19th Jan 2011 07:50
RED ROCK RESOURCES PLC
("Red Rock" or the "Company")
Announcement re Jupiter Mines Limited
Dated: 19 January 2011
Red Rock notes the announcement made by its 5.23% owned associate Jupiter Mines Limited (ASX:JMS) ("JMS") today, in which JMS announced the completion of the first phase of the planned drilling program at JMS' Mt Ida Magnetite project. Red Rock maintains a 1.5% gross production royalty in Mt Ida. Highlights of the JMS announcement included:
·; Maiden Inferred magnetite resource at Central Mt Ida is 530 million tonnes at 31.94% Fe, exceeding earlier expectations. The results are summarised in the table below:
Mt | Fe% | SiO2% | Al2O3% | P% | S% | |
Central Mt Ida | 530 | 31.94 | 45.88 | 1.10 | 0.074 | 0.201 |
Notes: Head grade cut off 15% Fe
Density estimated of 3.2t/m3 was applied
·; Resource was generated from 11,898 metres of drilling conducted on the Central Area only
·; The resource model of the Central Area shows six flat lying magnetite lodes extending from 50 to 300 metres in depth
·; Mineralisation is open to the north and south of the tested Central Area
·; Further drill programs are planned to increase the Inferred resource by exploring the Southern and Northern Areas, whilst advancing the Central Area to Measured and Indicated status
·; It is intended that the results will serve as basis for a Feasibility Study during 2012
·; The maiden resource generated for the Central Area confirms a significant magnetite project at Mt Ida
The full text of the JMS announcement and its investor presentation "Building a new supplier of raw materials for the steel industry" can be accessed via the following link:
http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=JMS
Enquiries:
Andrew Bell | 0207 402 4580 or 07766 474849 | Red Rock Resources plc | Chairman
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Sandra Spencer | 0207 402 4580 or 07757 660 798 | Red Rock Resources plc | Public and Investor Relations |
Peter Trevelyan-Clark/ Ben Jeynes | 020 7444 0800 | Religare Capital Markets | Nominated Adviser |
Nick Emerson | 01483 413500 | Simple Investments Ltd | Broker |
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