Drilling commenced at Biranup
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26 April 2017
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
Drilling commenced at Biranup
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RC and Diamond drilling program underway
ASX: VRX
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Gold and cobalt targets
Capital Structure
Ventnor Resources Ltd (Ventnor) (ASX: VRX) is pleased to
announce it has commenced a 2,200 metre, 26 hole RC drill and
640 metre, 4 hole diamond drill program at its Biranup Project area,
370 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
Shares on Issue 223 million
Unlisted Options 18.38
million
Prospects being drilled are:
Market Cap @ 1.5¢ a share
$3.5 million (fully diluted)
Fire Dragon - Two diamond drillholes to test high grade cobalt and
silver mineralisation.
Cash $1.6M
Red Dragon - 14 RC holes are planned over untested historic
aircore gold geochem anomalies and two diamond drillholes to
follow up previous high grade results.
Paul Boyatzis
Non-Executive Chairman
Corporate Directory
Black Dragon – two RC holes are planned to test the intersection
in BDRC1026, 5m @ 3.57g/t (announced 16 November 2015)
Bruce Maluish
Managing Director
In addition to this work a 20,000 line metre auger and geochem
program will be conducted over the Silver Dragon magnetic feature
(announced 13 October 2016)
Peter Pawlowitsch
Non-Executive Director
Drilling commenced last weekend and is expected to take 2 weeks.
John Geary
Company Secretary
Assay results and interpretations should be available 3-4 weeks
after drilling.
Company Projects
Ventnor has a continuing
royalty on future production
by Sandfire from the
Thaduna/Green Dragon
Copper Project in the
Doolgunna district, WA.
Biranup Project adjacent to
the Tropicana Gold Mine, WA.
Warrawanda Nickel Project
south of Newman, WA.
The Company is actively
assessing other gold and base
metal projects in Australia.
Project Location
A multi-purpose drill rig has been mobilised to site and will undertake both the RC and
Diamond drilling.
Prospect locations below;
Prospect locations
Further information:
Bruce Maluish
Managing Director
Ventnor Resources
0418 940 417
Andrew Rowell
Cannings Purple
arowell@canningspurple.com.au
0400 466 226
Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this release that relates to Exploration Results is based on, and fairly represents,
information compiled by Mr David Reid who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists
(MAIG). Mr Reid is a contractor to Ventnor Resources Limited. Mr Reid has sufficient experience
which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the
activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the “2012 Edition of
the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”.
Mr Reid consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on information provided by him
and in the form and context in which it appears.
About Ventnor
Ventnor Resources is a gold and base metals-focused explorer that reached agreement with its JV
partner Sandfire Resources NL for Sandfire to acquire 100% ownership of the historic Thaduna/Green
Dragon Copper Project, 170 km north of Meekatharra in Western Australia, with Ventnor to maintain a
royalty interest.
The Thaduna/Green Dragon Project is located 40km east of DeGrussa and represents the largest
copper resource in the Doolgunna-Bryah Basin Region outside of Sandfire’s DeGrussa-Doolgunna
Project.
Ventnor has been granted a tenement (Biranup Project) adjacent to the Tropicana Gold Mine in WA
that is prospective for gold and base metals, with prospects identified following an extensive review of
historical data. The Company has compiled an extensive database of historic exploration, completed
initial drill programs at a number of its prospects, conducted extensive MLEM surveys in the region
and undertaking an extensive drill program. Ventnor has pending applications for more ground in the
area.
Also in Western Australia, 40 km south of Newman, is Ventnor’s Warrawanda Nickel Project, which is
prospective for nickel sulphides.
Proven Management
The Ventnor directors have extensive experience in gold exploration and production and in the
management of publicly listed mining and exploration companies.
Project Locations
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