West Australian gold explorer Focus Minerals (ASX: FML) is pleased to announce updated and new Mineral Resource estimations for the Patricia Jean and Jolly Briton deposits, part of the Company’s 100%-owned Coolgardie Gold Project.
Highlights
- Updated JORC 2012 open pit Mineral Resource for Patricia Jean of 387Kt @ 2.17 g/t for 27koz.
- Maiden JORC 2012 open pit Mineral Resource for Jolly Briton of 902Kt @ 1.33 g/t for 38.6koz.
- Jolly Britton is 160m south and along strike of Patricia Jean.
Patricia Jean and Jolly Briton are hosted in the Three Mile Sill along with other key deposits within the Coolgardie Gold Project (Coolgardie), which covers 175km2 of highly prospective tenements on the outskirts of the Coolgardie township in the Goldfields region. Focus is working towards resuming gold mining operations at Coolgardie.
Commenting on the updates to the Patricia Jean and Jolly Briton Mineral Resources, Focus Minerals’ Executive Chairman, Mr Wanghong Yang, said:
“These updates for the Patricia Jean and Jolly Britton deposits have further boosted the overall Mineral Resources for our Coolgardie Gold Project. The adjacent deposits are hosted in the prolifically mineralised Three Mile Sill stratigraphy and provide us with much scope for follow-up resource development.”
