Reservoir Minerals Reports Further High Grade Epithermal Drill Intercepts and Long Intercepts of Porphyry Mineralisation from...
18 Febbraio 2014 - 9:10PM
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Reservoir Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RMC)(PINKSHEETS:RVRLF)(BERLIN:9RE)
("Reservoir" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the diamond
drilling program currently underway on the Cukaru Peki Deposit in eastern
Serbia, which is a joint venture with Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation
("Freeport"). New drill intercepts through the High Sulphide Epithermal ("HSE")
resource, including drill hole FMTC 1338, which intersected 205.6 metres grading
4.81% copper and 2.88 grams per tonne (g/t) gold for 6.54% copper-equivalent
(CuEq), including 114.5 metres grading 7.77% copper and 4.14 g/t gold for 10.25%
CuEq. Significant drill intercepts have also been made through porphyry-type
copper-gold mineralisation, including drill hole FMTC 1328, which intersected
902.0 metres grading 0.65% copper and 0.14 g/t gold, 0.74% CuEq, which includes
a higher grade zone of 231.0 metres at 1.07% copper and 0.18 g/t gold for 1.18%
CuEq.
Dr. Simon Ingram, President and CEO of Reservoir Minerals Inc., commented: "The
Company is encouraged and it concludes that the new drilling results from the
Cukaru Peki Deposit are in line with expectations based on the recently
published National Instrument 43-101 Inferred Resource Estimate (News Release
January 27, 2014), and that the wide-spaced drilling to the east and north
continue to yield long intercepts of associated porphyry style copper-gold
mineralisation. The company believes drilling to date demonstrates the
possibility that the high grade Cukaru Peki deposit and associated porphyry
style mineralisation may develop into a significant copper-gold deposit."
The "NI43-101 Technical Report on a Mineral Resource Estimate on the Cukaru Peki
deposit, Brestovac-Metovnica Exploration Permit, Serbia, January 2014" (the
"Technical Report") is available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and the Company web
site www.reservoirminerals.com.
The best results (greater than 0.5% CuEq over a minimum of 10 metres) are
summarised in Table 1.
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Esti-
Verti- mated
cal true
thick- thick-
ness ness Mineral-
Drill From To Interval (m) (m) isation Copper Gold CuEq
hole ID (m) (m) (m) (i) (ii) Type(iii) (%) (g/t) (%)
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FMTC 1327 635.1 668.0 32.9 32.9 HSE 0.90 0.59 1.26
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including 652.6 663.0 10.4 10.4 2.37 1.17 3.07
754.7 837.0 82.3 82.3 HSE 0.82 0.33 1.02
1146.0 1952.7 806.7 806.7 P 0.59 0.22 0.72
including 1709.0 1863.0 154.0 154.0 0.95 0.28 1.11
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FMTC 1328 617.7 688.9 71.2 71.2 HSE 0.65 0.23 0.79
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including 617.7 633.0 15.3 15.3 1.00 0.54 1.33
766.0 1668.0 902.0 902.0 HSE 0.65 0.14 0.74
transition-
ing into P
including 1130.0 1361.0 231.0 231.0 1.07 0.18 1.18
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FMTC 1332 918.4 927.3 8.9 8.8 HSE 1.16 0.60 1.52
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1136.0 1425.0 289.0 286.4 P 0.90 0.17 1.00
1839.0 2160.3 321.3 319.5 P 0.73 0.18 0.84
including 1840.1 2014.0 173.9 173.1 P 0.90 0.18 1.01
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FMTC 1334 426.0 449.2 23.2 23.2 HSE 1.03 0.37 1.26
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474.0 497.5 23.5 23.5 HSE 1.03 0.25 1.18
866.6 1475.3 608.7 608.7 P 0.68 0.16 0.78
including 1022.7 1045.0 22.3 22.3 P 1.17 0.12 1.24
and 1202.0 1219.0 17.0 17.0 P 1.13 0.35 1.34
