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New High Grade Mineralisation Discovery Enhanced DSO Prospectivity
Tawana Resources NL
(Incorporated in Australia)
(Registration number ACN 085 166 721)
Share code on the JSE Limited: TAW
ISIN: AU000000TAW7
Share code on the Australian Stock Exchange Limited: TAW
ISIN: AU000000TAW7
(“the Company” or “Tawana”)
New High-Grade Mineralisation Discovery Enhanced DSO
Prospectivity
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TAWANA WEBSITE FOR THE COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Tawana Resources NL (the ‘Company’) is very pleased to announce the discovery of new
high-grade mineralisation at the Company’s recently acquired, 100% owned MEL1223/14
Mofe Creek South licence. This “Zaway South” prospect, incorporates grades of up to 61.6%
Fe - Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) mineralisation, in addition to coarse-grained, friable
itabirite mineralisation over a strike of greater than 4.5km.
The new high-grade mineralisation of potential DSO grade and quality has been defined
over a 900m x 250m area, enhancing the prospectivity for further DSO discoveries.
Mineralisation remains open to the east and is coincident with a 2km-long hill, where
strong potential remains for additional itabirite mineralisation to be defined.
Additionally, greater than 4.5km of combined strike length of coarse-grained itabirite has
been delineated within the adjacent mineralised zones within this area (Refer Figure 4).
These discoveries within the newly acquired licence area, collectively represent just one
of four high-priority target areas defined within the overall Mofe Creek southern licence
area. The itabirite mineralisation defined, has similar geological characteristics to the
61.9Mt at 33%Fe maiden resource estimate at the flagship Gofolo Main and Zaway deposits
located on adjoining Licence MEL 12029 (refer ASX release 31st March 2014) and are within
a 3km trucking distance of the latter deposit.
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr Wayne Richards said “To define DSO
grade mineralisation at surface within our new tenement, is a very encouraging result for
the Company. This represents an exciting development opportunity and enhances the
potential for further DSO discoveries within the tenement. This likewise vindicates the
exploration rationale for a potential Bomi Hills analogue, which historically produced in
excess of 50Mt of DSO from a mine geographically located within 35km of our Mofe Creek
Project area.”
Mr Richards added, “The potential to add value to the Project and expand the Project’s
current resource at a low incremental cost is extremely compelling.”
Tawana is advancing its exploration programme within the new tenement (MEL 1223/14) in
support of the Company’s current corporate strategy of completing low-cost, value-
accretive exploration work with its in-house exploration and geological teams.
In other recent Company developments, negotiations associated with the advancement of
the Mineral Development Agreement culminated with a presentation by Tawana to the
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Inter Ministerial Concessional Committee on 9th April 2015 (Refer ASX release 14th April
2015).
Likewise, the community stakeholder meetings and environmental baseline reviews for the
submission of an ESIA Terms of Reference document and Scoping Report (refer ASX release
21st April 2015) confirms the Company’s proactive approach to advancing the Mofe Creek
project.
MEL1223/14 - Zaway South Target & DSO Fe Grades
Tawana’s in-country exploration teams have continued their low-cost mapping and rock-
chip sampling program over MEL 1223/14 to define and quantify potential additional
resource tonnage targets.
Since announcing the new mineralisation discovered directly south of the Gofolo mining
hub (refer ASX announcement 8th April 2015), field teams have rapidly progressed and
completed mapping over the Zaway South target.
Mapping teams continue to assess remaining exploration targets within the new licence
area with the aim of prioritising drill targets with the highest potential to increase the
current resource.
Detailed mapping over the central Zaway South target has defined multiple target areas
including DSO mineralisation associated with surface enriched ferruginous carapace and a
combined >4.5km strike length of itabirite iron formation
A large 0.9 x 0.25km area (refer red hatched area in Figure 4) of surface enriched
mineralisation including DSO grade material up to 61.6% Fe and averaging 49.2% Fe in 20
hand-held XRF samples has been delineated in the eastern margin of the Zaway South
prospect. Mineralisation remains open to the east with potential to further expand the
surface mineralized zone.
These results are highly encouraging and provide additional support in the prospectivity
and potential for a DSO discovery; similar to that mined historically at the Bomi Hills Mine.
Bomi Hills produced in excess of 50Mt of DSO during the 1950’s-70’s and is located 35km
along strike from the project area (refer ASX release 3 December 2012).
In addition to the DSO mineralisation discovered, a combined strike length of >4.5km of
itabirite style mineralisation at average 27.5% Fe in 30 hand-held XRF rock-chip samples
has been delineated within the Zaway South prospect. The style of mineralisation observed
is similar to the known resource footprints with coarse grained itabirite at low contaminant
levels occurring in outcrop along coincident magnetic and topographic highs.
