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RNS Number : 5193V
Strategic Minerals PLC
03 November 2017
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03 November 2017
Strategic Minerals plc
("Strategic Minerals", "SML" or the "Company")
Replacement RNS
Air Core Drilling Results at Hanns Camp Cobalt - Nickel
Project
The following amendments have been made to the announcement
released on 02 November at 10:33am under RNS No 3974V.
The highlighted depth intervals of the intersections in the
below two paragraphs were previously incorrectly stated. The
Correct paragraphs are detailed below.
-- Stronger intersections include:
HCAC049: 24m @ 1.05% Ni eq. from 40m (including, 24m @ 0.75% Ni
and 16m @ 0.07% Co)
HCAC048: 24m @ 0.96% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 24m @ 0.72% Ni
and 4m @ 0.10% Co)
HCAC039: 12m @ 1.36% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 12m @ 0.77% Ni
and 12m @ 0.14% Co)
HCAC028: 21m @ 1.24% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 21m @ 0.97% Ni
and 17m @ 0.06% Co)
HCAC025: 16m @ 1.10% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 16m @ 0.78% Ni
and 4m @ 0.06% Co)
The stronger intersections are included below:
-- HCAC049: 24m @ 1.05% Ni eq. from 40m (including, 24m @ 0.75% Ni and 16m @ 0.07% Co)
-- HCAC048: 24m @ 0.96% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 24m @ 0.72% Ni and 4m @ 0.10% Co)
-- HCAC039: 12m @ 1.36% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 12m @ 0.77% Ni and 12m @ 0.14% Co)
-- HCAC028: 21m @ 1.24% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 21m @ 0.97% Ni and 17m @ 0.06% Co)
-- HCAC025: 16m @ 1.10% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 16m @ 0.78% Ni and 4m @ 0.06% Co)
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
Strategic Minerals plc
("Strategic Minerals", "SML" or the "Company")
Air Core Drilling Results at Hanns Camp Cobalt - Nickel
Project
Strategic Minerals plc (AIM: SML; USOTC: SMCDY), a diversified
mineral production and development company, announces the
completion of the air core drilling for the nickel and cobalt
targets at Central Australian Rare Earths' ("CARE") tenements at
Hanns Camp, Western Australia, east of Laverton.
Key Highlights
-- Successful cobalt and nickel intersections in 23 of the 49 holes completed
-- Extensive air core drilling of 1,915 metres completed
-- Stronger intersections include:
HCAC049: 24m @ 1.05% Ni eq. from 40m (including, 24m @ 0.75% Ni
and 16m @ 0.07% Co)
HCAC048: 24m @ 0.96% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 24m @ 0.72% Ni
and 4m @ 0.10% Co)
HCAC039: 12m @ 1.36% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 12m @ 0.77% Ni
and 12m @ 0.14% Co)
HCAC028: 21m @ 1.24% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 21m @ 0.97% Ni
and 17m @ 0.06% Co)
HCAC025: 16m @ 1.10% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 16m @ 0.78% Ni
and 4m @ 0.06% Co)
-- Substantial zone of anomalous Co-Ni mineralisation extends approximately 1,000m x 500m
-- Potential easy access to minerals with top of mineralisation from 4m to 24m from surface
-- Extensive review of the nickel sulphide potential commenced
with engagement of Dr Martin Gole. Dr Gole is an internationally
recognised ultramafic Ni expert
A slightly expanded version of this RNS can also be found on our
website www.strategicminerals.net under the investors/presentations
tab.
Chairman of Strategic Minerals, Mr Alan Broome AM,
commented:
"SML acquired 100% ownership of CARE in May 2017 and we are
pleased to announce that the completion of the first phase of
exploration drilling at Hanns Camp has supported the identification
of cobalt and nickel laterite mineralisation. These results are
highly encouraging for the prospectivity of the mineralisation and
provide a solid base for further exploration.
"As stated when we commenced this programme, this drilling is
the first phase of exploration of the highly prospective Hanns Camp
tenements The intersection of both cobalt and nickel laterite
mineralisation, over an extensive area, is encouraging and lays the
ground work to further examine the initial objective of identifying
a substantial nickel sulphide deposit. The addition of Dr Gole
brings a fantastic level of expertise to the team and will ensure
we are well placed as we move forward with exploration."
[1] Ni equivalent (NiEq.) calculations based on a Nickel price
of US$ 5.35 / lb and a cobalt price of US$ 27.1/ lb.
