Tungsten Mining hits high-grade mineralisation at Kilba project

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Drilling being conducted by recently-listed Tungsten Mining (ASX: TGN) continues to intersect high-grade tungsten mineralisation at the company’s Kilba project in the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia.

To date the company has drilled 24 diamond holes and 43 reverse circulation (RC) holes for intersections including:

–    4 metres at 2.41 per cent tungsten from 54 metres;

–    1.5m at 1.8 per cent tungsten from 36.3m;

–     10.2m at 0.86 per cent tungsten from 48.8m; and

–    8.7m at 0.41 per cent tungsten from 76.5m.

 

Plan showing location of stronger zones of mineralisation intersected by recent drilling. Source: Company announcement

 

Tungsten Mining commenced drilling at the Kilba project in November 2012 with the aim of confirming the presence of high-grade tungsten mineralisation, which had been identified by historic drilling completed by Union Carbide Corporation in the 1970s and 1980s.

Current drilling being carried out by the company is targeting Zone 11 located on its 100 per cent-owned and granted Mining Lease.

Exploration has completed an 80m by 40m spaced drill pattern over the main 900m of outcropping mineralisation at Zone 11.

Broader spaced drilling has also tested strike extensions on 80m to 160m spaced sections, for a further 300m.
 
“The excellent high-grade results received from the drilling confirms the company’s belief in the Kilba project and justifies its focus on the rapid evaluation and development of the Kilba project,” Tungsten Mining managing director Paul Berndt said in the company’s announcement to the Australian Securiteis Exchange.

“To this end the company has engaged CSA Global to model mineralisation present at Zone 11 with the objective of producing a JORC-compliant Resource by May.”

“We are on target to create significant project value at Kilba, by completing a feasibility study within a year.”