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Amur Minerals takes advantage of new ice road to deliver core

Last updated: 04:11 24 Mar 2014 EDT, First published: 05:11 24 Mar 2014 EDT

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Six tonnes of core and samples will be transported to the base camp rail station in the far east of Russia - now its annual winter ice road has been finished, Amur Minerals (LON:AMC) told investors.

The road covers around 350km and links the firm's Kun-Mainie project with the Baikal rail siding.

Five convoys will deliver 120 tonnes of winter and summer fuel, and over 35 tonnes of supplies and spare parts to support the firm's next field programmes.

"During the return trip from the site, the convoy will also transport six tonnes of core and samples accumulated during the 2013 field season to our Verkhnezeisk base camp rail station," Amur said.

"Delivery of the previous field season's core and samples via the ice road costs the company substantially less money than helicopter transport which is limited to a maximum of two and a half tonnes per trip."

The firm said: "Once all the 2013 core and samples are marshalled at Verkhnezeisk along with 12.5 tonnes of core and samples from 2012 already inventoried at the base camp, the total of 18.5 tonnes of core and sample material will be transported by truck to Khabarovsk for storage in the company's secured facilities."

When that happens, all the mineralised intervals drilled during the last ten years will be available in Khabarovsk.

Amur is currently focused on evaluating the mineability of the defined mineralisation to assist in defining specific drill site locations and drill requirements necessary to convert resources into reserves.

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