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WEEBIT NANO LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2011
Jul 3, 2011
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ACN 146 455 576
Exploration Update - Johnston Range
Highlights
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Significant intervals of magnetite mineralisation intercepted
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Best result 128m at 33.5% Fe
ASX Release
4 July 2011
Suite 2, 12 Parliament Place West Perth WA 6005 PO BOX 902 West Perth WA 6872
P + 61 8 9482 0580 F + 61 8 9482 0505 E [email protected] W www.radariron.com.au
Contact:
Jonathan Lea Managing Director E [email protected]
Phillip Wingate Company Secretary E [email protected]
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Continuity of mineralisation demonstrated by latest drilling
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Hematite targets defined and ready for drilling
Radar Iron Ltd (ASX: RAD) is pleased to provide shareholders with an update of the exploration activity at its Johnston Range project in Western Australia’s Yilgarn region.
An RC drilling programme was completed in May 2011 with 11 holes drilled for 1844m. The drilling was aimed at sampling magnetite mineralisation from several prospects for metallurgical test work and assessment.
Magnetite targets were tested on the western limb of the 40km long Johnston range BIF complex. Assay results have been returned and metallurgical assessment has commenced.
Radar Iron Managing Director Jonathan Lea said “a number of significant intersects of magnetite have been identified in areas not previously drill tested, particularly at the Shipley and Rowling prospects.”
Directors:
Alan Tough - Chairman Jonathan Lea - Managing Director Ananda Kathiravelu - Non-Executive
Issued Capital:
61,880,112 Ordinary Shares 16,614,773 Listed Options 22,750,000 Unlisted Options
ASX Code:
RAD (Fully Paid Ordinary Shares) RADO (Listed Options)
Media Enquiries: Fortbridge +612 9331 0655 Luke Dean 0414 535 433
“We are pleased to advise shareholders that the wide spaced drilling has served to confirm the continuity of the magnetite in the areas tested, and we continue to see the significant exploration potential for magnetite mineralisation in the project area,” Mr Lea said.
Also in the Johnston Range area, further mapping and geophysical data review has defined a number of hematite targets. Drill planning has been completed and approvals obtained with drilling scheduled to commence in the September quarter at approximately 15 targets.
“The target area has, we believe, the potential to host a number of 2-5Mt hematite bodies,” Mr Lea said.
In late May, resource drilling commenced at the Die Hardy project to the south. Results will be reported as they are received with the aim of establishing a maiden JORC resource later in 2011.
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EXPLORATION UPDATE – JOHNSTON RANGE
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Figure 1: Regional Location
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Magnetite Drilling
The RC drilling was aimed at:
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Further testing the magnetite potential at Johnston Range by establishing the depth continuity of the magnetite mineralisation exposed at surface;
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Testing the continuity of mineralisation widths and grades along strike; and,
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Providing samples for metallurgical test work to determine the zones with the best metallurgical properties prior to further drilling.
The prospects tested lie on the western side of the Horse Well Anticline that defines the 40km long belt of banded iron formation on the Johnston Range tenements (Figure 3).
Assaying was completed based on a 2m sample length. Details of the holes are shown in Table 1 with assay results in Table 2 below.
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EXPLORATION UPDATE – JOHNSTON RANGE
Figure 2: Project Location Plan
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TABLE 1 RC Drilling Details
| TABLE 1 RC Drilling Details | TABLE 1 RC Drilling Details | TABLE 1 RC Drilling Details | TABLE 1 RC Drilling Details | TABLE 1 RC Drilling Details | TABLE 1 RC Drilling Details | |
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| Drill Hole Number |
Drill Hole Data and Location | |||||
| Prospect | Length | East | North | Dip | Azimuth | |
| RIRC032 | Muldoon | 60 | 714297 | 6711805 | ‐60 | 70 |
| RIRC033 | Muldoon | 134 | 714556 | 6711559 | ‐45 | 60 |
| RIRC034 | Muldoon | 276 | 713127 | 6712721 | ‐60 | 250 |
| RIRC035 | Muldoon | 222 | 713258 | 6711891 | ‐60 | 255 |
| RIRC036 | Muldoon | 66 | 713218 | 6711789 | ‐60 | 070 |