and 1242.0 1282.0 40.0 40.0 P 1.05 0.22 1.18
and 1402.0 1469.9 67.9 67.9 P 0.87 0.29 1.04
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FMTC 1335 1209.0 1680.6 471.6 471.6 P 0.41 0.22 0.54
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including 1608.0 1680.6 72.6 72.6 P 0.89 0.34 1.09
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FMTC 1338 554.4 760.0 205.6 205.6 HSE - SMS 4.81 2.88 6.54
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including 558.5 673.0 114.5 114.5 HSE-HGMS 7.77 4.1410.25
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FMTC 1340 705.0 1144.0 439.0 437.2 P 0.71 0.14 0.80
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including 746.0 791.4 45.4 45.2 P with HSE 0.96 0.22 1.10
overprint
and 802.0 825.4 23.4 23.3 P 1.07 0.14 1.15
and 876.0 911.0 35.0 34.9 P 0.99 0.13 1.07
and 1048.0 1139.9 91.9 91.5 P 0.94 0.19 1.05
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FMTC 1343 634.2 644.6 10.4 10.4 HSE - SMS 1.23 0.83 1.73
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FMTC 1345 592.2 846.0 253.8 250.1 HSE - 1.68 0.95 2.24
SMS&HSGM
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including 604.3 615.0 10.7 10.5 HSE - HGMS 7.34 3.74 9.59
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FMTC 1346 674.0 728.7 54.7 54.7 HSE - SMS 4.39 1.33 5.19
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FMTC 1347 653.8 667.0 13.2 13.0 HSE 0.84 0.78 1.30
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733.0 767.9 34.9 34.4 HSE 1.28 0.42 1.53
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FMTC 1348 628.0 865.0 237.0 233.4 HSE - 1.98 0.72 2.42
SMS+HGMS
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including 633.0 653.0 20.0 19.7 HSE - HGMS 8.33 3.4810.42
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TC 130050 823.0 882.0 59.0 57.4 HSE 0.45 0.21 0.58
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Table 1: Summary of significant results from drill holes reported in this
News Release.
Copper-equivalent (CuEq %) is calculated using the formula (Copper % + 0.6
x g/t of gold).
(i) Vertical Thickness - the intercept intervals from inclined holes
outside of the Inferred Resource model are provided as vertical
thicknesses (some drill holes were drilled with -90 degrees declination,
and therefore there is no change on the reported interval).
(ii) Estimated true thickness - the intercept intervals from drill holes
through the Inferred Resource model are estimated to intersections
perpendicular through the orientation of the mineralisation on cross
section (some holes are oriented perpendicular to the model, and therefore
there is no change).
(iii) Mineralisation types are denoted by the following: HSE - High
sulphidation epithermal mineralisation, P - Porphyry mineralisation, HGMS -
High grade massive sulphide sub-type within HSE, SMS - Semi-Massive
Sulphide sub-type within HSE, P - Porphyry mineralisation.
Additional holes completed but not reported in Table 1 are:
-- FMTC 1329 and 1336 were terminated before reaching target depth due to
technical reasons
-- FMTC 1331, 1337 and 1339 were reconnaissance holes south of the Cukaru
Peki target area (see below)
Status of Drilling and Project:
The Company has reported the results from 35 diamond drill holes from Cukaru
Peki Project, with assay results pending from a further 2 holes (FMTC 1349 and 1
reconnaissance hole in the Miocene Basin area), 1 hole (TC 130051 has been
drilled for metallurgical sampling), and 1 hole is currently being drilled (see
Table 2). The drill hole collar locations are shown on a map (Timok Project
Drill Plan) and summary results and graphical strip-logs (Timok Project Strip
Logs) are available on the Company website (www.reservoirminerals.com).
