Mineral Resource Review
GALANTAS GOLD CORPORATION
TSX Venture Exchange: GAL
London Stock Exchange AIM: GAL
12th June 2008
GALANTAS OUTLINES RESOURCES REVIEW FOR OMAGH GOLD MINE, NORTHERN IRELAND
Galantas Gold Corporation, which has a 100% interest in Ireland's only gold
mine, reports receipt of a detailed, independent, mineral resource review.
The operational open pit mine is situated near Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern
Ireland and is engaged in increasing mine ore production to a target of 1400
tonnes per week. The mine produces a flotation concentrate containing gold,
silver and lead, which is exported and sold to a Canadian smelter.
The report of the mineral resource review on the Omagh property has been
prepared by independent consultants, ACA Howe International Ltd (Howe). The
report, entitled Technical Report on the Omagh Gold Project is dated 28th May
2008 and will be published on www.sedar.com and www.galantas.com . Authors are
G. White FGS MAusIMM, J. Bennett C.Eng MIMMM and N. Holloway C.Eng MIMMM.
The resource review updates resource estimates for the Kearney deposit and the
other named veins. These are classified in accordance with CIM (Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum) Definition Standards on Minerals
Resources and Minerals Reserves, adopted by CIM Council on December 11, 2005.
The report was commissioned to be prepared in compliance with Canadian National
Instrument 43-101.
The reporting has been conservatively applied and there are some significant
differences with the JORC (Australian Joint Ore Reserve Committee) code (1995)
previously used to calculate resources. For instance, although the Elkins
mineralised structure has been found to be co-incident with an IP (Induced
Polarisation) geophysical anomaly for the portion of its length that has been
drill tested, the portion of the anomaly that has not been drill tested has been
excluded from resource calculation. The potential Elkins extension is included
within a table of Resource Extension Targets. Previously the extension was
calculated within the JORC resource model.
The CIM / NI.43-101 resources as summarised in the report are as follows :
Measured Indicated Inferred
Gold(Au) grade Tonnage Grade Tonnage Grade Tonnage
ozs g/t gold (t) ozs g/t gold (t) ozs g/t gold (t)
Kearney 16000 6.35 78000 76000 6.74 350000 218000 9.27 730000
Elkins 12000 3.3 113000 3600 3.82 29000
Kerr 7800 4.03 60000
Joshua 20400 3.96 160000
Gormley 24300 6.57 115000
Garry 1600 1.27 40000
Prince's 12500 38.93 10000
Sammy's 4100 4.26 30000
Kearney Nth 3500 1.97 55000
Total ozs 16000 88000 295800
Two new vein discoveries are reported upon, named as McCombs vein and Eastern
Lagoon vein, though no estimate of resources have been included for these
discoveries.
The report contains estimates of potential tonnage and grade of some of the
available targets and classifies these by Resource Extension or Exploration. The
potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature and there has been
insufficient exploration to define mineral resources in these areas. It is
uncertain if further exploration will result in the targets being delineated as
mineral resource. The exploration potential does not represent a mineral
resource, does not have demonstrated economic viability and is disclosed in
accordance with NI 43-101 Rules and Policies, Section 2.3, disclosed as
potential quantity and grade, expressed as ranges, of a potential mineral
deposit that is to be the target of future exploration. The report states,
"However, the disclosed potential quantity and grade has been determined on the
basis of reasonable extrapolation from known and defined resources and/or
favourable geochemical/geophysical signatures and float/surface sampling, the
results of which make these areas highly prospective".
Table of Exploration Potential*
Target Name Potential Tonnes Potential Grade Range
Range (t) (g/t Gold)
RESOURCE EXTENSION TARGETS
Low high Low High
Kearney 400,000 600,000 4.5 9.0
Elkins 200,000 400,000 2.0 4.0
Joshua's 190,000 380,000 2.0 4.0
Kerr 180,000 360,000 2.0 4.0
Gormley 230,000 460,000 3.3 6.5
Sammy's 30,000 60,000 2.1 4.2
Prince's 20,000 40,000 19 38
Garry's 80,000 160,000 0.7 1.3
Total 1,330,000 2,460,000
EXPLORATION TARGETS
Peter's 4,000 13,000 4.5 9.0
"63 gram" 33,000 101,000 4.5 9.0
North of Sammy's 135,000 810,000 4.5 9.0
Barn/East Cousins
Cornavarrow 60,000 360,000 4.5 9.0
Burn East
Corlea Burn 60,000 360,000 4.5 9.0
Legphressy 60,000 360,000 4.5 9.0
Cousins 48,000 145,000 4.5 9.0
Total 400,000 2,149,000
TOTAL 1,730,000 4,609,000
EXPLORATION
POTENTIAL *
The report comments upon mining operations as follows :-
"It is the opinion of Howe that Galantas are operating the open pit in a proper
way, with suitably sized equipment. With proper sequencing of waste mining and
the additional capacity afforded by the proposed road contractor, Galantas have
sufficient loading and hauling capacity on site to supply the plant with ore to
meet the mine schedule. Future extensions to the Kearney pit are being planned
in a proper manner to ensure the continuation of mining at the site and Target
ore grades are being achieved at present."
The report notes, "Galantas has recently come to an arrangement with a local
road building contractor for the supply to the contractor of waste rock from the
Omagh mine. The contractor will dig and remove up to 0.5 M bcms of material,
with his own fleet and at his own cost, over the next few years. This additional
capacity will allow the increased rates of waste stripping to be carried out
without any additional fleet acquisitions by Galantas."
The report contains details of the target schedule, which is reported as "200
tonnes per day at the process plant on a 7 day week basis".
The technical information referred to was verified by the author of the report
by a combination of first-hand verification, observations, data collection, from
observations from a total of six site visits to the project undertaken between
July 2006 and September 2007 in order to collect date and review drilling
activities, information and data received from Galantas and third party sources
(listed in the report), which are assumed to be correct but which are not
independently verified although Howe is not aware of any information in those
documents that is incorrect. The author carried out checks during site visits
and confirmed best practise logging and processing, witnessed core cutting and
sampling, verified channel sampling locations and reviewed internal reports
relating to the discovery of new exploration areas.
This disclosure has been authorised by G.White FGS MAusIMM, (Senior Geologist -
Resources) of ACA Howe International Ltd, who is a Qualified Person for this
purpose.
Galantas Gold Corporation Issued and Outstanding Shares total 175,675,855.
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the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this news release.
This press release includes certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the
meaning of the US Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Other than statements
of historical fact, all statements such as those referring (but not limited) to
production activity or estimates of performance or quantities of resources are
"Forward-Looking Statements" that involve such various known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors. There can be no assurance that such statements
will prove accurate. Results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. Readers of this press release are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these "Forward-Looking Statements". As
this release summarises a detailed technical report, it may not contain all
items that may be relevant to an individual reader and therefore readers are
advised not to rely upon this release as a complete summary of the report and to
read the whole report as filed.
Enquiries:
Galantas Gold Corporation
Jack Gunter P.Eng - Chairman
Roland Phelps C.Eng - President and CEO
Email : info@galantas.com
Website : www.galantas.com
Telephone : +44 (0) 2882 241100
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