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GRATIFII LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2012
Jun 7, 2012
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
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8[th] June 2012
Drilling Update at Youkou/Mekambo-Est Iron Ore Project, Central Africa
- Drilling program to date has delivered 14 holes totalling 698 metres
Ordinary shares on issue 199M Options @ ~22c 28.4M Market cap. @ 18.5c 37M Cash (March 2012) 3.1M
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Assay Results support initial hand-held XRF Niton results
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Next batch of samples exported for independent laboratory assay testing in Johannesburg
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Drilling continues along strike
African focused iron ore explorer, Waratah Resources Limited (ASX: WGO) (“Waratah” or “the Company”), is pleased to announce an update on its drilling program and development progress at its Youkou/Mekambo-Est Iron Ore Project in Central Africa.
Terry Streeter
William Witham
Managing Director
Peter Bennetto
Non Executive Director
Assays confirm Niton results
Waratah previously reported the 7[th] drill-hole, YKD007, was logged at 26 metres at 62% Fe (iron) using the hand-held XRF Niton. The core from this hole was expedited through the ALS Johannesburg laboratory, and the assay results returned confirmed similar or higher Fe content with the best result being (20 metres at 66.9% Fe, 0.089% P, 1.78% Si ).
Assay results for the remaining drill-holes in the first batch sent to ALS Johannesburg have been received and are featured below (Table 1 and Appendix 1). There is a good correlation between the assay results from the laboratory and hand-held XRF Niton.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
AUSTRALIA – Head Office
T: +61 8 6365 4532
F: +61 8 6210 1872
Drilling
Since 29 January 2012, two Company-owned and operated diamond drill rigs have been drilling on site. To date, 14 drill holes have been completed, with over 698 metres drilled to date.
All core samples have been subject to preliminary analysis on site using a handheld portable XRF Niton. Each metre of core is analysed in at least three localities within the sample, taking into account minor changes in lithology.
Managing Director Mr. William Witham said the initial assay results were a positive outcome for shareholders.
“Drilling has been ongoing at Youkou/Mekambo Est and delivering results for the assay laboratories. Drilling rates have been slow due to the hardness of the rock and we look forward to accelerating the drilling program with the arrival of a new heavier diamond rig in the coming months.”
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| Hole ID | EAST | NORTH | ELEV | DIP | AZIMUTH | DEPTH | SURVEY | STATUS | IRON MINERALISATION COMMENTS |
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| YKD001 | 440020 | 88647 | 668 | -90 | 0 | 72.16 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 29 - 61m @ 30% Fe |
| YKD002 | 439965 | 88662 | 668 | -90 | 0 | 45.70 | GPS | COMPLETE | No significant Fe intersection |
| YKD003 | 440041 | 88727 | 671 | -60 | 100 | 43.51 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 7 - 40 m @ 32% Fe |
| YKD004 | 440022 | 88644 | 669 | -60 | 100 | 40.83 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 14 - 37m @ 36% Fe |
| YKD005 | 439914 | 88828 | 698 | -90 | 0 | 34.52 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 0 - 27m @ 38% Fe |
| YKD006 | 440186 | 89268 | 671 | -60 | 85 | 37.71 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 0 - 31 m @ 36% Fe |
| YKD007 | 439946 | 89002 | 677 | -90 | 0 | 36.69 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 2 - 28 m @ 62% Fe |
| YKD008 | 440120 | 89172 | 695 | -60 | 105 | 60.79 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 14 - 60.79 m @ 31% Fe |
| YKD009 | 439980 | 89067 | 667 | -60 | 100 | 26.10 | GPS | COMPLETE | No significant Fe intersection |
| YKD010 | 439935 | 88942 | 678 | -60 | 100 | 28.97 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 0 - 22 m @ 32% Fe |
| YKD011 | 440001 | 89164 | 690 | -60 | 100 | 50.36 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 1 - 47 m @ 32% Fe |
| YKD012 | 440070 | 89360 | 700 | -60 | 100 | 100.00 | GPS | planned | |
| YKD013 | 440127 | 89450 | 700 | -60 | 100 | 100.00 | GPS | planned | |
| YKD014 | 440157 | 89646 | 700 | -60 | 100 | 100.00 | planned | planned | |
