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CDN - ATAP
Etobicoke, Ontario September 23, 1997
Exploration Progresses on Cikidang Project
Atapa Minerals Limited ("Atapa") announces the results of diamond drill holes 41 through 66 in the definition drilling program at the Cikidang project. These results are a continuation of those announced on May 28 and July 7, 1997.
The Cikidang Project is an epithermal gold-silver deposit within Atapa's 101,400 hectare Cikotok Super KP property in southwest Java, Indonesia. A steep west dipping (70 to 85 degrees) structure hosts the deposit. The fault zone is identified as the Cikidang Shear Zone and has a total strike length of 1,200 metres and a total vertical extent of at least 200 metres.
The Cikidang structure was discovered by Aneka Tambang ("Antam") in 1991 and had been reported by Antam as containing a resource of approximately 473,000 tonnes with an average grade of 10 grams of gold per tonne ("g/t Au"). Atapa's drilling program commenced in April 1997 to test the down dip and along strike continuity of the vein in the Cikidang Shear Zone. To date 47 holes (CKD20 to CKD66) have been completed totaling 4,338 metres of drilling.
The Cikidang structure remains open to the north and has been partially tested at depth and to the south. A second drill has been moved onto the property to test nearby prospects and to delineate possible extensions to the north and south of the Shear Zone. Drilling has just commenced in a mineralized area on the southern end of the property, and initial results justify continued drilling on this zone. Final assay results will be announced as they become available. In addition, a geophysical survey has identified an anomaly parallel and to the south of the Cikidang structure. The survey will be followed up with prospecting and trenching by Atapa's exploration team and will assist them in defining areas for drill testing.
Results: Section G
Drill holes CKD46 (-45 degrees), CKD47 (-60 degrees), CKD48 (-70 degrees) and CKD49 (-78 degrees) were drilled on section "G" to test the down dip continuity of the Cikidang Shear Zone and mineralization reported by Antam from surface channel sampling of 1.90 metres averaging 16.88 g/t Au; as well as from Level 1260 of 1.80 metres averaging 11.78 g/t Au; and Antam drill hole CKD6 (14.5 metres south of section) which reported 1.35 metres averaging 2.24 g/t Au at elevation 1162.
CKD46 intersected the Shear Zone from 61.40 metres (elevation 1201) to 68.15 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 0.60 metres containing 23.93 g/t Au and 27 grams of silver per tonne ("g/t Ag"), plus another intersection of 1.80 metres averaging 10.45 g/t Au and 20 g/t Ag. The two mineralized intersections are separated by 2.15 metres of non-mineralized rock.
Exploration Progresses on Cikidang Project (continued)
Results: Section G (continued)
CKD47 intersected the Shear Zone from 71.80 metres (elevation 1184) to 86.70 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 2.30 metres averaging 9.98 g/t Au and 12 g/t Ag.
CKD48 intersected the Shear Zone from 88.80 (elevation 1163) to 101.00 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of .30 metres averaging 6.57 g/t Au and 12 g/t Ag.
CKD49 intersected the Shear Zone from 109.30 metres (elevation 1144) to 133.40 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.40 metres averaging 1.54 g/t Au and 5 g/t Ag; plus another intersection of 0.55 metres averaging 2.77 g/t Au and 8 g/t Ag. The two mineralized intersections are separated by .85 metres of non-mineralized rock.
Section H
Drill holes CKD41 (-45 degrees), CKD42 (-59 degrees), and CKD43 (-65 degrees) were drilled on section "H" to test the down dip continuity of the Cikidang Shear Zone and mineralization reported by Antam at Level 1260 metres as containing 2.00 metres averaging 8.53 g/t Au, and Antam drill hole CKD12 (3.2 metres north of section) which reported 2.00 metres averaging 1.37 g/t Au at Level 1232; plus drill hole CKD12A, which reported 1.25 metres averaging 2.99 g/t Au at Level 1168.
CKD41 intersected the Shear Zone from 64.40 metres (elevation 1197) to 70.60 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 0.80 metres containing 9.20 g/t Au and 11 g/t Ag.
CKD42 intersected the Shear Zone from 79.20 metres (elevation 1175) to 83.10 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 0.50 metres containing 7.50 g/t Au and 12 g/t Ag.
CKD43 intersected the Shear Zone from 84.90 metres (elevation 1166) to 97.80 metres down hole and contained no significant gold or silver assays.
Section I
Drill holes CKD44 (79.5 degrees azimuth and dip of -46 degrees) and CKD 45 (79.5 degrees azimuth and dip of -60 degrees), were drilled onto section "I". Drill holes CKD59 (-45 degrees) and CKD60 (-74 degrees) were drilled on section. These four drill holes were drilled to test the down dip continuity of the Cikidang Shear Zone on section "I".
CKD59 intersected the Shear Zone from 18.60 metres (elevation 1246) to 25.50 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 2.60 metres averaging 19.30 g/t Au and 97 g/t Ag.