| RIRC037 | Muldoon | 102 | 712550 | 6711658 | ‐50 | 250 |
| RIRC038 | Muldoon | 132 | 712104 | 6712894 | ‐60 | 280 |
| RIRC039 | Rowling | 210 | 711224 | 6716433 | ‐60 | 290 |
| RIRC040 | Shipley | 198 | 709124 | 6724705 | ‐60 | 80 |
| RIRC041 | Shipley | 288 | 709131 | 6724023 | ‐60 | 100 |
| RIRC042 | Rowling | 156 | 710721 | 6717817 | ‐60 | 80 |
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EXPLORATION UPDATE – JOHNSTON RANGE
TABLE 2 Assay Results
| Hole No. | From | To | Interval | Fe % | SiO2% | Al2O3% | P% | LOI % |
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| RIRC0032 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 36.1 | 36.3 | 4.09 | 0.05 | 4.2 |
| RIRC0033+ | 56 | 94 | 38 | 33.6 | 46.3 | 0.96 | 0.06 | 2.5 |
| RIRC0034 | 82 | 134 | 52 | 35.2 | 44.9 | 0.62 | 0.07 | ‐1.1 |
| RIRC0034 | 206 | 270 | 64 | 34.7 | 45.1 | 0.95 | 0.07 | ‐1.1 |
| RIRC0035 | 60 | 98 | 38 | 34.0 | 45.5 | 1.39 | 0.07 | ‐0.9 |
| RIRC0035 | 166 | 206 | 40 | 33.2 | 47.1 | 1.38 | 0.08 | ‐0.8 |
| RIRC0036 | 14 | 58 | 44 | 39.5 | 35.8 | 2.55 | 0.06 | 3.5 |
| RIRC0037* | 0 | 102 | 102 | 32.5 | 44.8 | 2.84 | 0.04 | 3.4 |
| RIRC0038 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 35.7 | 37.2 | 4.45 | 0.05 | 6.1 |
| RIRC0038 | 66 | 188 | 122 | 32.4 | 44.2 | 2.53 | 0.06 | 2.2 |
| RIRC0039 | 66 | 194 | 128 | 33.4 | 44.1 | 1.96 | 0.06 | 0.0 |
| RIRC0040 | 18 | 178 | 160 | 33.3 | 43.8 | 1.70 | 0.05 | 1.4 |
| RIRC0041 | 146 | 182 | 36 | 30.4 | 46.3 | 2.54 | 0.06 | ‐0.4 |
| RIRC0041 | 208 | 230 | 22 | 32.7 | 43.4 | 2.36 | 0.06 | ‐0.6 |
| RIRC0041 | 246 | 262 | 16 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 2.30 | 0.06 | ‐0.3 |
| RIRC0042 | 20 | 50 | 30 | 41.3 | 21.2 | 8.43 | 0.08 | 9.7 |
Notes:
Sampling and assay intervals – 2 metres Assay intervals calculated using a 20% minimum iron grade Maximum of 10m of internal dilution in assay intervals XRF assaying completed by Spectrolab, Geraldton
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Hole ended in mineralisation
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Assays from 122m‐134m pending
Discussion
A number of significant intersects of magnetite have been identified in areas not previously drill tested, particularly at the Shipley and Rowling prospects. The wide spaced drilling has also served to confirm the continuity of the magnetite in these areas and also at the Muldoon prospect.
While the priority at the moment for Radar is resource drilling at the Die Hardy project, these results will be used in conjunction with the metallurgical testing results currently underway to prioritise the magnetite drill targets at Johnson Range. Drilling is likely later in 2011 and in 2012. The large exploration potential for magnetite mineralisation in the project area as previously reported is reinforced.
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EXPLORATION UPDATE – JOHNSTON RANGE
Figure 3: Johnston Range Drilling
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Hematite Mineralisation
Further ground mapping and geophysical interpretation has reinforced the potential for multiple hematite mineralisation in the Johnston Range project area. Zones of surface hematite enrichment up to approximately 800m in length have been defined by mapping. The target, as previously indicated, remains current with the potential for a number of 2-5Mt bodies of hematite being the most likely exploration outcome.
All approvals are now in place and drill testing of the targets is scheduled for coming months. Approximately 3,000m of drilling will be sufficient to test the 15 targets defined in the project area with follow up drilling envisaged to better define any mineralisation intercepted.
Figure 4 shows the planned drilling and hematite outcrop in the western half of the Johnston Range area along with the detailed mapping completed.
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EXPLORATION UPDATE – JOHNSTON RANGE
Figure 4: Planned Hematite Drilling – Western Johnston Range
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Yours faithfully,
For or on behalf of Radar Iron Ltd
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Jonathan Lea Managing Director
The information in this report accurately reflects information prepared by competent persons (as defined by the Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves). It is compiled by Mr Jonathan Lea, an employee of the Company who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy with the requisite experience in the field of activity in which he is reporting. Mr Lea has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and the 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”. Mr Lea consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
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