ARTILLERY PEAK Manganese
Manganese is used in the production of iron and steel, and has no known effective substitute in steel-making.
The properties in Mohave County, Arizona (purchased in 2007) encompass historical open-pit and underground mines that produced manganese from 1928 to 1955 for delivery to various steel mills and U.S. government strategic materials stockpiles. In 2008 Rocher Deboule completed the assembly of all target properties in the Artiller Peak manganese district, and drilling and metallurgical testing programs were executed. An updated NI 43-101 compliant Resource Calculation in 2009 indicates a manganese resource in excess of 100 million tonnes, with Indicated and Inferred resources of 10+ billion lb. manganese.
DEVELOPMENTS:
August, 2009 - positive
Preliminary Economic Assessment report received
April, 2009 - updated
NI 43-101 report completed: Indicated: 1 billion lb. Mn, Inferred: 9+ billion lb. Mn
October 2008 - Rocher completed the assembly of all target properties in the Artillery Peak manganese district, encompassing 12 sq. miles
May 2008 - a new NI 43-101 resource calculation/ report was completed: 772 million lb. manganese (see link below).
February 2008 - the Company completed a 17-hole drill program, with assay results as high as 12.5% Mn over 10', and 4.02% Mn over 90'. (Mn Assay Map link to the right.)
Manganese is used in the production of iron and steel, and has no known effective substitute in steel-making.
The properties in Mohave County, Arizona (purchased in 2007) encompass historical open-pit and underground mines that produced manganese from 1928 to 1955 for delivery to various steel mills and U.S. government strategic materials stockpiles. In 2008 Rocher Deboule completed the assembly of all target properties in the Artiller Peak manganese district, and drilling and metallurgical testing programs were executed. An updated NI 43-101 compliant Resource Calculation in 2009 indicates a manganese resource in excess of 100 million tonnes, with Indicated and Inferred resources of 10+ billion lb. manganese.
DEVELOPMENTS:
August, 2009 - positive
Preliminary Economic Assessment report received
April, 2009 - updated
NI 43-101 report completed: Indicated: 1 billion lb. Mn, Inferred: 9+ billion lb. Mn
October 2008 - Rocher completed the assembly of all target properties in the Artillery Peak manganese district, encompassing 12 sq. miles
May 2008 - a new NI 43-101 resource calculation/ report was completed: 772 million lb. manganese (see link below).
February 2008 - the Company completed a 17-hole drill program, with assay results as high as 12.5% Mn over 10', and 4.02% Mn over 90'. (Mn Assay Map link to the right.)
112 patented and 254 unpatented lode mining claims, 12 square miles that include past-producing mines:
:McGregor Pit, McGregor Group;
:Black Crow Mine + Claim Group;
:Love Mine & Prospects;
:The Black Warrior Mine;
:Hurley Mine & Claim Group;
:The Plancha Claim Group;
:(parts of) Rudy Claim Group;
:The Javelina Group (In Section 17 & 18, T11N, R13W);
:Mesa No. 5 and Mesa No. 27
Typical Manganese Concentrator - Nevada, 1942
IN THE MEDIA:
Big Arizona manganese
deposit promises low capital, operating costs (Mining Weekly)
Kingman AZ anticipates
planned Manganese Mine
(Kingman Daily Miner)
Going To See The Elephant:
Size Does Matter (Ken Reser)
Artillery Profile
- by Rebecca Bartlett
:McGregor Pit, McGregor Group;
:Black Crow Mine + Claim Group;
:Love Mine & Prospects;
:The Black Warrior Mine;
:Hurley Mine & Claim Group;
:The Plancha Claim Group;
:(parts of) Rudy Claim Group;
:The Javelina Group (In Section 17 & 18, T11N, R13W);
:Mesa No. 5 and Mesa No. 27
Typical Manganese Concentrator - Nevada, 1942
IN THE MEDIA:
Big Arizona manganese
deposit promises low capital, operating costs (Mining Weekly)
Kingman AZ anticipates
planned Manganese Mine
(Kingman Daily Miner)
Going To See The Elephant:
Size Does Matter (Ken Reser)
Artillery Profile
- by Rebecca Bartlett
2A 15782 Marine Drive
White Rock, B.C.
V4B 1E6 CANADA