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Remaining Drill Results from Apmintas Licence
Remaining Drill Results from Apmintas Licence.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION 2014/596/EU WHICH IS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS (SI 2019/310) (\"UK MAR\"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION (AS DEFINED IN UK MAR) IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.\n \n \n \n \n \n NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.\n \n \n \n 16 May 2022\n \n \n \n East Star Resources Plc\n \n \n \n (\"East Star\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n Remaining Drill Results from Apmintas Licence, Kazakhstan\n \n \n \n East Star Resources Plc (LSE:EST), the Kazakhstan-focused gold and copper explorer, announces that the remaining assays have been received from\n reconnaissance Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling undertaken in September 2021 on the Apmintas Licence on the Chu-Ili Gold Belt in central Kazakhstan.\n \n \n \n Highlights:\n \n \n \n · Hole AP_021 in the Eshkilitau II target recorded 14m @ 2.54 g/t Au from only 40m downhole including 5m @ 4.97 g/t Au from 44m\n \n · AP_021 in the vicinity of C-108,2m @ 28.8 g/t Au from 196m, demonstrating potential for scale\n \n · Anomalous gold was confirmed across all Eshkilitau occurrences of the Apmintas Licence confirming a gold bearing system with a strike of more than 4km\n \n · Anomalous gold on other targets confirm gold bearing systems with further field work required prior to drilling\n \n · Teams currently on-site conducting soil sampling and ground magnetics to firm up collar locations for upcoming drill programme, due to commence in early Q3 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Walker, East Star CEO, commented:\n \n \n \n \n \"The disseminated gold in\n \n AP_021\n \n at\n \n Eshkilitau II is fantastic to see. Historical results at this target recorded high grades over short intervals whereas wider intersections, close to surface will add tonnage to potential future operations. It also demonstrates that historical assays often did not include the potential for disseminated ore which increases the potential on other targets. The anomalo...