All targets within the Zaway South prospect fall within a 3km trucking distance of the
Zaway Main resource footprint and within 2km of the proposed transport infrastructure
corridors. The target areas have significant potential to add additional resource tonnes to
the project, in addition to enhanced DSO prospectivity.
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Field mapping teams are continuing exploratory work along the remaining targets towards
the east of the Zaway South deposits, and ongoing results will be reported as they become
available.
About Tawana (ASX & JSE: TAW)
Tawana Resources NL is an iron ore focused ASX and JSE-listed company with its principal
project in Liberia, West Africa. Tawana’s 100%-owned Mofe Creek Project is a new
discovery in the heart of Liberia’s historic iron ore district, located 20km from the coast
and 85km from the country’s capital city and major port, Monrovia.
Tawana is committed to advance the development of its 100% owned Mofe Creek Project,
which covers 475km2 of highly prospective tenements in Grand Cape Mount County. The
Project hosts high-grade friable itabirite mineralisation, which can be easily upgraded to a
premium quality iron ore product of +64-68% Fe grade, via simple, low capital intensity
beneficiation.
Detailed information on all aspects of Tawana’s projects can be found on the Company’s
website www.tawana.com.au.
For further information, contact:
Wayne Richards
Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Ph: +61 8 9489 2600
07 May 02015
Sponsor:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd
Forward Looking Statement
This announcement may contain or refer to previously reported forward looking statements and projections regarding estimated resources
and reserves; planned production and operating costs profiles; planned capital requirements; and planned strategies and corporate
objectives. Such forward looking statements/projections are estimates only and should not be unduly relied upon. They are not guarantees
of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors many of which are beyond the control of
Tawana Resources NL. The forward looking statements/projections are inherently uncertain and may therefore differ materially from
results ultimately achieved.
Tawana Resources NL does not make any representations and provides no warranties concerning the accuracy of the projections, and
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements/projects based on new information, future events or otherwise
except to the extent required by applicable laws. While the information contained or referred to in this announcement has been prepared
in good faith, neither TAW or any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or advisors give any representation or warranty, express or
implied, as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained or referred to in
this announcement. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, none of TAW, its directors, employees or agents, advisers, nor
any other person accepts any liability whether direct or indirect, express or limited, contractual, tortuous, statutory or otherwise, in
respect of, the accuracy or completeness of the information or for any of the opinions contained or referred to in this announcement or for
any errors, omissions or misstatements or for any loss, howsoever arising, from this announcement.
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Resources is based on information compiled by Len Kolff, who is a
member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Len Kolff is a full-time employee of the Company and 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 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore
Reserves’. Len Kolff consents to the inclusion of the matters in this report based on his information in the form and context in which it
appears.
The information in this Report relating to the Mofe Creek Resource Estimate and Scoping Study are extracted from the 31 March 2014
Maiden Resource and 3 July 2014 Scoping Study announcements. The Company is not aware of any new information or data that materially
affects the information included in the original market announcements. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the
Competent Person's findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.
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APPENDIX 1
The following extract from the JORC Code 2012 Table 1 is provided for compliance with the Code
requirements for the reporting of Mineral Resources: (CP: LK Len Kolff)
SECTION 1 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES AND DATA (Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections).
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary Competent
Person
Sampling - Nature and quality of sampling (eg - Rock chip samples LK
techniques cut channels, random chips, or were collected in the
specific specialised industry field from outcrop,
standard measurement tools sub-crop and boulder
appropriate to the minerals under float material.
investigation, such as down hole - Rock chip samples
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF were analysed by
instruments, etc). These examples handheld XRF.
should not be taken as limiting the
broad meaning of sampling.
- Include reference to measures
taken to ensure sample
representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement
tools or systems used.
- Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to
the Public Report.
- -In cases where ‘industry
standard’ work has been done this
would be relatively simple (eg
‘reverse circulation drilling was
used to obtain 1m samples from
which 3kg was pulverised to
produce a 30g charge for fire
assay’). In other cases more
explanation may be required, such
as where there is coarse gold that
has inherent sampling problems.
Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg
submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure of detailed information.
Drilling - No drilling results are LK
techniques - Drill type (eg core, reverse reported as part of
circulation, open-hole hammer, this submission.
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (eg core
diameter, triple or standard tube,
depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type,
whether core is oriented and if so,
by what method, etc).
