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Summary of Geochemical Sampling at Amitsoq
Summary of Geochemical Sampling at Amitsoq.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3937A Alba Mineral Resources PLC 28 December 2017 \n\nClick on or paste the following link into your website browser to view the associated PDF document (which includes maps and images): \nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3937A_1-2017-12-27.pdf\nAlba Mineral Resources plc\n(\"Alba\" or the \"Company\")\nSummary of Geochemical Sampling at Amitsoq \n \nAlba Mineral Resources plc (AIM: ALBA) is pleased to report the geochemical assays from the Amitsoq project (the \"Project\") in southern Greenland. The samples consist of stream sediment and grab samples as part of a gold exploration programme, grab samples to test the presence of platinum group metals (PGMs) in an ultramafic dyke, and grab samples of graphite occurrences throughout the licence area. \nHighlights\n· Thirty-three graphite samples were analysed from ten (10) areas and contained an average graphitic carbon content of 20.88% carbon.\n \n· Graphitic carbon content at the new Kalaaq graphite showing averaged 25.62% carbon, with a maximum content of 29.0% carbon.\n \n· Trace element geochemistry of graphite samples showed that they were low in potentially deleterious elements (As, Cd, Hg)\n \n· Grab samples collected from a sulphide-rich area of the Amitsoq hornblende peridodite dyke contained 0.3 g/t platinum, 0.3 g/t palladium, and 0.3 g/t gold.\n \n· Stream sediment and grab samples collected over the licence area indicate that only the Søndre Sermilik target contains elevated gold (up to 0.4 g/t) and copper (up to 0.77%) concentrations in previously untested structures.\n \nGraphite Sampling\nAs reported on 18 July 2017 and 26 September 2017, the first phase of 2017 fieldwork on the Project in southern Greenland produced the following results: \n· Identification of several graphite horizons along strike and proximal to the Amitsoq graphite mine coincident with airborne EM anomalies. \n· Two new areas of thick (greater than 1 m) graphite beds were identified:\n \no The first area is located 8.75 km to the north-east of the former Amitsoq mine, and corresponds to a strong EM anomaly, with a true thickness of a...