Shaw River Resources identifies new manganese zone in Namibia

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Shaw River Manganese (ASX: SRR) has identified new zones of manganese-in-soils while conducting a low-cost exploration program at the company’s Otjozondu manganese project (Otjo) in Namibia.

New zones of manganese-in-soils have been identified between the Ongorussengo and the Labusrus deposits at Otjo and during in-fill soil sampling north of the Waterloo deposit.

Recent manganese soil sampling areas at Otjo project. Source: Company announcement

“These results provide confirmation of this exploration technique and increase Shaw River’s understanding of the controls of mineralisation at Otjo as it continues to progressively unlock the full potential of the Roper Line,” Shaw River managing director Peter Benjamin said in the company’s announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange.

“Shaw River is continuing its program of low cost exploration techniques to identify new areas of manganese mineralisation at the Otjo project.

“We have still only drilled less than 13 per cent of the 144 kilometre Roper Line strike, so we are very encouraged by the success we are having in identifying prospective new drill targets to expand our already substantial resource base.”

In 2012, Shaw River commenced soil sampling as a technique to test and identify new target areas of manganese mineralisation under the shallow Kalahari Sands cover that exists at Otjo.

This program, in conjunction with mapping and follow up trenching to expose outcrop and detrital manganese, has been successful in identifying new areas of manganese mineralisation under Kalahari Sands cover along the historical Roper Line.

Follow-up drilling of these areas has resulted in new mineral resources, often associated with high-grade manganese intercepts.