Robust reports 59.6% manganese intersect in Romang Island

By Peni Pedriawan

ASX-listed Robust Resources Limited reported exploration success on Romang Island with further high-grade manganese mineralization intersected near surface.

The results showed that each of three holes intersected significant widths and grades of manganese including some spectacular high-grade zones over significant widths. The holes are LWD245: 26.7 meters at 40.5% Mn from surface, LWD249: 14.2 meters at 48.0% Mn from surface and LWD251: 21.1 meters at 37.5% Mn from surface.

Robust Managing Director, Gary Lewis said: ?While our primary focus is on expanding our gold, silver and base metals resource on Romang Island through ongoing exploration, the strong results from our exploration efforts at Manganese Valley present Robust with a new opportunity.

?Given the very strong assay results, and the success from previous exploration efforts focused on manganese, we have now designed an exploration program specifically to target manganese mineralisation. The results for the first 3 holes in this new program are very encouraging and have produced some very high-grade assays. The theoretical maximum manganese content for pure manganese dioxide is 63% and our peak assay of 59.6% Mn approaches that purity. This gives us every confidence that we have a high-grade deposit at Manganese Valley?, he said.

Editing by Adianto P. Simamora