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PRODIGY GOLD NL — Regulatory Filings 2011
Aug 30, 2011
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT / MEDIA RELEASE ASX:ABU
31st August, 2011
Old Pirate Northern Extensions High Grade Drill Results – 2 metres averaging 413.5g/t gold within 6 metres averaging 140g/t gold
ABM Resources NL ("ABM" or "The Company") is pleased to announce further drill results from the Company's Twin Bonanza Gold Camp Project.
- OPRC100021 partial results at the Old Pirate Northern Extensions return:
- 6 metres averaging 140g/t gold including:
- 2 metres averaging 413.5g/t gold.
- Remainder of hole OPRC100021 and five other holes from Old Pirate Northern Extensions pending assay.
Managing Director of ABM Resources, Mr Darren Holden, said "These very high-grade assay results are from the drill interval with the visible gold recently reported at Old Pirate. This is the second interval of bonanza grades that we have intersected in limited drilling to date, which, when taken with similarly high-grade surface samples and other drill results, bodes well for the potential of the Old Pirate Prospect. This zone extends Old Pirate to the north of previous drilling and also extends the system at depth. We look forward to bringing you further results as soon as possible."
Old Pirate High Grade Gold Prospect & Northern Extensions
Hole OPRC100021 is located approximately 150 metres farther north of OPRC100005 which in 2010 intersected 5 metres averaging 274g/t gold (Figure 1 & refer to release 27/07/2010 for further details). In addition, a surface rock-chip sample on the recently drilled section recorded 95.5g/t gold (Figure 2). Drill results from OPRC100021 are shown in Appendix 1. These results are from the same section where the Company recently reported visible high grade gold.
Mineralisation at Old Pirate is hosted by veins within folded sandstone and shale sediments. A diorite intrusive body has recently been recognised at depth and appears to focus mineralisation. The Old Pirate Prospect is noted for its coarse grained particulate gold and the Company uses a combination of standard fire-assay and screen-fire assay to test for this gold. This gold is distributed throughout a series of quartz veins ranging from centimetres to several metres wide and is defined by drilling and surface mapping over an area of 600 metres by 250 metres. Overall the Old Pirate Prospect sits within a 3 kilometre long regolith geochemistry anomaly. ABM is testing various parts of the 3 kilometre Old Pirate trend this year.
ABM is also in the process of getting the two high grade pre-split samples (approximately 20 kilograms each) transported to Perth for full metallurgical testing which will extract the gold from the samples and provide a further result for this high-grade gold section.

Figure 1. OPRC100021 E-W Cross-Section on 7768120N.

Figure 2. Old Pirate Map view showing OPRC100021, OPRC100018 and OPDD100001 locations. Hole OPRC1000019 located ~200m further south from view. Refer to previous releases for historic and 2010 drill result details.
Further follow up drilling is planned for Old Pirate this year. In addition, approximately 250 metres of the targeted 1000 metres of the longitudinal bulk trenching program has been completed with results expected shortly. The longitudinal trenching is designed to test the average gold grade of the veins at the surface ahead of possible resource estimation work.
Other Results
Drill-results have been received and compiled for other holes (Appendix 1). Preliminary results from Old Pirate Southern Extensions include significant results from OPRC100018 with:
- 2 metres averaging 5.66g/t gold (0.3g/t cut off) including:
- o 1 metre averaging 10.65g/t gold (1.0g/t cut off).
- 8 metres averaging 1.05g/t gold (0.3g/t cut off) including:
- o 1 metre averaging 6.02g/t gold (1.0g/t cut off).
- 16 metres averaging 0.64g/t gold (0.3g/t cut off) including:
- o 1 metre averaging 1.54g/t gold (1.0g/t cut off).
Selected samples from the Old Pirate drilling, including hole OPDD100001 where visible gold was sighted, are being returned to the laboratory for screen-fire assay methods to test for coarse particulate gold.
The Landlubber target located to the west of Old Pirate consists of an arsenic anomaly 2 kilometres long with no surface outcrop. Drill assays returned generally low-grade values with 1 metre at 3.44g/t gold being the peak value in LLRC100001 from 236 metres. However, two of the six holes at Landlubber (LLRC100001, LLRC100004) intersected a medium grained intrusive rock thought to be comparable to the Buccaneer Porphyry body and further work is on-going for targeting in this large anomalous area. One hole reported to date from the Bandit Prospect BTRC100001 showed principally broad zones of anomalous gold with a peak value of 0.12g/t gold from 89 metres.
