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Galahad Gold Plc
17 November 2004
GALAHAD GOLD PLC ('Galahad')
Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited - Drilling Report
Galahad Gold PLC (AIM:GLA) announces that Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited
(TSX Venture: NDM; AMEX: NAK), in which Galahad holds a 35.81% interest, has
released a drilling report for the Pebble project in Alaska, USA, the full text
of which appears below.
Commenting on the report, Ian Watson, Galahad's Chairman, said:
'These positive results indicate the continuity and extent of the deposit and
its higher-grade areas. Deposit mineralization is persistent over a broad area
with little internal waste. These factors and the deposit's near surface
geometry provide an ideal configuration for low cost, open pit mining.'
Enquiries to:
GALAHAD GOLD PLC
Ian Watson/Alastair King Tel: 020 7408 2002
PARKGREEN COMMUNICATIONS
Simon Robinson/Justine Howarth Tel: 020 7493 3713
SEYMOUR PIERCE
Mark Percy/Jeremy Porter Tel: 020 7107 8000
Notes to Editors:
Galahad Gold plc is an international mining development company quoted on the
AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol GLA. It has three
current projects, all in politically safe locations:
+ 35.81% of Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited the owner of the Pebble
project in Alaska which contains the largest gold deposit in North
America and the second largest copper deposit;
+ 100% of Skaergaard in Greenland, one of the largest palladium
deposits outside South Africa and Russia; and
+ 100% of Malmbjerg in Greenland, one of the largest primary molybdenum
deposits in the world.
Galahad's attributable Inferred Mineral Resources:-
+ 20.12m ounces of gold;
+ 3m ounces of platinum;
+ 35.1m ounces of palladium;
+ 8.74bn lbs of copper; and
+ 313.2m lbs of molybdenum
These figures exclude Malmbjerg's molybdenum and the extensive vanadium and
titanium deposits in Skaergaard.
Further information on Galahad may be found at
www.galahadgold.com
The announcement below was released by Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited ('NDM')
yesterday. Galahad Gold PLC has not sought to verify any of the contents of the
press release below.
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
1020 - 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6C 2V6
Tel 604 6846365
Fax 604 6848092
Toll Free 1 800 6672114
http://www.northerndynasty.com
DETAILED DRILLING IS CONFIRMING CONTINUITY AND EXTENT
OF GIANT PEBBLE GOLD-COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT
November 16, 2004, Vancouver, BC - Ronald W. Thiessen, President and CEO of
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX Venture-NDM: AMEX-NAK) is pleased to
announce initial assay results from Northern Dynasty's 2004 drilling program
which has now been completed at the Pebble gold-copper-molybdenum deposit in
southwest Alaska. This core drilling program was designed in collaboration with
Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. to systematically upgrade a significant portion of
the Pebble deposit's current inferred mineral resource to measured and indicated
categories and to determine the deposit's full lateral and depth extent.
A tabulation of assay results received and compiled to date from drilling of the
Pebble deposit along with a location map are attached to this news release and
posted at
www.northerndynasty.com
. These positive results are confirming the
continuity and extent of the deposit and its higher-grade areas. Numerous broad
assay intervals compare favourably with the average grade of the resource
estimated by Norwest Corporation in February, 2004. Deposit mineralization is
persistent over a broad area measuring at least 3 kilometres east-west by 2
kilometres north-south with little internal waste. These factors and the
deposit's near surface geometry provide an ideal configuration for low cost,
open pit mining. An additional 102 drill holes within and adjacent to the
deposit are now being processed through the data logging, assaying, and quality
control/quality assurance procedure and will be reported when they are compiled
and approved. It is expected that all holes drilled in 2004 will be reported
before year end. Upon receipt of all final assays, a new resource estimate by an
independent engineering company will be commissioned, with results expected to
be reported in the first quarter of 2005. Detailed pit design work and
feasibility level mine planning will then commence.
In 2004, the Pebble project made the important transition from exploration to
detailed work to support mine development and permitting. A US$25 million
comprehensive 2004 work program has progressed according to schedule and is
nearing completion. This program is designed to collect the engineering,
environmental and socioeconomic data for the 2005 completion of a Feasibility
Study and Permit Applications for the construction and operation of a long life,
large-scale, open pit, gold-copper-molybdenum mine. Program components include
systematic diamond drilling to convert inferred mineral resources to measured
and indicated categories, comprehensive project engineering and site testing, as
well as thorough environmental and socio-economic planning, data collecting and
studies.
