Jupiter Mines announced the encouraging exploration results from a recently completed drill program conducted at its 100% owned Oakover Manganese Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia with assay results of up to 49.6% Mn encountered at shallow depths.

The first pass wide spaced reverse circulation program comprised 43 vertical holes for a total 2046 meters of drilling on tenement E45/2641 and was targeting the priority VTEM targets JOV1A and JOV2 on a wide spaced grid.

The drill program targeted shallow VTEM conductors with a target hole depth of 50 meters. In total 923 samples were collected for assay with 17 of the holes returning significant intercepts. 26 holes recorded no significant intersections.

Significant intersections include:
1. 2 meters at 35.35% Mn from 17 meters
2. 4 meters at 31.21% Mn from 33 meters including 1 meter at 49.60%
3. 4 meters at 26.89% Mn from surface
4. 6 meters at 25.02% Mn from 12 meters.

A total of 19 significant intercepts of over 15% Mn were encountered in 17 holes.

These are the host rocks for the world class Woodie Woodie Manganese Mine operated by Consolidated Minerals which has a total historic and mined endowment of some 28 million tonnes of high grade manganese. Secondly, the drilling intersected iron mineralization in many holes, with iron rich halos being common around Woodie Woodie’s high grade manganese deposits.

The company has also reported that exploration licence EL 45/3457, which was pegged by Jupiter last year has recently been granted increasing the company’s ground position at the Oakover Manganese Project to 890 square kilometer.

Mr Greg Durack CEO of Jupiter Mines said that the results from this first pass drill program are very encouraging, confirming the presence of the stratigraphically important Pinjian Chert and Carawine Dolomite.