The back-log of samples in the laboratory is being cleared and further results from Twin Bonanza, as well as the Company's regional projects such as Kroda and Lake Mackay are expected shortly.
About the Twin Bonanza Gold Camp
The Twin Bonanza Gold Camp is centred approximately 22 kilometres south of the Tanami Road and 14 kilometres east of the Western Australia – Northern Territory border. The Project spans the highly prospective "Trans Tanami Structure" an inferred regional / tectonic geological feature which hosts numerous gold deposits including Newmont's multi-million ounce Callie Gold Mine. In 2010 ABM focused its effort at Twin Bonanza on the Old Pirate Prospect – a 3 kilometre anomaly with multiple high-grade zones in quartz veins hosted in sedimentary rocks and the Buccaneer Porphyry Gold Deposit – an intrusive related bulk tonnage gold deposit where the Company reported a 1.67Moz gold maiden resource in February 2011. For the remainder of 2011 ABM is focusing its effort on Buccaneer extensional targets, Old Pirate (trenching and drilling) and is testing up to 15 of the other targets in the wider Twin Bonanza Gold Camp.

Figure 3. Twin Bonanza Gold Camp.
About ABM Resources
ABM is a mineral exploration company focused on gold and gold/copper discovery in the Tanami-Arunta regions of the Northern Territory, Australia. The Company is one of the largest exploration license / license application holders in Australia. The Company has an aggressive exploration approach and is well funded for multiple target testing with multiple rigs in 2011.

Figure 4. ABM Project Location Map Northern Territory.
Signed
Darren Holden – Managing Director
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Darren Holden who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Holden is a full time employee of ABM Resources NL and 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 Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves". Mr Holden consents to the inclusion in the documents of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.
For Further Information Please Contact
Jutta Zimmermann Darren Holden Berdine Mastaglia CFO / Company Secretary Managing Director Investor Relations Manager +61 8 9423 9777 +61 8 9423 9777 +61 8 9423 9777
Appendix 1. Details of drill results from OPRC100021, OPRC 100019, OPRC 100018 and OPDD100001
Table 1. Screen Fire Assay from Old Pirate OPRC100021. Assays from above and below these results in this hole are pending completion.
| Hole ID | Depth From (m) |
Depth To (m) |
Screen Fire Assay Grade (Gold g/t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPRC100021 | 228 | 229 | 0.30 |
| OPRC100021 | 229 | 230 | 5.14 |
| OPRC100021 | 230 | 231 | 0.07 |
| OPRC100021 | 231 | 232 | 431.00 |
| OPRC100021 | 232 | 233 | 396.00 |
| OPRC100021 | 233 | 234 | 7.49 |
| 6 metres averaging 140g/t including 2 metres averaging 413.5g/t gold |
Samples processed by ALS Global Laboratories in Alice Springs and Perth using Au-SCR22AA screen-fire assay method to detect coarse particulate gold.
Table 2. Significant intercepts for holes OPRC100018 and OPDD100001 at 0.3g/t cut-off
| Hole ID | Depth From (m) |
Depth To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Gold (g/t) |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPDD100001 | 216 | 224 | 8 | 0.31 | |
| OPDD100001 | 271 | 274 | 3 | 0.45 | Visible gold sighted. Samples being returned for screen-fire analysis |
| OPDD100001 | 280 | 283 | 3 | 0.47 | |
| OPRC100018 | 88 | 90 | 2 | 5.66 | |
| OPRC100018 | 157 | 165 | 8 | 1.05 | |
| OPRC100018 | 171 | 174 | 3 | 1.23 | |
| OPRC100018 | 192 | 208 | 16 | 0.64 | |
| OPRC100018 | 221 | 226 | 5 | 0.37 | |
| OPRC100018 | 247 | 251 | 4 | 1.29 | |
| OPRC100018 | 309 | 313 | 4 | 0.28 |
Significant intercepts calculated for holes OPRC100018 and OPDD100001 at a 0.3g/t gold cut-off, minimum 2 metre width and maximum 5 metre internal dilution. Samples processed at ALS Global Laboratories in Alice Springs (NT) and Perth (WA) using Fire Assay for gold.
