Aspire Mining Limited (ASX:AKM) Announces New Major Mongolian Coal Resource At 100% Owned Ovoot Coking Coal Project
Aspire Mining Limited (ASX:AKM) Announces New Major Mongolian Coal Resource At 100% Owned Ovoot Coking Coal Project
Perth, Australia, Oct 14, 2010 - (ABN Newswire) - Aspire Mining Limited (ASX:AKM) (PINK:ASPXF) is pleased to announce a significant JORC Coal Resource for the Ovoot Coking Coal Project.
Over 80% of the Total Coal Resource is in the Measured and Indicated Category with approximately 75% of the resource being above 250 metres vertical depth. The relatively shallow depths of the coal present significant potential for a large scale open pit coal mine.
The Company's independent consultant CSA Global Pty Ltd, has confirmed the following maiden Resource estimation:
Table 1. Summary Coal Resource
*T
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Insitu Coal Resource (mt)
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Non Oxide (mt) Oxide (mt) Total (mt)
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Measured 93.3 - 93.3
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Indicated 182.4 - 182.4
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Inferred 30.4 24.6 55.0
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Total 306.1 24.6 330.7
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*T
Table 2. Summary Coal Resource by Depth (m)
*T
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0m to 250m Depth Below 250m Depth Total
(mt) (mt) (mt)
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Measured 70.4 22.9 93.3
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Indicated 135.0 47.4 182.4
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Inferred 41.9 13.1 55.0
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Total 247.3 83.4 330.7
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*T
Aspire's Chairman Mr David McSweeney said that he was "very pleased with the Company's ability to establish such a large and robust JORC Compliant Coal Resource within eight months of acquiring the Project and six months after commencement of drilling. Clearly there is now an anticipation of substantial further resource increases as the Company's exploration programmes accelerate in 2011."
The Company's drilling program at the Ovoot Coking Coal Project, within Licence Number 13636x, has completed 44 holes for 8,364 metres. Of these 41 holes were drilled HQ3 core with three larger diameter PQ3 core holes completed to provide samples for metallurgical test work. All drill holes have been geophysically logged. The oxide portion of the Coal Resource was estimated using the weathering horizon as geologically logged.
The area covered by drilling on the western flank of the Ovoot Basin is approximately 4.5 km x 2.8 km and more than 90% of the coal is contained within two main coal seams. The coal seams have an average plunge to the east of 6 degrees.
New Substantial Near Surface Drill Results
The maiden Coal Resource includes the results of drilling completed up until 30 September 2010 and includes new excellent near surface results not previously reported including:
DH 224 interested a total of 58.2 metres of coal including:
- 6.7 metres of coal from 77.3 metres
- 6.0 metres of coal from 117 metres
- 12.5 metres of coal from 161.5 metres; and
- 33 metres of coal from 182.5 metres
DH 243 intersected a total of 42.3 metres of coal from 74.8 metres depth.
These new coal intersections are located at the eastern extremity of the Coal Resource area indicating a continuation of substantial widths of shallow coal. This points to the significant exploration potential to the east for further shallow large tonnage targets.
The coal resource currently contains 247.3 million tonnes at relatively shallow depths from 0 m to 250m depth and a 2-D seismic survey is in progress to extend the known coal mineralisation eastwards and to further identify shallow coal extensions that may have been fault uplifted.
New Mongolian Coal Province Emerging
The Ovoot Coking Coal Project encompasses an area of approximately 509 square kilometres and has significant potential for further exploration success to build upon this maiden Coal Resource. Only 10% of the project area has been drilled to date.
The maiden Coal Resource of 330.7 million tonnes with high ranking coal parameters means the Ovoot Coking Coal Project already rates amongst the best high rank coal deposits in Mongolia. The Company expects to significantly increase this maiden Resource in 2011.
Initial Commercialisation Studies Underway
The raw coal results received to date for samples taken below the oxidised horizon indicate the potential for a large tonnage high rank coking coal. The Company's success in quickly establishing a large maiden JORC Coal Resource will allow Aspire to advance its commercialisation studies. These studies will continue to be refined as washing yield and washed product quality data becomes available through the 2010 December quarter.
2011 Exploration Programme
Aspire is planning an expanded drilling programme in 2011 to further increase the coal resource. Additional drilling will target near surface coal and to undertake regional drilling to better define the global coal occurrences within the Ovoot Coal Basin.
A 2-D seismic survey has commenced at the Ovoot Coking Coal Project to provide a broader geological framework for the Ovoot Coal Basin. This will target extensions to the current coal resource and other exploration targets within the Ovoot Coal Basin and will enable high confidence targeting of additional coal resources.
For the complete Aspire Mining announcement including figures, please view the following link:
www.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/63948-ASX-AKM-509485.pdf
About Aspire Mining Limited :
Aspire Mining Limited (ASX:AKM) is an ASX listed resource company focused on developing world class quality coking coal projects in Mongolia. The Company acquired 100% of the Ovoot Coking Coal Project and the Nuramt Coal Project in February 2010. Drilling at the Ovoot Coking Coal Project commenced in April 2010 and has now established a significant maiden 330.7 million tonne JORC Resource.
The Company has three quality coal projects in Mongolia and is looking to aggressively develop this portfolio further in the coming year.
