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IGO LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2010
Mar 7, 2010
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Capital/Financing Update
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8 March 2010
The Manager ASX Limited Exchange Plaza Level 8, 2 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000
Dear Sir
SOUTH BOULDER MINES LTD
Please find attahced an ASX release from the Company’s Joint Venture partner, Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) in relation to exploration results from the Duketon Nickel Joint Venture.
South Boulder Mines Ltd requests the Company’s current trading halt is lifted.
Should you have any queries please contact Lorry Hughes on (08) 9227 1144.
Yours faithfully
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Dennis Wilkins Company Secretary
South Boulder Mines Ltd. ABN 56 097 904 302 133-135 Edward Street, Perth, WA 6000 PO Box 8355, Perth Business Centre, WA 6849 Phone: (08) 9227 1144 Fax: (08) 9328 8302 Website: www.southbouldermines.com.au E-mail: [email protected]
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8[th] March 2010
Australian Stock Exchange Limited Company Announcements NO. OF PAGES : (3) Level 10, 20 Bond Street SYDNEY NSW 2000
DUKETON NICKEL JV – ROSIE PROSPECT
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Results have been received for three holes from the drilling program currently in progress at the Rosie Prospect
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Hole TBDD087 intersected 4.55m at 4.05% Ni, 0.74% Cu and 2.71g/t Pt+Pd (including 3.03m @ 5.28% Ni and 3.67 Pt+Pd)
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Hole TBDD081 intersected 1.23m at 0.92% Ni, 0.40% Cu and 1.57g/t Pt+Pd
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Hole TBDD082 intersected 4m at 0.52% Ni, 0.11% Cu and 0.56g/t Pt+Pd
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Mineralisation remains open at depth and along strike
Independence Group NL (“IGO”) is earning a 70% interest in the nickel rights of the Duketon JV tenements from South Boulder Mines Ltd (ASX code: STB). IGO is currently carrying out a drilling program at the Rosie Prospect which was discovered last year.
The program is planned to consist of 15 drill-holes. To date 11 holes have been completed to test the contact, and a further two were ineffective. The current program was planned to test the target zone on broad spacings (50-200m centres) in selected parts of the target zone and to test the strike extent of the mineralisation.
Assay results have not yet been received for TBDD085, the hole mentioned in the STB ASX announcement of 8[th] February 2010. However assay results have been received for holes TBDD081, 082 and 087 as follows:
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1.23m at 0.92% Ni, 0.40% Cu and 1.57g/t Pt+Pd from 298m in hole TBDD081
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4m at 0.52% Ni, 0.11% Cu and 0.56 g/t Pt+Pd from 323m in hole TBDD082
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4.55m at 4.05% Ni, 0.73% Cu and 2.71g/t Pt+Pd from 575m in hole TBDD087 (including 3.03m @ 5.28% Ni and 3.67g/t Pt+Pd)
These results are listed below in Table 2. The locations of these intersections are indicated on the pierce point diagram provided in Figure 1. True widths are estimated to be about half of the down-hole widths.
Hole TBDD081 intersected a zone of stringer and minor breccia sulphides at the ultramafic contact position. This hole tested the same section as TBDD080 and is located about 65m below the previous hole.
Hole TBDD082 intersected a zone of disseminated to blebby sulphides adjacent to the ultramafic contact. This hole tested the contact about 40m almost directly below hole
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TBDD081. A thin sediment horizon was present in both holes between the ultramafic unit and the basalt.
Hole TBDD087 tested the contact about 150m WNW along strike to the north and 330m below hole TBDD080. It intersected a 1.05m wide massive sulphide zone and a 3.5m zone of adjacent stringer and disseminated mineralisation. The mineralised zone shows much less evidence of brecciation and remobilisation than the previous intersections.
Within the massive sulphide zone was a section of high-grade mineralisation which assayed 8.95% Ni, 0.70% Cu, 1.73g/t Pt and 1.47g/t Pd.
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Figure 1: Rosie Prospect - Longitudinal Section Showing Location of 2010 Drill Intercepts
TBDD087 is visually the strongest mineralisation intersected at the Rosie prospect to date. The mineralised system remains open along strike and at depth.
