AMN - TANZANIA: More deposits at Tajiri and Pangani-Tongoni

Aircore drilling results for the heavy mineral sands mineralised corridor south of Tanga in Tanzania confirms the discovery of multiple new higher grade deposits at Strandline Resources’ Tajiri and Pangani-Tongoni tenements and shows potential to significantly extend the existing Tajiri Mineral Resources.

Early geophysical and geochemical analysis at Tanga North confirms a series of large coherent heavy mineral sands mineralised zones at surface, ready for target drilling and mineral resource delineation by the company.

These results re-affirm the increasing heavy mineral sands scale potential and commerciality of Strandline Resources’tenement portfolio in the Tanga Region, spreading over 100km of contiguous coastline.

HIGHLIGHTS:

-          New heavy mineralized sands discoveries at Tanga South – Assay results from drilling key targets has confirmed the discovery of two new higher grade heavy mineral sands deposits; Tajiri T4 and Vumbi located north of Pangani village:

-          Both heavy mineral sands discoveries occur from surface and were discovered by drilling coincident topographic and radiometric features.

-          Tajiri T4 is defined by a 3.2km long mineralised zone, 200 – 400 metres wide and 6 – 9 metres thick. Higher grade results include: 9 metres thick @ 6.7% THM, 6 m @ 4.5% THM, 6 metres @ 4.0% THM and 7.5 metres @ 3.3% THM.

-          Vumbi mineralisation is some 4.0km long, up to 400 metres wide with holes along strike ending the mineralisation at 15 metres deep. Higher grade drill results include: 15 metres @ 4.2% THM including 9 metres @ 5.5% THM, 18 metres @ 3.6% THM including 12 metres @ 4% THM and 7.5 metres @ 5.2% THM.

-          Confirmation of sizeable Tanga South (Tajiri) Mineralisation Extension – Drilling at Tajiri T1 has defined a 1.6 km long mineralised zone extension 600 metres wide, at surface and up to 13.5 metres thick:

-          Higher grade drill results include 6 metres @ 4.8% THM, 13.5 metres @ 4.0% THM including 7.5 metres @ 5.4% THM and 9 metres @ 3.6% THM including 3 metres @ 5.6% THM.

-          The extension zone shows a high value, titanium dominated mineral assemblage similar to the initial Tajiri Indicated Mineral Resources (59 million tonnes @ 3.7% THM) containing 87% valuable heavy mineral (VHM) including 68% ilmenite, 10% rutile, 5% zircon and 4% leucoxene.

-          Further infill drilling of the extension zone to be undertaken to delineate the higher grade THM prior to an update to the Mineral Resource estimate.

-          Tanga North Priority Drill Targets Defined – Geophysical and geochemical analysis from a series of radiometric anomalies at Kitambula confirms coherent mineralised zones with strong potential to grow the Mineral Resource inventory in the Tanga Region. AC resource drilling planned from April 2017.

Strandline’s Managing Director and CEO Luke Graham says, “These drill results provide a positive step towards building more Mineral Resources in the Tanga Region and further demonstrates the potential scale and grade of a Tanga operation. The company will now undertake resource infill drilling to define the higher grade boundaries of the new discoveries at Tanga South, while also embarking on the highly prospective Tanga North maiden drill program."

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News courtesy of International Mining