Drilling Report
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Berkeley Resources Limited
22 January 2010
22 January 2010
BERKELEY RESOURCES LIMITED
HIGHLY ENCOURAGING CONFIRMATORY DRILLING RESULTS
AT THE SALAMANCA URANIUM PROJECT
Berkeley Resources Ltd is pleased to provide further results from the
confirmatory diamond drilling program on the Salamanca Uranium Project.
The strong correlation between results from these first 29 holes and the
historic exploration data for the Mina D, Sageras and Alameda deposits provides
a high level of confidence about conversion of Berkeley's exploration targets
for the Project into JORC compliant resource estimates.
Additionally, the intersection of previously unknown mineralisation at depth
illustrates the excellent potential of the Project to add substantial resources.
Berkeley has completed and calculated e-grade estimates for 29 diamond drill
holes of a campaign of 60 holes at the Mina D, Sageras and Alameda deposits. The
campaign is designed to validate historical drill hole data for the deposits,
allowing estimation of JORC compliant resources. Berkeley has previously
published exploration targets for these deposits totaling 28-34Mt of ore at a
grade of 440-540ppm U3O8. Significant results include:
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Deposit | Hole ID |From (m) | To | Interval | eU3O8 (ppm) |
| | | | (m) | (m) | |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Alameda | ASD-001 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 5,904 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Alameda | ASD-002 | 3.8 | 51.3 | 47.5 | 2,120 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Alameda | ASD-003 | 6.2 | 33 | 26.7 | 495 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Alameda | ASD-003 | 44.2 | 80.9 | 36.8 | 539 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Mina D | MDD-003 | 45.7 | 76.9 | 31.2 | 446 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Mina D | MDD-007 | 43.7 | 51.6 | 7.8 | 3,104 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Mina D | MDD-011 | 46.4 | 56.3 | 9.9 | 1,579 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Sageras | SGD-001 | 4.1 | 31.6 | 27.5 | 707 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Sageras | SGD-002 | 43.6 | 65.4 | 21.9 | 587 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Sageras | SGD-003 | 19.7 | 69.2 | 49.5 | 1,225 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Sageras | SGD-007 | 33.3 | 100 | 66.7 | 391 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Sageras | SGD-009 | 5.2 | 43.6 | 38.4 | 848 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
| Sageras | SGD-010 | 2.2 | 38 | 35.8 | 508 |
+-----------+----------+----------+-------+-------------+---------------+
Table 1 - Significant intersections from drilling to date
Berkeley presently has 4 diamond drill rigs working. Following conclusion of the
confirmatory drilling campaign in February, estimations of JORC compliant
resources will be completed. Reverse circulation drilling campaigns are also
planned to commence shortly, to upgrade the JORC resources and further test the
lateral and depth extensions of the deposits.
Berkeley's Managing Director, Ian Stalker, commented on the results:
"We are well on the way to generating substantial additional JORC compliant
resources at our Salamanca Uranium Project in the current quarter. This will be
a major step in fast tracking our Feasibility Study on the Project, aiming at a
projected production level of 2.1mlbs U308 per year in the near term. Equally
important is the growing knowledge of the outstanding exploration potential in
the Project area, an example of which is the section 700020E within the Sageras
deposit, where mineralisation extends substantially below the limit of
historical drilling".
Enquiries - Managing Director: Ian Stalker Tel: +27 824 553 442
RBC Capital Markets: Martin Eales Tel: +44 20 7029 7881
NOTE - The ENUSA deposits have been extensively explored by ENUSA but are not
classed as mineral resources. The quantity and grade of Berkeley's exploration
targets for the ENUSA deposits are conceptual in nature and based on a review of
the available data on the projects to date. As there has been insufficient
exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource in accordance with the JORC Code, it
is uncertain whether further exploration will result in the determination of a
Mineral Resource.
Further Information
The Salamanca Uranium Project comprises a cluster of metasedimentary hosted
uranium deposits located in the western part of Salamanca Province, Spain. The
deposits are near surface accumulations of open pittable uranium all within
close proximity to the licensed Quercus uranium ore processing plant.