Drill sample - Method of recording and assessing - No drilling results are LK
recovery core and chip sample recoveries reported as part of
and results assessed. this submission.
- Measures taken to maximise
sample recovery and ensure
representative nature of the
samples.
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- Whether a relationship exists
between sample recovery and
grade and whether sample bias
may have occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.
Logging - Whether core and chip samples - Rock chip samples LK
have been geologically and were geologically
geotechnically logged to a level of logged for lithology,
detail to support appropriate hardness, grain size,
Mineral Resource estimation, fabric and where
mining studies and metallurgical possible dip/dip
studies. direction for structural
- Whether logging is qualitative or interpretation.
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc)
photography.
- The total length and percentage
of the relevant intersections
logged.
Sub- - If core, whether cut or sawn and - All rock chip samples LK
sampling whether quarter, half or all core were dried prior to
techniques taken. analysis at room
and sample - If non-core, whether riffled, tube temperature
preparation sampled, rotary split, etc and - Blanks and certified
whether sampled wet or dry. reference materials
- For all sample types, the nature, were inserted every
quality and appropriateness of the 10th sample.
sample preparation technique. - No sub sampling
- Quality control procedures techniques were
adopted for all sub-sampling carried out on the
stages to maximise representivity original rock chip
of samples. sample.
- Measures taken to ensure that the
sampling is representative of the
in situ material collected,
including for instance results for
field duplicate/second-half
sampling.
- Whether sample sizes are
appropriate to the grain size of
the material being sampled.
Quality of - The nature, quality and - Assaying was by LK
assay data appropriateness of the assaying handheld XRF
and and laboratory procedures used instrument Olympus
laboratory and whether the technique is Delta Premium
tests considered partial or total. GeoChem (Mining
- For geophysical tools, Plus) Analyzer using
spectrometers, handheld XRF geochem mode.
instruments, etc, the parameters - Reading time was 1
used in determining the analysis second per reading
including instrument make and with a total of 4
model, reading times, readings per sample.
calibrations factors applied and - The instrument
their derivation, etc. automatically
- Nature of quality control calculated an average
procedures adopted (eg grade from the
standards, blanks, duplicates, readings per sample.
external laboratory checks) and - The instrument
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whether acceptable automatically
calibrates on a daily
basis.
- Blanks and certified
reference material
standards were
inserted every 10th
sample and
acceptable levels of
accuracy and
precision have been
established.
Verification - The verification of significant - It was noted that LK
of sampling intersections by either handheld XRF results
and assaying independent or alternative reported were
company personnel. consistently lower
- The use of twinned holes. when compared with
- Documentation of primary data, laboratory analysis
data entry procedures, data reported previously.
verification, data storage (physical - No twinned holes are
and electronic) protocols. reported as part of
- Discuss any adjustment to assay this submission.
data. - All mapping data is
collected manually in
the field and entered
subsequently into
excel spreadsheet
mapping and rock chip
database.
- All handheld XRF data
is collected in the
field office and
downloaded from the
instrument to excel
spreadsheet.
- No adjustments have
been made to the
assay data.
Location of - Accuracy and quality of surveys - All sampling points LK
data points used to locate drillholes (collar have been surveyed
and down-hole surveys), trenches, using handheld GPS
mine workings and other locations instrument on WGS 84
used in Mineral Resource UTM zone 29N grid
estimation. system.
- Specification of the grid system - No topographic control
used. is reported as part of
- Quality and adequacy of this submission.
topographic control.
Data spacing - Data spacing for reporting of - sampling is defined by LK
and Exploration Results. the extent of outcrop
distribution - Whether the data spacing and available.
distribution is sufficient to - Sampling distribution
establish the degree of geological is considered
and grade continuity appropriate sufficient for reporting
for the Mineral Resource and Ore of exploration results.
Reserve estimation procedure(s) - No sample compositing
and classifications applied. has been applied.
- Whether sample compositing has
been applied.
Orientation - Whether the orientation of - Sampling orientation is LK
of data in sampling achieves unbiased dictated by presence
relation to sampling of possible structures of outcrop. Where
geological and the extent to which this is possible, rock chip
structure known, considering the deposit sampling has been
type. conducted
- If the relationship between the perpendicular to
drilling orientation and the regional strike.
orientation of key mineralised - No drilling results are
structures is considered to have reported as part of
introduced a sampling bias, this this submission.
should be assessed and reported if
material.
Sample - The measures taken to ensure - All rock chips have LK
security sample security. been securely stored
at the project field
office.
Audits or - The results of any audits or - Sampling techniques LK
reviews reviews of sampling techniques and data were
and data. regularly reviewed by
internal company
staff.
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