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SAVANNAH GOLDFIELDS LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2004
Jun 2, 2004
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RENISON CONSOLIDATED MINES NL
ACN 003 049 714
Mail Address GPO Box 5268 Brisbane Old 4001
Level 5. Santos House 60 Edward Street Brisbane Old 4000
Phone: (07) 3303 0630 Fax: (07) 3303 0601 Email: [email protected]
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
3 June 2004
High Grade Drilling Intercepts at Agate Creek Epithermal Gold Project
The Directors of Renison Consolidated Mines NL are pleased to advise on further excellent results from the next seven drill holes (988m) from the two stage 50 drill hole (5,000 metre) drilling program currently being undertaken at the Sherwood prospect within the Company's Agate Creek epithermal gold project in North Oueensland.
Significant intercepts from these drill holes included 12m at 6.9 $g/t$ gold from 25m, 8m at 8.4 $g/t$ gold from 59m (including 1m at 36.4 g/t), 2m at 5.6 g/t gold and 2m at 5.3 g/t gold. Full details of all significant intercepts from these six holes are set out in the attached Table 1. Results of the first five holes (previously announced) of this program are contained in Table $\overline{2}$ .
These latest drill holes were testing zones of more discrete mineralisation away from the broad lower grade zones intercepted with the first holes of the current program. Preliminary interpretation of these results indicates that the mineralisation may belong to the same structure identified by previous drilling which obtained the following high grade intercepts in the Sherwood prospect:
- 18m at 20.7 g/t from 14m
- 8m at 24.3 g/t from 56m
- 7m at 7.2 $g/t$ from 86m
The drilling to date in this program provides confirmation of the Company's concept for both the potential for the Sherwood prospect to host a bulk tonnage ore body (over 5 million tonnes) that would be amenable to an open cut mining and heap leach development and also the potential for higher grade zones which may be amenable to a CIP processing route.
Agate Creek is an advanced exploration project with over 114 RC and diamond drill holes already drilled and with extensive near surface mineralisation already identified. The project is located in a highly mineralised gold province containing the Pajingo, Kidston, Mt Leyshon, Red Dome, Ravenswood and Charters Towers gold mines.
The Company considers that the near surface mineralisation that has been identified from these initial drill holes and previous drilling has the potential for development within a short timeframe into a low capital, open cut mining and heap leaching operation producing 50,000 to 75,000 ounces of gold per annum and this is the Company's initial focus on the project.
The objective of the current program is to increase the near surface drilling density in the Sherwood project area. This will provide better understanding of the mineralisation controls in the first 80m from surface and allow a JORC compliant resource to be estimated. Drilling
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RENISON CONSOLIDATED MINES NL
ACN 003 049 714
of the 18 holes which comprise the first stage of the program is now complete with assay results outstanding for 6 drill holes which are expected in approximately one week. The second stage of the drilling program will commence once the Company has completed a review and interpretation of the results from the drilling to date. A pre-feasibility study for an open cut mining and heap leach gold operation at Agate Creek will also be undertaken this vear.
In addition, the Company considers that there is also potential for the occurrence of "bonanza" grade" style mineralisation beneath the near surface mineralisation. None of these deeper targets have been drilled in this initial phase of the drilling program.
The advancement of the Company's Agate Creek project through this drilling program, ongoing progress towards completion of the feasibility study at Tom's Gully and the recently commenced exploration program at the Steve's Hill project continues the Company's rapid development as an emerging gold producer.