The current 60 hole diamond drilling campaign commenced in October 2009 and the
planned 5,000m will be completed in February. The main objectives of the
campaign are to provide geological and assay data to enable the calculation of
JORC complaint resources and also to produce representative material for
metallurgical testwork.
In conjunction with the diamond drilling campaign, Berkeley is re-probing those
historic drill holes in the deposits which remain accessible. To date, over 150
roto percussion holes at Mina D and Sageras have been relogged and the
comparison of the Berkeley eU3O8 grades with the historic eU3O8 grades is
excellent.
The Mina D Deposit
Fifteen drill holes have been completed at the Mina D deposit. The first 14
holes intersected strong mineralisation consistent with the historic data.
Petrography identifies the uranium minerals as pitchblende and coffinite that
formed during a late stage, low temperature hydrothermal event. The most
significant mineralised intersections are hosted in thick, variably dipping
fault breccias within the metasedimentary package. Lesser mineralisation is
hosted within an irregular stockwork of narrow high grade veins proximal to
these structural zones that often form a halo around the major structures.
The equivalent U3O8 grades (expressed as eU3O8 ppm) calculated from the down
hole radiometric logs are presented in Table 2 at the end of this statement. In
addition to the calibration of the gamma probe at the Adelaide and ENUSA
facilities, chemical assay (XRF) results from 120, half metre, full core samples
at Mina D have confirmed the accuracy of the e-grade calculations.
The results of the Berkeley drilling placed over the grade contours generated
from the historical drilling demonstrate how well both datasets correlate. This
comparison provides strong confidence in the historic drill data, upon which
Berkeley's exploration targets are based. The results also show the previously
untested mineralisation intersected in MDD-010 and MDD-006, below the limits of
the previous drilling.
The Sageras Deposit
To date 10 diamond holes have been completed at the Sageras deposit. The e-grade
results from these holes are presented in Table 3. Mineralisation is hosted
entirely within metasedimentary rocks very similar to those at Mina D. The
uranium minerals were also formed by low temperature, hydrothermal fluids and
are hosted within narrow high grade veinlets and fractures that form a stockwork
of considerable vertical and lateral extension with localised, higher grade
breccias.
The comparison in all holes to the historical drill data is excellent, in
particular SGD-001 and the closest roto percussion hole (collars less than 5
metres apart) where the e-grades have a very strong match in width and grade
over the entire mineralised section.
In addition to providing confidence in the historic data, the drilling at
Sageras demonstrates the strong exploration potential below the limits of the
previous drilling. Hole SGD-007 not only confirmed the historic results in the
upper parts of the hole, but also intersected significant and previously
untested mineralisation to depths of 35 metres below the limits of the previous
drilling. RC drilling will target potential extensions indicated by these highly
promising results.
Diamond drilling at Sageras is expected to be completed by the middle of
February. A subsequent campaign of RC drilling is planned to test the apparent
lateral and depth extensions of the deposit and also to provide further data for
less densely drilled areas of the deposit.
Alameda South Deposit
Geologically, the Alameda South deposit is similar to the Sageras and Mina D
deposits, with the principal difference being intense contact metamorphism
effects on the host lithologies and the intrusion of numerous thin granitic
dykes and sills. The uranium mineralisation has a strong structural control
being present on fractures and within quartz carbonate sulphide veins.
Drilling at the Alameda South deposit commenced in December and the 4 holes
completed to date have targeted the higher grade centre of the deposit. The
e-grade results from these holes are listed in Table 4 below, with thick and/or
high grade intersections in all holes. Noteworthy is the near surface, high
grade mineralisation in ASD-001, with e-grades up to 6,000 ppm only 3 metres
below ground surface.
Again, the excellent correlation between the recent drill data and the historic
data, both in thickness and in grade, provides a high level of confidence in the
historical data.
The diamond drilling campaign at Alameda South comprises 19 diamond holes and is
expected to be completed by the end of February.