In addition to the 122 holes of in-fill core drilling, Northern Dynasty's 2004
drilling program also included extensive coring for geotechnical, metallurgical,
process design and exploration purposes. This drilling was directed by
specialist consultants, Knight Piesold Consulting and SRK Consulting (Canada)
Inc., Dr. Morris Beattie, P.Eng., Derek Barratt, P.Eng., and Mark Rebagliati,
P.Eng., respectively.
2004 DRILLING PROGRAM SUMMARY
Drill Hole Purpose Total Footage Number of Holes
Deposit In-fill (Core) 101,539 122
Metallurgical and Process Design (Core) 21,335 26
Geotechnical (Core) 32,502 70
Exploration (Core) 13,815 9
Total 157,614 227
Exploration holes were drilled to further delineate extensions to the Pebble
deposit mineralizing system from the Resource Lands onto the surrounding
Exploration Lands to the west, south and east. Further mineralization is
expected to be added by this exploration drilling. Mineralization is expected to
be particularly encouraging to the east of the Resource Lands, based on
preliminary assay results recently received for 3 exploration holes which have
not yet been processed through the quality assurance procedures.
An independent resource estimate in February 2004 by Norwest Corporation
established Pebble as the largest deposit of contained gold and the second
largest deposit of contained copper resources in North America, containing 26.5
million ounces of gold and 16.5 billion pounds of copper within an Inferred
Mineral Resource of 2.74 billion tonnes grading 0.55% copper-equivalent (0.30
grams gold per tonne, 0.27% copper and 0.015% molybdenum above a cut-off grade
of 0.30% copper-equivalent). The estimate also significantly expanded the higher
grade resources to 435 million tonnes of 0.49 grams gold per tonne, 0.42% copper
and 0.021% molybdenum, or 0.84% copper-equivalent above a cut-off grade of 0.70%
copper-equivalent. These higher-grade resources will facilitate rapid recovery
of capital costs during the early years of a large scale mining operation.
The Pebble deposit is located in an area of gentle terrain and moderate climate,
86 miles from ice-free tidewater in Cook Inlet. The State of Alaska's
Southwestern Transportation Plan includes a port and a road from Cook Inlet to
the town of Iliamna, located some 17 miles to the southeast of the Pebble
deposit. The Alaskan Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has
commissioned pre-feasibility level engineering studies for the port and
transportation corridor, with results expected in early 2005. Power requirements
are likely to be met via a connection to the Alaska transmission grid or an
Independent Power Producer's generator located near to the project area.
Northern Dynasty is expecting to receive responses to a Request for Proposal for
the provision of power this year.
Mark Rebagliati, P.Eng, is the Qualified Person for the Pebble Project and is
supervising the quality control and quality assurance program. Logging and
sampling is completed in Northern Dynasty's secure facility at Iliamna, Alaska.
The NQ-size core is mechanically split and samples are transported to the ALS
Chemex laboratory in Fairbanks for drying, weighing and crushing. Samples are
shipped by airfreight to the main ALS Chemex laboratory, North Vancouver, Canada
(an ISO 9002 certified laboratory) for final preparation and analysis. Gold is
determined by 30 g Fire Assay (FA) fusion with an Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
(AAS) finish. Copper and molybdenum assays are by four acid digestion with an
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-ES) finish. All samples
are also analyzed for 23 additional elements by four acid digestion ICP-ES.
Northern Dynasty includes standards, duplicates and blanks in addition to the
laboratory's internal quality control work. Duplicate samples are analyzed by
Acme Analytical Laboratories of Vancouver, Canada.
Northern Dynasty hold options to acquire from Teck Cominco American Incorporated
and Hunter Dickinson Group Inc. a 100% interest (subject to no underlying
royalty or back-in rights) in the 'Resource Lands' which host the Pebble
gold-copper-molybdenum deposit and up to a 50% interest in the extensive
surrounding 'Exploration Lands'. Together these mineral lands capture an entire
world-class mineral district hosting multiple porphyry gold-copper-molybdenum
deposits and gold occurrences. Porphyry deposits are known for their large size
and suitability to bulk mining methods. They are the world's most important
source of copper and molybdenum and also rank among the largest gold producers.
