ispleased to announce the results of the work carried out by Dr. Allan Spector on recently acquired iron
properties in southern Madagascar.
The Company, through its subsidiary Iron Ore Corporation of Madagascar SARL (“IOCM”), owns the
Bekisopa iron ore property in south Madagascar and has been evaluating other iron prospects and related
development opportunities in conjunction with its strategic partners, Mitsui Matsushima and ThyssenKrupp.
The original Bekisopa permit covers an area of 25 square kilometres and has an extensive database of earlier
exploration and test work prepared separately by BRGM, the French Government exploration company, the
United Nations (Development Program) and the Government of Madagascar. The Company has recently
acquired the exclusive exploration rights (Autorisation Exclusive De Reservation De Perimetre Minier) from
the Madagascar Government covering an additional area of approximately 2,900 square kilometres to the
west and south of the Bekisopa iron deposit, the objective being to increase the existing resources to the level
of a world scale iron ore mine.
In June 2007 the Company completed an extensive investigation of geophysical airborne and ground surveys
of areas west and south of Bekisopa to identify prospective geophysical features. Dr. Allan Spector, a
Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, carried out the ground geophysical
investigations on the identified airborne anomalies and has now presented his report (the “Spector Report”).
Dr. Spector carried out 21 detailed gravity and magnetometer surveys on approximately 60 km of lines.
Four prospective anomalies were located. Beki 2 and Beki 3 are in the neighbourhood, parallel to, but
separated from the historic Bekisopa iron deposit (Beki 1).
The Spector Report states that “The results shown (in Figure 5) demonstrate that the observed gravity featurescan be attributed to 3 high density zones, Beki 1, Beki 2 and Beki 3 each having a density contrast of 1.5gm/cc (iron formation versus quartzite) and each having a thickness of 50m. The bodies may be composed of varying blends of magnetite and non-magnetic hematite. Beki 3 is blind, iron formation is not evident at surface. The bodies are structurally controlled by a synformal structure. The gravity data was used to estimate total mass;
Beki 1 = 575 million tons
Beki 2 = 575 million tons (assuming strike length of 5000m)
Beki 3 = 575 million tons (assuming strike length of 5000m)
Total = 1,725 million tons