- Published: 29 October 2008
- Written by Editor
Banro intercepts further significant gold mineralization in feasibility drilling at its Twangiza project
Highlights include 143.00 metres grading 2.47 g/t Au, 106.00 metres grading 2.62 g/t Au, and 23.00 metres grading 9.03 g/t Au
Banro Corporation ("Banro" or the "Company") (NYSE Alternext US - "BAA"; TSX - "BAA") is pleased to announce further results from the Company's in-fill core drilling program at its wholly-owned Twangiza gold project, located on the Twangiza-Namoya gold belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the "DRC").
Assay results have been received for an additional 42 core holes drilled at the Twangiza North and Twangiza Main deposits since the last drilling update in July 2008. These 42 core holes, which were drilled as part of the Company's full feasibility study, were not included in the mineral resource estimates that were used for the Twangiza pre-feasibility study announced on July 7, 2008.
<< Highlights include:
- Hole TDD254 intersected 23.00 metres grading 9.03 g/t Au from 155.00 metres
- Hole TDD255 intersected 69.86 metres grading 2.75 g/t Au from 0.00 metres
- Hole TDD262 intersected 80.00 metres grading 2.55 g/t Au from 44.00 metres
- Hole TDD264 intersected 143.00 metres grading 2.47 g/t Au from 114.00 metres
- Hole TDD265 intersected 106.00 metres grading 2.62 g/t Au from 182.00 metres
- Hole TDD270 intersected 59.30 metres grading 2.09 g/t Au from 1.70 metres
- Hole TDD274 intersected 27.80 metres grading 4.59 g/t Au from 59.20 metres
- Hole TDD284 intersected 80.00 metres grading 2.04 g/t Au from 169.00 metres
- Hole TDD284 intersected 26.37 metres grading 5.22 g/t Au from 310.00 metres
- Hole TDD288 intersected 85.00 metres grading 2.03 g/t Au from 222.00 metres >>
The Company has now completed its current drilling program at Twangiza, the objective of which is to upgrade mineral resources into the Measured and Indicated Resource categories with the goal of determining ore reserves as part of the full feasibility study which is due for completion in January 2009. Assay results for an additional 16 core holes are pending.
Twangiza currently has an estimated Measured Mineral Resource of 1,390,000 ounces of gold (16,700,000 tonnes grading 2.59 g/t Au), Indicated Mineral Resource of 2,350,000 ounces of gold (42,500,000 tonnes grading 1.72 g/t Au) and Inferred Mineral Resource of 600,000 ounces of gold (10,000,000 tonnes grading 1.80 g/t Au). Reference is made to Banro's press release dated July 7, 2008 (a copy of which can be obtained from SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov).
Commenting on the drilling results at Twangiza, Mike Prinsloo, President and C.E.O. of the Company, said: "These holes provide further evidence and confidence that the drilling results should contribute to an increase in the Measured and Indicated Resources at Twangiza, as well as an increase in the Proven and Probable Reserves to be incorporated into the full feasibility study for Twangiza, due for completion in January 2009."