| YKD015 | 440148 | 89858 | 700 | -60 | 100 | 100.00 | planned | planned | |
| YKD031 | 440217 | 89448 | 661 | -60 | 95 | 40.76 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 1 - 41 m EOH |
| YKD032 | 440243 | 89637 | 654 | -60 | 100 | 25.86 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 0 - 25.86 m EOH |
| YKD033 | 440256 | 89835 | 693 | -60 | 100 | 63.85 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 0 - 63 m @ 37% Fe |
| YKD034 | 440266 | 90032 | 686 | -60 | 100 | 76.80 | GPS | COMPLETE | Fe mineralisation 2 - 46 m @ 37% Fe |
| YKD035 | 440250 | 90242 | 700 | -60 | 100 | 100.00 | GPS | In Progress |
Table 1. Youkou Project – Drill Hole Collar Information
ENDS
For further information or media enquiries please contact:
William Witham Managing Director Waratah Resources Ltd. T: +61 8 6365 4532
W: www.waratahresources.com.au
Warrick Hazeldine or Greg Galton Canning Purple T: +61 8 6314 6300 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]
Competent person statement: Technical information in this report is based on information compiled by Mr. William Witham B.Sc. Geology (Hons), Waratah Geologist and a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr. Witham has sufficient exploration experience which is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (“JORC 2004”). Mr. Witham consents to the inclusion in this release of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
XRF Analytical method - Drill-core is being analysed using the portable Niton XLT hand held XRF analyzer (Niton). This equipment is being used by Waratah. Waratah is confident to use Niton as an indicator only of iron mineralisation to report exploration results. Waratah’s Niton procedure is to orientate and geologically log drill core. Then a Waratah geologist uses the Niton to record spot readings taken over a 30 second period for iron every 30cm. Results are averaged for intervals of drill core and reported on minimum widths of 1m.
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APPENDIX ONE
NITON AND LABORATORY ASSAY RESULTS
| YKD001 | YKD003 | YKD003 | YKD003 | YKD003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FROM | TO | ALS Fe |
NITON Fe | FROM | TO | ALS Fe |
NITON Fe |
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| 26 | 27 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40.82 | 16 | |
| 27 | 28 | 6.33 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 41.05 | 32 | |
| 28 | 29 | 10.12 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 39.03 | 27 | |
| 29 | 30 | 20.9 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 42.49 | 37 | |
| 30 | 31 | 31.69 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 45.91 | 31 | |
| 31 | 32 | 32.93 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 21.05 | 36 | |
| 32 | 33 | 33.12 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 21.78 | 14 | |
| 33 | 34 | 34.08 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 26.23 | 45 | |
| 34 | 35 | 35.97 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 18.1 | 37 | |
| 35 | 36 | 35.73 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 34.85 | 14 | |
| 36 | 37 | 34.8 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 30.69 | 40 | |
| 37 | 38 | 36.58 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 32.37 | 11 | |
| 38 | 39 | 36.59 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 33.84 | 40 | |
| 39 | 40 | 32.28 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 33.26 | 34 | |
| 40 | 41 | 25.4 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 40.84 | 40 | |
| 41 | 42 | 36.17 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 36.82 | 40 | |
| 42 | 43 | 30.82 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 37.27 | 33 | |
| 43 | 44 | 30.7 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 37.01 | 31 | |
| 44 | 45 | 27.52 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 32.78 | 33 | |
| 45 | 46 | 32.75 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 34.98 | 46 | |
| 46 | 47 | 29.2 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 39.76 | 37 | |
| 47 | 48 | 28.74 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 24.6 | 35 | |
| 48 | 49 | 24.43 | 19 | 30 | 31 | 38.62 | 40 | |
| 49 | 50 | 36.53 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 38.36 | 53 | |
| 50 | 51 | 34.97 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 26.04 | 30 | |
| 51 | 52 | 35.04 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 30.82 | 30 | |
