Phoenix Copper Limited
ABN 67 127 446 271
Level 1, 135 Fullarton Road
Rose Park, SA 5067
Australia
Telephone +61 (0) 8 8364 3188
Facsimile +61 (0) 8 8364 4288 [email protected] www.phoenixcopper.com.au
ASX Announcement 18 November 2014
DRILLING COMMENCES AT HAYES CREEK PROJECT
• Initial 1,000m diamond drill program has commenced at Iron Blow and Mount Bonnie
• The aim of this initial drill program is to define new mineralised positions, build confidence in grade continuity, and obtain samples for metallurgical test work
• Downhole electromagnetic survey to follow drilling to identify potential new massive sulphide zones in addition to those already known
• Regional exploration has also commenced to investigate a number of promising base metals targets within the Hayes Creek project area
Phoenix Copper Limited (ASX:PNX) is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced at the Hayes Creek Project in the Pine Creek region of the Northern Territory (Figure 1). The drill program will comprise 1,000 metres of diamond drilling (4 holes) targetting the Iron Blow and Mount Bonnie deposits (Figures 2 and 3, and Table 1).
The recent successful capital raising has enabled this initial drill program to commence prior to the onset of the wet season.
The primary objectives of the drill program are to define new mineralised zones, obtain samples for metallurgical test work, build confidence in grade continuity within the existing resource and to undertake down hole electromagnetic (EM) surveys.
Previous drilling (Figures 2 and 3) at Iron Blow (IB) and Mount Bonnie (MB) returned1:
• IBDH007 - 20.3m @ 5.89g/t Au, 481.6g/t Ag, 13.92% Zn, 3.10% Pb and 0.61% Cu from 193m
• MBDH001 - 9.6m @ 2.55g/t Au, 312g/t Ag, 13.16% Zn, 3.47% Pb and 0.65% Cu from 75.2m
An Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate (reported in accordance with 2012 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves) was recently completed for the Iron Blow deposit (Table 2).
CEO Comment
The CEO of Phoenix Copper James Fox said, "We are excited to be on the ground drilling and undertaking fieldwork at the Hayes Creek Project. Excellent potential exists at Iron Blow and Mount Bonnie to define new mineralised positions near to the existing high-grade mineralisation. We will also undertake downhole and detailed surface EM to target new areas of massive sulphide mineralisation. Obtaining samples for metallurgical testwork will also allow a flotation program to commence shortly."
The drill program is expected to take approximately 4 weeks to complete and assays should be available in late January 2015.
1 Refer ASX release 18 August 2014
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Iron Blow
Mt Bonnie
Figure 1: Iron Blow and Mount Bonnie deposits at the Hayes Creek Project
MBDH014
MBDH001
MBDH013
Figure 2: Mount Bonnie drill location plan with the massive sulphide lode (red hatched area) projected to the
100m RL. The proposed holes are highlighted as red stars with red arrows indicating open areas.
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IBDH024
IBDH023
IBDH007
Figure 3: Drill plan of Iron Blow deposit showing proposed holes highlighted by red stars. Colour-coded mineralisation outlines taken from AMC Consultants Pty Ltd's resource model.
Prospect Hole ID MGA East MGA North Dip MGA Azimuth Depth Iron Blow IBDH023 776238 8504403 -60 276 350m Iron Blow IBDH024 776335 8504441 -60 276 375m Mount Bonnie MBDH013 775963 8501369 -55 120 150m Mount Bonnie MBDH014 776034 8501448 -60 90 130m Total 1,005m
Table 1: Iron Blow and Mount Bonnie proposed drill collars. Note - drill hole locations and depths are indicative only. The final coordinates will be dependent on local site access and the accuracy of the GPS used to locate the sites, usually ±8m.
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Depth
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AuEq cut-off (g/t)
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Tonnes
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AuEq (g/t)
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Au (g/t)
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Ag (g/t)
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Cu (%)
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Pb (%)
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Zn (%)
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ZnEq %
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> -90 mRL
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0.7
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2.2Mt
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6.7
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2.4
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140
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0.3
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1.0
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4.9
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11.8
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|
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3.0
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0.4Mt
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5.6
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2.7
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71
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0.4
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0.4
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4.1
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10.0
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Total Inferred Mineral Resource
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2.6Mt
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6.5
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2.4
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130
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0.3
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0.9
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4.8
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11.5
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Total Contained Metal
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543,000 oz
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203,000 oz
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10,700,000 oz
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7,000 t
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23,000 t
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125,000 t
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300,000 t
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Table 2: Iron Blow Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate as at 8th October 2014. See ASX release 3 November 2014,
'High Grade Mineral Resource Estimate for Iron Blow Deposit', where further details are provided. Note there has been no material change in the Mineral Resource Estimate since it was first reported.
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Competent Person's Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Ian Garsed, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and a consultant to the company. Mr Garsed has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and the type of deposits under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves". Mr Garsed consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
James Fox Peter Taylor
CEO Investor Relations
Telephone: +61 (0)8 8364 3188 Telephone: +61 (0) 412 036 231
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Website: www.phoenixcopper.com.au
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