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MINERALIZATION
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HOLE EASTING NORTHING AZIMUTH INCLINATION FROM TO WIDTH Au
(UTM) (UTM) (degrees) (degrees) (m) (m) (m) (g/t)
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TDD248 692826 9684548 70 -69 134.90 138.00 3.10 10.36
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TDD249 693327 9682908 70 -62 34.17 45.25 11.08 2.89
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81.43 87.00 5.57 1.00
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91.00 94.44 3.44 0.84
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97.00 101.00 4.00 3.37
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119.54 127.54 8.00 1.46
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133.92 136.92 3.00 0.57
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138.92 141.97 3.05 1.14
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147.97 150.97 3.00 0.63
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152.97 172.00 19.03 2.00
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209.00 210.87 1.87 0.87
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305.70 308.00 2.30 2.94
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TDD250 692789 9684271 70 -60 89.00 90.00 1.00 2.52
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TDD251 693168 9683107 70 -58 89.80 91.00 1.20 0.65
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137.25 142.11 4.86 1.06
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186.50 192.00 5.50 2.34
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195.00 196.00 1.00 2.42
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210.00 216.00 6.00 2.07
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TDD252 692923 9683109 70 -57 13.00 14.00 1.00 8.05
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18.00 19.00 1.00 3.54
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55.68 56.68 1.00 2.13
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96.00 107.00 11.00 0.60
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127.77 130.77 3.00 0.87
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217.64 222.00 4.36 1.42
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TDD253 693732 9682108 70 -54 9.50 50.00 40.50 1.30
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97.00 98.00 1.00 2.53
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185.00 186.00 1.00 1.99
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TDD254 692826 9684548 70 -77 155.00 178.00 23.00 9.03
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TDD255 693472 9682592 70 -57 0.00 69.86 69.86 2.75
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77.30 79.86 2.56 2.40
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91.50 92.50 1.00 1.99
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100.43 101.43 1.00 1.49
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113.43 116.00 2.57 1.51
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119.00 122.00 3.00 1.80
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125.00 131.00 6.00 2.05
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135.00 137.60 2.60 1.61
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155.50 160.50 5.00 0.82
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168.42 169.42 1.00 1.11
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172.00 173.00 1.00 1.46
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175.00 180.00 5.00 1.17
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185.00 187.00 2.00 2.06
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189.00 193.00 4.00 0.66
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202.00 205.00 3.00 0.72
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214.00 215.00 1.00 1.22
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TDD256 693584 9682622 70 -60 0.00 31.30 31.30 2.71
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35.30 52.00 16.70 1.77
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56.55 72.00 15.45 0.94
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76.10 100.00 23.90 1.28
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118.60 123.23 4.63 0.75
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181.50 182.50 1.00 2.01
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TDD257 693255 9682406 70 -53 0.00 2.00 2.00 1.14
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7.00 9.00 2.00 2.04
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15.00 18.00 3.00 0.83
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46.00 49.00 3.00 0.57
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58.00 65.17 7.17 0.55
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176.00 177.00 1.00 1.76
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206.40 208.42 2.02 2.43
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219.15 222.69 3.54 1.08
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237.00 238.00 1.00 1.04
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241.00 242.50 1.50 0.61
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TDD258 693391 9682802 70 -51 0.00 2.00 2.00 0.91
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66.00 74.00 8.00 1.82
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78.00 81.00 3.00 1.21
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94.00 108.00 14.00 0.76
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114.00 120.00 6.00 1.13
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125.70 132.00 6.30 0.69
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149.00 157.00 8.00 1.60
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TDD259 692868 9684605 70 -74 23.00 56.92 33.92 2.06
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60.00 64.00 4.00 2.93
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67.00 69.00 2.00 2.15
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TDD260 693354 9682331 70 -51 27.00 31.00 4.00 0.58
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34.00 36.00 2.00 4.40
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71.00 80.00 9.00 0.56
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88.00 96.00 8.00 0.99
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113.00 114.00 1.00 3.51
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122.00 123.00 1.00 1.86
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139.00 140.00 1.00 1.13
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190.80 198.40 7.60 1.16
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204.00 209.00 5.00 2.06
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215.00 257.00 42.00 2.03
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267.00 286.00 19.00 0.85
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290.00 294.76 4.76 1.01
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319.00 320.00 1.00 5.80
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357.00 361.00 4.00 0.99
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373.00 377.00 4.00 1.68
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TDD261 693712 9682063 70 -50 5.95 7.00 1.05 0.87
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25.63 34.00 8.37 1.46
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149.00 150.00 1.00 0.60
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TDD262 693567 9682319 70 -53 0.00 41.00 41.00 2.25
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44.00 124.00 80.00 2.55
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133.00 140.00 7.00 1.82
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146.00 158.00 12.00 1.14
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173.00 174.00 1.00 1.71
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TDD263 693260 9682381 70 -53 18.10 25.00 6.90 0.72