For and on behalf of the Board
JPK Marshall Company Secretary Brisbane, 3 June 2004
Table 1 Significant Mineralised Intercepts
| Hole ID | IAMG Eastl | AMG North |
RL | Αz AMG |
Dip | Total Depth (m) |
From $(m)$ | To $(m)$ | Interval (m) |
g/t Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCRC119 | 768320 | 7897660 | 513 | $\Omega$ | $-90$ | 148 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 1.0 |
| 50 | 56 | 6 | 0.9 | |||||||
| 84 | 93 | 9 | 1.4 | |||||||
| 104 | 106 | 2 | 0.6 | |||||||
| ICCRC120 | 768235 | 7897655 | 508 | 0 | -90 | 136 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0.6 |
| 25 | 37 | 12 | 6.9 | |||||||
| CCRC121 | 768265 | 7897625 | 507 | 0 | -90 | 142 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 0.9 |
| CCRC122 | 768300 | 7897590 | 507 | $\theta$ | $-90$ | 154 | 44 | 45 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 129 | 139 | 10 | 0.8 | |||||||
| CCRC123 | 768140 | 7897645 | 507 | $\Omega$ | $-90$ | 130 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 33 | 39 | 6 | 1.6 | |||||||
| 79 | 81 | 2 | 5.6 | |||||||
| 107 | 110 | 3 | 2.8 | |||||||
| 121 | 122 | 1 | 3.9 | |||||||
| ICCRC124 | 768170 | 7897615 | 503 | 0 | $-90$ | 148 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 1.9 |
| 48 | 49 | 1 | 3.5 | |||||||
| 59 | 67 | 8 | 8.4 | |||||||
| 116 | 118 | 2 | 3.3 | |||||||
| 122 | 123 | 1 | 3.3 | |||||||
| CCRC125 | 768200 | 7897680 | 505 | 0 | $-90-$ | 130 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0.6 |
| 23 | 31 | 8 | 0.5 | |||||||
| 62 | 64 | 2 | 5.3 | |||||||
| 78 | 80 | 2 | 1.3 |
RENISON CONSOLIDATED MINES NL
ACN 003 049 714
Table 2 Significant Mineralised Intercepts from first 5 drillholes (announced 14 May):
| AMG | Total Depth |
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| Hole ID | AMG East | North | RL | Az AMG | Dip | (m) | From $(m)$ | To $(m)$ | Interval $(m)$ | g/t Gold |
| CCRC114 | 768325 | 7897690 | 520 | 315 | -60 | 132 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.9 |
| 21 | 23 | $\overline{\mathbf{2}}$ | 0.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 62 | 24 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 64 | 69 | 5 | 0.5 | |||||||
| 75 | 88 | 13 | 0.9 | |||||||
| 90 | 113 | 23 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 113 | 117 | $\ddot{\mathbf{4}}$ | 0.5 | |||||||
| 119 | 122 | 3 | 4.1 | |||||||
| CCRC115 | 768290 | 7897690 | 519 | 0 | $-90$ | 136 | 22 | 40 | 18 | 0.8 |
| 42 | 45 | 3 | 0.9 | |||||||
| 69 | 71 | 2 | 1.2 | |||||||
| 118 | 121 | $\overline{\mathbf{c}}$ | 3.3 | |||||||
| 122 | 124 | $\mathbf 2$ | 1.1 | |||||||
| CCRC116 | 768290 | 7897725 | 526 | 315 | $-60$ | 124 | 1 | 8 | $\overline{I}$ | 1.5 |
| 13 | 21 | 8 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 32 | 2 | 0.7 | |||||||
| CCRC117 | 768365 | 7897645 | 514 | 315 | $-80$ | 154 | 1 | 3 | $\mathbf{2}$ | 0.7 |
| 8 | 17 | 9 | 0.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 35 | 3 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 41 | 3 | 1.4 | |||||||
| 43 | 51 | 8 | 0.7 | |||||||
| 76 | 80 | 4 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 83 | 85 | 2 | 1.8 | |||||||
| 87 | 90 | 3 | 1.4 | |||||||
| CCRC118 | 768260 | 7897670 | 514 | 315 | $-60$ | 136 | 35 | 48 | 13 | 1.6 |
| 79 | 82 | 3 | 5.8 | |||||||
| 82 | 96 | 14 | 0.6 |
Results are based upon a 0.3 g/t gold cut-off.
For further information contact:
Richard Seville or Stephen Bizzell Phone: (07) 3303 0630 Fax: $(07)$ 3303 0601 E-Mail: [email protected]
The information on ore reserves and mineral resources contained in this report is based on information compiled by Mr Chris Creagh who is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Creagh has relevant experience in relation to the mineralisation being reported on to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Reserves.
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