Altura Mining announced a maiden ore reserve estimate of 19.1 million tonnes @ 57.6% Fe at the Mt Webber DSO iron ore project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The ore reserve estimate represents a very high conversion of over 97% of the indicated mineral resource at the Ibanez deposit located within the Mt Webber project area. The current maiden ore reserve estimate of 19.1 million tonnes at Ibanez is contained within the indicated mineral
resource component of 21.9 million tonnes.
Altura Mining announced the commencement of a diamond drilling program at the direct shipping ore (DSO) property at Mt Webber, Western Australia. The project is owned 30% by Altura and 70% by Atlas Iron Limited.