Jan 13 2011
BE Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BER) announced that it has requested a modification to the existing exploration permit at its Warm Springs Beryllium Project, located in Socorro County, New Mexico.
The request, if granted, would permit BE to drill an additional 20 holes within the boundaries of the initial permit area, in the immediate area previously investigated by the U.S. Bureau of Mines in the 1960's.
"We are requesting a modification to the permit to gather more data on the subsurface geology at Warm Springs and understand how the different formations intersect," stated David Tognoni, President and CEO. "This will assist us in building a site-wide geologic model."
The proposed drill hole locations are within the Datil Group at Warm Springs and are planned to be shallower than the initial five holes, with the exception of one that is proposed to be 3,500 feet deep. If the permit modification is granted, the 20 holes will be drilled on a 75-foot grid around the first hole drilled in the Company's current five-hole campaign. Assays results on the first drill hole indicated that drilling had intersected a beryllium-mineralized zone in excess of 100 feet in thickness and discovered maximum grades exceeding one percent beryllium oxide.
Source: BE Resources Inc.