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Superior chases copper riches in NQ

Superior Resources has turned its focus to the Bottletree copper prospect, with a deep diamond drilling program underway.

Bottletree lies 5km from the company’s Steam Engine gold project - the subject of positive scoping study results this year for an open-pit operation.

A discovery hole drilled in 2018 returned extensive copper mineralisation with results of 292m at 0.22 per cent copper, including 18.7m grading at 1.12 per cent copper.

“Bottletree is a standout copper target, both in terms of. . .

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Greenvale project - Steam Engine gold - Superior Resources

Superior steps up drilling drive at NQ gold project

Superior Resources is adding 5000m to drill efforts at Steam Engine after data highlighting the potential for a large-scale deposit at the North Queensland gold site.

The company has released the first batch of assay results from an 8000m drilling campaign at the Greenvale project about 210km west of Townsville, which includes Steam Engine.

It said the first hole at Steam Engine lode confirmed significant thickening down-dip, with a 10m intersection grading at 2.8 g/t gold from 58m.

Drilling at nearby Dinner Creek also confirmed the presence of a large mineralisation system likely related to theSteam. . .

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Tombola steaming towards production

Tombola Gold says it has fast-forwarded its readiness to begin gold production after good news from project studies and last week's granting of the Golden Mile mining lease.

Mine managers Minecraft were negotiating with operational and plant contractors, the company said in an announcement today to the ASX.

It said positive results from a CSA Global study into the proposed Mount Freda and Golden Mile operations near Cloncurry had prompted the immediate construction of two 40,000 tonne reusable cyanide leach vats.

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Steam Engine mine stacks up for Superior

Superior Resources could be mining gold at Steam Engine, 30km west of Greenvale, within 18 months after positive scoping study results.

While an open-pit operation with toll treatment offers a fast track to cash returns for the company, it also has its eye on the potential for a stand-alone processing operation in the area to capitalise on a raft of copper and nickel resources that also lie within its Greenvale project.

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Steam Engine gold resource hits 122,000oz

Superior Resources has lifted the mineral resource estimate for its Steam Engine deposit, 210km west of Townsville, to 122,000 ounces of gold.

Completion of the resource upgrade programs meant the company could now to finalise its scoping study for the North Queensland project, Superior managing director Peter Hwang said.

“We are pleased that the 2020 Resource upgrade programs have been successful in reinforcing the quality and robustness of the Steam Engine gold deposit," he said.

"The programs have delivered on our primary objective of upgrading the geological confidence of the mineral Resource, resulting in an overall 123 per cent. . .

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‘Spectacular’ high-grade gold results from NQ project

Superior Resources has announced 'spectacular' results from recent drilling at the Steam Engine gold project in North Queensland, with grades as high as 184g/tonne gold.

The Stage 2 drilling results will be incorporated into the planned pre-feasibility study, set to begin immediately after expected finalisation of the project's scoping study in early February 2021.

They point to a very high-grade ore shoot with potential to materially increase total ounces at the Steam Engine lode, which lies within Superior's Greenvale project area 210km west of Townsville.

The assay. . .

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Upgraded gold resource at Steam Engine project

Recent drilling has increased the mineral resource estimate at the Steam Engine project in North Queensland to 112,000 ounces of gold.

A scoping study into potential mining at the site is expected to be released during mid-January 2021 after being set back due to delays in assay results.

It comes as project owner Superior Resources highlights expectations of a bull market for gold continuing in 2021, with analysts predicting average prices above $US2000/oz - or about $AU2600.

Superior Resources this week announced a revised mineral resource estimate of 1.6 million tonnes at 2.2 g/t gold. . .

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A brief history of coal mining

Did you know that Taronga Park Zoo was the site of a proposed coal mine? Or that coal was first mined in Ipswich in 1825. This from Geoscience Australia.

The earliest recognized use of coal is from the Shenyang area of China around 4000 BC where black lignite was carved into ornaments. Coal from the Fushun mine in north-eastern China was used to smelt copper as early as 1000 BC.

Marco Polo, the Italian who travelled to China in the 13th century, described coal as "black stones ... which burn like logs", and said coal was so plentiful, people could. . .

