
Iron Road Limited (ASX:IRD) Central Eyre Iron Project Stage VI Drilling Programme Proceeding as Planned
Perth, June 21, 2011 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Iron Road Limited (
ASX:IRD) is pleased to advise that Stage VI drilling at the Central Eyre Iron Project (CEIP) is proceeding as planned.
CEIP Summary
- The Stage VI drilling programme investigates the western extension of Murphy South.
- All RC pre-collars now complete for a total of 5,078m.
- Two diamond drill rigs drilling diamond tails to be supplemented by a third drill rig.
- Two traverses completed to date confirm the extension of Murphy South 1,000-1,200m west of the next nearest drill hole traverse drilled during the Stage V programme.
- On track to define a mineral resource estimate of considerable size and tonnage additional to the current 907Mt identified at Murphy South so far.
Progress to date
------------------------------------------------Hole Type Metres Completed Holes Completed (m) (No.)------------------------------------------------RC (pre-collar- 5,078 63all complete)------------------------------------------------Diamond (tail) 7,322 26------------------------------------------------
The exploration target for Murphy South (western extension), across the 10 traverses designed for the Stage VI drilling programme, is 500-800Mt magnetite gneiss.
The Stage VI drilling programme comprises 64 diamond drill holes for over 25,000m. Cross-sections of traverses E and F are presented below. The geology intersected in all traverses thus far is consistent with expectations and confirms the extension of the Murphy South orebody in a westerly direction.
Contact
Andrew Stocks
Managing Director
Iron Road Limited
Tel: +61-8-9200-6020
Mob: +61-403-226-748
Email: astocks@ironroadlimited.com.au
http://www.ironroadlimited.com.au
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