Table 2. Significant intercepts for holes OPRC100018 and OPRC100019 at 1.0g/t cut-off
| Hole ID | Depth From (m) |
Depth To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Gold (g/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPRC100018 | 89 | 90 | 1 | 10.65 |
| OPRC100018 | 149 | 150 | 1 | 1.76 |
| OPRC100018 | 160 | 161 | 1 | 6.02 |
| OPRC100018 | 171 | 174 | 3 | 1.23 |
| OPRC100018 | 192 | 193 | 1 | 4.71 |
| OPRC100018 | 207 | 208 | 1 | 1.54 |
| OPRC100018 | 221 | 222 | 1 | 1.22 |
| OPRC100018 | 249 | 251 | 2 | 2.33 |
| OPRC100019 | 44 | 45 | 1 | 2.20 |
Significant intercepts calculated for holes OPRC100018 and OPRC100019 at a 1.0g/t gold cut-off, minimum 1 metre width and maximum 2 metre internal dilution. Samples processed at ALS Global Laboratories in Alice Springs (NT) and Perth (WA) using Fire Assay for gold.
Appendix 2. Drill hole details for 2011 drilling to date at the Twin Bonanza Project including Buccaneer, Old Pirate, Caribbean Zone and other extensional targets.
| Hole ID | Prospect | Easting (m) | Northing (m) | Elevation above sea level |
Inclination (degrees) |
Azimuth (degrees) |
Depth (metres) |
Target Zone | Results Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A8RC100001 | Anomaly 18 | 532328 | 7773210 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 204 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
| A8RC100002 | Anomaly 18 | 532850 | 7772670 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 204 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
| A9RC100001 | Anomaly 19 | 530150 | 7778980 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 150 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
| A9RC100002 | Anomaly 19 | 530820 | 7776170 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 204 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
| A9RC100003 | Anomaly 19 | 530920 | 7776170 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 204 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
| A9RC100004 | Anomaly 19 | 531020 | 7776170 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 154 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
| BCRC100036 | Buccaneer | 514403 | 7772818 | 432 | -70 | 270 | 331 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100037 | Buccaneer | 514212 | 7772751 | 432 | -60 | 90 | 397 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100038 | Buccaneer | 514262 | 7772857 | 435 | -60 | 90 | 354 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100039 | Buccaneer | 514302 | 7773104 | 436 | -60 | 90 | 156 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100040 | Buccaneer | 514296 | 7773106 | 436 | -60 | 90 | 91 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100041 | Buccaneer | 514522 | 7772788 | 434 | -60 | 270 | 398 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100042 | Buccaneer | 514499 | 7772821 | 425 | -60 | 220 | 372 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100043 | Buccaneer | 514472 | 7773000 | 437 | -60 | 270 | 253 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100044 | Buccaneer | 514519 | 7773055 | 459 | -60 | 270 | 354 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100045 | Buccaneer | 514302 | 7773051 | 460 | -60 | 270 | 312 | Caribbean Zone |
Reported |
| BCRC100046 | Buccaneer | 514418 | 7773101 | 443 | -60 | 270 | 354 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100047 | Buccaneer | 514605 | 7772534 | 441 | -55 | 270 | 348 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100048 | Buccaneer | 515050 | 7772803 | 436 | -60 | 270 | 354 | Buccaneer Eastern Contact Zone |
Reported |
| BCRC100049 | Buccaneer | 514901 | 7772502 | 432 | -60 | 270 | 354 | Empress Zone |
Reported |
