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Further High Grade Gold-Copper Intersections
From Deflector Diamond Drilling
Outstanding intersections received from five diamond holes
drilled into upper levels of primary sulphide resource
Intersections include:
9.5m @ 47.2g/t Au and 2.41% Cu
6.17m @ 15.83g/t Au and 21.2% Cu
6.35m @ 18.75g/t Au and 4.48% Cu
Major new diamond drilling campaign scheduled to
commence within two weeks targeting resource extensions
Diversified resource group, Batavia Mining Limited (ASX: BTV) today announced
that it had received further outstanding high-grade drilling results from its
100%-owned Deflector Gold-Copper Project at Gullewa in Western Australia as it
prepares to commence a major new resource extension drilling program.
The high-grade intersections, which were well above average resource grade for
the Deflector Deposit of 9.1 g/t Au Eq, were received from five diamond holes
drilled into the upper primary resource zone for the purpose of completing
metallurgical test work and process design.
The five diamond holes were drilled in October-November 2005 at the completion
of last year’s deep resource drilling program. The core has been preserved
pending the recent commencement of metallurgical and process design work,
required for the Bankable Feasibility Study.
A major new drilling campaign is scheduled to commence at Deflector within two
weeks, comprising both in-fill and deep drilling targeting extensions to the
current resource of 2.65 million tonnes at 6.04g/t gold and 1.23% copper
(775,000 Au Eq ounces). The results of the five metallurgical holes announced
today will also be added to the mineral resource database. This is expected to
contribute positively to the overall grade of the Deflector deposit when resource
modelling is undertaken at completion of the new drilling campaign.
Highlights
Enquiries:
Greg Durack
Batavia Mining Ltd
+ 61 (0)8 9327 0980
Damian Delaney
Batavia Mining Ltd
+ 61 (0)8 9327 0980
Jan Hope & Partners + 61 (0)8 9388 1474
ASSAY RESULTS
Assay results are summarised below:
Collar Direction
Hole
Length
(m)
From
Depth
(m)
Au
(g/t)
Cu
%
Lode
mN mE mRL Dip Azimuth
BDRCDM44 2.77 93.63 2.65 8.65 West 19120.1 9826.7 279.7 -60 270
BDRCDM45* 9.5 71.9 47.2 10.2 West 19359.9 9790.2 279.3 -80 90
6.17 83.03 15.83 21.2 West 19422.4 9796.6 279.7 -80 90
BDRCDM46*
6.35 95.0 18.75 4.48
BDRCDM47 2.25 71.75 10.04 0.69 Central 19180.8 9844.1 279.4 -79 90
BDRCDM48 1.95 95.5 8.80 6.25 Central 19159.3 9871.1 279.6 -80 270
Intercepts include: BDRCDM45*1.26m @ 277g/t Au; BDRCDM46*0.2m @ 304 g/t Au
LOCATION
The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Neil Biddle
of Batavia Mining Ltd. Neil Biddle has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and
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’.
G
Greg Durack
Managing Director
1 March 2006