08 November 2007
Company Announcements Office via electronic lodgement (11 pages)
Australian Stock Exchange
PO Box H224, Australia Square
HIGH GRADE RARE EARTH-URANIUM
DISCOVERY CONFIRMED
Key Highlights
! A high grade rare earth-uranium discovery at Cummins Range has been confirmed following
receipt of the last of the preliminary (4m composite) assay data for RC drill holes NRC069-
NRC093.
! High grade rare earth oxide (REO) intersections include:-
24m at 4.0% REO from 0m (including 4m at 10.7% REO)
16m at 5.2% REO from 44m (including 8m at 7.6% REO), or 56m at 2.7% REO
24m at 3.3% REO from 28m (including 4m at 5.3% REO), or 40m at 2.5% REO
! Significant uranium intersections include:-
56m at 324ppm U3O8 from 44m (including 8m at 1,078ppm U3O8)
40m at 354ppm U3O8 from 28m (including 24m at 482ppm U3O8)
16m at 402ppm U3O8 from 64m
! Niobium, tantalum, zircon and titanium grades, which attained economically significant levels
in orientation drilling, will only be available following receipt of final assays for the 1m splits.
! The potential for extensions is high as mineralization is open along strike. In addition,
shallow historical geochemical drilling has highlighted widespread phosphate, niobium and
rare earth metals in other areas within the diatreme, and in places at a similar magnitude to
that overlying the central zone of mineralization.
! Preliminary historical metallurgical testwork was successful in producing a high grade, low
thorium, rare earth concentrate using conventional low-cost gravity and magnetic separation
processes. This provides scope for a low capital expenditure development relying on sale of
a concentrate to an external processor.
! An initial JORC resource estimate is planned for early 2008
! 1% REO per tonne recovered is worth $US115 (current FOB China)
1lb U3O8 per tonne (453ppm U3O8) recovered is worth US$93 (current spot price)
! High-grade (plus 3% REO) mineralization appears to be continuous within a halo of lower
grade (1% - 2% REO) mineralization, thereby presenting high and low-medium grade
mining options, potentially augmented with low cost, mechanical grade beneficiation.
I have a few dates coming up in my diary for NAV. New updated resource for gold due Jan/Early Feb. Initial JORC on REO due Feb 08. Gold resource should go over the million oz this time. Anyone still holding? Should be some good news in over the next couple of weeks.
Well my estimate is pretty close this time :. Regarding viability though, I vaguely remember reading LYC's presentation in which they said that viable REO deposits need to have low uranium content . Can anyone shed some light?
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