| BCRC100050 | Buccaneer | 514649 | 7772778 | 439 | -70 | 260 | 378 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100051 | Buccaneer | 514574 | 7772451 | 432 | -60 | 250 | 378 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100052 | Buccaneer | 514667 | 7772900 | 422 | -70 | 250 | 378 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Reported |
| BCRC100053 | Buccaneer | 514750 | 7772772 | 429 | -60 | 270 | 378 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Pending |
| BCRC100054 | Buccaneer | 514256 | 7773043 | 426 | -75 | 270 | 300 | Caribbean Zone |
Reported |
| BCRC100055 | Buccaneer | 514246 | 7773051 | 426 | -55 | 280 | 222 | Caribbean Zone |
Reported |
| BCRC100056 | Empress | 514880 | 7772470 | 431 | -60 | 315 | 348 | Empress Zone |
Pending |
| BCRC100057 | Empress | 514885 | 7772465 | 431 | -70 | 315 | 348 | Empress Zone |
Pending |
| BCRC100058 | Buccaneer | 514575 | 7772500 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 191 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Pending |
| BCRC100059 | Buccaneer | 514800 | 7772340 | 431 | -60 | 315 | 354 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Pending |
| BCRC100060 | Buccaneer | 514784 | 7772650 | 435 | -60 | 90 | 282 | Buccaneer Extensions |
Pending |
| BCRD100001 | Buccaneer | 514551 | 7772701 | 431 | -55 | 270 | 417 | Buccaneer Main Zone |
Pending |
| BCRD100002 | Buccaneer | 514442 | 7772815 | 431 | -70 | 270 | 515 | Buccaneer Main Zone |
Reported |
| BCRD100003 | Buccaneer | 514200 | 7772800 | 431 | -60 | 90 | 78 | Buccaneer Main Zone |
Pending |
| BCRD100004 | Buccaneer | 514355 | 7772855 | 431 | -70 | 138 | 390 | Buccaneer Main Zone |
Pending |
| Hole ID | Prospect | Easting (m) | Northing (m) | Elevation above sea level |
Inclination (degrees) |
Azimuth (degrees) |
Depth (metres) |
Target Zone | Results Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCRD100005 | Buccaneer | 514540 | 7772650 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 90 | Buccaneer Main Zone |
in progress |
| BTRC100001 | Bandit | 518237 | 7767974 | 458 | -60 | 270 | 252 | Bandit | Reported |
| BTRC100002 | Bandit | 518205 | 7767200 | 458 | -60 | 270 | 252 | Bandit | Pending |
| CORC100001 | Corsair | 516110 | 7770180 | 439 | -60 | 90 | 288 | Corsair | Pending |
| CORC100002 | Corsair | 516550 | 7770180 | 439 | -60 | 90 | 300 | Corsair | Pending |
| CORC100003 | Corsair | 516440 | 7770180 | 439 | -60 | 90 | 348 | Corsair | Pending |
| CORC100004 | Corsair | 516240 | 7770180 | 439 | -60 | 90 | 300 | Corsair | Pending |
| CYRC100001 | Cypress | 514888 | 7774400 | 434 | -70 | 0 | 300 | North extension of Porphyry |
Pending |
| CYRC100002 | Cypress | 514788 | 7774182 | 434 | -70 | 270 | 300 | Cypress central |
Pending |
| CYRC100003 | Cypress | 514839 | 7774075 | 432 | -80 | 180 | 300 | NNE MAG Extensions |
Pending |
| CYRC100004 | Cypress | 514420 | 7773837 | 438 | -60 | 260 | 300 | Cypress Contact |
Pending |
| HKRC100001 | Hook | 511850 | 7774525 | 434 | -60 | 270 | 222 | Hook | Pending |
| LLRC100001 | Landlubber | 515803 | 7768576 | 449 | -60 | 90 | 264 | Landlubber | Reported |
| LLRC100002 | Landlubber | 515703 | 7768573 | 449 | -60 | 90 | 252 | Landlubber | Reported |
| LLRC100003 | Landlubber | 515598 | 7768570 | 444 | -60 | 90 | 198 | Landlubber | Reported |
| LLRC100004 | Landlubber | 515859 | 7768173 | 449 | -60 | 90 | 252 | Landlubber | Reported |
| LLRC100005 | Landlubber | 515754 | 7768182 | 449 | -60 | 90 | 252 | Landlubber | Reported |
| LLRC100006 | Landlubber | 515601 | 7768180 | 448 | -60 | 90 | 252 | Landlubber | Reported |
| MFRC100001 | MacFarlanes | 534041 | 7769300 | 431 | -60 | 180 | 300 | North Margin | Pending |