Table 2 - Mina D Drill Hole Intersections
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| Hole ID |Easting |Northing |Elevation | Depth | From | To |Interval |eU3O8 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |(ppm) |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
|**MDD-001 | 701418 | 4500972 | 628.2 | 71.96 | 47.2 | 55.9 | 8.7 |7,949 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
|**MDD-002 | 701395 | 4500984 | 627.7 | 84.00 | 57.6 | 68.8 | 11.3 | 906 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-003 | 701389 | 4500551 | 660.9 |105.00 | 38.5 | 39.7 | 1.2 | 318 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 45.7 | 76.9 | 31.2 | 446 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
|**MDD-004 | 701178 | 4500782 | 655.0 | 90.00 | 55.2 | 63.2 | 8.1 |3,299 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
|**MDD-005 | 701425 | 4500674 | 641.5 | 65.00 | 38.8 | 41.0 | 2.3 |3,250 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-006 | 701388 | 4500552 | 661.0 |144.00 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 1.4 |1,151 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 81.6 | 97.2 | 15.7 | 519 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |110.7 |127.8 | 17.1 | 490 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |132.4 |133.7 | 1.3 | 312 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-007 | 701440 | 4500697 | 637.0 | 90.35 | 43.7 | 51.6 | 7.8 |3,104 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-008 | 701113 | 4500816 | 639.0 |103.80 | 29.6 | 31.4 | 1.9 | 710 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 83.9 | 85.3 | 1.4 |1,234 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-009 | 701442 | 4500642 | 641.3 | 75.00 | 30.9 | 38.9 | 8.0 | 752 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 52.8 | 54.7 | 1.8 | 888 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-010 | 701337 | 4500584 | 657.1 |150.75 | 51.1 | 52.2 | 1.1 | 513 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 92.1 | 93.3 | 1.2 | 548 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |113.3 |130.7 | 17.4 | 225 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |124.4 |125.4 | 1.0 | 606 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |129.7 |130.7 | 1.0 | 681 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-011 | 701093 | 4500820 | 633.5 |111.35 | 46.4 | 56.3 | 9.9 |1,579 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 97.1 | 98.4 | 1.3 | 288 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-012 | 701109 | 4500873 | 639.0 | 89.30 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 467 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 51.2 | 53.2 | 2.0 | 622 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 66.4 | 68.1 | 1.7 | 805 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 70.9 | 72.1 | 1.2 | 784 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-013 | 701134 | 4500842 | 643.2 |102.35 | 90.0 | 91.8 | 1.8 | 294 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-014 | 701060 | 4500908 | 642.7 |109.60 | 67.2 | 68.8 | 1.6 |1,801 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | | 85.8 | 87.1 | 1.2 |1,157 |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
| MDD-015 | 701274 | 4500562 | 657.6 |112.75 | Hole didn't reach target |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+----------------------------------+
| ** Egrades released Nov 09 now revised using new calibration |
+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+-------+-------+----------+-------+
Table 3 - Sageras Drill Hole Intersections
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| Hole |Easting |Northing |Elevation | Depth |From | To |Interval |eU3O8 |
| ID | | | | | | | | |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |(ppm) |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-001 | 700357 | 4502816 | 645.3 | 70.10 | 4.1 | 31.6 | 27.5 | 707 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |48.2 | 53.6 | 5.4 | 893 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-002 | 700392 | 4502851 | 646.6 |100.55 |13.0 | 28.0 | 15.0 | 261 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |43.6 | 65.4 | 21.9 | 587 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-003 | 700021 | 4502843 | 663.5 | 85.12 |19.7 | 69.2 | 49.5 |1,225 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-004 | 700020 | 4502892 | 670.0 |100.36 |25.9 | 68.9 | 43.0 | 369 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |79.3 | 80.7 | 1.4 |2,458 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |89.0 | 90.3 | 1.3 | 577 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-005 | 700440 | 4502588 | 650.4 | 40.07 | 4.5 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 632 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-006 | 700481 | 4502628 | 653.4 | 64.00 |48.2 | 53.3 | 5.0 | 254 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-007 | 700019 | 4502943 | 672.9 |110.60 |33.3 |100.0 | 66.7 | 391 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-008 | 700411 | 4502555 | 655.2 | 51.65 |22.7 | 24.1 | 1.3 | 512 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-009 | 700336 | 4502795 | 643.9 | 51.75 | 5.2 | 43.6 | 38.4 | 848 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|SGD-010 | 700325 | 4502775 | 642.7 | 54.45 | 2.2 | 38.0 | 35.8 | 508 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
