JIGALONG - MANGANESE
This Project Summary was last updated 2011-01-24 07:07:39.
NEWS FLOW...
January 31, 2012
HNR AGM Presentation
More...January 31, 2012
2nd Quarter Activities Report
December 22, 2011
Encouraging Assay Results at Jigalong Project
- Assay results have been received and interpreted for the first round of RC drilling with grades up to 33% Mn intersected.
- Overall results confirm multiple, broad, shallow zones of medium grade (>14%) manganese mineralisation across the Hill 616 prospect.
- Core drilling has now completed with samples to be submitted for metallurgical beneficiation testwork in January 2012
- On target to lodge mineralisation report for Hill 616 prospect in Q1 2012.
November 1, 2011
Manganese at Jigalong
- RC Drilling at Hill 616 and Dead Camel has recently been completed
- Holes confirm shallow, gently dipping, laterally extensive Manganese mineralisation across the Hill 616 prospect that is open in both directions along strike
- All corresponding RC samples now submitted to ALS laboratories for assaying with first round of results expected in early November
- Diamond drilling program now underway at the Hill 616 prospect
- 2.6 Metre zone of massive Manganese mineralisation intersected in diamond hole JDDH01
- Selected samples from the diamond core to be used in metallurgical beneficiation test work during the coming quarter
- Other field activities, including surface mapping and reconnaissance sampling, continue across the Jigalong project More...
October 31, 2011
1st Quarter Activities Report
More...September 30, 2011
Annual Report 2011
More...September 15, 2011
Manganese Drilling Begins at Jigalong Project
- RC and diamond drill at the Hill 616 manganese prospect has commenced
- Hill 616 will be tested initially with a planned 163 RC holes for approximately 4,500 metres
- RC drilling at Dead Camel manganese is scheduled to commence in early October
- First batch of results should be available in late October
July 29, 2011
4th Quarter Activities Report
HANNANS REWARD
Our Exploration Team completed a substantial amount of preparatory field work and permitting during Q2 2011 and is now ready to test gold, nickel, manganese and iron targets with RC and diamond drilling during Q3 and Q4. Direct exploration cash expenditure during the Q was $0.9M. The Exploration Manager has set out the work completed during Q2 2011 in his report that follows.
In August 2011 we’ll commence RC drill testing a number of deep nickel sulphides targets at the Forrestania Project. These have been generated after a detailed study of the projects geology, geochemistry and geophysical data sets. Shortly thereafter we’ll commence a comprehensive RC drill program aimed at identifying high grade gold and nickel sulphides at Lake Johnston. We’re particularly excited about the gold drilling because the targets are robust and the gold price is high. Any gold exploration success at Lake Johnston should result in an immediate re-rating of the share price. The opportunity to put together the Company’s first mineral resource is likely to come from an RC and diamond drill program planned for manganese at the Jigalong Project late in Q3 or early Q4. An exploration budget of $4.5M has been set aside for the balance of 2011.
During the Q it was announced that Hannans’ iron and manganese projects would be developed within a new company owned 100% by existing Hannans shareholders. The Record Date for determining entitlement to the ‘spin out’ has been amended, as required by ASX, to a date to be fixed after consideration of the matter by shareholders. All details will be contained in a Notice of Meeting to be lodged in August 2011.
HANNANS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
At the end of the Q the equity and convertible loan portfolio was worth approximately $28.7M and the cash at bank $0.7M. No material purchases or sales of listed or unlisted equities took place during the Q. The equity portfolio will be sold down as and when required to fund exploration and working capital.
CORPORATE BOARD SERVICES (CBS)
The CBS Team lodged its first IPO during the Q.