| 52 | 53 | 35.57 | 46 | 34 | 35 | 31.63 | 35 | |
| 53 | 54 | 20.45 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 32.94 | 33 | |
| 54 | 55 | 21.5 | 26 | 36 | 37 | 28.59 | 37 | |
| 55 | 56 | 14.14 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 29.46 | 33 | |
| 56 | 57 | 4.45 | 6 | 38 | 39 | 28.51 | 32 | |
| 57 | 58 | 11.84 | 9 | 39 | 40 | 24.67 | 16 | |
| 58 | 59 | 10.84 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 3.75 | 7 | |
| 59 | 60 | 16.43 | 12 | 41 | 42 | 2.94 | 2 | |
| 60 | 61 | 16.08 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 3.53 | 3 | |
| 61 | 62 | 11.47 | 14 | 43 | 43.57 | 20.05 | 36 | |
| 62 | 63 | 7.67 | 2 |
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| YKD006 | YKD006 | YKD007 | YKD007 | YKD007 | YKD007 | |||
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| FROM | TO | ALS Fe |
NITON Fe |
FROM | TO | ALS Fe |
NITON Fe | |
| 0 | 1 | 31.03 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 63.37 | 60 | |
| 1 | 2 | 42.99 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 66.33 | 57 | |
| 2 | 3 | 41.15 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 64.92 | 57 | |
| 3 | 4 | 37.57 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 66.68 | 58 | |
| 4 | 5 | 38.45 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 67.46 | 70 | |
| 5 | 6 | 36.47 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 66.8 | 58 | |
| 6 | 7 | 37.55 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 67.92 | 39 | |
| 7 | 8 | 35.91 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 67.96 | 67 | |
| 8 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 67.91 | 73 | |
| 9 | 10 | 33.67 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 67.64 | 70 | |
| 10 | 11 | 34.85 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 67.89 | 72 | |
| 11 | 12 | 34.92 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 67.91 | 74 | |
| 12 | 13 | 34.61 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 66.43 | 67 | |
| 13 | 14 | 35.47 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 67.95 | 66 | |
| 14 | 15 | 37.82 | 38 | 18 | 19 | 67.81 | 66 | |
| 15 | 16 | 35.63 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 67.24 | 66 | |
| 16 | 17 | 34.64 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 67.67 | 67 | |
| 17 | 18 | 29.49 | 38 | 21 | 22 | 67.62 | 66 | |
| 18 | 19 | 25.41 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 65.24 | 63 | |
| 19 | 20 | 21.82 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 61.25 | 65 | |
| 20 | 21 | 32.43 | 39 | 24 | 25 | 64.08 | 72 | |
| 21 | 22 | 33.73 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 53.17 | 56 | |
| 22 | 23 | 21.59 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 57.03 | 48 | |
| 23 | 24 | 13.3 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 36.89 | 30 | |
| 24 | 25 | 24.98 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 22.62 | 20 | |
| 25 | 26 | 20.8 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 12.5 | 22 | |
| 26 | 27 | 17.14 | 15 | 30 | 31 | 13.76 | 8 | |
| 27 | 28 | 28.11 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 20.1 | 24 | |
| 28 | 29 | 25.21 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 16.25 | 11 | |
| 29 | 30 | 41.93 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 14.91 | 12 | |
| 30 | 31 | 41.07 | 50 | |||||
| 31 | 32 | 21.97 | 9 | |||||
| 32 | 33 | 26.17 | 22 | |||||
| 33 | 34 | 12.88 | 8 | |||||
| 34 | 35 | 18.6 | 10 | |||||
| 35 | 36 | 21.08 | 24 | |||||
| 36 | 37 | 17.13 | 13 | |||||
| 37 | 37.71 | 12.81 | 17 |
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ABOUT WARATAH RESOURCES LIMITED
Waratah Resources Limited (ASX: WGO) (“Waratah” or “the Company”) is an ASX listed iron ore company with a focus on its projects in the Republic of Congo (“ROC”) and Gabon (“Gabon”) and on the acquisition of other iron projects in the area.
The Company’s Youkou/Mekambo-Est Iron Project is located on the Ivindo Massif which is host to at least 4 billion tonnes of iron ore, including the world class Belinga, Nabeba, Avima and Badondo projects.
Waratah is well positioned to take part in the development of this region into the world’s newest iron ore province, and has developed strong relationships with the ROC and Gabon governments. The Company is currently aiming to define a JORCcompliant resource with its company owned drilling rigs and equipment.
WARATAH RESOURCES LIMITED – PROJECT LOCATION MAP
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