Monday, January 19, 2009

Encouraging Results From African Aura Iron Ore Prospect

Mineral exploration company African Aura Resources Ltd has received encouraging results from the Nkout iron ore prospect on its 1,000 square kilometre Djoum licence in southern Cameroon.

A total of 44 samples returned a maximum grade of 65 percent iron, and an average grade of 54 percent.

The Djoum licence is held by the company's wholly-owned subsidiary Caminex SARL. African Aura considers that the dimensions of Nkout and the surrounding hills represent a potentially economic iron deposit. The region around Djoum hosts a number of significant iron deposits including the 2.4 billion tonnes Mbalam deposit approximately 150 kilometres to the south east.

Said John Gray, chief executive officer of African Aura: “Nkout is strategically well located within a recognised iron ore province, close to existing infrastructure and lies between the 2.4 billion tonnes Mbalam iron deposit to the south east, and the site of a proposed deep water port at Kribi on the Atlantic coast.“

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