Source:
Aspire Mining Limited
Perth, Australia, Oct 14, 2010 - (ABN Newswire) - Aspire Mining Limited (ASX:AKM) (PINK:ASPXF) is pleased to announce a significant JORC Coal Resource for the Ovoot Coking Coal Project.
Over 80% of the Total Coal Resource is in the Measured and Indicated Category with approximately 75% of the resource being above 250 metres vertical depth. The relatively shallow depths of the coal present significant potential for a large scale open pit coal mine.
The Company's independent consultant CSA Global Pty Ltd, has confirmed the following maiden Resource estimation:
Table 1. Summary Coal Resource
*T
-----------------------------------------------------
Insitu Coal Resource (mt)
-----------------------------------------------------
Non Oxide (mt) Oxide (mt) Total (mt)
-----------------------------------------------------
Measured 93.3 - 93.3
-----------------------------------------------------
Indicated 182.4 - 182.4
-----------------------------------------------------
Inferred 30.4 24.6 55.0
-----------------------------------------------------
Total 306.1 24.6 330.7
-----------------------------------------------------
*T
Table 2. Summary Coal Resource by Depth (m)
*T
-----------------------------------------------------
0m to 250m Depth Below 250m Depth Total
(mt) (mt) (mt)
-----------------------------------------------------
Measured 70.4 22.9 93.3
-----------------------------------------------------
Indicated 135.0 47.4 182.4
-----------------------------------------------------
Inferred 41.9 13.1 55.0
-----------------------------------------------------
Total 247.3 83.4 330.7
-----------------------------------------------------
*T
Aspire's Chairman Mr David McSweeney said that he was "very pleased with the Company's ability to establish such a large and robust JORC Compliant Coal Resource within eight months of acquiring the Project and six months after commencement of drilling. Clearly there is now an anticipation of substantial further resource increases as the Company's exploration programmes accelerate in 2011."
The Company's drilling program at the Ovoot Coking Coal Project, within Licence Number 13636x, has completed 44 holes for 8,364 metres. Of these 41 holes were drilled HQ3 core with three larger diameter PQ3 core holes completed to provide samples for metallurgical test work. All drill holes have been geophysically logged. The oxide portion of the Coal Resource was estimated using the weathering horizon as geologically logged.
The area covered by drilling on the western flank of the Ovoot Basin is approximately 4.5 km x 2.8 km and more than 90% of the coal is contained within two main coal seams. The coal seams have an average plunge to the east of 6 degrees.
New Substantial Near Surface Drill Results
The maiden Coal Resource includes the results of drilling completed up until 30 September 2010 and includes new excellent near surface results not previously reported including:
DH 224 interested a total of 58.2 metres of coal including:
- 6.7 metres of coal from 77.3 metres
- 6.0 metres of coal from 117 metres
- 12.5 metres of coal from 161.5 metres; and
- 33 metres of coal from 182.5 metres
DH 243 intersected a total of 42.3 metres of coal from 74.8 metres depth.
These new coal intersections are located at the eastern extremity of the Coal Resource area indicating a continuation of substantial widths of shallow coal. This points to the significant exploration potential to the east for further shallow large tonnage targets.
The coal resource currently contains 247.3 million tonnes at relatively shallow depths from 0 m to 250m depth and a 2-D seismic survey is in progress to extend the known coal mineralisation eastwards and to further identify shallow coal extensions that may have been fault uplifted.
New Mongolian Coal Province Emerging
The Ovoot Coking Coal Project encompasses an area of approximately 509 square kilometres and has significant potential for further exploration success to build upon this maiden Coal Resource. Only 10% of the project area has been drilled to date.
The maiden Coal Resource of 330.7 million tonnes with high ranking coal parameters means the Ovoot Coking Coal Project already rates amongst the best high rank coal deposits in Mongolia. The Company expects to significantly increase this maiden Resource in 2011.
Initial Commercialisation Studies Underway
The raw coal results received to date for samples taken below the oxidised horizon indicate the potential for a large tonnage high rank coking coal. The Company's success in quickly establishing a large maiden JORC Coal Resource will allow Aspire to advance its commercialisation studies. These studies will continue to be refined as washing yield and washed product quality data becomes available through the 2010 December quarter.
2011 Exploration Programme
Aspire is planning an expanded drilling programme in 2011 to further increase the coal resource. Additional drilling will target near surface coal and to undertake regional drilling to better define the global coal occurrences within the Ovoot Coal Basin.
A 2-D seismic survey has commenced at the Ovoot Coking Coal Project to provide a broader geological framework for the Ovoot Coal Basin. This will target extensions to the current coal resource and other exploration targets within the Ovoot Coal Basin and will enable high confidence targeting of additional coal resources.
For the complete Aspire Mining announcement including figures, please view the following link:
www.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/63948-ASX-AKM-509485.pdf
About Aspire Mining Limited :
Aspire Mining Limited (ASX:AKM) is an ASX listed resource company focused on developing world class quality coking coal projects in Mongolia. The Company acquired 100% of the Ovoot Coking Coal Project and the Nuramt Coal Project in February 2010. Drilling at the Ovoot Coking Coal Project commenced in April 2010 and has now established a significant maiden 330.7 million tonne JORC Resource.
The Company has three quality coal projects in Mongolia and is looking to aggressively develop this portfolio further in the coming year.
Source:
Aspire Mining Limited
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