The Company announced an initial inferred resource estimate prepared by SRK
Consulting (UK) Limited ("SRK"), an independent mining and geological consulting
company (see News Release January 27, 2014). The National Instrument 43-101
compliant Inferred Resource for the HSE zone is 65.3 million tonnes (Mt) at an
average grade of 2.6% copper and 1.5 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, or 3.5%
copper-equivalent. The Inferred Resource estimate is reported above a 1% CuEq
cut-off grade. The Inferred Resource includes the high-grade massive sulphide
(HGMS) domain containing an estimated 6.8 million tonnes at an average grade of
9.6% copper and 5.9 g/t gold (13.1% CuEq) at a 1% CuEq cut-off, and a
significant proportion of the semi-massive sulphide (SMS) domain containing 14.0
million tonnes at an average grade of 3.2% copper and 2.7 g/t gold (4.8% CuEq)
at a 3% CuEq cut-off grade.
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Drill Azimuth Declination Depth
Hole ID (degrees) (degrees) (m) Target(i) Status
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FMTC 1210 0 -90 1947.0 Discovery Completed. Results to
hole, 1183 m reported Company
HSE&P News Release July 16,
2012, and additional
results reported in News
Release December 10, 2012
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FMTC 1211 0 -90 1136.7 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 10, 2012.
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FMTC 1212 0 -90 1008.8 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 10, 2012.
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FMTC 1213 0 -90 798.1 HSE Completed. Reported in
Company News Release
September 4, 2012
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FMTC 1214 250 -80 1308.6 HSE&P Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 10, 2012
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FMTC 1215 0 -90 950.8 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
July 22, 2013
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FMTC 1216 250 -70 921.0 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
July 22, 2013
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FMTC 1217 070 -80 1006.7 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 10, 2012
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FMTC 1218 0 -90 1952.0 P Completed. Results
reported in News Release
July 22, 2013.
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FMTC 1219 0 -90 1900.6 P Completed. Results
reported in News Release
July 22, 2013.
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FMTC 1220 0 -90 1079.5 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 2, 2013
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FMTC 1221 0 -90 1004,5 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 2, 2013
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FMTC 1223 0 -90 1060.4 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
April 8, 2013.
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FMTC 1224 0 -90 1088.5 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
September 9, 2013
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FMTC 1327 0 -90 1952.7 HSE&P Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1328 0 -90 1742.0 P Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1329 0 -90 718.8 HSE Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1330 0 -90 1112.5 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 2, 2013
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FMTC 1331 0 -90 1109.2 RecH Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1332 250 -80 2160.3 HSE&P Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1333 0 -90 1016.5 RecH Terminated, awaiting
logging
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FMTC 1334 0 -90 1649.0 HSE&P Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1335 0 -90 1680.6 P Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1336 250 -85 849.3 HSE Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1337 0 -90 1100.1 RecH Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1338 070 -55 902.0 HSE Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1339 0 -90 956.7 RecH Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1340 070 -85 1220.8 HSE&P Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1341 070 -51 782.0 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 2, 2013
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FMTC 1343 070 -56 861.0 HSE Competed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1344 075 -56 893.4 HSE Completed. Results
reported in News Release
December 2, 2013
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FMTC 1345 070 -66 1010.4 HSE Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1346 075 -66 728.7 HSE Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1347 070 -76 983.5 HSE Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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FMTC 1348 069 -66 999.2 HSE Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release
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FMTC 1349 052 -60 1134.4 HSE Terminated, awaiting
assays
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TC 130050 050 -75 645.6 HSE Completed. Results
reported in this News
Release.
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TC 130051 132 -50 900.00 HSE Terminated. Drilled for
metallurgical sampling
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TC 130052 132 -53 HSE Drilling - twinning of TC
130051
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Table 2: Status of drill holes in the Cukaru Peki Project and Miocene Basin
areas on February 14, 2014
(i) Drilling mineralisation targets are denoted by the following; HSE
target - High sulphidation epithermal target, P target - Porphyry target,
HSE&P target - High sulphidation epithermal and porphyry target, RecH -
reconnaissance hole.