For further details on Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and its Pebble Project
please visit Northern Dynasty's website at
www.northerndynasty.com
or contact
Investor Services at 604-684-6365 or within North America at 1-800-667-2114.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ronald W. Thiessen
President and CEO
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in
this news release.
The TSX Venture Exchange and the American Stock Exchange have neither approved
nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors concerning Estimates of Inferred Resources
This news release uses the term 'inferred resources'. The Company advises U.S.
investors that while this term is recognized and required by Canadian
regulations (under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not
recognize it. There is a great amount of uncertainty about the existence, and
economic and legal feasibility of 'inferred resources'. It cannot be assumed
that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a
higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources
may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare
cases. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an
inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed 'forward-looking
statements'. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical
facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling,
exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company expects are
forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual
results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and
exploration successes, and continued availability of capital and financing, and
general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that
any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results
or developments may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. For more information on the Company, Investors
should review the Company's annual Form 20-F filing with the United States
Securities Commission and its home jurisdiction filings that are available at
www.sedar.com
.
NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD.
PEBBLE PROJECT
TABLE OF ASSAY RESULTS
Drill From To Intercept Intercept Au Cu Mo CuEQ1
Hole
Number (metres) (metres) (metres) (feet) g/t % % %
4136 149.4 313.9 164.6 540 0.40 0.42 0.020 0.79
4136 Incl. 234.7 301.8 67.1 220 0.59 0.48 0.020 0.97
4137 32.0 381.6 349.6 1147 0.39 0.36 0.022 0.73
4137 Incl. 166.7 310.0 143.3 470 0.54 0.52 0.028 1.02
4138 39.6 303.9 264.3 867 0.42 0.31 0.023 0.71
4138 Incl. 114.0 194.8 80.8 265 0.68 0.42 0.029 1.01
4139 25.6 154.8 129.2 424 0.51 0.42 0.014 0.83
4140 6.1 200.3 194.2 637 0.37 0.30 0.014 0.62
4140 Incl. 87.5 162.8 75.3 247 0.52 0.36 0.014 0.77
4141 28.0 44.8 16.8 55 1.96 0.03 0.001 1.28
4141 142.3 163.7 21.3 70 1.28 0.10 0.002 0.93
4141 266.1 325.8 59.7 196 0.43 0.37 0.015 0.73
4142 24.4 283.2 258.8 849 0.68 0.44 0.019 0.98
4142 Incl. 24.4 45.4 21.0 69 0.50 0.61 0.044 1.18
4142 Incl. 130.8 234.4 103.6 340 1.11 0.52 0.018 1.33
