Medusa Mining
Medusa is an expanding gold producer in the Philippines, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX;MML), London AIM (AIM: MML) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: MLL) markets. With an expanding resource base now at 1.2million ounces at 13.3g/t gold and production on track to achieve 60,000 ounces annualised in Q3 09 and 100,000 ounces annualised early 2010, it is anticipated that long term cash costs will be approximately US$200/ounce. Numerous new discoveries of gold and copper-gold are anticipated in the future within the large regional tenement package totalling 820km². The operations are an integral part of the local communities.
Medusa Mining has a solid track record of high-grade gold production growth
With gold taking a breather before another battle with the US$1,000 mark, the same can not be said for gold focussed producer Medusa Mining. Not only does Medusa possess an enviable track record of high-grade gold production growth, but its low operating cost base has helped to boost overall operating margins at its Co-O gold mine in The Philippines.
In addition, whilst today’s production activity is exciting enough, the company’s enormous exploration attraction augurs well for the output of tomorrow. Results from two key exploration plays suggest a long extended production life for the company’s Co-O mine, as well as potentially huge porphyry copper system in the early stages at the company’s Tambis project.
The recent drilling programme at the company’s Co-O mine concentrated on infill and extensional (up and down dip, and laterally) drilling within the current resource model, which allows the company to firm up its resource model. In addition, extensional drilling to the east of the Agsao River testing for continuation of the veins has commenced and is also providing good initial results.
From early July, drilling with eight surface rigs will continue, with three focusing on the main mine area, three on eastern extensions of the vein system, and two will start drilling other untested vein systems adjacent to the mine area.
Elsewhere in The Philippines, the company has enjoyed exploration success with respect to one of its exciting, up-and-coming projects. The company has completed ten scout drilling holes totalling 5,423 metres over a portion of its huge 10km diameter Kamarangan aeromagnetic anomaly, which hosts outcropping copper-gold mineralised magnetite skarn rocks within its Tambis project.
The drilling so far has located the western edge of a buried diorite intrusive containing primary copper and molybdenum mineralization and is open to the east. The diorite is located on the eastern side of the prospect. Meanwhile near the centre of the prospect, an elliptical deep-seated magnetic anomaly has been tentatively interpreted as a possible porphyry-style target which may be responsible for some of the skarn hosted mineralization in this area.

The company believes these initial results for copper, gold and molybdenum are very encouraging and confirm that the previously identified regional-scale features may be linked to a potentially major mineralised porphyry system. Further drilling will be conducted to follow-up these strong indications.
All in all, the company is enjoying tremendous exploration success at both Co-O, which is its flagship producing high-grade gold mine; and at Tambis, which is probably the company’s highest-profile pure exploration project. We await the release of further exploration results with great interest.
Other Medusa Mining articles
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18/11/09 Medusa Mining to add Toronto Stock Exchange listing to London and Sydney
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12/08/09 Medusa Mining increases resource inventory to 2 million ounces of gold
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17/07/09 Medusa Mining doubles probable gold reserves at Co-O to 500,000 ounces
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10/07/09 Geoff Davis, Managing Director of Medusa Mining talks to Proactive Investors
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28/01/09 Medusa Mining to increase gold production to 60,000 ozs in 2009
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23/10/08 Medusa Mining has a lot going for it as a low cost gold producer
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15/05/08 Interview Transcript with Medusa Mining
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01/10/07 Exceptional potential at Medusa Mining
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20/02/07 Medusa Mining: Co-operation in the Philippine
Other Medusa Mining news
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16/03/10 Fairfax positive on Medusa Mining following Co-O mill update
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16/03/10 Medusa Mining on track to meet gold production target this quarter
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08/03/10 Medusa Mining announces 1:10 bonus issue
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24/02/10 Medusa Mining reveals record breaking first half, net profit up 201%
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21/01/10 Medusa Mining's fourth quarter gold production clears 21,000 ounces
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19/01/10 Fairfax upgrades Medusa Mining after resource estimate revision for Co-O gold mine
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18/01/10 Medusa Mining completes re-interpretation of the resource model for the Co-O Mine
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14/01/10 Medusa Mining chairman resigns due to increased work commitments elsewhere
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10/12/09 Medusa Mining delivers high-grade drill results at Co-O Mine
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27/11/09 Medusa Mining starts trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange
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