Table 1: Rosie Prospect – 2010 RC and Diamond Drilling Program Completed to Date
| Hole ID | East | **North ** | Dip (degrees) |
Azimuth (degrees) |
RC (m) | Diamond (m) |
Total (m) |
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| TBDD081 | 402456 | 6943896 | -60 | 45 | 251.1 | 79.8 | 330.9 |
| TBDD082 | 402430 | 6943870 | -60 | 45 | 263.2 | 103.8 | 367.0 |
| TBDD083 | 402382 | 6943822 | -60 | 45 | 88.0 | 0.0 | 88.0 |
| TBDD084 | 402373 | 6943813 | -60 | 45 | 298.9 | 153.3 | 452.2 |
| TBDD085 | 402331 | 6943984 | -60 | 38 | 260.0 | 79.9 | 339.9 |
| TBDD086 | 402287 | 6943940 | -60 | 38 | 299.1 | 141.9 | 441.0 |
| TBDD087 | 402235 | 6943889 | -60 | 35 | 287.0 | 334.9 | 621.9 |
| TBRC088 | 402463 | 6944276 | -60 | 225 | 197.0 | 0.0 | 197.0 |
| TBRC089 | 402379 | 6944350 | -60 | 225 | 292.0 | 0.0 | 292.0 |
| TBRC090 | 402313 | 6944439 | -60 | 225 | 298.0 | 0.0 | 298.0 |
| TBRC092 | 402850 | 6943786 | -60 | 360 | 249.0 | 0.0 | 249.0 |
| TBDD093 | 402593 | 6944400 | -60 | 225 | 0.0 | 657.0 | 657.0 |
| TBRC094 | 402450 | 6944268 | -60 | 225 | 220.0 | 336.3 | 556.3 |
| **Total ** | 2,783.3 | 1,550.6 | 4,333.9 |
Table 2 – Rosie Prospect – Assay Results Received From 2010 Drilling Program
| Hole ID | From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m) |
Ni(%) | Cu (%) | Pt+Pd (g/t) | As (ppm) |
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| TBDD081 | 279.77 | 281.00 | 1.23 | 0.925 | 0.403 | 1.57 | 730 |
| TBDD082 | 323.00 | 327.00 | 4.00 | 0.518 | 0.106 | 0.56 | 170 |
| **TBDD087 ** | **575.31 ** | 579.86 | 4.55 | 4.046 | 0.736 | 2.71 | 115 |
| including | **575.31 ** | **578.34 ** | 3.03 | **5.284 ** | **0.362 ** | 3.67 | 86 |
Assay results from the remaining holes will be released as they come to hand. Further drilling is planned to test the strike and dip extent of the high-grade mineralisation once down-hole TEM geophysical surveys are completed.
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Christopher Bonwick MANAGING DIRECTOR
Note: The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Christopher M Bonwick who is a full-time employee of the Company and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Christopher Bonwick has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type 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’. Christopher Bonwick consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Forward-Looking Statements : This document may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning Independence Group NL’s planned exploration program and other statements that are not historical facts. When used in this document, the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "potential," "should," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although Independence Group NL believes that its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Oscar Aamodt Non-Executive Chairman Chris Bonwick Managing Director Kelly Ross Executive Director Rod Marston Non-Executive Director John Christie Non-Executive Director Peter Bilbe Non-Executive Director CONTACT Address: PO Box 496 South Perth, WA, 6951 Telephone: (08) 9479-1777 Email: [email protected] Website: www.igo.com.au
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| STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING | |
|---|---|
| Australian Stock Exchange | |
| ASX Code: IGO | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Ordinary Shares | 113,688,539 |
| Unlisted Options | |
| Various Expiry Dates | 1,212,500 |
| SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS | |
| JP Morgan Chase & Co | 9.91% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Ltd | 6.57% |
| Orion Asset Management Ltd | 6.24% |
| National Australia Bank Ltd (MLC Investments) | 6.06% |