4143 24.1 54.6 30.5 100 0.32 0.31 0.015 0.60
4143 134.1 197.8 63.7 209 0.40 0.36 0.018 0.71
4143 231.7 258.8 27.1 89 0.33 0.35 0.034 0.75
4144 157.0 292.3 135.3 444 0.37 0.34 0.019 0.68
4144 Incl. 222.2 292.3 70.1 230 0.50 0.42 0.025 0.88
4145 21.0 280.1 259.1 850 0.68 0.55 0.037 1.20
4145 Incl. 85.0 249.6 164.6 540 0.88 0.69 0.050 1.54
4145 Incl. 106.4 249.6 143.3 470 0.93 0.74 0.053 1.63
4146 29.3 142.7 113.4 372 0.45 0.34 0.018 0.72
4146 Incl. 69.5 142.7 73.2 240 0.46 0.38 0.022 0.80
4147 24.1 185.6 161.5 530 0.80 0.40 0.010 0.96
4147 Incl. 60.7 161.2 100.6 330 0.99 0.42 0.011 1.11
4148 18.3 78.9 60.7 199 0.46 0.38 0.019 0.78
4148 Incl. 18.3 51.5 33.2 109 0.50 0.43 0.025 0.88
4148 179.5 213.1 33.5 110 0.36 0.38 0.010 0.66
4149 171.6 473.4 301.8 990 0.49 0.46 0.026 0.92
4149 Incl. 171.6 407.8 236.2 775 0.54 0.51 0.027 1.01
4150 39.3 60.7 21.3 70 0.54 0.32 0.008 0.71
4150 88.1 241.1 153.0 502 0.42 0.32 0.014 0.67
4151 48.5 78.9 30.5 100 0.27 0.25 0.013 0.50
4152 48.5 78.9 30.5 100 0.30 0.19 0.010 0.44
4153 72.5 261.5 189.0 620 0.30 0.27 0.013 0.54
4153 Incl. 72.5 93.9 21.3 70 0.56 0.36 0.010 0.78
4154 24.1 66.8 42.7 140 0.60 0.21 0.001 0.60
4154 208.3 289.3 80.9 266 0.33 0.39 0.015 0.68
4155 185.6 310.6 125.0 410 0.42 0.46 0.018 0.83
4157 Anomalous results, 0.22% CuEQ, abandoned due to poor drilling conditions
4158 127.7 155.1 27.4 90 0.58 0.24 0.008 0.65
4158 225.6 310.6 85.0 279 0.63 0.42 0.009 0.88
4159 Anomalous results, 0.27% CuEQ, oriented geotechnical hole, abandoned due to
poor drilling conditions
4160 75.3 105.2 29.9 98 0.47 0.29 0.005 0.62
4161 48.5 85.8 37.3 123 0.52 0.33 0.010 0.72
4161 167.3 205.1 37.8 124 0.51 0.35 0.009 0.72
4162 39.3 143.0 103.6 340 0.56 0.29 0.018 0.75
4162 152.1 216.1 64.0 210 0.32 0.28 0.019 0.60
4163 22.6 212.8 190.2 624 0.42 0.30 0.011 0.63
4164 39.6 185.4 145.8 478 0.38 0.29 0.018 0.63
4164 229.3 271.0 41.7 137 0.27 0.33 0.011 0.57
4165 25.5 330.7 305.3 1002 0.48 0.32 0.015 0.71
4165 Incl. 25.5 57.9 32.5 107 0.43 0.45 0.011 0.78
4165 Incl. 266.7 330.7 64.0 210 0.75 0.30 0.014 0.85
4166 15.2 118.6 103.3 339 0.63 0.37 0.007 0.81
4167 Anomalous results, 0.28% CuEQ
4168 36.3 197.8 161.5 530 0.46 0.29 0.006 0.62
4169 27.7 228.3 200.6 658 0.48 0.32 0.014 0.70
4169 Incl. 143.0 213.1 70.1 230 0.58 0.36 0.018 0.83
4170 21.0 161.2 140.2 460 0.41 0.31 0.006 0.61
4170 Incl. 127.3 161.2 34.0 112 0.46 0.39 0.010 0.73
4171 136.9 286.2 149.4 490 0.25 0.28 0.009 0.50
4172 63.1 289.9 226.8 744 0.67 0.34 0.010 0.83
4172 Incl. 63.1 207.0 143.9 472 0.85 0.38 0.011 0.98
4173 104.9 182.3 77.4 254 0.48 0.40 0.016 0.79
4174 Abandoned, no core, redrilled as 4177
4175 145.5 214.3 68.7 226 0.23 0.29 0.023 0.56
4175 145.5 162.5 16.9 56 0.31 0.39 0.022 0.71
4175 255.4 295.1 39.6 130 0.25 0.33 0.029 0.65
4176 132.6 207.0 74.4 244 0.35 0.35 0.007 0.61
4177 83.5 134.7 51.3 168 0.48 0.29 0.011 0.66
4178 Incl. 21.3 330.1 308.8 1013 0.26 0.31 0.019 0.58
4178 48.5 124.7 76.2 250 0.38 0.38 0.020 0.73
4179 30.2 57.6 27.4 90 0.41 0.36 0.011 0.68
