Alkane Resources identifies high-grade extensions below Roswell inferred resource
The results “show the potential for an underground mine that continues to extend at depth, with impressive grades continuing,” says MD.
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Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK; TSX:ALK; OTCQX:ALKEF) is an Australia-based gold and antimony producer. The company has three wholly owned producing mines across Australia and Sweden: Tomingley (gold, NSW), Costerfield (gold-antimony, Victoria) and Björkdal (gold, northern Sweden). Alkane also owns the large gold-copper porphyry Boda-Kaiser Project in NSW
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The results “show the potential for an underground mine that continues to extend at depth, with impressive grades continuing,” says MD.
The company recently de-merged its Dubbo Project into a separate entity, Australian Strategic Materials Limited, which listed on the ASX last month.
The company is seeking approval from the NSW Government for mining development via underground and open cut at the San Antonio and Roswell deposits, as well as extension to the life of Tomingley Gold Operations.
The company’s total resource as at June 30 2020 is 25.4 million tonnes grading 1.9 g/t gold for 1.616 million ounces.
The electrorefining process to produce high purity titanium metal of 99.9% is progressing in South Korea with results expected next month.
$3.2 million was invested in Calidus’ $25 million placement which “highlights the superb level of support for our strategic plan to accelerate development of Warrawoona”, says MD.
Ian Gandel has continued to show his support for the company’s gold strategy with shares valued at almost $13.76 million acquired in three transactions.
Australian Strategic Materials will become one of Australia’s preeminent specialty materials development companies when it lists on the ASX this month.
Recent drilling has been infilling the defined inferred resources of 445,000 ounces at Roswell and 453,000 ounces at San Antonio.
Assaying has confirmed an intermediate neodymium (87%) alloy ingot with electrorefining expected to produce a 99.9% metal by the end of this month.
The operations produced 33,507 ounces during the 12 months and the company remains "buoyant about the longer-term prospects at Tomingley".
In the next phase, the alloy will be used to produce high purity (99.9%) titanium metal via the electro-refining process.
The Roswell and San Antonio deposits are within the Tomingley Gold Operations where Alkane has been conducting an extensive regional exploration program.
Rare earths focused ASM owns the $1 billion Dubbo Project in Central West NSW and is building a pilot plant facility in South Korea.
ZironTech has received grant funding for the development of a low-emission, high-purity metal refining technology that can be applied to zirconium, titanium, rare earths for permanent magnet alloys.
ASM is building a pilot plant facility in South Korea and holds the $1 billion Dubbo Project, a polymetallic project with large in-ground resources of zirconium and rare earth elements.
Mining majors joined the rally with BHP rising 5.3% and Rio Tinto up 4.5%.
A major RC and diamond core drilling program is planned to begin early next quarter to further test the high-grade core and larger resource potential at Boda.
The exploration drive approval allows for development within a nominated corridor as it is recognised that the exact location will vary as the mineralisation is further identified.
Commissioning of the pilot plant by Australian Strategic Materials is scheduled for the second and third quarters of 2020, with initial focus on production of high-value zirconium and hafnium metals.