Brilliant Mining drills conductor at Lanfranchi mine
2008-01-30 06:37 MT - News Release
Mr. Mike Sieb reports
BRILLIANT MINING CORP.: SIGNIFICANT CONDUCTOR IDENTIFIED ON NORTHERN OVERTURNED TRAMWAYS DOME LANFRANCHI NICKEL MINE, KAMBALDA DISTRICT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Brilliant Mining Corp. has provided an update on exploration activities along the Northern Overturned Tramways dome. The most recent drilling targeting the overturned basalt-komatiite contact has returned a significant off-hole geophysical conductor, including semi-massive sulphides and additional down-hole electromagnetic (DHTEM) anomalies.
Highlights of the program include:
* Significant off-hole DHTEM conductor identified (hole TD8039);
* High-grade semi-massive nickel sulphides intersected on the overturned basalt-ultramafic contact;
* Aggressive $2.5-million exploration program planned on the Northern dome in 2008;
* Two high MgO channel facies zones confirmed.
"These recent results continue to reinforce the significant exploration potential that the overturned northern limb of the Tramways Dome represents," states John Williamson, chief executive officer of Brilliant Mining, "and is directly reflected in the aggressive level of exploration set for 2008."
The recently completed drill program was designed to test, by a combination of drilling on 100-metre-spaced sections and down-hole electromagnetic (EM) surveys, a 1.5-kilometre-wide section (389900mE to 391400mE) across the overturned Tramways dome area. Site geologists believe this region of the Tramways dome is most likely to contain the overturned continuation of the Helmut/Deacon and Schmitz/Winner channel structures which have provided the majority of nickel production for the Lanfranchi project in the past.
Four out of 12 drill holes intersected encouraging evidence of mineralization on the overturned northern limb of the Tramways dome:
* 7.76 per cent Ni over 0.88 m was intersected between 252.3 to 253.18 metres down hole in drill hole TD8036 (Section 390500mE) approximately 20 metres below the overturned basalt-komatiite contact;
* 5.8 per cent Ni over 0.14 m was intersected at the overturned contact in hole TD8040;
* 3.0 per cent Ni over 0.15 m was intersected at the overturned contact in hole TD8039;
* 1.4 per cent Ni over 1.0 m was intersected down hole and below the overturned contact in hole TD8040.
Two drill holes identified geophysical anomalies on the overturned northern limb of the Tramways dome:
* Drill hole TD8039 identified a significant conductor below and to the west of the mineralized intersection;
* Drill hole TD8036 identified a conductor indicating the bulk of mineralization lies below the reported intersection.
In addition, geochemical analysis has identified two zones exhibiting favourable high MgO (30 to 40 per cent), low Ti and Al signatures which are indicative of channel facies ultramafics. The geochemical signature observed is similar to the setting reported within the main Tramways channel structures that are host to the Helmut/Deacon and Schmitz/Winner orebodies.
Future exploration plans for the Northern dome
This initial success of exploration on the Northern dome has encouraged the company to continue drill testing the overturned position of the Schmitz/Helmut channels. Additional drilling is planned farther to the west, toward the projected overturned position of the main Lanfranchi orebody to determine whether the Northern dome model is persistent over the a longer strike length.
In 2008, the Lanfranchi joint venture has budgeted $2.5-million for continuing exploration of the Northern Tramways dome. Follow up of mineralization and DHTEM responses within the two "channel facies" zones together with extra infill drill holes between existing drill sections and deeper drill traverses will be the focus of the next phase of work.
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