CARE Tenements
In 2016, the Company funded a drilling programme at the highly
prospective Hanns Camp located within CARE's Laverton Project. In
doing so, it acquired 50% of the ownership of CARE from Rarus
Limited ("Rarus"). Subsequently, in May 2017, the Company acquired
the balance of the ownership of CARE, which is now wholly owned by
the Company.
CARE holds tenements and has access to mining rights for cobalt,
nickel, rare earth elements and gold in these tenements in Western
Australia.
The Laverton Project is located in the 'Eastern Yilgarn Craton
Nickel Sulphide Province' in Western Australia that is most notable
for hosting the Mount Windarra and South Windarra nickel sulphide
deposits located 12km west of the Laverton Project which together
produced 8.1 million metric tonnes (Mt) at 1.51% nickel (Ni)
between 1974 and 1992. Other more recent discoveries located
distally north and south along strike of the Laverton Project
include;
-- Duketon Mining's Rosie Deposit that has a Mineral Resource
estimate of 1.74Mt at 1.7% Ni including a best intercept of 5.2
metres at 9.13% Ni, 1.09% copper (Cu) and 2.22grams/ tonne platinum
(Pt) from 599.71 metres down hole
-- Rox Resources' Fisher East Project (Mineral Resource 3.6Mt at 2.0% Ni)
-- Impact Minerals' Mulga Tank Project which returned a best
intercept of 0.25 metres at 3.8% Ni and 0.7% Cu from 212.6 metres
down hole
Hanns Camp Cobalt - Nickel Targets
In September 2017, a 49-hole air core drilling programme was
completed across the extent of the known Hanns Camp ultramafic
rocks. The drilling targeted a concentration of cobalt and nickel
within the lateritic weathering profile. All holes were drilled
vertically and drilled to the depth of weathering. A total of 1,915
metres were drilled with an average depth of 39m.
23 of the 49 holes drilled intersected mineralisation. Nickel
equivalent grades were calculated on the following parameters: Ni
equivalent (NiEq.) calculations based on a Nickel price of US$ 5.35
/ lb and a cobalt price of US$ 27.1 / lb.
The stronger intersections are included below:
-- HCAC049: 24m @ 1.05% Ni eq. from 40m (including, 24m @ 0.75% Ni and 16m @ 0.07% Co)
-- HCAC048: 24m @ 0.96% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 24m @ 0.72% Ni and 4m @ 0.10% Co)
-- HCAC039: 12m @ 1.36% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 12m @ 0.77% Ni and 12m @ 0.14% Co)
-- HCAC028: 21m @ 1.24% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 21m @ 0.97% Ni and 17m @ 0.06% Co)
-- HCAC025: 16m @ 1.10% Ni eq. from 28m (including, 16m @ 0.78% Ni and 4m @ 0.06% Co)
A full listing of the significant intersections is included in
Table 1. Assaying was completed on 4m composite intervals. SML
propose to complete a second phase of assaying utilising the 1m
sample intervals in areas of higher grade. The 1m intervals assays
will be completed before the end of 2017 and will be released when
completed.
Significant Intersections
Table 1 summarises the significant drilling results from the
recent air core drilling at Hanns Camp. Significant intersections
being defined as a minimum of 4m at either 0.05% cobalt or 0.5%
Nickel.
