Eurotin Reports That Its Santa Maria Project Is Amenable to the Production of High Grade Tin Concentrates and Other Corporate Developments
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 12/01/11 -- Eurotin Inc. ("Eurotin" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TIN), is pleased to provide an update on its Santa Maria Project including:
The metallurgical test work on the Santa Maria concentrates is being undertaken at the SGS Laboratories at Wheal Jane, Cornwall, UK. As can be seen in the table above, high quality tin concentrates (78.6% theoretical maximum) can be readily produced from the Santa Maria colluvials.
In its press release dated September 1, 2011, Eurotin reported initial results from its mini-bulk sampling (16.3t) program of material taken (four samples from a 26 metre vertical channel) from the Main Pit at Santa Maria. Work was subsequently undertaken to determine the metallurgical characteristics of the tin mineralization of this sample in its various size fractions, including the quality/grade of the final tin concentrates.
Drilling Update
The Company commenced a direct circulation (DC) drilling program in late August, which was designed to provide greater information about the structural geology (faulting, etc.) of the Santa Maria district.
DC drilling is less expensive than diamond drilling, however, it yields relatively poor recoveries (usually 50-70% and occasionally less than 15%, as occurred in drill hole DC-3). In addition, some obvious contamination within the uncased holes was identified. The colluvial material recovered was then assayed - the results shown below should be considered as being indicative, not definitive, and are of insufficient quality for resource calculations. Nevertheless, the results (including those from surface trenching) confirm there are two very distinct types of tin bearing colluvials at Santa Maria:
The older colluvials are deeply cut by the younger colluvials.
The drill holes in the Santa Maria pit were designed to determine the depth to bedrock so that the true thickness of the higher grade colluvials could be determined. This is now determined to be:
Note: A similar drilling methodology was used by Phelps Dodge and others at Santa Maria in the 1970s and 1980s. Internal documentation indicated they believed tin losses were of the order of 20-30% and probably increased with depth. The Company currently concurs with this opinion.
Now that the geological structures at Santa Maria are much better understood, the Company has switched from DC drilling to the more expensive and accurate reverse circulation drilling.
Unexpectedly, none of these drill holes encountered any significant amounts of water and most were completely dry. This indicates any future mining will be much simpler than had been previously anticipated.
Reinterpretation of Santa Maria's Geology
The geological history of the Santa Maria area is in the process of being re-interpreted:
To view the figure associated with this press release, please visit the following link:
The Company has re-opened the North Pit and channel sampled it, the only assay results available to date are from its south face:
The west face of the Main Pit was also cleaned and channel sampled. The average tin grade obtained from 14 samples taken over a horizontal distance of 26 metres was 383g/t (728g/m3).
Peter Miller, President & CEO: "We remain very encouraged by the tin values being encountered and our new interpretation of their likely extent."
Assay & QA/QC Methodology for Santa Maria Material
These were reported in full in full in the Company's September 1, 2011 press release.
Other Corporate Developments
Eurotin is pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, it has appointed Mark Thompson to replace Francisco Fimbres as a director of the Company. Mr. Fimbres will continue to work with Eurotin in a senior management position in its Spanish operations. The Board of Directors thanks Mr. Fimbres for his service as a director.
Mr. Thompson is the former Chief Investment Officer and co-founder of Galena Asset Management Ltd, the fund management arm of Trafigura Beheer b.v., and then latterly a partner at Apollo Management, one of the world's largest alternative asset managers. He has managed in excess of $750m across four separate funds, all of which were natural resource focussed, and has a track record of producing circa 20% per annum net returns to investors. Mark has extensive experience in raising capital for natural resource companies, portfolio management, commodity derivatives trading and personal investment in the natural resources sector. He is currently executive Chairman of Plus Market listed Pall Mall Resources Ltd as well as holding a number of directorships in private companies engaged in mineral exploration. Mark holds an M.A. from Oxford University having completed his undergraduate degree in Physics. He lives in London, England.
Eurotin is also pleased to announce that it has filed its unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis for the 3 and 6 month periods ended September 30, 2011. These financial statements are available for review under the Company's profile on the SEDAR website located at .
Forward looking statements
This press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities laws that are based on the expectations of the Company as of the date of this press release. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove accurate, and actual developments are likely to differ, in some case materially, from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on a number of assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, the timing and approval of the appointments mentioned herein and changes in the laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company. In addition to being subject to a number of assumptions, forward-looking statements in this press release involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company has no intention, nor obligation, to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Readers of this press release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
Eurotin Inc.
David Danziger
Director
(416) 626-6000
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