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Asiamet secures long-term production licence at Beutong

Last updated: 01:45 09 Jan 2018 AEDT, First published: 18:55 08 Jan 2018 AEDT

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An evaluation for the potential production of grade-A copper cathode will get underway shortly

Asiamet Resources Limited (LON:ARS, CVE:ARS) shares jumped today on news it has been granted a production licence for its 40%-owned Beutong copper project in Indonesia.

Beutong is a large high-quality copper, gold, silver and molybdenum deposit which outcrops at surface and remains open in several directions including at depth.

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The current JORC-compliant resource amounts to 2.4mln tonnes of copper, 2.1mln ounces of gold and 20.6mln ounces of silver.

What’s more, the geology indicates potential for the discovery of a deep high-grade copper-gold zone similar to that seen in some of the giant Asia-Pacific porphyry systems

Subject to meeting certain expenditure commitments, Asiamet’s interest could increase to 80%.

A drill rig will soon be mobilised to advance development of the project. The object of the drilling is to provide critical information on the structure and distribution of high-grade near-surface mineralisation, test the strike and depth potential of the Beutong system, and fulfil permitting commitments.

Accordingly, Asiamet will also carry out feasibility-level metallurgical test-work focused on determining the leachability of the secondary copper sulphide minerals that dominate the upper 600m of the Beutong porphyry system.

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Further work will be done to determine the leachability of the chalcocite and oxide copper minerals, and an evaluation of the potential for undertaking a large-scale SX-EW mining operation will also take place.

The company also said discussions about is contract of work remain ongoing.

In afternoon trading, Asiamet shares were 255%, or 2.25p higher at 11.25p.

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