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Steam Engine scoping study expected this month

Superior Resources plans to launch into its Phase 2 drilling program at Steam Engine next week and deliver an initial scoping study for the gold project later this month.

The latest batch of assays from the North Queensland project had continued to return robust high-grade intersections, Superior managing director Peter Hwang said.

"The Phase 1 drilling has clearly demonstrated the robustness of the deposit and the significant potential for resource expansion along strike as well as down dip," he said.

Recent results included 18m at 2.4 g/t gold from 21m, including 6m at 4.6 g/t. . .

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New results back Steam Engine northern stretch

Six holes drilled to test a potential extension to the Steam Engine gold lode have come up trumps for Superior Resources.

Strong assay results from the latest drilling at northern end of the lode extended gold mineralisation a further 150m along strike, the company said.

“Although the latest batch of assays represent just six holes, these are the most significant results received so far from the recent drilling program as they confirm a northwards extension of the Steam Engine Lode from 400mto 550m in strike length," managing director Peter Hwang said.

"A series of historic drill holes that extend for. . .

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More high-grade intercepts at Steam Engine

Superior Resources has released the latest assays from drilling at its Steam Engine project near Greenvale, including a one-metre intercept of 47.5 g/t gold at shallow depth.

The company said the results further boosted the consistently strong intersections returned from the first batch of results from the Steam Engine and Eastern Ridge lodes.

"We are pleased but not surprised with the ounce-plus grade result in (drillhole) SRC034," managing director Peter Hwang said.

"Steam Engine is of a similar deposit style to the large Charters Towers goldfield, which produced 6.6 million ounces of gold with an. . .

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Positive results flow from Steam Engine drill campaign

Superior Resources has released the first assay results from a scoping study resource drilling program at its Steam Engine gold project near Greenvale in North Queensland.

The first results come from 28 shallow reverse circulation holes, which the company says all returned significant gold mineralisation.

“With this initial batch of assays all returning excellent gold mineralisation from near-surface, the near-term production potential of Steam Engine continues to build," managing director Peter Hwang said.

‘’The assay results further strengthen the current mineral resource and boosts our confidence for a positive scoping study."

Drilling at Steam Engine to date has. . .

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New potential gold lode find at Steam Engine

Rock chip sampling has highlighted the potential of a third lode zone at Superior Resources' Steam Engine gold project near Greenvale in North Queensland.

The samples were taken to follow up historic reports of outcropping mineralisation parallel to the two known lodes and returned results of 7.6g/t and 1.9 g/t gold.

Managing director Peter Hwang described the new Dinner Creek lode as an exciting development that confirmed the project's exceptional growth potential.

"This new zone hasn't seen any exploration work for at least 25 years, which can also be said for much of the. . .

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Drilling underway at Steam Engine gold project

Superior Resources has kicked off a 2500m reverse circulation and diamond core resource drilling program at its Steam Engine project in North Queensland.

Fifty holes are planned to enable completion of a scoping study for the project in a program expected to last at least two months.

"We are very pleased to be kicking off the next stage of Steam Engine just as the gold price begins to test its record highs," managing director Peter Hwang said.

"Earlier this year we started evaluating that deposit on the basis of an Aussie $2000 gold price and fundamentals appeared attractive at the. . .

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Superior keen to test Steam Engine gold potential

Superior Resources plans to kick off a 2500m reverse circulation and diamond core drilling program next month as it advances a scoping study for its Steam Engine project.

And there are plans for an additional three-hole 1250m diamond drilling program at the gold project, near Greenvale in North Queensland.

This would test for a potential high-grade shoot feeder system that the company is particularly excited about, according to managing director Peter Hwang.

Superior launched a $1.18 million capital raising. . .

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Superior raises cash to back NQ gold project

Superior Resources has launched a $1.18 million capital raising to back a scoping study for its Steam Engine gold deposit in North Queensland.

It comes after an announcement early this month that it had upgraded the mineral resource estimate by about 11 per cent for deposit, which lies within its Greenvale project.

The two-tranche placement and non-renounceable rights issue will also support further exploration of the Big Mag and Wyandotte targets at that project.

"Given the forecasts for sustained high gold prices, a near. . .

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