OTCPK:TITUF - Post by User
Comment by
HillaryCon Sep 11, 2002 10:53am
135 Views
Post# 5425131
RE: Volume +++
RE: Volume +++Titanium completes sampling of titanium-zircon deposit
2002-09-10 14:23 PT - News Release
Mr. George Elliott reports
TITANIUM CORPORATION CONFIRMS HIGHER GRADE IN RESULTS
Titanium Corporation has completed a 16-ton bulk sampling program of its titanium-zircon sand deposit located near Truro, N.S. The bulk sample was collected from surface to a depth of three metres on each of the 12 sandbars comprising the deposit. Both the bulk sample depths and sandbars were selected to be representative of the intended potential first-pass dredging operation. An extensive mineral-characterization study is well under way on this sample.
George Elliott, chairman and chief executive officer for Titanium, commented: "The average heavy mineral grade to a depth of three metres is higher than the overall deposit average of 1.94 per cent. The higher grade near surface will allow for a much quicker capital expenditure payback period if the operation comes into production. The mineral characterization study will identify trends in the mineral suite to optimize potential future commercial operations."
The mineral engineering centre at Dalhousie University in Halifax carried out the sink float analysis. Assays are as follows:
Sandbar % THM Location
1 1.21 western Cobequid
Bay delta
2 1.96 western Cobequid
Bay delta
3 2.39 Shubenacadie
River estuary
4 4.04 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
5 5.04 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
6 5.81 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
7 2.96 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
8 5.51 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
9 4.96 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
10 3.17 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
11 5.23 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
12 3.46 Shubenacadie
River sandbar
Maritime Diamond Drilling Ltd. of Hilden, N.S., handled all sampling under the supervision of an independent contract geologist, Bruce Mitchell, PGeo. Monitoring and quality control protocol was directed by Allan Lines, an independent contract geologist based in Halifax and specializing in environmental geology.
The heavy mineral concentrates are currently being processed at Titanium's state-of-the-art bench scale plant located at the mineral engineering centre. The information gathered here is intended to establish a flow sheet that will produce saleable concentrates of rutile, ilmenite, zircon and garnet to be tested by potential product buyers worldwide.
Concurrent XRF and microscopy analysis on concentrates are being conducted for mineralogical characteristics and point-count studies. Additional testing is intended to provide a clearer understanding of the variations in the physical characteristics of the contained heavy minerals in relation to their widespread locations across the deposit. Titanium's current drill program is well under way and results will be reported in a timely fashion (see report in Stockwatch on Aug. 14, 2002).
WARNING: The company relies upon litigation protection for "forward-looking" statements.