Territory Iron prepares to drill at Frances Creek 09:10, Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Sydney - Wednesday - April 27: (RWE Australian Business News) -
Recently listed Territory Iron Ltd (TFE) is to start an intensive drilling campaign focusing on its Frances Creek tenements in late May.
The company has secured two drilling rigs and is budgeting in the upcoming field season about $3.8 million of the $10 million it raised in its initial public offering.
Managing director Mr Doug Stewart said Territory was targeting sufficient measured and indicated resource tonnage of high grade (plus 60pc) iron to enable a production decision.
"Frances Creek currently has a JORC-standard inferred resource of 3.4 million tonnes at 61.5 per cent Fe," Mr Stewart said.
Territory also plans to explore for additional resource tonnes.
The company identified about 1 million tonnes of iron mineralisation at 63.4pc Fe in the Helene 6/7 deposit last year.
This is the first stage in preparing for the revival of the mine, which closed in 1974 after Cyclone Tracy damaged the railway and associated infrastructure.
Shares in Territory Iron last traded at 22c and have covered a range of 40c/18.5c since listing. Issue price was 20c.
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