Mustang Resources Ltd (ASX:MUS) is exporting a further 34,400 carats of medium and higher grade rubies to its sales office in Thailand.
The rubies were recovered as part of Mustang’s bulk sampling operations at its Montepuez Ruby Project in Mozambique from January to May 2018.
In April 2018, Mustang made its first sale of rubies from its newly established sales and marketing office in Thailand.
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Notably, the newly discovered Block B at Montepuez delivered 10,238 carats from the processing of 22,180 tonnes at a grade of 46 carats per hundred tonnes since April
2018.
Establishing a maiden JORC Resource at Montepuez
Mustang has appointed independent consultants to commence geological and resource modelling based on the comprehensive exploration and bulk sampling to date.
The work aims to establish a maiden JORC resource for the Montepuez Ruby project in the December quarter of 2018.
Mustang has been increasing its exploration and pitting activities to provide additional data for the modelling and to define new potential resource areas.
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Mustang’s managing director Dr Bernard Olivier said: “We are pleased to report continuing progress on the development of the Montepuez Ruby Project.
“Our revised exploration and development strategy is now well on track.
“We look forward to completing the maiden JORC resource and economic viability work later this year which, along with the planned plant capacity increase, we hope will pave the way for commercial-scale production operations to start in the first half of next year.”
Support received from Thai Department of Commerce
A delegation from Thai Deparment of Commerce has inspected the project in Mozambique and given their full support to Mustang and future auctions in Thailand.