") in South Western Tanzania, conducted during the second
quarter of 2018.
Phase 1 of the Company's 2018 drilling campaign at NLGM
consisted of four diamond holes drilled at the Bauhinia Creek
("BC") East underground mine. Assay results have been received with
encouraging results, which are currently being modelled. The
results will be used to plan Phase 2 of the drilling campaign at BC
East underground, due to take place during the second half of
2018.
The new high-grade intersections are situated at depth and to
the east of the historical exploration drill hole CSD063, which
included an intersection of 6 metres, averaging 43.98 g/t Au. The
new intersections and the previous drill hole CSD063 are all
outside the existing mineral reserves and demonstrate the potential
for continued high grade resource growth.
Drilling highlights include:
-- Hole CSD105 intersected 7.51 metres grading 4.60 g/t Au from
115.19 metres including 2.99 metres averaging 10.11 g/t Au;
-- Hole CSD102 intersected 5.10 metres grading 5.53 g/t Au from
119.90 metres including 0.47 metres averaging 30.72 g/t Au;
and,
-- Hole CSD103 intersected 1.81 metres grading 18.76 g/t Au from
76.00 metres including 0.83 metres averaging 39.52 g/t Au.
These drilling results are over a strike length of 80 metres
with holes spaced at 40 metres sections.
Core holes were drilled from level 830 inclined at between minus
41 and 61 degrees and averaged 158 metres in depth with a maximum
of 180 metres down the hole. It is estimated that the true widths
of the mineralized zones are > 90% of the intersected widths in
the holes. The mineralized zones are presented by moderately
dipping quartz veins hosted by granodioritic rocks.
Results from the core holes are tabulated below:
Drill From To (m) Interval Au (g/t)
hole (m) (m)
ID
-------- ----------- ------- --------- ---------
CSD102 119.90 125.00 5.10 5.53
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Including:
--------
120.51 120.98 0.47 30.72
123.66 123.80 0.14 25.80
----------- ------- --------- ---------
129.19 132.40 3.21 2.79
-------- ----------- ------- --------- ---------
CSD103 76.00 77.81 1.81 18.76
--------
Including:
--------
76.15 76.98 0.83 39.52
-------- ----------- ------- --------- ---------
CSD104 69.40 70.80 1.40 1.57
-------- ----------- ------- --------- ---------
77.91 78.88 0.97 1.32
-------- ----------- ------- --------- ---------
89.58 89.88 0.30 3.40
-------- ----------- ------- --------- ---------
CSD105 115.19 122.7 7.51 4.60
--------
Including:
--------
118.85 121.84 2.99 10.11
-------- ----------- ------- --------- ---------
The objectives of the drilling programme at NLGM are to upgrade
the mine's mineral resources. As announced in Q2, the Phase 1
drilling campaign will be followed by a Phase 2 drilling programme
in H2 2018, which will test the continuity of the high-grade shoots
at BC immediately below the levels that were tested by the Phase 1
drilling programme. A Phase 3 drilling programme is scheduled for
2019 to test the down-dip continuity of the high-grade
mineralization in the BC West underground mine.
Eric Zurrin, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"These drilling results provide further evidence of high-grade
extension at New Luika's Bauhinia Creek deposit. The mineralization
is easily accessible from our existing underground operations and
will require minimal capital investment. Proving the high-grade
extensions has been a priority for Shanta as we continue to focus
on adding to our current mine life."
Certain information contained in this announcement would have
constituted inside information (as defined by Article 7 of
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014) prior to its release as part of this
announcement.
Qualified Person
The technical information contained within this announcement has
been reviewed by Paul W. Mbuya, who is a Member of The Australasian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Aus.I.M.M) and the Company's
Exploration Manager. He has sufficient experience that is relevant
to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under
consideration and to the activity being undertaken 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' and for the purposes of the AIM
Guidance Note on Mining and Oil & Gas Companies dated June
2009.
Enquiries:
Shanta Gold Limited
Eric Zurrin (CEO) +255 (0) 22 292 5148
Luke Leslie (CFO)
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Numis Securities Limited
Paul Gillam / John Prior / James Black + 44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Financial Public Relations
Tavistock
Charles Vivian / Barnaby Hayward +44 (0) 20 7920 3150
About Shanta Gold
Shanta Gold is an East Africa-focused gold producer. It
currently has defined ore resources on the New Luika and Singida
projects in Tanzania and holds exploration licenses covering
approximately 1,500km(2) in the country. Shanta's flagship New
Luika Gold Mine commenced production in 2012 and produced 79,585
ounces in 2017. The Company has been admitted to trading on
London's AIM and has approximately 779 million shares in issue.
For further information please visit: www.shantagold.com.
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