More...July 6, 2011
Jigalong Project - Exploration Update
- Fieldwork targeting manganese mineralisation was recently completed over the Jigalong Project
- Hill 616 Prospect
- Significant extension to manganese mineralisation identified
- RC & diamond drilling planned for this Quarter to test extensions of mineralisation and collect samples for metallurgical test work
- Dead Camel Prospect
- New high priority manganese target identified
- RC drilling program planned to test prospect this field season
- Mundaroo Prospect
- Orientation soil sampling program completed over zinc targets
June 28, 2011
AMEC 2011 Presentation
June 27, 2011
New Iron & Manganese Company
- Hannans to develop new iron and manganese company
- Foundation asset to be the 3,000km2 Jigalong Manganese Project in the South East Pilbara region of Western Australia adjacent to Atlas Iron Ltd and FerrAus Ltd iron projects
- Hannans to provide Newco with funding to implement its strategy
- Hannans shareholders at the Record Date to own 100% of new company
- Hannans to maintain 100% ownership of its precious & base metals projects, investment portfolio and convertible notes valued at approximately $25 million
June 17, 2011
The Gold Coast Resources Showcase 2011
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More...May 13, 2011
RIU Sydney Presentation
More...April 29, 2011
3rd Quarter Reports
More...April 3, 2011
Hannans Reward Ticks All of the Right Boxes
More...February 7, 2011
Investor Presentation - February 2011
More...January 31, 2011
2nd Quarter Activities Report
More...October 12, 2010
1st Quarter Activities Report
Forrestania Project
- Field reconnaissance activities at the Forrestania Project have identified BIF outcrop in a number of locations at the Beautiful Sunday West Prospect area (E77/1512). The extensive BIF outcrop has confirmed the presence of greenstone stratigraphy in the area and has also significantly increased the probability of identifying ultramafic lithologies in the area.
- A gravity survey has also been completed over the Beautiful Sunday West Prospect; the survey has helped to confirm the presence of greenstone lithologies west of the Beautiful Sunday Deposit (owned by Western Areas NL).
- Surface auger sampling has been completed over the western ultramafic within the Stormbreaker Prospect on tenements E77/1354, E77/1406, E77/1430, P77/3607, P77/3848 and P77/3849 for a total of 3,152 samples, assays results are pending.
- Wide spaced auger sampling has also been completed at the Stormbreaker North area (M77/693), assays results have been received. The data has been processed and has confirmed that the central ultramafic unit continues north on to tenement M77/693.
- Gold anomalism has been identified in historical RAB drilling north-west of the Forrestania Project-Skeleton Rocks Prospect, an Exploration License application (ELA77/1846) has been processed by the DMP.
Queen Victoria Rocks Project
- RC percussion drilling commenced at the Benari Prospect within the Queen Victoria Rocks Project area. A total of 6 holes have been completed for 1,478 metres. The drilling to date has intersected amphibolites, komatiitic and granitic lithologies. Assays have been received for three holes with no significant assays to report.
Lake Johnston Project
- Gravity surveys were completed over the Ernest and Hardcore prospect areas; the surveys have shown that the gold mineralisation at both prospects is associated with a steep gravity gradient. The gravity gradient is interpreted to represent a large scale structure.
July 29, 2010
4th Quarter Activities Report
Forrestania Project - Nickel and Gold
- A twelve hole reverse circulation (RC) drilling program has been completed for 2,446 metres at the Forrestania Project. Favourable ultramafic host rock lithologies have been confirmed from the drilling
- Surface TEM traverses have been completed over the central ultramafic corridor at Forrestania. The survey has generated TEM anomaly coincident with an historic soil anomaly (PAC_007)
- Ongoing RC percussion drilling at Forrestania expected to commence during the December quarter
Queen Victoria Rocks Project - Nickel
- Hannans auger sampling has been processed resulting in two priority anomalies being generated over the western ultramafic contact position (EMT5 prospect area) at Forrestania
- Three discrete moving loop electromagnetic (EM) anomalies have been identified from recently completed geophysical surveys at the Queen Victoria Rocks Project (Benari Prospect). The EM anomalies are coincident with helicopter borne VTEM anomalies and historical geochemical (nickel and copper) anomalies announced on 19 May 2010
- Reverse circulation drill testing of nickel sulphide targets at the Benari Prospect is being planned for the coming Quarter
Summary of Activities
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Hannans exploration activities are aimed at identifying an economic nickel sulphide deposit (internal target) in excess of 30Kt of contained nickel metal (i.e. stand alone operation) characterised by high tenor (i.e. the percentage of pentlandite relative to pyrrhotite)nickel sulphides. The target model is characterised by a small 'foot print' generally 200m to 300m in strike extent and 5m to 20m width but with a very elongated (+1km) linear down-dip extent. This makes exploration for such an ore body with surface EM methods technically challenging, particularly more so in a conductive environment.July 20, 2010
