ASX and Media Release
31 August 2009
WESTERN CREEK DRILLING RESULTS
KEY POINTS
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Highly encouraging results from Phase 2 RC drilling at
Western Creek, including:
26m @ 59.1% Fe from 4m depth (WRKRC404),
26m @ 57.8% Fe from 22m depth (WRKRC397),
20m @ 59.2% Fe from 16m depth (WRKRC398), and
20m @ 57.3% Fe from 24m depth (WRKRC402)
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Further results due in next two weeks; resource
estimation scheduled for late October
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Resource drilling has commenced on the Company's
Woggaginna project
Pilbara explorer, Warwick Resources
Limited (ASX:WRK) today announced highly encouraging iron intersections from
Phase 2 RC drilling at its 100% owned Western Creek iron ore project near
Newman.
Western Creek is located 20km to the
west of Newman and approximately 15km to the west of BHP Billiton's Whaleback
Iron Ore Mine (Figure 1).
The results are from the first 9
holes of a programme of 34 drill holes for 2,124m completed earlier this
month. Results from the remaining 25 holes are expected during the next
two weeks.
The drilling programme targeted a
3km long x 200-300m wide outcrop of iron enriched Marra Mamba Formation located
in the northwest portion of the project tenement E52/2160. Results of the
drilling are summarised in Tables 2 & 3 and Figure 2.
The results confirm the
strong tenor of mineralisation established during Warwick's
initial phase of RC drilling, completed in December 2008, which included
intersections of 36m @ 60.8% Fe from 22m depth (WRKRC314), 22m @
60.0% Fe from 11m depth (WRKRC315), 28m @ 58.3% Fe from 17m depth (WRKRC316)
and 32m @ 58.1% Fe from 14m depth (WRKRC323).
Significantly, the latest results
show that the mineralisation is still open to the south (see Figure 2).
The Company recently announced the
launch of an aggressive drilling campaign on its iron projects which aims to
build a substantial direct shipping ore (DSO) resource inventory over the next
six months. Following completion of the drilling programme at Western Creek, a
resource drillout has commenced at Woggaginna..
For further information, please
contact:
Bruce McQuitty
Warwick Resources Limited
Phone: 08 9227 6680 / Mobile: 0409 929 121
Email: bmcquitty@warwickresources.com.au
Website: www.warwickresources.com.au
About Warwick Resources Limited
Warwick Resources is an
emerging iron ore explorer with a diverse asset portfolio near Newman in the
Pilbara region of Western Australia
which is host to world class iron ore mines. Following the acquisition of iron
rights on Hannans Reward's Jigalong project, the Company's projects have a
combined area of over 5,000km?. The status of Warwick's
iron ore projects near Newman is shown in
Table 1:
Table 1: Status of Warwick's
iron ore projects near Newman
Project
|
Ownership
|
JORC Inferred Resource
|
Exploration Target1
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Woggaginna
|
100% Warwick
|
-
|
50-100Mt @ 57-60%
|
Jigalong
|
100% Warwick Fe rights
|
-
|
50-100Mt @ 57-59%
|
Western Creek
|
100% Warwick
|
-
|
13-21Mt @ 56-59%
|
Jimblebar Range
|
100% Warwick
|
12.6 Mt @ 57.5%
|
-
|
Caramulla South
|
100% Warwick
|
13.8 Mt @ 53.9%
|
-
|
CID Prospective Region
|
100% Warwick
|
-
|
-
|
Total
|
|
26.4 Mt
|
113-221 Mt
|
Competent Person Statement
The information in this report to
which this statement is attached that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral
Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Bruce
McQuitty, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr
McQuitty is a full-time employee of the Company and has sufficient experience
which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under
consideration and to the activity they are undertaking to qualify as a
Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for
Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr
McQuitty consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his
information in the form and context in which it appears.
Forward Looking and
Exploration Target Statements
Some statements in this announcement
regarding future events are forward-looking statements. They involve risk and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from estimated results.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
concerning the Company's exploration programme, outlook, target sizes, resource
and mineralised material estimates. They include statements preceded by words
such as "potential", "target", "scheduled",
"planned", "estimate", "possible",
"future", "prospective" and similar expressions. The terms
"Direct Shipping Ore (DSO)", "Target" and "Exploration
Target", where used in this announcement, should not be misunderstood or
misconstrued as an estimate of Mineral Resources and Reserves as defined by the
JORC Code (2004), and therefore the terms have not been used in this context. Exploration
Targets are conceptual in nature and it is uncertain if further exploration or
feasibility study will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource or
Reserve.
Figure 1: Location of Western Creek project
Figure 2: Drilling Results at
Western Creek
Table 2: Western Creek prospect interim Phase 2
RC drill results
Hole_id
|
From (m)
|
To
(m)
|
Interval (m)
|
Fe%
|
SiO2%
|
Al2O3%
|
P%
|
LOI1000%
|
WRKRC396
|
12
|
26
|
14
|
58.72
|
4.25
|
2.50
|
0.117
|
8.34
|
WRKRC397
|
22
|
48
|
26
|
57.83
|
4.41
|
3.34
|
0.118
|
8.64
|
WRKRC398
|
16
|
36
|
20
|
59.24
|
2.93
|
2.50
|
0.048
|
9.21
|
WRKRC399
|
24
|
42
|
18
|
56.63
|
6.59
|
2.96
|
0.118
|
8.63
|
WRKRC400
|
20
|
24
|
4
|
56.26
|
5.78
|
2.40
|
0.102
|
10.39
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and
|
26
|
28
|
2
|
56.34
|
7.6
|
2.73
|
0.066
|
8.77
|
WRKRC401
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
57.15
|
7.47
|
3.66
|
0.086
|
6.60
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and
|
12
|
18
|
6
|
56.89
|
6.41
|
4.34
|
0.080
|
6.82
|
WRKRC402
|
24
|
44
|
20
|
57.26
|
5.23
|
2.62
|
0.050
|
9.72
|
WRKRC403
|
6
|
8
|
2
|
55.42
|
5.52
|
4.5
|
0.051
|
9.39
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and
|
10
|
20
|
10
|
56.95
|
5.90
|
4.58
|
0.085
|
6.87
|
WRKRC404
|
4
|
30
|
26
|
59.06
|
5.65
|
2.71
|
0.066
|
6.29
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RC drill samples were collected as
2m riffle split samples. All samples were analysed by X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry (XRF). Loss on Ignition (LOI) values were determined using
Thermo-Gravimetric Analyses at 1000oC. Results are reported on a dry
sample basis. Intersections have been calculated using 55% Fe lower cut-off
grade and a maximum of 4 consecutive metres of internal dilution. True widths
are estimated to be between 80% and 100% of downhole widths.
Table 3: Drill hole collar details
Hole_ID
|
Easting
|
Northing
|
Depth (m)
|
Dip (o)
|
Azi (o)
|
WRKRC396
|
746100
|
7413500
|
58
|
-90
|
0
|
WRKRC397
|
746100
|
7413580
|
70
|
-90
|
0
|
WRKRC398
|
746100
|
7413660
|
58
|
-90
|
0
|
WRKRC399
|
746300
|
7413580
|
46
|
-90
|
0
|
WRKRC400
|
746416
|
7413620
|
82
|
-90
|
0
|
WRKRC401
|
746390
|
7413700
|
76
|
-86
|
320
|
WRKRC402
|
746300
|
7413660
|
70
|
-90
|
0
|
WRKRC403
|
746300
|
7413740
|
58
|
-90
|
0
|
WRKRC404
|
746100
|
7413740
|
52
|
-90
|
0
|
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