Manus Island "2011 Exploration Programme: Newcrest?s objectives for the first half of 2011 are to conduct surface geochemical sampling and mapping on known mineralised systems in order to define drill targets. Included will be porphyry copper ? gold systems such as Arie with a target size of +200 million tonnes at 1.2 g/t equivalent gold and low sulphidation epithermal gold-silver mineralisation such as Kisi with a target size of greater than 3 million ounces of gold within a multi-vein system containing high grade central core zones. Newcrest will also conduct a helicopter-borne magmetic-radiometric survey over the licence area. Its budget for the period is AUD$2.6 million."
That is +11.4 million ounces targeted.
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