Summary of drill holes reported
Drill holes FMTC 1327 was a vertical hole testing the northern extension of the
HSE mineralisation defined in the SRK study. Drill holes FMTC 1343, 1345, 1346,
1347, 1348, and TC 130050 were inclined holes drilled on 3 section lines to
provide information on the HSE mineralisation. The reconciliation of the
intersections and intervals reported in Table 1 with the lithological boundaries
and composite grades reported in the SRK Technical Report on the Cukaru Peki
deposit is generally good. The Company notes that the new analytical data since
the SRK Technical Report results in no differences to the HGMS domain, and only
7 out of 302 composites (approximately 2.3%) from the SMS domain will require
adjustment in a subsequent resource estimate, and the effects of these
differences on the Resource Estimate is expected to be marginal. The Company is
still awaiting the assay results from drill hole FMTC 1349.
Drill holes FMTC 1328, 1334 and 1340 targeted mineralisation between 500 and 900
metres east of the core of the HSE mineralisation (link to Section 6). These
holes intersected relatively weak HSE mineralisation at vertical depths of
between approximately 300 to 600 metres, and porphyry-style mineralisation from
approximately 800 metres to between 1250 and 1650 metres. The intercepts
reported in Table 1 demonstrate that the porphyry mineralisation in this area is
characterised by grades of 0.75% to 0.80% CuEq over approximately 430 to 900
vertical metres that include significant intercepts with greater than 1% CuEq.
Copper sulphide mineralogy is dominated by chalcopyrite that is locally replaced
by covellite. Drill holes FMTC 1332 and 1335 were located on Section 9 (link to
Section 6), approximately 500 metres north of Section 6, and both holes
intersected porphyry type mineralisation that extended to the final depth of the
holes. Drill hole FMTC 1327 also intersected porphyry mineralisation at depth of
approximately 1250 metres to the end of hole at 1952.7 metres beneath the HSE
mineralised envelope. These new drill hole intercepts through porphyry
mineralisation, together with previously reported intercepts from FMTC 1210,
1218, and 1219, suggests that the porphyry style mineralisation extends from
under the HSE zone of the Cukaru Peki deposit to the north for at least 500
metres and northeast for at least 900 metres, and the limits to the porphyry
mineralisation have yet to be defined except to the south, where FMTC1210 has
not returned significant Cu or Au grades in porphyry-type mineralization.
The wide-spaced reconnaissance drill holes are located approximately 2.0 to 2.3
kilometres southeast of the Cukaru Peki HSE deposit. Drill hole FMTC 1331
intersected andesite with argillic alteration and pyritisation, and locally
enhanced base metal content marked by chalcopyrite and sphalerite. The best
single intercepts were in FMTC 1331: 1.3 metres (1005.4 - 1006.7 metres)
containing 0.94% copper and 0.67 g/t gold (1.34% CuEq) and 0.45% zinc; and FMTC
1337: 2.0 metres (1093.0 - 1095.0 metres) containing 0.83% copper and 0.58 g/t
gold (1.18% CuEq). FMTC 1339 intersected a zone of quartz-alunite alteration
with gold and weak copper mineralisation: 19.7 metres (616.0 - 635.7 metres)
containing an average of 0.14% copper and 0.52 g/t gold. These results from
wide-spaced reconnaissance drill holes suggest that there is a possibility for
discovering further centres of epithermal copper-gold mineralisation within the
Brestovac-Metovnica exploration permit.
Note on Analytic procedures:
Copper was routinely analyzed by inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission
spectroscopy (ICP-AES) using 0.5 gram aliquots. Due to the exceptionally high
grade of copper in some samples, repeat analyses were undertaken using atomic
absorption spectroscopy (AAS) for samples containing 1 - 11% copper, and ICP-AES
with longer sample digestion times and smaller aliquot of 0.1 gram for samples
containing greater than 11% copper. The copper values in Table 1 of this news
release are from the repeat analytical procedures as available, and otherwise by
the routine procedure for the samples yielding less than 1% copper.
