KGL acquires Yambah Tenements in NT
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22 April 2015
KGL acquires Yambah Tenements in NT
Geologically similar to KGL’s advanced Jervois Copper Project
Highly prospective – high grade surface sampling, base metal zone
identified
Overview
KGL Resources Limited (KGL) has acquired two additional exploration licences in the Northern
Territory for a cash payment of $20,000.
Tenements E28340 and E28271 comprised part of Mithril’s Yambah Project located 50km north of
Alice Springs.
They were acquired because of the close similarity of the mineralisation style and host rocks to KGL’s
advanced Jervois Project, 150 km east of Yambah.
The highly prospective tenements contain a base metal zone and copper occurrences that have not
been fully drill tested.
Surface sampling returned 19% copper, 0.26g/t gold and 25g/t silver (Sample ID 80337), and 11.85%
copper, 34.4g/t silver and 36.8g/t gold (Sample ID 87112).
Figure 1 Yambah Project – Location plan
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In 2013, KGL commenced a co‐funded project with CSIRO to characterise the style of mineralisation at
Jervois. Concurrently the Northern Territory Geological Survey (NTGS) commenced remapping of the
Jervois Range 1:100,000 sheet with the primary aim of investigating the geological evolution and
resource potential of the Jervois region. Following the research work there is now consensus that
base metal mineralisation at Jervois is a hybrid sedimentary exhalative (SEDEX) – volcanic massive
sulphide (VMS) mineral system. Hybrid SEDEX‐VMS deposits are generally large and examples include
deposits of the Namaqua‐Natal Metamorphic Belt in South Africa e.g. Prieska and Black Mountain. The
new classification will allow exploration models and methods specific to these deposit styles to be
applied to Jervois.
The Yambah Project was acquired because of a correlation recently made by the NTGS between the
Bonya Metamorphics that host Jervois and the Strangways Metamorphic Complex (SMC) that also
forms part of the Palaeoproterozoic eastern Arunta Region. Chlorite schists, calcsilicates and quartz‐
magnetite rocks of the SMC are also common in the Bonya Metamorphics in the Jervois Range. Base
metal occurrences at Yambah are interpreted to be syn‐sedimentary and have affinity with the VMS
style.
Figure 2 Yambah Project Airborne Magnetics
Modern exploration commenced on E28340 in the mid‐1960s with the focus on surface occurrences at
the Red Rock Bore prospect. Between 1995‐7 Pasminco Exploration drilled 28 holes at Red Rock Bore
intersecting mineralisation over a strike length of 1km. Best drill results included 12.3m @ 3.7% Zn
and 0.6% Pb from 131m including 1m at 13.6% Zn and 0.1% Pb (Hole RRK031). This was followed up
with an electromagnetic survey by Teck / BHP in 2002.
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RRK031
12.3m @ 3.7% Zn and 0.6%
Pb from 131m including 1m
at 13.6% Zn and 0.1% Pb
Figure 3 RTP Magnetics of Red Rock Bore prospect showing location of previous drilling
E28271 covers two separate base metal trends separated by 300m. Gossans are associated with
chert‐hematite‐carbonate horizons within schist and quartz‐feldspar gneiss. Exploration has been
conducted by several companies using geophysics, geochemical sampling and drilling. Drilling of one
of the trends by Central Pacific Minerals in 1971 at Rankins prospect intersected 1.9m @ 2.5% Pb and
1.2% Zn with up to 20% magnetite‐pyrite.. Rock chip sampling at Geko prospect returned 19.55% Cu,
0.26g/t Au and 25g/t Ag (Sample ID 80337) and at Turners prospect grab samples of shear hosted
mineralisation contained up to 11.85% Cu, 34.4g/t Ag and 36.8g/t Au (Sample ID 87112).
Next Steps
Exploration methods developed during the last four years at Jervois can be applied to the new
tenements at Yambah. The large drilling program conducted at Jervois over the last 18 months, in
combination with research by CSIRO and the NTGS, has brought a much improved understanding of
the mineralisation and alteration. This understanding will be used to assist target selection, vectoring
to mineralisation and drill design. Exploration will also be aided by mapping and research to be
undertaken by NTGS in this area during the 2015 field season.
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For further information contact:
Mr Simon Milroy
Managing Director
Phone: (07) 3071 9003
About KGL Resources
KGL Resources Limited is an Australian mineral exploration company focussed on increasing the high
grade Resource at the Jervois Copper‐Silver‐Gold Project in the Northern Territory and developing it
into a multi‐metal mine.
Competent Person Statement
The following drill holes were originally reported by Mithril Resources Limited under the ASX code
MTH on the date indicated and using the JORC code specified in the table. David Hutton was the
Competent person for this announcement Results reported under JORC 2004 have not been updated
to comply with JORC 2012 on the basis that the information has not materially changed since it was
last reported.
Hole/Sample
Sample ID
80337
Sample ID
87112
Hole RRK031
Date
originally
Reported
JORC
Reported
Under
23/10/2012
2004
23/10/2012
23/10/2012
2004
2004
The drilling undertaken by Central Pacific Minerals was originally report in a report titled Central AP
2037 Rankin's Prospect, Report for March 1971 (Id 1/70604 ‐ CR1974‐0063) which is held by the
Northern Territory Geological Survey and available publicly.
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