Tax Incentive Payment and Mt Roberts Drill Plan
ASX:ARS) is pleased to announce that it has received a $512,000 tax incentive payment from the Federal Government, for Research and Development activities at its flagship Paupong Project in southern New South Wales. The incentive was awarded for innovations and advancement of geological knowledge in this under-explored and poorly understood geological province. The funds will be used to further exploration in the Paupong area, as well as support exploration activities at the Company's Mt Roberts gold project in Western Australia. Key Points
- The Company has received a $512,000 R&D tax incentive payment from the Federal Government
- Drill planning for Mt Roberts is progressing
o A Programme of Works (POW) has been lodged ahead of planned drilling
A 7,000m resource drilling program has been planned over the Mt Roberts Workings, where the Company intersected high grade gold up to 67.4 g/t Au in November 2016. This included:
- MRRC0003: 3m @ 28 g/t Au, including 1m @ 67.4 g/t Au
- MRRC0008: 1m @ 20.3 g/t Au
- MRRC0009: 1m @ 24.4 g/t Au, and
4m @ 7.96 g/t Au, including 2m @ 13.75 g/t Au
An additional 3,000m of exploration drilling has been planned to test satellite targets at the Mt Roberts Project, including the Rum Punch prospect and Kathleen and Screen Workings. A Programme of Works (POW) has been lodged with the Department of Mines and Petroleum, WA, to gain approval for this activity. The drill program is planned to commence in June 2017.
About Alt Resources Ltd
Alt Resources Limited (ASX:ARS) is an Australian based mineral exploration company that aims to become a gold producer by exploiting historical and new gold prospects across quality assets and to build value for shareholders. The Company's portfolio of assets includes the newly acquired Bottle Creek gold mine located in the Mt Ida gold belt, the Paupong IRG Au-Cu-Ag mineral system in the Lachlan Orogen NSW, Myalla polymetallic Au-Cu-Zn project east of Dalgety in NSW and the Mt Roberts gold project located near the town of Leinster in WA.
Alt Resources, having acquired historical and under-explored tenements in the Mt Ida Gold Belt, aims to consolidate the historical resources, mines and new gold targets identified within the region. Potential at Mt Ida exists for a centralised production facility to service multiple mines and to grow the Mt Ida Gold Belt project to be a sustainable and profitable mining operation.
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