Appointment of Exploration Manager
- Mr Don Huntly appointed Exploration Manager
- Mr Huntly’s background includes Chief Exploration Geologist for Xstrata Nickel Australasia (October 2008 – December 2009), District Exploration Manager for Jubilee Mines NL (February 2004 – October 2008) and Exploration Project Manager for Goldfields of South Africa
- Mr Huntly’s nickel experience will add significant value to Hannans’ nickel sulphide exploration projects at Forrestania, Lake Johnston and Queen Victoria Rocks
April 30, 2010
3rd Quarter Activities Report
Forrestania Project – Nickel & Gold
- Government approvals process delays RC drilling (originally scheduled to commence mid March 2010)
- All required approvals now received, drill pads and access pads cleared, drilling scheduled to commence early May
- Final processing & interpretation of helicopter borne VTEM survey produces additional electromagnetic (EM) anomalies at Stormbreaker*, Skeleton Rocks and Lucy Rocks Prospects
- Review of historical ground geophysical surveys identifies 5 new EM anomalies located within Stormbreaker Prospect Ground EM surveying of these 5 new EM anomalies produces 8 new RC drill targets
- Multiple tenement applications made
- Field reconnaissance of newly applied for tenements confirms the presence of prospective ultramafic stratigraphy
- Anomalous rock chip returns values including: 1055ppm Ni, 529ppm Cu, 1360ppm Cr and 35ppb Pt
Lake Johnston Project
- Review of historical ground geophysical surveys identifies 3 new EM anomalies
- Follow-up ground geophysical surveys to be completed during May
Queen Victoria Rocks Project
- Hannans/Vale joint venture comes to an end
- Hannans retains 100% of project and will review data before planning next phase of exploration
Jigalong Project
- 370 surface samples collected
Sunday Project
- Results pending from three diamond drill holes completed by joint venture partner
January 31, 2010
2nd Quarter Activities Report
Forrestania Project
- Helicopter geophysical (VTEM) survey at Stormbreaker
- Prospect successfully completed with anomalies generated
- Ground geophysical surveys commenced to follow up VTEM anomalies
- Settlement completed of additional ground at Stormbreaker Prospect
- Applications made for large landholding (called Skeleton Rocks) adjoining northern boundary of Stormbreaker
- Flora and fauna survey completed
- Next phase of RC drilling planned for current Quarter
- Subsequent to end of Quarter, experienced nickel consultant joins Forrestania Project exploration team
Lake Johnston Project
- High grade gold returned from 1 metre intervals confirms prospectivity for narrow high grade gold mineralisation
Queen Victoria Rocks Project
- Joint venture partner Vale completed six holes (mix of RC and diamond) testing nickel targets
Sunday Project
- Joint venture partner Triton Gold completed three diamond drill holes testing gold targets
Jigalong Projects
- Acquisition of aeromagnetic data to assist with gold and base metals exploration
- Manganese sale process deferred through to current Quarter (i.e. 3rd Quarter)
Corporate
- Warwick Resources Ltd shares converted into Atlas Iron Ltd shares following completion of Scheme of Arrangement
- Annual General Meeting completed and all resolutions passed
- Subsequent to end of Quarter, Mr Jonathan Murray appointed as non-executive director
September 22, 2009
$5.5M Capital Raising Completed
- All recently announced capital raisings ($5.5 million total) now completed
- Tranche 2 Placement shares tradable from Tuesday, 22 September 2009
- Drilling for gold at Lake Johnston now completed, assays expected October
- Drilling for nickel at Forrestania in progress, assays expected October
- Drilling for nickel at Queen Victoria Rocks by joint venture partner Vale(www.vale.com) scheduled for early October
- Geophysical survey (VTEM) at Forrestania scheduled for early October
- Hannans in strong financial position with cash at bank in excess of $6 million and listed equities worth $13 million
September 14, 2009
General Meeting Presentation
General Meeting
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14 September 2009August 5, 2009
Warwick Expands Iron Projects in Eastern Pilbara
August 2, 2009
Agreement with Jigalong Community Inc
- Hannans confirmed as 100% legal and beneficial owner of the Jigalong Project, located 110kms east of Newman in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia
- Jigalong Community Inc (JCI) strongly supports Hannans’ and future joint venture partners’ exploration activities within the Jigalong lands, including providing timely assistance with land access and heritage related matters
- Hannans excellent long-term relationship with JCI ensures the Community has exposure to Hannans’ exploration portfolio through the issue of Hannans equity
- JCI becomes major shareholder of Hannans
June 26, 2009
Drilling Gold and Base Metals at Jigalong
- Aircore drill testing of gold and base metals targets has commenced
- Initial assay results anticipated in early August 2009
June 5, 2009
Jigalong Manganese Testwork
- Hill 616 confirmed as the highest priority surface manganese prospect with 3km strike length (approx.)
