Rambler Ships More High Grade Copper Concentrate, Over 18,000 Wet Metric Tonnes Delivered to Date
LONDON, ENGLAND and BAIE VERTE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- (Marketwired) -- 05/29/13 -- Rambler Metals and Mining plc (TSX VENTURE: RAB)(AIM: RMM) ('Rambler' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that approximately 6,112 wet metric tonnes ('wmt') of copper concentrate has been shipped to international markets from the Company's bulk storage facility in Goodyear's Cove, NL Canada. The Company's own sampling estimates an average grade of 28.23% copper, 6.57 g/t gold and 49.62 g/t silver.
This is the third shipment as part of the off-take agreement with Transamine Trading SA ('Transamine') and brings the total to just over 18,000 wmt since first concentrate production in late May 2012.
Since the initial start in May 2012 the Company has been constantly optimizing production through the Nugget Pond milling facility with recoveries over the past eight weeks nearing 95%, from an average head grade of approximately 4.5% copper. During this same period nearly 80 wmt of copper concentrate was produced per day with some peak days of 115 wmt of concentrate or 30 tonnes of copper metal. Coupled with the above average production levels the mine has also seen a number of significant advancements over recent months including the breakthrough of the 1807 ramp system and the completion of a number of exploration headings. Despite the fluctuations in base and precious metal pricing the operation continues to be profitable.
Following the shipment the Company still has over 759 wmt of concentrate in storage at its Goodyear's Cove Facility.
George Ogilvie, President and CEO of Rambler, commented:
"The continuing shipment of copper concentrate demonstrates our ability to produce and we are extremely pleased to see further progress and optimization of our mine and mill. Realizing first profit and free cash flow from operation in fiscal Q2 we are confident that the production can be maintained over the fiscal Q4 period with over 20,000 tonnes of high-grade ore in drilled and blasted inventory waiting to be processed.
In addition, an exploration campaign to test the up-dip extension of the 1807 zone has intersected high-grade mineralisation. We are currently assessing the information to determine whether new stoping blocks can be added. In conjunction an exploration development drift at the bottom extent of the 1807 zone will soon be in place whereupon it is our intention, in June, to begin exploring down-plunge of the ore body. Initially with the goal of converting inferred mineralisation to the measured and indicated category followed by pure exploration. Our overall goal is to continue adding to the mineable reserve and thus extend the life of mine.
We shall release additional information as results become available."
Website: www.ramblermines.com
Larry Pilgrim, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person responsible for the technical content of this release and has reviewed and approved it accordingly. Mr. Pilgrim is an independent consultant contracted by Rambler Metals and Mining plc.
Tonnes referenced are dry metric tonnes unless otherwise indicated.
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George Ogilvie, P.Eng.
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