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Rocky Mountain Completes Bulk Sampling and Metallurgical Drilling to Support Feasibility Study
Rocky Mountain Completes Bulk Sampling and Metallurgical Drilling to Support Feasibility Study
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nRocky Mountain Completes Bulk Sampling and Metallurgical Drilling to Support Feasibility Study\n\n\n Aug. 18, 2010 (Filing Services Canada) -- Rocky Mountain Resources Corp. (RKY - TSX Venture), (\"Rocky Mountain\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has completed the bulk sampling and the diamond drilling programs on its Gibellini Vanadium Project, located in Nevada.  Both programs were performed to collect samples for the upcoming metallurgical testing program.  The Company has initiated a phase of diamond drilling designed to support the upcoming geotechnical engineering programs.  These programs will directly feed into the Bankable Feasibility Study which is slated for completion in Q2 2011.Geotechnical Drilling ProgramsThe metallurgical core drilling is being followed by a geotechnical core drilling program which is now underway.  The geotechnical data being generated from this program will support pit slopes, waste dump and access road designs.Metallurgical Testing ProgramThe metallurgical testing program is designed to build on historical metallurgical data and the 2008 AMEC Scoping Study to optimize the leaching process and help collect data to finalize process design for the Bankable Feasibility Study.  McClelland Laboratories of Reno, Nevada was selected to conduct this program. The first phase, a series of column tests being performed on the bulk samples, is designed to test run-of-mine heap leaching and optimize crushing if needed.  The second phase will verify sulfuric acid leach recovery/consumption, develop a custom bottle roll procedure, further verify solvent extraction viability at Gibellini and optimize the vanadium pentoxide production process.About Rocky Mountain Resources Corp.Rocky Mountain Resources Corp. is a tier-one metals exploration and development company focused on developing environmentally favorable projects within politically stable regions with the potential to host large deposits of industrial metals or minerals. Rocky Mountain is currently developing a world-class vanadium resource in the state of Nevada, U.S.A., and evaluating other opportunities. The company strives to be a premier mineral resource development and production company.  Information on Rocky Mountain and its projects is found at www.rkyresou...