Djilginsai
The Djilginsai licence covers an area of 85 km2, approximately 30km northeast of the Tolubay licence. Stream sediment and soil sampling undertaken by Perseus Mining Limited at several Soviet era prospects identified the two principal prospects of Ulugtau and Kurbanbulak.
As part of Manas' regional program initial drilling we have completed four diamond drillings at Ulugtau, returning results of 10.8m at 13.2g/t gold from 29.2m and 12m at 1.6g/t gold from 14m over 650m strike length.
Ulugtau has been mapped for over 1,100m of strike, is located approximately 40km north east of Shambesai and Obdilla, and represents the third potentially significant discovery for Manas Resources.
Two rigs are now undertaking a 1000m program at Ulugtau. The main focus of the current program is a high-tenor soil anomaly approximately 1km from previous drilling, where recent trenching returned results of 4m at 1.19g/t gold and 4m at 2.69g/t gold from a trench which returned an overall result of 56m at 0.42g/t gold and is open at both ends.
Extensive soil sampling and trenching is also underway at Ulugtau.