Archer Exploration - Campoona graphite deposit: Drilling update
posted on
Mar 23, 2012 10:12AM
Highlights
The directors of Archer Exploration Limited ("Company") are pleased to provide an update on the resource drill program at the Company's 100% owned Campoona Graphite Project located approximately 12km north of the township of Cleve on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
On 15 March 2012 the Company announced that it had commenced a resource drilling program at Campoona. This drilling program was accelerated as a result of the discovery of visible flake graphite during the Company's February drilling campaign. In the announcement of 15 March 2012 the Company reported wide intervals of exceptional grade graphite including:
The current 2,000m RC and aircore resource drilling program at Campoona is designed to test the consistency of the graphite mineralisation along strike and to form the basis for subsequent infill drilling programmes designed to enable the estimation of a JORC Resource.
Drilling Completed to Date
The current Campoona drilling programme commenced on 14 March 2012 targeting outcropping graphite south of the historic Campoona graphite shaft. Graphite is observed at the surface over the 500m of strike and in places reaches more than 20m wide.
The summary of drill holes drilled in Campoona North is shown in Table 1. Drill holes CSRC12_008 - CSRC12_014 have been drilled since 14 March 2012.
Table 1. Campoona North Drill Hole Details
Hole ID |
Easting |
Northing |
RL |
Depth |
Dip |
Azimuth |
CSRC12_006 |
637355 |
6289256 |
359 |
69 |
-60 |
130 |
CSRC12_007 |
637352 |
6289263 |
361 |
121 |
-60 |
130 |
CSRC12_008 |
637281 |
6289152 |
361 |
38 |
-60 |
110 |
CSRC12_009 |
637258 |
6289157 |
369 |
73 |
-60 |
110 |
CSRC12_010 |
637243 |
6289164 |
362 |
72 |
-60 |
110 |
CSRC12_011 |
637202 |
6289068 |
368 |
21 |
-60 |
110 |
CSRC12_012 |
637186 |
6289075 |
372 |
55 |
-60 |
100 |
CSRC12_013 |
637175 |
6289076 |
366 |
59 |
-60 |
100 |
CSRC12_014 |
637027 |
6288890 |
370 |
97 |
-60 |
110 |
All holes drilled in this current round of drilling (CSRC12_008 onwards) have intersected graphite including sections carrying visible flake.
Table 2. Campoona North Graphite Intercept Summary
Hole ID |
EOH (m) |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Graphite Interval (m) |
CSRC12_008 |
38 |
0 |
31 |
31 |
CSRC12_009 |
73 |
0 |
67 |
67 |
CSRC12_010 |
72 |
24 |
67 |
43 |
CSRC12_011 |
21 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
CSRC12_012 |
55 |
0 |
35 |
35 |
CSRC12_013 |
59 |
20 |
55 |
35 |
CSRC12_014 |
97 |
75 |
90 |
15 |
Geological Observations
The current drilling indicates:
Figure 1. Drill hole location of Campoona Shaft holes.
Figure 1 shows the location of the holes drilled to date over the 500m of strike.
The next phase of drilling will include:
The results of this phase of drilling will be used to design the Resource drill out.
Drill Results
Assay results for holes 008 to 013 are anticipated within a week.
For further information please contact:
Mr Greg English Chairman Archer Exploration Limited Tel: (08) 8272 3288 |
Mr Gerard Anderson Managing Director Archer Exploration Limited Tel: (08) 8272 3288 |
The exploration results reported herein, insofar as they relate to mineralisation, are based on information compiled by Mr. Wade Bollenhagen, Exploration Manager of Archer Exploration Limited. Mr. Bollenhagen is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy who has more than seventeen years experience in the field of activity being reported. Mr. Bollenhagen consents to the inclusion in the report of matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.