Table 1 Significant Intersections
Hole_id From To Easting Northing Interval Significant Significant Ni Equivalent
Intersections Intersections Intersections
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- ---------------
>0.05% >0.5%
Co Ni
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
12m at 12m at
HCAC004 8 20 452200 6837400 12m 8m at 0.054% 0.54% 0.78%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
8m at 8m at
HCAC006 16 24 452100 6837600 8m 4m at 0.10% 0.44% 0.81%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
4m at 8m at
HCAC008 12 20 452000 6837800 8m 8m at 0.051% 0.60% 0.75%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
20m at 20m at
HCAC013 4 24 451600 6838900 20m NSA 0.59% 0.72%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
12m at 12m at
HCAC014 12 24 451500 6839000 12m 4m at 0.066% 0.56% 0.74%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
16m at 16m at
HCAC015 16 32 451591 6839094 16m 4m at 0.048% 0.50% 0.65%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
4m at 4m at
HCAC024 28 32 451596 6839291 4m NSA 0.56% 0.71%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
16m at 16m at
HCAC025 28 44 451511 6839181 16m 4m at 0.063% 0.78% 1.10%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
4m at 4m at
HCAC026 20 24 451402 6839099 4m 4m at 0.063% 0.52% 0.69%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
3m at
HCAC027 12 15 451907 6839801 3m 3m at 0.054% NSA 0.69%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
17m at 21m at 21m at
HCAC028 28 49 451799 6839699 21m 0.059% 0.97% 1.24%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
8m at 8m at
HCAC029 16 24 451699 6839598 8m 4m at 0.067% 0.85% 1.09%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
8m at 8m at
HCAC030 8 16 451602 6839504 8m 4m at 0.103% 0.55% 0.88%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
7m at 11m at
HCAC032 20 35 451403 6839300 15m 8m at 0.086% 0.54% 0.78%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
4m at 4m at
HCAC033 24 28 451302 6839199 4m 4m at 0.087% 0.54% 0.99%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
8m at 8m at
HCAC036 20 28 451598 6839709 8m 8m at 0.065% 0.60% 0.93%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
8m at 8m at
HCAC037 32 40 451504 6839601 8m 4m at 0.09% 0.61% 0.93%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
12m at 16m at 12m at
HCAC039 28 44 451501 6839793 16m 0.142% 0.77% 1.36%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
8m at 8m at
HCAC040 16 24 451695 6839805 8m NSA 0.64% 0.83%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
8m at 8m at
HCAC041 12 20 451600 6839902 8m NSA 0.73% 0.94%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
8m at 8m at
HCAC042 20 28 451699 6839991 8m NSA 0.58% 0.79%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
4m at 4m at
HCAC048 20 24 451291 6839991 4m 4m at 0.072% 0.57% 0.93%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
24m at 24m at
28 52 451291 6839991 24m 4m at 0.104% 0.72% 0.96%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
16m at 24m at 24m at
HCAC049 40 64 451398 6839901 24m 0.069% 0.75% 1.05%
--------- ----- --- -------- --------- --------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
([1]) NSA: No significant Assays
Nickel Sulphide Exploration
SML has commenced the Phase 2 of its exploration programme with
a review of the historical nickel sulphide potential. This is
focused on EM generated targets, but will initially review the
extensive database of geological information that was acquired from
the previous owners.
Dr Martin Gole, an internationally recognised nickel sulphide
expert has been engaged by SML and has begun a review of the
prospectivity of the Hanns Camp tenements as well as the broader
Laverton Project. The aim of this review will be to generate nickel
sulphide targets both in the Hanns Camp area and for other known
ultramafic host rocks within the CARE tenement holdings.
Competent Persons Statement
The Exploration results in this announcement are based on
information compiled by Mr. Graeme Purcell, who is a Member of the
Australasian Institute of Geoscientists (Member No. 4722). Mr
Purcell is the Principal Geologist at Petrichor and is a consultant
to the Company. He has sufficient experience relevant to the style
of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to
the activity 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 and a
qualified person as defined in the AIM Note for Mining and Oil
& Gas Companies dated June 2009. Mr Purcell has over 20 years'
Australia and international experience in exploration for precious
and base metals.
For further information, please contact:
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Strategic Minerals plc 727 965
John Peters
Managing Director
www.strategicminerals.net
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Notes to Editors
Strategic Minerals Plc is an AIM-quoted, diversified mineral
development and production company with projects in the United
States of America, the UK and Australia. The Company is focused on
acquiring and developing cash generative, high quality projects
which meet local market demand for commodities and utilising this
cash flow to undertake value added exploration.
In September 2011, Strategic Minerals purchased its first
cash-generating asset; the Cobre magnetite tailings dam project in
New Mexico, USA which it brought into production in 2012 and which
continues to provide a revenue stream for the Company. The
portfolio was expanded in January 2016 with the acquisition of
shares in Central Australian Rare Earths Pty Ltd, which holds
tenements in Western Australia and the Northern Territory that are
prospective for cobalt, gold, nickel sulphides and rare earth
elements. The Company has since acquired all shares in Central
Australian Rare Earths Pty Ltd. In May 2016, an additional
exploration asset was acquired when the Company entered into an
agreement with New Age Exploration Limited to acquire up to 50% of
the Redmoor Tin/Tungsten project in Cornwall, UK. This 50%
acquisition has now been completed and drilling at the project has
commenced. The Company is also currently in due diligence in
relation to the acquisition of the Leigh Creek Copper Mine situated
in the copper rich belt of South Australia.
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