| MFRC100002 | MacFarlanes | 533720 | 7769030 | 431 | -60 | 90 | 304 | West Margin | Pending |
| MFRC100003 | MacFarlanes | 534000 | 7769050 | 431 | -80 | 90 | 150 | Central | Pending |
| MRRC100001 | Marauder | 517541 | 7776820 | 445 | -60 | 20 | 156 | Marauder | Pending |
| MRRC100002 | Marauder | 517496 | 7776804 | 449 | -60 | 20 | 156 | Marauder | Pending |
| OPDD100001 | Old Pirate | 516790 | 7767780 | 431 | -60 | 268 | 354 | Old Pirate Southern Extensions |
Reported (re assay for coarse gold pending) |
| OPDD100002 | Old Pirate | 516580 | 7767780 | 431 | -63 | 88 | 292 | Old Pirate Southern Extensions |
Pending |
| OPRC100018 | Old Pirate | 516801 | 7767776 | 455 | -60 | 83 | 396 | Old Pirate Southern Extensions |
Reported (re assay for coarse gold pending) |
| OPRC100019 | Old Pirate | 516653 | 7767256 | 458 | -65 | 83 | 192 | Old Pirate Southern Extensions |
Reported |
| OPRC100020 | Old Pirate | 516656 | 7767260 | 458 | -75 | 83 | 126 | Old Pirate Southern Extensions |
Pending |
| OPRC100021 | Old Pirate North |
516458 | 7768125 | 431 | -60 | 90 | 264 | Old Pirate North Extensions |
Partially reported |
| OPRC100022 | Old Pirate North |
516533 | 7768125 | 444 | -60 | 90 | 198 | Old Pirate North Extensions |
Pending |
| OPRC100023 | Old Pirate North |
516675 | 7768125 | 444 | -60 | 270 | 228 | Old Pirate North Extensions |
Pending |
| OPRC100024 | Old Pirate North |
516750 | 7768125 | 444 | -60 | 270 | 210 | Old Pirate North Extensions |
Pending |
| OPRC100025 | Old Pirate North |
516420 | 7768225 | 444 | -60 | 90 | 204 | Old Pirate North Extensions |
Pending |
| Hole ID | Prospect | Easting (m) | Northing (m) | Elevation above sea level |
Inclination (degrees) |
Azimuth (degrees) |
Depth (metres) |
Target Zone | Results Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPRC100026 | Old Pirate North |
516525 | 7768225 | 444 | -60 | 90 | 180 | Old Pirate North Extensions |
Pending |
| OPRC100027 | Old Pirate North |
516675 | 7768225 | 444 | -60 | 270 | 198 | Old Pirate North Extensions |
Pending |
| OPRC100028 | Old Pirate North |
516750 | 7768225 | 444 | -60 | 270 | 186 | Old Pirate North Extensions |
Pending |
| PLRC100001 | Pearl | 512707 | 7776201 | 464 | -60 | 0 | 300 | Pearl Regional Exploration Target |
Pending |
| PORC100001 | Port | 529950 | 7779990 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 204 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
| PORC100002 | Port | 529800 | 7780148 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 204 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
| SHRC100001 | Shiver | 513900 | 7778949 | 446 | -60 | 180 | 204 | Shiver | Pending |
| STRC100001 | Starboard | 513900 | 7778950 | 431 | -60 | 270 | 162 | Port Starboard Trend |
Pending |
First 2 letter prefix: A8 = Anomaly 18, A9 = Anomaly 19, BC = Buccaneer (including Empress / Caribbean Zones), BT = Bandit, CO = Corsair, CY = Cypress, HK = Hook, LL = Landlubber, MF = MacFarlanes, MR = Marauder, OP = Old Pirate, PL = Pearl, PO = Port, SH = Shiver, ST = Starboard.
Second 2 letter prefix: RC = Reverse Circulation, RD = Reverse Circulation pre-collar with diamond core extension, DD = Diamond Core.
Appendix 3. Buccaneer Gold Deposit Inferred Resource. Refer release dated 21/02/2011 for further details.
| Cut-off Grade | Million Tonnes | Gold Grade | Contained Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| (g/t) | (Mt) | (g/t) | (Million Ounces (Moz)) |
| 0.2 | 65.8 | 0.79 | 1.67 |
| 0.5 | 36.9 | 1.01 | 1.19 |
| 1.1 | 8.7 | 2.01 | 0.56 |
Note – Million Tonnes (MT) rounded to 3 significant figures; gold grade rounded to 2 significant figures and Million Ounces (Moz) rounded to 3 significant figures. Refer to release dated 21/02/2011 for further details.