- Testwork suggests opportunity exists to sell a manganese fines concentrate from the Jigalong Project for use in the steel alloy industry
- Further testwork recommended including mineralogical examination of Hill 616 ore, additional crushing and grinding to assess potential for a fines product and drill testing to establish Hill 616 manganese profile
- Aircore drilling at Hill 616 to commence mid June
- Mineralogical examination (using QEMSCAN) to commence mid June
- Scoping study into economic potential of Hill 616 surface manganese to commence subject to positive outcomes of further testwork
- Significant potential remains to identify a sub-surface primary source of manganese with the greater Jigalong Project (approx. 2,000km2 in area)
April 30, 2009
3rd Quarter Activities Report
Jigalong Project-Manganese, Iron, Base Metals & Uranium
- Metallurgical test work on bulk surface manganese samples in progress
- New surface manganese prospect identified – Dead Camel Hill
- New possible channel iron-style mesa identified – Mesa 607 – assay 60% Fe
- Additional field reconnaissance of channel iron-style mesa to continue next week
Forrestania Project– Nickel Sulphides & Gold
- Approvals lodged to RC drill test geophysical targets – Stormbreaker
- Fixed loop geophysical survey completed – Beautiful Sunday West
- Auger soil sampling for gold in progress
Lake Johnston Project – Nickel Sulphides & Gold
- Auger sampling on Lake Johnston testing gold targets to commence in May
- 32 gold nuggets found on surface of Lake Johnston
- RC drilling planned for July to test onshore gold targets
- New tenement application increases strike length of prospective nickel ground
Queen Victoria Rock Project – Nickel Sulphides
- Vale farming-in to project
- Vale has reviewed Hannans existing data
- Field reconnaissance mapping has been completed
- Preparations made for completion of baseline environmental survey
Sunday Project– Gold
- AMF farming-in to project
- AMF to complete RC drill testing of gold targets in July
April 15, 2009
Shareholder update
- Takeover Bid
- Manganese & Iron
- Nickel
- Gold
April 7, 2009
Manganese Update
- Bulk sampling of surface manganese completed over three prospects (Hill 616, Zebra Bore and Marumaru)
- METS (www.mets.net.au) engaged to complete scoping study on surface manganese potential
March 27, 2009
Joint Statement with Jigalong Community Inc
- Hannans holds unencumbered legal title to 100% of the Jigalong Project (through its wholly owned subsidiaries).
- Hannans has an excellent relationship with the Jigalong Community Inc.
- Jigalong Community Inc have indicated they strongly support exploration activities within the Jigalong Lands and look forward to continuing to work with Hannans and future funding partners.
September 23, 2008
Jigalong - Manganese Update
Primary manganese mineralisation intersected in RC drilling at the Marru - Manganese Prospect (E52/1813) – refer attached location map and photos - Mineralisation interpreted to continue along strike for 3km - Mineralisation ranging in widths from 5m to 30m at depths from surface to 60m - Seven of the fourteen RC holes intersected primary stratabound manganese
More...September 1, 2008
Manganese Drill Programme Planned For Jigalong
Drill testing of manganese targets at Jigalong will commence upon completion of the current iron exploration drilling programme.
The initial phase of manganese drilling will comprise approximately 20 holes for 1,500m. If encouraging manganese mineralisation is intersected, drilling will continue beyond the initial phase.
More...July 16, 2008
Fourth Quarter Activities Report
Encouraging manganese assays reported during Quarter. Rock chip results of up to 38% manganese have been obtained from Hill 616 in the south.
More...May 28, 2008
Manganese Potential at Jigalong
Manganese potential confirmed at Jigalong; rock chip sampling up to 37.56% manganese.
Dual iron-manganese exploration strategy implemented within Jigalong Project.
Active manganese exploration programme planned.
More...July 11, 2006
Quarterly Report
Tenements granted; field mapping commenced following recent site visit
More...April 20, 2006
3rd Quarter Activities Report
Jigalong Project (near Newman, WA): tenements confirmed for grant early May
More...January 30, 2004
Quartlerly Report
Memorandum of Understanding announced with Jigalong Community Incorporated on 5 December 2003 to form a joint venture to explore within the Jigalong Lands, approximately 160 km east of Newman.
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