All the samples in the reported intervals were analysed for gold by fire assay
(30 gram samples) with an AAS finish. Samples containing greater than 3 g/t gold
were reanalysed for gold by fire assay (30 gram samples) with a gravimetric
finish, and these results are included as available in the composites reported
in Table 1 of this news release.
Quality Assurance and Control ("QAQC"):
Drill hole orientations were surveyed at approximately 50 metre intervals. The
samples were collected in accordance with the Company and Freeport's protocols
that are compatible with accepted industry procedures and best practice. Most
samples through the mineralized intervals were 1 metre in length, up to a
maximum 4 metres in sections of poorly mineralized or unmineralized core.
The turn-around time for receiving analytical results has been greatly reduced
by using two laboratories for preparation and analysis. Samples were submitted
to Eurotest Control EAD Laboratory (ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025 accredited) in
Sofia, Bulgaria, or to ALS Chemex facilities in Bor, Serbia, or Rosia Montana,
Romania, for sample preparation. Samples were analysed according to the
above-mentioned procedures by Eurotest Control EAD or by ALS Chemex (at their
OMAC, Loughrea, Ireland, facility for ICP-AES, at their Rosia Montana facility
for gold by fire assay and gravimetry and for copper by AAS). The Company
conducted its own analysis of QAQC results generated by the systematic inclusion
of certified reference materials, blank samples and field duplicate samples. The
analytical results from the Timok Projects quality control samples have been
evaluated, and conform to best practice standards.
The Timok Project:
The Timok Project comprises the Jasikovo-Durlan Potok, Brestovac-Metovnica and
Leskovo Exploration Permits that are held by Rakita d.o.o., a Serbian company in
which Freeport and Reservoir hold 55% and 45% indirect ownership interests
respectively. The Exploration Permits cover an area of 245 square kilometres in
the highly prospective Timok Magmatic Complex, eastern Serbia, which includes
the world-class Bor-Majdanpek mining and smelting complex with reported
historical production of 6 million tonnes of copper and 300 tonnes of gold (9.65
million ounces gold) (BRGM publication BRGM/RC-51448-FR, 2002).
Freeport previously exercised the Earn-In Option to acquire a 55% equity
interest in the Timok Project in Serbia and is now the operator of the Timok
Project. Freeport has given notice to Reservoir (Refer to the news release of
August 16, 2012) that it has elected to sole fund expenditures on or for the
benefit of the project until the completion and delivery to Reservoir of a
feasibility study, subject to its right to cease such funding at any time. The
feasibility study must be in such form as is normally required by substantial,
internationally recognized financial institutions for the purpose of deciding
whether or not to loan funds for the development of mineral deposits. If
Freeport completes the feasibility study, Freeport will indirectly own 75% and
Reservoir 25% of the Timok Project.
Qualified Person:
Dr. Duncan Large, Chartered Engineer (UK) and Eur. Geol., a Qualified Person
under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of
the Canadian Securities Administrators and a consultant to the Company, approved
the technical disclosure in this release and has verified the data disclosed.
About the Company:
Reservoir Minerals Inc. is an international mineral exploration and development
company run by an experienced technical and management team, with a portfolio of
precious and base metal exploration properties in Europe and Africa. The Company
operates an exploration partnership business model to leverage its expertise
through to discovery.
This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable
Canadian securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements or information,
including but not limited to those with respect to exploration results, involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of Reservoir Minerals Inc. to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. Such
factors include, among others, the actual prices of commodities, the factual
results of current exploration, development and mining activities, changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be evaluated, as well as those factors
disclosed in documents filed from time to time with the securities regulators in
the applicable Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization
of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Reservoir Minerals Inc.
Chris MacIntyre
VP Corporate Development
+1.416.703.0010
chris@reservoirminerals.com
www.reservoirminerals.com
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