Frontier Rare Earths, a mineral exploration and development company, has released the new assay results from the recent resource drilling programme at Zandkopsdrift project located in South Africa.
The results have been secured from 8,632 m of reverse circulation percussion drilling (RC) and 5,563 m of diamond core drilling (DD), which were done in the latter half of 2011.
The assay results verify the presence of wider high grade rare earth mineralization, as well as continuity of mineralization right from surface to a depth of approximately 80 m. Total rare earth oxides (TREO) with grade intervals ranging from 10% to 19.5% have been discovered in several holes at the site. In addition, several high grade intersections have been identified below 120 m and numerous holes ended in mineralization beyond the cut-off rate of 1% TREO.
The drilling results include 10.1% TREO over 10 m (with highest grade interval of 17.8% TREO); 8.2% TREO over 10 m (with highest grade interval of 13.8% TREO); 7.4% TREO over 14 m (with highest grade interval of 10.2% TREO); and 6.9% TREO over 11 m (with highest grade interval of 19.5% TREO). Additionally, the resource drilling work found many numerous continuously well mineralised intervals from the surface, including 4.6% TREO from surface to 59 m; 4.5% TREO from surface to 85 m; 4.2% TREO from surface to 81 m and 3.9% TREO from surface to 64 m.
The assay results are being integrated by the MSA Group, who is an independent resource estimation consultant of Frontier Rare Earths, into an updated mineral resource estimate for the Zandkopsdrift project.
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