CKD60 intersected the Shear Zone from 38.00 metres (elevation 1222) to 47.45 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.60 metres averaging 8.36 g/t Au.
CKD44 intersected the Shear Zone from 71.65 metres (elevation 1192) to 76.30 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.55 metres averaging 0.81 g/t Au and 7 g/t Ag.
CKD45 intersected the Shear Zone from 83.35 metres (elevation 1171) to 90.30 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.55 metres averaging 5.13 g/t Au and 8 g/t Ag.
Exploration Progresses on Cikidang Project (continued)
Section J
Drill holes CKD55 (-45 degrees), CKD56 (-59.6 degrees), CKD57 (-71 degrees) and CKD58 (-79 degrees), were drilled to test the down dip continuity of the Cikidang Shear Zone and mineralization reported by Antam at Level 1300 as containing 1.90 metres grading 12.67 g/t Au; at Level 1260 as containing 2.00 metres grading 22.25 g/t Au; plus Antam drill holes CKD2 which reported 4.75 metres averaging 15.10 g/t Au at elevation 1221; and CKD2A which reported 5.00 metres averaging 2.53 g/t Au at elevation 1166.
CKD55 intersected the Shear Zone from 51.60 metres (elevation 1224) to 60.80 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.40 metres averaging 9.12 g/t Au and 25 g/t Ag; plus 1.85 metres averaging 43.46 g/t Au and 90 g/t Ag. The two mineralized intersections are separated by .6 metres of non-mineralized rock.
CKD56 intersected the Shear Zone from 60.30 metres (elevation 1208) to 73.60 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 2.40 metres averaging 16.27 g/t Au and 79 g/t Ag.
CKD57 intersected the Shear Zone from 67.10 metres (elevation 1197) to 69.75 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 0.65 metres averaging 3.55 g/t Au and 8 g/t Ag.
CKD58 intersected the Shear Zone from 90.00 metres (elevation 1172) to 105.80 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.95 metres averaging 8.93 g/t Au.
Section L
Drill holes CKD61 (-45 degrees), CKD62 (-62 degrees) were drilled from Site L1 and CKD63 (-62 degrees), CKD64 (-67 degrees) and CKD65 (-75 degrees) and CKD66 (-82 degrees) were drilled from site L2 (38 metres west of site L1), to test the down dip continuity of the Cikidang Shear Zone and mineralization reported by Antam at Level 1340, as containing 4.80 metres grading 17.91 g/t Au, Level 1300 as containing 2.10 metres grading 18.21 g/t Au and Level 1260 cross-cut 31, as containing 4.80 metres 17.91 g/t Au.
CKD61 (site L1) intersected the Shear Zone from 39.50 metres (elevation 1242) to 41.60 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.65 metres averaging 57.54 g/t Au and 146 g/t Ag.
CKD62 (site L1) intersected the Shear Zone from 46.00 metres (elevation 1230) to 48.60 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 0.85 metres averaging 62.76 g/t Au and 139 g/t Ag.
CKD63 (site L2) intersected the Shear Zone from 71.70 metres (elevation 1200) to 80.85 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.60 metres averaging 40.16 g/t Au and 164 g/t Ag.
CKD64 (site L2) intersected the Shear Zone from 86.40 metres (elevation 1180) to 94.65 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.20 metres averaging 29.75 g/t Au and 84 g/t Ag.
CKD65 (site L2) intersected the Shear Zone from 104.0 metres (elevation 1162) to 109.40 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 2.75 metres averaging 34.33 g/t Au and 56.13 g/t Ag, including 1.75 metres grading 50.09 g/t Au and 81 g/t Ag.
Exploration Progresses on Cikidang Project (continued)
Section L (continued)
CKD66 (site L2) intersected the Shear Zone from 128.30 metres (elevation 1138) to 134.60 metres down hole and returned a mineralized intersection of 1.70 metres averaging 44.68 g/t Au and 47 g/t Ag.
Other Sections
CKD50, CKD51 and CKD54 were drilled to trace the southern extension of the Cikidang Shear Zone. These holes did not intersect the shear zone. Geological and structural interpretations indicate that the Cikidang Shear Zone has been displaced by east trending faults and Atapa plans to conduct additional drilling to confirm this interpretation.
CKD52 and CKD53 were drilled on section A to test the down dip continuity of the Cikidang Shear Zone that was intersected in CKD20 (elevation 1178) as containing 10.30 metres grading 5.99 g/t Au. CKD52 (-60 degrees) intersected the shear zone from 84.60 metres (elevation 1148) to 95.20 metres down hole and returned an intersection of 1.00 metre averaging 6.16 g/t Au and 7.5 g/t Ag. CKD 53
(-70 degrees) did not intersect a major shear zone.
Detailed drill hole logs can be attained by contacting the company. They can also be viewed on our website at www.atapa.com.
ATAPA currently has approximately 10.3 million common shares outstanding and its shares trade on the Canadian Dealing Network (CDN) in Toronto as ATAP.
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