Chatham applies for Korella North Exploration Permit
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NEWS RELEASE 22‐ 14 August 17, 2022
CHATHAM APPLIES FOR KORELLA NORTH EXPLORATION PERMIT
WELLINGTON New Zealand – Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited (TSXV: “NZP” and NZX:
“Chatham” or the “Company") has made another advance.
The application for phosphate exploration area designated EPMA 28589 (Korella North) has
been accepted by the Queensland Department of Resources (QDR).
Shareholders will recall in October 2021 we announced the acquisition of the Korella
phosphate and rare earths mining lease and assets based in Queensland and subsequently
in December 2021 advised that an application for an area of 196 square kilometres south of
Korella designated EPMA 28187 (Korella South) had been accepted by QDR.
Korella South (EPMA 28187) covers an area that has been subject to considerable past
exploration for a variety of minerals and is highly prospective for both rock phosphates and
rare earths.
Chatham’s wholly‐owned Australian subsidiary, Avenir Makatea Pty Ltd., made the
applications.
Korella North (EPMA 28589) covers an area of 6 square kilometres that contains a near
surface phosphate deposit.
The area was exhaustively explored in 2007 and 2008 with soil sampling, trenching and
drilling to prove the presence of outcropping phosphate of the Beetle Creek Formation
along a strike length of approximately 1.5 kilometres. The formation is highly suitable for
simple open cut mining.
Limited additional drilling and analysis within EPMA 28589 will enable a JORC‐compliant
resource estimate for phosphate and rare earth elements (REE) to be reported and
transition to a Mining Lease to take place within a short time frame.
The presence of the Phosphate Hill to Townsville rail line, as well as the Phosphate Hill to
Cloncurry road train route within the Korella North area, provides readily accessible
road/rail transport options.
Korella North and Korella South provide additional potential phosphate resources to
complement the existing low cadmium, high quality phosphate resources within the Korella
Mining Permit.
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The strong proven relationship between phosphate and REE in the Korella phosphate areas
is providing the impetus for studies by Chatham both here in Australia and overseas into
methods for REE concentration and extraction.
Chatham 100% owned‐subsidiary companies Pacific Rare Earths Limited (PRE) manages and
leads the rare earths facet of the Korella leases as it is has already demonstrated in relation
to the rare earths identified in the Chatham Rise deposit.
Note:‐ The Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and
Ore Reserves (the ‘JORC Code’ or ‘the Code’) sets out minimum standards,
recommendations and guidelines for Public Reporting in Australasia of Exploration
Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.
For further information please contact:
Chris Castle
President and Chief Executive Officer Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited
64 21 55 81 85 or chris@crpl.co.nz
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