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Update on Arapua Fertilizer Project
Update on Arapua Fertilizer Project.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6679P Harvest Minerals Limited 22 February 2016 \n \n\n22 February 2016\nHarvest Minerals Limited(\"Harvest Minerals\" or the \"Company\")\nUpdate on Arapua Fertilizer Project\nHarvest Minerals Reports Completion of Geological Mapping and Ground Geophysical Survey at Maximus Prospect - Arapua Fertilizer Project \nThe Company is very pleased to announce the completion of a geological mapping programme and a ground geophysical survey at the Maximus Prospect, part of its Arapua Fertilizer Project. This work programme was devised to define the extent of a large area of highly mineralised phosphate and potassium rich rocks identified during an earlier auger drilling programme and assist in planning the upcoming drilling campaign.\nHighlights:\n· Systematic surface geological mapping was conducted over an area of approximately 10.2km2.\n \n· Kamafugite rock, potassium oxide (K2O) rich rock, had been mapped over an area of approximately 1,691km2.\n \n· Ground magnetic anomaly indicates a well-defined magnetic domain coincident to the kamafugite rocks trend and ground gamma-spectrometric results point to high values of Total Count, Uranium (U) and Thorium (Th) channels associated to the kamafugite rock. \n \n· Company due to start initial air core drilling programme to validate initial auger results in February 2016.\n \n· Initial metallurgical test work suggests grades can be improved by simple screening.\n \nExecutive Chairman, Brian McMaster, commented \"Since receiving the proceeds of our recent funding in January, the team has been very busy ground mapping the extent of the potential DANF product. These excellent results indicate that once we have defined a commercial product, we would have sufficient source material to support a substantial long-life project. The team is currently preparing the ground ahead of commencing an initial air core drill programme next week to verify the original XRF results from the auger drilling. Once this has been completed, the drill programme will be expanded to estimate a JORC resource and further more detailed metallurgical test work will be carried out to define a commercial DANF product.\" \n \n \nBackground: \nThe Arapu...