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Rukwa - Results from first Drill Hole
Rukwa - Results from first Drill Hole.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1772N Edenville Energy PLC 30 August 2011 \n\n30th August 2011\n \nEDENVILLE ENERGY PLC (\"Edenville\" or the \"Company\")\n \nResults from first Drill Hole, Rukwa Coal Project, Tanzania\n \nEdenville Energy plc (AIM:EDL), the coal focused African energy exploration and development company, today announces the results of the first drill hole at its Rukwa Coalfield project in South Western Tanzania.\n \nDrilling started in late July at the Mkomolo Basin of the Rukwa coalfield. To date 15 drill holes have been completed with coal identified in all but one drill hole at the southern end of the basin. Drilling has identified coal bearing strata over a lateral strike distance of 4,500m and to a depth in excess of 90m and remains open ended both along strike to the north and at depth down dip. Drilling will continue to be undertaken on a grid pattern with north-south line spacing at 500m intervals. Once the Mkomolo Basin drilling is completed the drilling rig will move south to the Namwele Basin.\n \nThe first drill hole, MK11-01, which is located towards the southern end of the Mkomolo Basin, was drilled to a depth of 42m and intersected a 3.8m section of coal bearing strata between 32.34m and 36.15m. Detailed float and sink analysis has been undertaken by the Inspectorate Laboratory in South Africa, which indicates the amount (%yield) and quality of coal that could be obtained from the deposit by coal processing. Extracts from the results are summarised below.\n \n\n\n\n\nFrom\n\n\nTo\n\n\nInterval\n\n\nMoisture\n\n\nAsh\n\n\nVolatile\n\n\nF.C.\n\n\nSulphur\n\n\nGross C.V.\n\n\nCumulative Yield\n\n\nGeology\n\n\n\n\n(m)\n\n\n(m)\n\n\n(m)\n\n\n%\n\n\n%\n\n\n%\n\n\n%\n\n\n%\n\n\nMJ/kg\n\n\n%\n\n\n\n\n32.34\n\n\n33.03\n\n\n0.69\n\n\n4.2\n\n\n40.1\n\n\n24.7\n\n\n31.0\n\n\n5.77\n\n\n16.52\n\n\n41.06\n\n\nMudstone with Coal laminations\n\n\n\n\n33.32\n\n\n33.84\n\n\n0.52\n\n\n4.2\n\n\n28.5\n\n\n30.7\n\n\n36.5\n\n\n8.31\n\n\n21.41\n\n\n40.22\n\n\nInterbedded Mudstone and Coal\n\n\n\n\n35.08\n\n\n36.15\n\n\n1.07\n\n\n5.1\n\n\n23.9\n\n\n31.4\n\n\n39.6\n\n\n4.63\n\n\n22.65\n\n\n84.48\n\n\nCoal with minor Mudstone laminations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCumulative Results from Fractional analysis (Results are reported on an air-dry basis)\n \n\n\n\n\nThe results confir...