Assays From Nemegosenda Adit Confirm Presence of Niobium, Tantalum and Rare Earth Element Mineralization
Sarissa Resources, Inc. (“the Company”) (PINKSHEETS: SRSR) is pleased to announce the assay results from chip samples taken from the adit into the main D Zone deposit carried out in June, 2008, on its 100% owned Nemegosenda carbonatite project located in Northern Ontario. The results from all 15 samples taken and assayed confirm the presence of niobium mineralization, tantalum mineralization and rare earth elements (“REE”) mineralization within the deposit. The samples were taken over a 300-foot length of the adit, beginning at the face.
Highlights include: niobium (Nb) concentrations of up to 5820 ppm; tantalum (Ta) concentrations of up to 193 ppm; and in the REE’s, Neodymium (Nd) concentrations of up to 184 ppm. While the niobium values returned, (equivalent Nb2O5 average of 0.52% over 15 samples), were as expected based on historical work, the samples provided confirmation of the presence of tantalum, uranium, and REE mineralization within the D Zone. The assay results are summarized in the following table.
Summary Table of June 2008 Adit Samples from “D” Zone. Analyte Symbol Nb Nb2O5 Nb2O5% Ta Ta2O5 Nb:Ta Total Th U —— ——– —– ——- —— —— —— Unit Symbol ppm ppm Ratio Rare ppm ppm Detection Limit 1 0.1 Earths 0.1 0.1 Analysis Method FUS-MS FUS-MS ppm FUS-MS FUS-MS —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 1 3670 5252 0.525% 157 192 23.38 456.00 186 139 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 2 2800 4007 0.401% 153 187 18.30 313.09 124 110 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 3 2480 3549 0.355% 137 167 18.10 366.26 143 90.3 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 4 3590 5137 0.514% 134 164 26.79 357.28 151 102 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 5 2380 3406 0.341% 137 167 17.37 361.18 114 72.5 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 6 4910 7026 0.703% 167 204 29.40 275.21 251 158 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 7 4170 5967 0.597% 141 172 29.57 550.98 244 132 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 8 1500 2147 0.215% 71.1 87 21.10 1083.84 107 63.7 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 9A 2360 3377 0.338% 132 161 17.88 419.59 103 73.7 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 10 5820 8328 0.833% 168 205 34.64 344.36 374 166 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 11 4620 6611 0.661% 193 236 23.94 330.16 403 170 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 12 3930 5624 0.562% 161 197 24.41 314.92 347 143 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 13 4040 5781 0.578% 161 197 25.09 229.36 251 177 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 14 5110 7312 0.731% 166 203 30.78 276.82 380 146 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 15 2710 3878 0.388% 151 184 17.95 157.77 158 95.2 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— 54090 77403 7.740% 2229.1 2722 358.71 5836.82 3336 1838.4 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— Averages 3606 5160.186 0.516% 148.607 181 23.91 389.12 222.4 122.56 —— ——– —– ——- —— —— ——- —— —— Nb2O5% Average 0.52% ===== —— Ta2O5% Average 0.0181% —— Nb:Ta Ratio 24.27 —— Note: 1,000 ppm is equivalent to 1 Kg. per tonne; 10,000 ppm is equivalent to 1%.
The samples were assayed at Activation Laboratories Ltd. in Ancaster, Ontario. Full analytical details of the samples are posted on the Sarissa website here (http://www.sarissaresources.com/media/june_adit_sample_assays.pdf). Sarissa’s initial report from May, 2008 which summarizes some of the historical exploration done on the property may also be accessed on the website, or by clicking here (http://www.sarissaresources.com/media/hawkins_report.pdf).
Follow-up work will include diamond drilling in the D Zone for grade and tonnage calculations; and further sampling in the East Zone where historical trench samples reported anomalous mineralization (non NI 43-101 compliant): “This ‘jacupirangite’ horizon contains niobium mineralization throughout most of its length; in one trench (88-3, Figure 7C) a continuous exposure, 14.3 m in length, grading 1.85% Nb2O5 was intersected. Mineralization within this zone was also intersected in trenches 88-4, 88-5 and drill hole 55-13.” (Report on the Geology and NB, Y, REE Potential of the East Zone, Nemegosenda Lake Alkaline Complex: Beaty Geological Ltd, Vancouver BC, May 1988, p. 28)
Warren Hawkins, P.Eng, a geological consultant to the Company is a “qualified person” within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed the technical information contained in this news release.
About the Nemegosenda Carbonatite Property:
The property is located about 30 kilometres northeast of Chapleau, Ontario, via Highway 101. Dominion Gulf conducted historical exploration on the property in the late 1950′s and early 1960′s, estimating the reserves (non NI 43-101 compliant) of the main niobium zone D at 20,000,000 tons of 0.47% Nb2O5 in a block 600 by 800 feet with depths of up to 600 feet. The fieldwork and interpretations of Dominion Gulf were confirmed by the work of the Ontario Geological Survey in their report, “Geology of Carbonatite – Alkalic Rock Complexes in Ontario: Nemegosenda Lake Alkalic Rock Complex – District of Sudbury, 1987.” The property also includes known occurrences of niobium and rare earth mineralization in the East Zones
About Sarissa Resources
Sarissa Resources is a growth-oriented, multi-commodity mineral exploration and development company with interests in properties with base metal, precious metal, uranium, niobium and rare-earth prospects in Northern Ontario, Canada.
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These reported resources are historical in nature and, therefore, not compliant with National Instrument 43-101 reporting standards; however they are considered material to the prospectivity of the Nemegosenda Project. A “qualified person,” as defined under NI-43-101, has not done sufficient work to comment on the relevance or reliability of these historical estimates. The company is not treating the historical estimates as, nor can the historical estimates be relied upon as, current mineral resources or reserves. This property requires further evaluation, which Sarissa’s management and consultants intend to carry out in due course.
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