Off-take Agreement MOU and Corporate Update
Premier African Minerals Limited / Ticker: PREM / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining
Premier African Minerals Limited (`Premier' or `the Company')
Off-take Agreement MOU and Corporate Update
Premier African Minerals Limited, the AIM traded, multi-commodity natural
resource company with mineral projects located in Western and Southern Africa,
has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (`MOU') with an industry
off-take partner for the supply of tungsten from the RHA Tungsten Project
(`RHA') located in the Kamativi Tin Belt in north-west Zimbabwe, in which
Premier has a 49 per cent. interest.
The MOU outlines the basis of cooperation between the parties to negotiate the
detailed terms and conditions of an off-take agreement for the purchase of a
proportion of tungsten concentrate or other tungsten material from RHA for a
minimum period to be defined, subject to price and product specifications.
Price will be determined on the basis of a formula linked to published prices.
The MOU remains in effect for two months and the parties are working closely on
finalising a signed off-take agreement. The Company will provide a further
update on progress in due course.
Corporate Update
The Company also provides an update on operational activities.
RHA Tungsten Project
The additional drilling of Lode 2A, as recommended in the Preliminary Economic
Assessment (`PEA') (see RNS dated 28 August 2013) has commenced and is expected
to be completed by end of December 2013. To date three out of a planned
thirteen holes have been completed. Geological logging is proceeding in
preparation for cutting and sampling of the mineralised intersections.
Quartz veins with visible tungsten mineralisation in the form of coarse grained
wolframite (Fe,MnWO3) have been intersected in all three holes and logging by
the Qualified Person, Mr. R Ingram, indicates a correlation with previously
identified and assayed mineralisation intersected in previous drilling. Once
assays are available, the RHA geological model and resource statement will be
updated.
Summary:
* DD07. Inclined at -70 degrees, final depth 125m. Mineralised quartz veins
were intersected over the interval from 72.60m below collar (`BC') to
123.38m BC.
* DD08. Inclined at -65 degrees, final depth 140m. Mineralised quartz veins
were intersected over the interval from 72.60m BC to 138.85m BC.
* DD09. Inclined at -60 degrees, final depth 170m. Mineralised quartz veins
were intersected over the interval from 56.32m BC to 157.83m BC.
SGS South Africa has been commissioned to undertake mineralogical and
metallurgical test work on the drill samples obtained from Lode 2A. This work
will be used to refine the metallurgical design and to further the finalisation
of the off-take agreement described above.
TogoProperties
A comprehensive review of the Company's Togo properties and those held by
AgriMinco Corp, in which Premier has a 42 per cent. interest has been
undertaken and additional, highly prospective areas have been identified in
this under-explored region.
Option Agreement
RHA comprises 50 mineral claim blocks covering 1,800 hectares, 10 of which are
owned by Premier and 40 which are under option (the "Liebenberg Option"). The
Company intends to exercise the Liebenberg Option by early 2014 and is in
negotiations to acquire additional tungsten deposits in Zimbabwe.
George Roach, CEO of Premier, commented:
"The signing of our first off-take MOU is another key development for the
commercialisation of RHA.
"Meanwhile, our objective for the current drilling at RHA is to upgrade both
the quantity and the quality of the code-compliant resource; basically from
Inferred and Indicated to Indicated and Measured. We are continuing to assess
financing alternatives for the construction of RHA."
Qualified Person
The technical information contained in this announcement has been prepared and
reviewed by Robert Ingram, BSc, CEng, PrNatSci, FGSSA, MSEG, and Alexander du
Plessis PrEng, BSc(Eng), MSc(Eng), CertEng, FSAIMM, who are appointed
consultants to Premier African Minerals Limited. Professor du Plessis is also a
director of the Company. Mr Ingram is registered with the South African Council
for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) Registration Number 400057/92, and
Professor du Plessis with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
Registration Number 950232. They are satisfied with the accuracy and precision
of this release by Premier African Minerals Limited.
For further information please visit www.premierafricanminerals.com or contact
the following:
Pamela Hueston Premier African Minerals Limited Tel: +44 (0) 755 778 3855
Michael Cornish / Beaumont Cornish Limited Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396
Roland Cornish (Nominated Adviser)
Jerry Keen/Edward Shore Capital Stockbrokers Tel: +44 (0) 207 408 4090
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Tim Blythe/ Blythe Weigh Communications Tel: +44 (0) 207 138 3204
Halimah Hussain
Notes
Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM) is a multi-commodity exploration
and development company focused in Southern and West Africa. As well as its 42
per cent. shareholding in TSX-Venture quoted AgriMinco (see www.agriminco.com),
the Company has a diverse portfolio of multi-commodity projects which includes
tungsten, rare earth elements, gold, lithium, tantalum and uranium in Zimbabwe
and Togo, which span from brownfield projects with near-term production
potential to grass-roots exploration.
Glossary of Technical Terms
"Assay" is a chemical test performed on a sample of ores or minerals to
determine the amount of valuable metals contained.
"Indicated mineral resource" is that part of a mineral resource for which
quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics, can
be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate
application of technical and economic parameters, to support mine planning and
evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on
detailed and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through
appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits,
workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and
grade continuity to be reasonably assumed.
"Inferred mineral resource" is that part of a mineral resource for which
quantity and grade or quality can be estimated on the basis of geological
evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified,
geological and grade continuity. The estimate is based on limited information
and sampling gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as
outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes.
"Measured mineral resource" is that part of a mineral resource for which
quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape, and physical characteristics are
so well established that they can be estimated with confidence sufficient to
allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to
support production planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the
deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling
and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations
such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced
closely enough to confirm both geological and grade continuity.
"Mineral resource" is a concentration or occurrence of diamonds, natural solid
inorganic material or natural fossilized organic material including base and
precious metals, coal, and industrial minerals in or on the Earth's crust in
such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality that it has reasonable
prospects for economic extraction. The location, quantity, grade, geological
characteristics and continuity of a mineral resource are known, estimated or
interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge.
"Mineralisation" is the presence of a target mineral in a mass of host rock.
"Tungsten" is a metallic element known as wolfram with a symbol of W and an
atomic number of 74.
"Veins" are a tabular or sheet like body of one or more minerals deposited in
openings of fissures, joints or faults, frequently with associated replacement
of the host rock.
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