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76.00 88.45 12.45 0.67
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TDD264 693585 9682015 70 -51 60.42 61.42 1.00 1.22
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65.00 76.57 11.57 0.90
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80.37 83.00 2.63 1.41
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101.70 110.00 8.30 1.30
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114.00 257.00 143.00 2.47
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263.00 264.00 1.00 1.44
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TDD265 693621 9681994 70 -61 33.00 38.00 5.00 1.10
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52.00 88.00 36.00 1.41
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129.00 133.00 4.00 0.58
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137.00 145.00 8.00 0.54
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148.00 159.00 11.00 3.48
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182.00 288.00 106.00 2.62
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336.00 339.00 3.00 0.93
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TDD267 693246 9682509 70 -60 No Significant Intersection
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TDD268 693493 9682665 70 -59 0.00 66.00 66.00 6.75
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70.43 95.00 24.57 1.21
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98.00 108.00 10.00 1.44
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113.00 114.00 1.00 1.00
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117.00 121.00 4.00 1.15
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125.00 138.11 13.11 0.89
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TDD269 693303 9682930 70 -56 45.80 47.38 1.58 2.84
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70.00 71.00 1.00 1.38
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91.50 92.68 1.18 0.77
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101.00 103.00 2.00 1.83
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107.00 126.00 19.00 2.82
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142.00 158.00 16.00 1.73
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TDD270 693554 9682642 70 -57 1.70 61.00 59.30 2.09
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107.65 113.90 6.25 0.80
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117.00 120.00 3.00 1.02
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127.14 132.00 4.86 0.75
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142.00 143.45 1.45 2.27
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146.42 149.00 2.58 0.88
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150.75 153.41 2.66 0.69
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TDD271 693287 9683009 70 -64 18.00 20.20 2.20 1.40
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48.35 61.25 12.90 1.78
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64.00 66.86 2.86 1.78
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75.70 77.00 1.30 0.61
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92.00 94.00 2.00 0.83
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105.00 108.25 3.25 0.95
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118.00 119.00 1.00 1.16
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133.62 140.00 6.38 1.96
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149.87 154.45 4.58 1.12
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160.00 170.92 10.92 2.39
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TDD272 693392 9682388 70 -53 No Significant Intersection
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TDD273 693570 9682933 70 -60 10.40 23.00 12.60 1.14
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28.50 29.85 1.35 1.38
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39.00 41.35 2.35 0.94
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83.00 84.00 1.00 1.18
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TDD274 693603 9682290 70 -53 0.00 31.00 31.00 1.51
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37.00 43.00 6.00 1.04
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49.00 53.00 4.00 1.64
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59.20 87.00 27.80 4.59
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91.00 110.00 19.00 0.68
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115.32 117.00 1.68 6.42
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221.00 223.00 2.00 0.90
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255.00 258.20 3.20 1.21
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TDD275 693392 9682388 70 -58 0.00 40.00 40.00 1.84
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43 46 3.00 2.14
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52.00 58.00 6.00 0.51
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67.50 72.00 4.50 0.69
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102.00 103.00 1.00 1.06
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114.00 115.00 1.00 1.21
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118.45 120.00 1.55 0.99
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126.48 128.00 1.52 0.77
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144.00 148.00 4.00 0.57
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151.00 155.00 4.00 1.00
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160.00 168.65 8.65 1.74
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179.65 230.00 50.35 2.13
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239.00 266.00 27.00 1.40
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269.00 271.28 2.28 5.86
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276.00 282.00 6.00 0.51
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TDD276 693826 9682579 70 -73 108.00 113.60 5.60 0.72
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TDD277 693322 9683157 70 -54 6.00 8.33 2.33 0.63
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37.00 38.00 1.00 1.82
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47.00 51.00 4.00 1.11
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TDD278 693436 9682132 70 -54 12.94 16.00 3.06 1.30
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70.00 75.20 5.20 3.85
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80.72 94.00 13.28 1.30
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96.00 115.00 19.00 0.62
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120.00 126.00 6.00 3.81
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129.00 131.40 2.40 0.80
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149.00 168.00 19.00 0.65
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181.00 189.00 8.00 1.67
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195.00 206.00 11.00 4.29
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210.00 211.00 1.00 1.19
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226.00 233.00 7.00 4.26
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237.00 240.00 3.00 0.72
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283.37 288.00 4.63 1.17
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294.00 295.00 1.00 1.89
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298.00 301.00 3.00 1.04
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306.00 312.00 6.00 1.36
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315.00 336.00 21.00 0.94
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339.00 355.00 16.00 1.43
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362.00 370.50 8.50 4.27
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386.00 395.50 9.50 1.10
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399.00 424.29 25.29 1.14
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TDD279 693580 9682743 70 -68 0.00 3.00 3.00 0.76
