A-Cap announces increased uranium resource

Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed A-Cap Resources has announced an increased inferred uranium resource of 390 percent at its Letlhakane project.

The development will hasten the opening of the first ever uranium mine in the country. On Tuesday, a statement from the company said that the new resource, prepared in compliance with the JORC Code, covers approximately 9km by 3km to a maximum depth of 70m and has been calculated by SRK Consulting as part of the Letlhakane Project scoping study.

The scoping study is now anticipated to be finalised in mid-2008.
A-Cap managing director, Dr Andrew Tunks said that at a cut-off grade of 100ppm of the Inferred Mineral Resource is estimated at 280 million tonnes.

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