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Taranis Resources Inc. Announces Files Mining Claim Applications for the Riikonkoski Copper Deposit, Finland
Jan. 11, 2011 (TheNewswire.ca) -- Taranis Files Mining Claim Applications for the Riikonkosk...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nTaranis Resources Inc. Announces Files Mining Claim Applications for the Riikonkoski Copper Deposit, Finland\n\n\n Jan. 11, 2011 (TheNewswire.ca) -- Taranis Files Mining Claim Applications for the Riikonkoski Copper Deposit, FinlandLakewood, Colorado, January 10, 2011 - Taranis Resources Inc. (TSXV:TRO) (\"Taranis\") [TSX.V: TRO] has filed applications for Mining Claims over the Riikonkoski copper deposit located just 7 km northwest of its Naakenavaara Cu-Au-Co-Ni exploration project.The deposit has a Historical Resource estimated to have 12.44 M tonnes of 0.52% copper by the Geological Survey of Finland (\"GTK\") and is an advanced-stage exploration project that has not seen any exploration conducted below 200 m depth.\n\n------------------------------------\n|Zone |% Copper|Tonnes | |\n|----------------------------------|\n|Itämalmi|0.48 |9,560,000 |\n|----------------------------------|\n|Läntinen|0.68 |2,450,000 |\n|----------------------------------|\n|Kangas |0.45 |430,000 |\n|----------------------------------|\n|Total |0.52 |12,440,000| |\n------------------------------------\nSource - GTK Report M-19/2734/-72/1/10The deposit was discovered and explored in the 1960's and 70's by the GTK as potential feed for the Outokumpu Mine in southeast Finland when copper was trading at US$0.59/lb, and the Outokumpu deposit was almost exhausted. Grades in excess of 3% copper were economic at the time, and exploration was not continued at Riikonkoski. Advances in mining, particularly block panel caving and higher copper prices make Riikonkoski very attractive, not to mention its proximity to Naakenavaara that lies in the same geological formation.Typical Intercepts: The geometry of Riikonkoski is well documented in the GTK drilling, and the holes tabulated below are from one of many sections that intersected copper-bearing zones. The deposit is delineated by drill holes spaced at 50 m wide sections and the intercepts represent the true thickness of the zones. Tabulated below are intercepts from Section 7,517,900 N that demonstrates the substantial widths (172.75 m of 0.34% copper) and some of the higher grade intervals (13.50 m of 1.44% copper).\n\n---------------------------------------------------\n|Hole |Hole Total Depth (m) ||% Copper|Width (m)| |\n|---------------------------||---------------------|\n|R-328|336.05 | |...