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73.00 75.00 2.00 0.80
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TDD280 693308 9682358 70 -60 0.00 14.00 14.00 0.97
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20.00 21.00 1.00 1.42
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29.00 35.00 6.00 0.85
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37.65 40.47 2.82 1.39
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45.47 48.47 3.00 2.41
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70.00 82.00 12.00 2.20
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87.00 96.00 9.00 1.04
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109.00 111.00 2.00 0.72
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143.00 144.20 1.20 0.64
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154.00 158.00 4.00 0.64
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198.64 208.74 10.10 0.72
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211.74 214.40 2.66 0.64
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TDD281 693221 9683071 70 -60 49.30 50.30 1.00 12.70
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75.50 78.75 3.25 0.93
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82.75 84.70 1.95 3.06
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87.30 92.50 5.20 2.45
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TDD282 693528 9682809 70 -64 2.00 42.00 40.00 2.68
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68.80 73.00 4.20 0.76
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78.00 79.80 1.80 0.61
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99.85 101.00 1.15 0.58
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TDD283 693430 9682225 70 -51 32.10 50.60 18.50 1.17
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62.00 68.00 6.00 1.49
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76.70 80.50 3.80 4.47
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86.00 88.50 2.50 1.26
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TDD284 693496 9682152 70 -53 0.00 11.00 11.00 1.81
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14.00 16.00 2.00 0.98
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45.00 47.00 2.00 0.56
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50.00 55.00 5.00 2.06
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67.00 112.00 45.00 1.61
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116.00 135.45 19.45 2.74
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169.00 249.00 80.00 2.04
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254.00 258.00 4.00 3.11
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265.00 266.00 1.00 3.68
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279.00 297.00 18.00 0.84
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302.00 307.00 5.00 1.02
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310.00 336.37 26.37 5.22
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348.00 358.50 10.50 0.65
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TDD285 693335 9682253 70 -52 46.45 52.00 5.55 0.67
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58.20 60.00 1.80 0.66
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69.80 73.00 3.20 0.71
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113.75 115.70 1.95 0.72
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117.27 120.12 2.85 0.56
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128.65 136.00 7.35 0.68
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TDD286 693566 9682775 70 -71 0.00 25.00 25.00 1.91
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80.00 90.00 10.00 0.91
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103.00 106.00 3.00 0.72
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119.00 121.00 2.00 0.80
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TDD287 693498 9682208 70 -50 11.60 64.00 52.40 1.26
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69.00 76.00 7.00 0.61
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78.00 85.00 7.00 2.91
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94.00 97.00 3.00 2.16
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121.00 141.77 20.77 1.09
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146.00 164.47 18.47 2.28
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168.57 172.96 4.39 0.93
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177.30 179.95 2.65 1.52
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192.00 199.00 7.00 1.92
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201.78 226.14 24.36 3.41
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233.00 235.76 2.76 1.15
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238.55 247.30 8.75 0.76
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252.15 261.30 9.15 1.03
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270.00 272.00 2.00 5.51
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277.00 279.00 2.00 0.71
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281.69 294.20 12.51 3.16
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297.20 299.70 2.50 1.37
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301.87 303.78 1.91 6.18
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315.00 317.50 2.50 1.14
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321.84 326.00 4.16 1.89
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331.71 334.71 3.00 0.68
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TDD288 693429 9682225 70 -55 16.00 17.10 1.10 0.56
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25.57 28.00 2.43 1.08
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34.00 38.00 4.00 0.67
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41.02 50.00 8.98 1.60
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62.00 63.00 1.00 2.00
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66.00 68.00 2.00 0.74
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77.00 84.00 7.00 4.55
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88.14 90.09 1.95 8.91
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111.54 118.00 6.46 0.74
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122.00 128.00 6.00 0.69
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138.00 144.00 6.00 0.75
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147.61 153.00 5.39 1.10
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156.00 163.00 7.00 0.78
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183.84 192.00 8.16 1.27
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196.00 203.00 7.00 1.34
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209.40 215.00 5.60 0.80
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222.00 307.00 85.00 2.03
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323.68 334.20 10.52 1.76
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338.20 345.00 6.80 2.95
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357.52 366.92 9.40 0.81
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370.92 385.84 14.92 1.82
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405.00 419.00 14.00 1.23
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TDD289 692926 9684318 70 -80 16.50 30.00 13.50 3.66
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91.00 105.60 14.60 2.55
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115.60 123.00 7.40 6.26
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TDD290 693359 9683030 70 -66 36.80 75.70 38.90 3.60
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Holes are uncut
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A locality plan of the reported drill holes can also be found on the Company's web site at http://www.banro.com/i/pdf/2008-10-29_NRM.pdf.
