WMC奥林匹克大坝站点的钻井计划表明,这是世界第四大铜和金资源

Total Mineral Resources atWMC Resources Ltd的由于最近的钻探和长期的铀价格前景改善,南澳大利亚州的奥林匹克大坝矿山已增加了29.2%。现在,奥林匹克大坝的矿产总资源估计为38亿吨,铜等级别为2.2%。

In an Olympic Dam resource upgrade statement issued today, total copper contained in the resource has increased by seven million tonnes to an estimated 42.7 million tonnes. Uranium contained in the resource has increased by 230,000 tonnes to an estimated 1.4 million tonnes. Total contained ounces of gold has also increased by about 24% to an estimated 55.1 million ounces.

WMC首席执行官安德鲁·米歇尔(Andrew Michelmore)今天说:“根据这些新的估计,奥林匹克大坝现在包含世界第四大铜和黄金资源,此前以前是第七大资源。”

“奥林匹克大坝已经是最大的已知铀资源,现在占全球经济铀资源基础的38%,高于33%。”

Today's JORC compliant mineral resource upgrade statement follows the completion of the first phase of WMC's Olympic Dam Development Study drilling program (results released on 11 November 2004) and additional underground exploration drilling. These drill results account for approximately 80% of the increased resource tonnage.

矿产资源升级还反映了30美元/磅的长期铀价格假设,高于WMC 2003年12月的23.33/lb。

米歇尔莫尔说:“开发研究钻探计划的第一阶段不仅增加了资源基础的总规模,而且还显示了我们发展计划的经济性。”

``矿产资源的增加主要在矿体的南部,并且比目前开采的区域更接近地面。这加上改善的长期铀价格前景,扩大了可以种植奥运大坝的选择。

奥林匹克大坝矿产资源声明包括直到2004年9月底的钻井结果。直到该日期作为当前工作计划的一部分,已完成了70多个地面钻孔和55公里的地面钻孔。

预计将在2005年初对首选采矿选择的决定,将于2006年初提供开发研究结果。

基于迄今为止的钻井成功,正在进行的钻探计划已大大扩展,其目标是了解奥林匹克大坝矿体的全部潜力,然后为首选的长期采矿选项定义了可能的矿石储量。

There are currently nine drill rigs working on the program with up to six more rigs due to be operating by year-end.

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