Ethiopian Potash Drilling and Assay Update
November 16 2011 - 8:00AM
Marketwired
Ethiopian Potash Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:FED)(TSX
VENTURE:FED.WT)(OTCQX:ETPHF) is pleased to announce that it has
completed 16 diamond drill holes totalling 3,353 metres on its
Danakil Potash Project. The initial 16 holes were drilled in the
South-west Target Area.
Holes 17 and 18 are currently being drilled to test the northern
continuation of the South-west Target Area. All holes have
intersected the Danakil Potash bearing sequence.
An additional 11 holes (19 through 29) are planned to complete
the first phase of exploration on the South-west Target Area, and
provide the Company with sufficient drilling to meet its objective
of putting 1 billion tonnes of potash resource in this part of the
property into an updated 43-101 compliant report. (Map link:
http://www.ethiopianpotash.com/DrillMap.html)
Road building is ongoing and drilling of the Colluli Target Area
with targets at 100 metres depth or less is expected to begin early
in the New Year, with the same resource objective as in the
South-west Target Area.
Assays turnaround time and consequent lack of news has been a
great disappointment to management and to our shareholders. As
result, the Company has directed all core samples for analysis to
the Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ("SRC").
SRC is recognized as one of the best laboratories for potash
analysis, pilot plant testing and flow sheet design.
The Company has been assured that assays can be expected within
15 days of receipt of the samples. Shipping of the samples from
Ethiopia to Saskatchewan is estimated to take four (4) days, for an
aggregated lapsed time of 19 days or approximately three (3)
weeks.
The Company anticipates being able to release assays on a number
of holes in the first week of December.
About Ethiopian Potash Corp.
Ethiopian Potash Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FED)(TSX
VENTURE:FED.WT)(OTCQX:ETPHF) is a Canadian company based in
Toronto, Ontario, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Potash
controls 484 sq km of shallow mineralisation potash development
concessions in the fairway of the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia. The
Company has an existing 128 mil tonne resource at 21% potash and is
intent on aggressively fast-tracking its properties to
production.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
David Wahl, President and CEO
Forward-Looking Information
This press release may contain forward-looking statements based
on assumptions, uncertainties and management's best estimates of
future events. All statements that address future activities,
events or developments that the Company believes, expects or
anticipates will or may occur are forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is based upon assumptions by management
that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties
beyond the Company's control. There can be no assurance that
outcomes anticipated in the forward-looking information will occur
and actual results may differ materially for a variety of reasons.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligations
to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking
information, except as may be required by law. For a more detailed
discussion of such risks and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements, refer to the Company's filings
with the Canadian securities regulators available on
www.sedar.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Adam Chambers +1 416 907
9422achambers@gmfbcommunications.ca
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