Dec 1 2015
Rogue Resources Inc. is pleased to announce it has recieved high purity silica SiO2 drill core assays of up to 99.94% from the Lac de la Grosse Femelle silica project located approximately 42 kilometers ("km") north of Baie-Saint Paul, Québec, and 4 km northeast of Sitec's operating silica mine. These are some of the highest purity levels recorded by the Company since drilling began in August of this year.
"NQ" Core GF15-35B and "PQ" Core GF15-53
Drill Program General Update
The Company's 7,500 meter (m) drill program has been increased by 3,000 m to a total of 10,500 m. At present, 9,190 meters (m) have been drilled with the remaining program to be completed within the coming weeks. The additional 3,000 m of drilling will bring the drill spacing to 50 m intervals, allowing for more comprehensive and complete NI 43-101 compliant resource and PEA reporting. Drilling continues to test the extent of Quartzite Units "G" and "H", including their purity, depth, width and the length of extension below surface. The drill program is now scheduled to be completed in the second week of December and remains within budget. Drilling has identified the strike length of the G quartzite unit and is firming up the average width as well as depth by way of 50 to 65 degree angle drilling. Both G and H units remain open at depth with initial drilling designed to intercept the quartzite located primarily above the valley bottom floor (ground level), therefore making it potentially easier and more straightforward to extract. Down dip drilling (completed in holes GF15-1 to 3 only) was stopped in quartzite at 260 m and remains open at depth.
NI43-101 Resource Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA")
A contract has been signed with Met-Chem located in Montreal, Quebec, who will complete a NI43-101 compliant resource report and at the same time, a PEA. Site visits by Met-Chem recently occurred with studies and the gathering of exploration data initiated. Met-Chem is an independent firm, established in 1969 as a consulting engineering company with its headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of UEC Technologies LLC which is part of United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Met-Chem offers a wide range of technical and engineering services for any project size during a project's life-cycle from the exploration, conceptual or feasibility stage to the development of facility closure strategies. Met-Chem will be working closely with Anzaplan as it completes its testing regime and with Rogue's exploration staff on an ongoing basis as they compile drill and assay results.
Anzaplan Testing of PQ and NQ Core
Shipment by air of 346 m of NQ core to Anzaplan in Germany took place last week with the PQ core shipment to follow shortly. It is estimated that a total of 4,015 kilograms ("kg") of core will be delivered to Anzaplan for testing; NQ for chemical analysis and PQ for chemical purity, thermal stability (decrepitation), shock tests, sensor-based sorting, mineralogical characterization, mineral dressing and conventional comminution, physical treatment (attrition, magnetic separation, flotation, high tension separation), chemical processing, and laboratory melting tests.
Part of Anzaplan's testing will identify the processes required to further purify the quartzite, which will ultimately help determine usage(s) and value. These results will be incorporated into the reports being prepared by Met-Chem.