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Talairyk Rare Earths Project Update
Talairyk Rare Earths Project Update.
About this update from East Star Resources Plc
[{"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 \n \n 21 February 2023\n \n \n \n East Star Resources Plc\n \n \n \n (\"East Star\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n Talairyk Rare Earths Project Update, Kazakhstan\n \n \n \n East Star Resources Plc (LSE:EST), the Kazakhstan-focused minerals exploration company, is pleased to provide an update for the Talairyk heavy rare earth elements (\"HREE\") project in East Kostanay, Kazakhstan.\n \n \n \n Highlights:\n \n \n \n ·\n All 966 recovered samples from the 1,001 m / 30 borehole initial RC drilling programme in November 2022 have undergone analysis by a pXRF analyser to provide an indication of rare earth element grades\n \n \n ·\n The element yttrium was used as a proxy for HREE mineralisation and was reported in all samples from the prospective kaolinitic clay horizon with 12 boreholes recording grades above 500 ppm\n \n \n ·\n In consultation with The\n MSA Group - Minerals Consulting Ltd (''MSA''), individual and composite samples were selected and sent for sample preparation at ALS laboratories in Karaganda and have now arrived at ALS laboratories in Ireland where assay work has begun\n \n \n ·\n Additional composite samples will be sent for five stage sequential leach test work, which will be a major indicator of the liberation qualities of the ore and the first step in producing a process flow sheet and understanding potential project economics\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Walker, East Star CEO, commented:\n \n \n \n \n ''We are very excited to be moving towards the results stage of initial exploration on the Talairyk HREE project. The kaolinitic clays seen in drilling, when combined with the yttrium pXRF results and historical rep...