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Prospectus - Kingsrose Mining

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Lava<br />

Limestone<br />

Lineament<br />

Lithological<br />

Lode<br />

m<br />

Ma<br />

Rock formed from molten material ejected by a volcano.<br />

Carbonate rock.<br />

Long major topographic feature commonly resulting from a fault.<br />

Pertaining to the type of rock.<br />

Tabular or vein like deposit of valuable mineral between well defined walls.<br />

Metre(s)<br />

Million years.<br />

Mafic<br />

Referring to igneous rocks composed dominantly of iron and magnesium<br />

minerals.<br />

Magnetite<br />

A mineral; oxide of iron that is magnetic.<br />

Malachite<br />

A hydrated copper carbonate mineral.<br />

Massive<br />

Containing no (or very few) planar structures.<br />

Massive Sulphides A mass of rock consisting of greater than 40% sulphides.<br />

Measured Resource That part of a mineral resource for which Tonnage, grade etc. are estimated with a<br />

high level of confidence.<br />

Metamorphic Facies A group of metamorphic rocks characterized by particular mineral associations<br />

indicating origin under restricted temperature-pressure conditions<br />

Metamorphic Grade The grade of metamorphism depends upon the extent to which the metamorphic<br />

rock differs from the original rock from which it was derived.<br />

Metamorphism<br />

Alteration and recrystallisation of rocks because of heating or application of<br />

pressure or both.<br />

Metasediments<br />

Partly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks.<br />

Metasomatism<br />

A metamorphic change which involves the introduction of material from an<br />

external source. Whether or not there is a corresponding amount of material<br />

expelled depends on the conditions.<br />

Mineralisation<br />

The concentration of metals and their chemical compounds within a body or<br />

rock.<br />

MMI<br />

Mobile Metal Ion technology is based on partial extraction of metals from the soil<br />

and is recognised reconnaissance soil sampling method.<br />

Monzonite (Monzogranite) A granular plutonic rock containing equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase<br />

and intermediate between syenite and diorite.<br />

Moz<br />

Million ounces.<br />

Mt<br />

Million tonnes.<br />

Mtpa<br />

Million tonnes per annum.<br />

NA<br />

Not available.<br />

Olivine<br />

An important rock-forming mineral, especially in mafic and ultramafic rocks.<br />

Ore<br />

Mineral bearing rock that can be (or has been) mined and treated.<br />

Orogeny<br />

Process by which structures within foldbelt mountainous areas are formed.<br />

Orthomagmatic<br />

Crystallisation from a typical magma.<br />

Outcrop<br />

An exposure of bedrock at the surface or projecting through the overlying soil<br />

cover.<br />

Oxidised<br />

Near-surface decomposition by exposure to the atmosphere and groundwater.<br />

Oz<br />

Ounce(s).<br />

pa<br />

per annum.<br />

Palaeoproterozoic Ranges in age between Palaeozoic (570-227mya) and Proterozoic (most recent of<br />

two great divisions of Precambrian).<br />

Percussion drilling Method of drilling which utilises a hammering action under rotation to penetrate<br />

rock while the cuttings are forced to the surface by compressed air returning<br />

outside the drill rods.<br />

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