4180 124.7 216.1 91.4 300 0.45 0.34 0.011 0.69
4181 161.2 274.0 112.8 370 0.74 0.33 0.022 0.92
4182 24.4 307.2 282.9 928 0.39 0.41 0.031 0.83
4182 Incl. 196.6 285.9 89.3 293 0.43 0.49 0.047 1.03
4183 91.1 191.7 100.6 330 0.48 0.26 0.006 0.60
4184 30.5 216.1 185.6 609 0.28 0.31 0.027 0.64
4184 Incl. 30.5 115.5 85.0 279 0.33 0.37 0.025 0.72
4185 33.5 179.5 146.0 479 0.37 0.30 0.006 0.57
4186 28.7 151.8 123.1 404 0.40 0.51 0.035 0.96
4186 Incl. 82.0 133.2 51.2 168 0.54 0.60 0.044 1.19
4187 31.1 170.7 139.6 458 0.39 0.61 0.057 1.19
4187 Incl. 42.7 118.9 76.2 250 0.47 0.86 0.063 1.51
4188 181.5 426.4 244.9 804 0.55 0.47 0.031 1.00
4188 Incl. 216.1 368.5 152.4 500 0.65 0.57 0.032 1.16
4189 12.2 296.9 284.7 934 0.34 0.39 0.025 0.75
4189 Incl. 12.2 76.5 64.3 211 0.73 0.81 0.081 1.73
4190 12.5 96.9 84.4 277 0.55 0.42 0.023 0.90
4191 57.3 118.3 61.0 200 0.43 0.33 0.009 0.66
4192 103.3 122.6 19.3 63 0.47 0.36 0.022 0.78
4193 69.8 128.9 59.1 194 0.54 0.30 0.009 0.70
4194 18.0 320.0 302.1 991 0.30 0.31 0.017 0.59
4194 Incl. 18.0 69.8 51.8 170 0.68 0.50 0.011 0.99
4194 Incl. 277.1 320.0 43.0 141 0.36 0.36 0.027 0.74
4195 30.2 112.5 82.3 270 0.33 0.34 0.028 0.71
4196 36.3 249.6 213.4 700 0.45 0.47 0.014 0.84
4196 Incl. 66.8 249.6 182.9 600 0.48 0.49 0.015 0.88
4196 Incl. 144.8 188.7 43.9 144 0.61 0.63 0.015 1.09
4197 18.0 45.2 27.2 89 0.50 0.34 0.004 0.69
4197 79.6 228.3 148.7 488 0.27 0.31 0.011 0.55
4198 38.4 106.4 68.0 223 0.40 0.45 0.013 0.78
4198 121.0 154.2 33.2 109 0.24 0.40 0.014 0.63
4198 204.2 286.2 82.0 269 0.31 0.40 0.013 0.67
4199 25.3 37.5 12.2 40 0.47 0.39 0.003 0.70
4199 53.2 199.5 146.3 480 0.48 0.48 0.011 0.85
4199 Incl. 96.0 148.3 52.3 172 0.65 0.65 0.013 1.13
4200 23.3 264.9 241.6 793 0.31 0.34 0.012 0.60
4200 Incl. 216.1 264.9 48.8 160 0.40 0.49 0.009 0.80
4201 39.6 128.0 88.4 290 0.26 0.41 0.029 0.74
4201 Incl. 42.7 73.2 30.5 100 0.29 0.55 0.026 0.87
4202 51.8 221.9 170.1 558 0.21 0.35 0.027 0.64
4202 Incl. 51.8 81.4 29.6 97 0.21 0.53 0.031 0.84
4203 17.7 109.1 91.4 300 0.41 0.51 0.067 1.15
4203 133.5 182.3 48.8 160 0.24 0.41 0.032 0.74
4204 28.4 200.0 171.6 563 0.39 0.53 0.039 1.01
4204 Incl. 28.4 135.9 107.6 353 0.49 0.68 0.035 1.19
4205 17.7 310.3 289.6 950 0.39 0.36 0.016 0.70
4205 Incl. 44.8 78.6 33.8 111 0.45 0.48 0.012 0.83
4205 Incl. 197.2 231.0 33.8 111 0.44 0.46 0.022 0.86
4206 65.8 189.9 124.1 407 0.46 0.36 0.017 0.75
4206 Incl. 74.1 104.6 30.5 100 0.54 0.40 0.015 0.83
4206 Incl. 159.4 189.9 30.5 100 0.46 0.41 0.021 0.82
4207 33.7 395.6 362.0 1188 0.32 0.41 0.016 0.71
4207 Incl. 55.6 107.6 52.0 171 0.51 0.51 0.014 0.91
4207 Incl. 122.5 167.0 44.5 146 0.49 0.56 0.013 0.94
1 Copper equivalent calculations use metal prices of US$0.80/lb for copper,
US$350/oz for gold and US$4.50/lb for molybdenum. Adjustment factors to account
for differences in relative metallurgical recoveries for gold, copper and
molybdenum will depend upon the completion of definitive metallurgical testing.
CuEQ = Cu % + (Au g/t x 11.25/17.64) + (Mo % x 99.23/17.64)
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