Arc Initiates Airborne Geophysical Programme

Arc Minerals Ltd / Epic: ARCM / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration

23 October 2018

Arc Minerals Ltd 

('Arc' or the 'Company')

Arc initiates Airborne Geophysical Programme

Arc Minerals is pleased to report that it is this week to commence a comprehensive high resolution airborne geophysical survey over its Zamsort Copper-Cobalt Project ("Zamsort").  The airborne survey will cover c. 1,000 km² which hosts a number of targets in addition to the Kalaba copper cobalt prospect where the Company is currently conducting an 11,000-metre drilling programme.

The Ultra-Low-Level Magnetic and Radiometric airborne geophysical survey will be completed by Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics (Pty) Ltd ("Xcalibur"). The survey will be conducted over the entire Zamsort license area and comprises 5,218 line-kilometres. Flying will commence this week and is expected to take around 2 weeks to complete following which the data will be processed, and further targets identified.

Nick von Schirnding, Executive Chairman of Arc Minerals commented:

"Zamsort has a large license area and this comprehensive high resolution airborne programme will be used to rapidly highlight further geological structures associated with known zones and potentially new zones of mineralisation and to prioritise areas for further drilling and possible joint ventures with other mining companies.  The results of the airborne reconnaissance programme, which will be completed for less than $100,000, will be correlated against Arc's existing soil geochemical data sets, the finaln parts of which are currently being analysed."

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Notes to the Editors

Arc Minerals is an AIM listed exploration and mine development company focused on a diversified portfolio of mining projects with interests in Slovakia, Eritrea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. 

ARC Minerals current holdings include:

·     100% interest in CASA Mining Limited, a private company that has a 71.25% interest in the 3-million-ounce inferred Resource Akyanga gold deposit in the DRC.

·     A 66% equity interest in Zamsort Limited ("Zamsort"), a private company focused on a prospective copper and cobalt licence in the Zambia Copperbelt, together with a convertible loan to Zamsort which converts into approximately a five percent additional equity interest in Zamsort, with interest on the convertible note being rolled forward to the end of 2018;

·     100% ownership of the Kremnica Mining Licence Area in Slovakia which host the 1.3Moz AuEq   Au PFS stage Ṧturec Gold Project.

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