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Co-O Mine & Mill Expansion Update

8th Apr 2013 09:00

RNS Number : 7790B
Medusa Mining Limited
08 April 2013
 



MEDUSA MINING LIMITED

ABN: 60 099 377 849

Unit 7, 11 Preston Street

Como WA 6152

PO Box 860

Canning Bridge WA 6153

Telephone: +618-9367 0601

Facsimile: +618-9367 0602

Email: [email protected]

Internet: www.medusamining.com.au

08 April 2013

 

Co-O MILL & MINE EXPANSION UPDATE

(ASX & LSE: MML)

 

Medusa Mining Limited ("Medusa" or the "Company"), through its Philippines operating company Philsaga Mining Corporation advises the current status of the Co-O mill and mine expansion as follows:

 

MILL

 

Leach tanks: conversion from Carbon-in-Pulp to Carbon-in-Leach completed and commissioned. Six old small leach tanks removed.

 

Thickener: upgrade completed and in operation.

 

Gold room upgrade: completed and in operation.

 

Detoxification plant: on schedule for commissioning in April (Photo 1 - please see the link at the end of this announcement).

 

SAG mill: installation on schedule for commissioning in June (Photo 2 - please see the link at the end of this announcement).

 

Primary crusher: on schedule for commissioning in June (Photo 3 - please see the link at the end of this announcement).

 

Emergency feed facility: completed.

 

Upgraded and new sub-stations: the main sub-station, and mill and mine transformer stations are all completed and electrified (Photos 4, 5 and 6 - please see the link at the end of this announcement).

 

Electrical wiring of new plant: the installation of approximately 42 kilometres of cabling is in progress with expected completion in May.

 

MINE

 

Level 8 development: approximately 200 metres of horizontal development measuring 3m x 3m have been completed and 4 veins have been intersected (Fig. 1- please see the link at the end of this announcement) to the south of the Saga Shaft, with another 7 veins to be intersected. Development for infrastructure installation is on-going. On-vein development is progressing on the East Agsao 13, 14, 15 and 16 Veins with 7 headings active. At June 30 approximately 12 on-vein headings should be operational and producing development ore.

 

Ore passes: The winze ore pass from Level 5 to Level 8 is expected to be connected to the level development in July 2013. Two Alimak rise ore passes are in progress from Level 8 to Level 6 and are expected to be operational in August 2013. Ore from these ore passes will be fed by conveyor to the ore bins.

 

Figure 1 (please see the link at the end of this announcement) - Level 8 plan showing planned development and veins with average grades and widths. The veins are open in all directions.

 

RESEARCH

 

The Company has recently received research results conducted by the Centre for Exploration Targeting, School of Earth and Environment at The University of Western Australia. The research involved measurement of the temperatures of ore formation and the salinity of the ore fluids with the aim to determine the trends and dimensions of the gold potential in the Co-O hydrothermal system.

 

The samples were collected in June 2011 and April 2012 from available drill holes throughout the various veins at the Co-O Deposit.

 

The temperatures of formation are epithermal (19 vein samples recording 216 ± 32 °C), i.e., no temperatures are too high or too low which would be unfavourable for epithermal gold deposition. In addition, the salinity of the ore fluid compositions in all samples indicates meteoric or ground water has been involved in the ore formation, i.e., all water composition determinations are within the range of normal epithermal gold deposition. There are no apparent trends to indicate that the margins of the epithermal gold zone had been reached.

 

These results support the "potential exploration target size" of 3,000,000 ounces in 9,800,000 tonnes to 7,000,000 ounces in 23,500,000 tonnes using a grade range of 9 to 11 g/t gold with a preferred average grade of 10 g/t gold. The potential exploration target size and grade is conceptual in nature, and there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource, and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being defined as a mineral resource. Refer to Stock Exchange announcement dated 24 August 2011.

 

As drilling subsequent to June 2012 has extended the mineralisation, the Company is investigating undertaking additional sampling and research to expand the ore formation temperature and ore fluid data sets in an attempt to define the potential dimensions of the Co-O gold-bearing hydrothermal system.

 

The following photos can be viewed by cutting and pasting the link at the end of this announcement into your browser:

 

Photo 1. Detoxification plant.

Photo 2. SAG mill.

Photo 3. Primary crusher.

Photo 4. Main sub-station.

Photo 5. Mine transformer station.

Photo 6. Mill transformer station

 

For further information please contact:

Australia

Medusa Mining Limited

 +61 8 9367 0601

Peter Hepburn-Brown, Managing Director

United Kingdom

SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP

(Financial Adviser & Broker)

 +44 (0)20 3463 2260

Ewan Leggat/Laura Littley

 

DISCLAIMER

This announcement may contain certain forward-looking statements. The words 'anticipate', 'believe', 'expect', 'project', 'forecast', 'estimate', 'likely', 'intend', 'should', 'could', 'may', 'target', 'plan' and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Indications of, and guidance on, future earnings and financial position and performance are also forward-looking statements.

 

Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Medusa, and its officers, employees, agents and associates, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

 

Actual results, performance or outcomes may differ materially from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those assumptions are based.

 

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and neither Medusa nor any of its directors, employees, servants or agents assume any obligation to update such information.

 

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