Core holes were inclined at between minus 50 and 80 degrees and averaged 223 metres in depth with a maximum down-hole depth of 453 metres. Core recovery for these holes averaged 89.6% within the mineralized zones. It is estimated that the true widths of the mineralized zones vary between 80% and 95% of the intersected widths in the holes. Drill hole spacing was on 40 metre sections.
The mineralized sections of the Twangiza North and Twangiza Main deposits are hosted within a series of mineralized feldspar porphyry sills and weakly metamorphosed, pelitic metasediments along a northerly trending anticlinal structure. The gold mineralization is associated with pyrite and arsenopyrite sulfides and silicic, carbonate and potassic alteration.
Drill cores for assaying were taken at a maximum of one metre intervals and were cut with a diamond saw with one-half of the core placed in sealed bags and sent to the Company's sample preparation facility in Bukavu, DRC. The core samples were then crushed down to minus 2 mm, and split with half of the sample pulverised down to 90% passing 75 microns. Approximately 150 grams of the pulverised sample was then shipped to the SGS Laboratory (which is independent of the Company) in Mwanza, Tanzania where the samples were analysed for gold by fire assay using a 50g charge. As part of the Company's QA/QC procedures, which adhere to internationally recognised standards, duplicates and blanks were inserted into the sample batches.
Additional information with respect to the Twangiza project is contained in the technical report of SENET dated August 13, 2008, and entitled "Pre-Feasibility Study NI 43-101 Technical Report, Twangiza Gold Project, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo." A copy of this report can be obtained from SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Banro is a Canadian-based gold exploration company focused on the development of four major, wholly-owned gold projects, each with mining licenses, along the 210 kilometre-long Twangiza-Namoya gold belt in the South Kivu and Maniema provinces of the DRC. Led by a proven management team with extensive gold and African experience, Banro's strategy is to unlock shareholder value by increasing and developing its significant gold assets in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
Qualified Person
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The exploration results disclosed by this press release have been reviewed, verified (including sampling, analytical and test data) and compiled by the Company's geological staff based in Bukavu, DRC, under the supervision of Daniel K. Bansah who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Aus.I.M.M), the Company's Vice President, Exploration and a "qualified person" (as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101).
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits U.S. mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. Certain terms are used by the Company, such as "measured", "indicated", and "inferred" "resources", that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies from including in their filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in the Company's Form 40-F Registration Statement, File No. 001-32399, which may be secured from the Company, or from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements regarding the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves, exploration results, potential mineralization, potential mineral resources and mineral reserves and the Company's exploration and development plans with respect to Twangiza) are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current expectations or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, and even if such actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, failure to establish estimated mineral resources or mineral reserves (the mineral resource and mineral reserve figures referred to in this press release are estimates and no assurances can be given that the indicated levels of gold will be produced), the possibility that future exploration results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations, gold recoveries for Twangiza being less than those indicated by the metallurgical testwork carried out to date (there can be no assurance that gold recoveries in small scale laboratory tests will be duplicated in large tests under on-site conditions or during production), uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in world gold markets and equity markets, political developments in the DRC, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, inflation, changes to regulations affecting the Company's activities, the uncertainties involved in interpreting drilling results and other geological data and the other risks disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's annual information form dated March 28, 2008 filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein
For further information: please visit our website at www.banro.com, or contact: Mike Prinsloo, President and C.E.O., South Africa, Tel: + 27 (0) 11 958-2885; Arnold T. Kondrat, Executive Vice-President, Toronto, Ontario; or Martin Jones, Vice-President, Corporate Development, Toronto, Ontario, Tel: (416) 366-2221 or 1-800-714-7938