Table 4 - Alameda South Drill Hole Intersections
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| Hole |Easting |Northing |Elevation | Depth |From | To |Interval |eU3O8 |
| ID | | | | | | | | |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |(ppm) |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|ASD-001 | 689176 | 4500731 | 733.4 | 51.09 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 3.2 |5,904 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |12.7 | 14.9 | 2.1 | 628 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|ASD-002 | 689224 | 4500722 | 736.5 | 62.65 | 3.8 | 51.3 | 47.5 |2,120 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|ASD-003 | 688980 | 4500779 | 729.7 |123.10 | 6.2 | 33.0 | 26.7 | 495 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |44.2 | 81.0 | 36.8 | 539 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |94.6 |110.5 | 15.8 | 480 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
|ASD-004 | 689137 | 4500896 | 743.8 | 80.11 |20.0 | 24.2 | 4.2 |1,433 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |32.6 | 35.8 | 3.2 | 502 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
| | | | | |44.4 | 53.3 | 8.9 | 451 |
+---------+---------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+----------+-------+
A full version of this announcement including images can be downloaded from
Berkeley's website at www.berkeleyresources.com.au.
Notes - Grade Estimation from Radiometric Logging
The uranium grades reported in this release are annotated with a sub-prefix "e"
because they have been reported as uranium equivalent grades derived from
down-hole gamma ray logging results and so they should be regarded as
approximations only.
In general, radiometric logging is the preferred method for estimating the grade
and thickness of radioactive uranium zones in drill holes where there are no
significant potassium or thorium radioactive minerals. This is primarily because
a radiometric log measures a volume that can be up to 50 times larger than a
typical drill core and thus gives a more representative sample. In addition a
radiometric log can provide a sample every few centimetres up a drill hole thus
providing fine detail that is difficult to achieve with chemical assays. However
the radiometric probes need to be properly calibrated and various other factors
have to be taken into account before an equivalent uranium grade can be derived.
All the Berkeley drill holes were logged with a GeoVista total count gamma tool.
The gamma tool was calibrated in Adelaide at the Department of Water, Land and
Biodiversity Conservation in calibration pits constructed under the supervision
of CSIRO. The various calibration factors were calculated by David Wilson BSc
MSc MAusIMM from 3D Exploration Ltd based in Perth, Western Australia.
A total of 120, 0.5m full core samples from 3 drill holes in Mina D have been
analysed by XRF at ALS Chemex Vancouver and compared directly to the e-grades to
check their validity.
Drill hole co-ordinates are in UTM 29 ED 50 Datum grid and have been surveyed
using a DGPS. Drill intersections are calculated using a 200 ppm eU3O8 lower
cut-off with a minimum 1 metre intersection
The geological units at Mina D are dipping at approximately 30º and the drill
holes have been inclined to intersect the mineralisation at right angles so the
intervals are approximately true thickness.At Sageras and Alameda, the
mineralisation is horizontal to shallow dipping so the holes have been drilled
vertically or angled to intersect the mineralisation at right angles.
As a check on the down-hole gamma logging data, hand held scintillometer
readings were taken along the mineralised sections of the core and averaged out
every 50cm. These showed good correlation with the down-hole gamma readings and
were used to identify sections which may have been affected by radon. The
down-hole gamma results also confirmed visual observations of significant
uranium mineralisation in some of the holes.
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