further significant gold intersections

FURTHER SIGNIFICANT GOLD INTERSECTIONS FROM
SIHAYO 1 NORTH, PUNGKUT PROJECT, INDONESIA

HIGHLIGHTS

�� First pass drilling at the Old Camp Area, immediately adjacent to the Sihayo 1
North Inferred Resource has revealed a 200m strike-length of gold
mineralisation.
�� Latest results include 13m @ 4.23g/t Au from 6m, and 8m @ 3.08g/t Au from 34m
in primary jasperoid mineralisation.
�� Previous field work indicates that similar style mineralisation occurs 600m to
the north -west and 400m to the south-east, supporting an interpretation that the
Old Camp Area could form part of a new mineralised trend over 1.4km in length.
�� Strong potential exists for a significant further increase of the current 910,000oz
Sihayo 1 North resource along this interpreted 1.4km trend.
Emerging gold company Oropa Limited (ASX Code: “ORP” – “Oropa”) is pleased to announce
further significant drill intersections from the Old Camp Area of the Sihayo 1 North prospect at the
Company’s 75%-owned Pungkut Gold Project in North Sumatra.
Broad intervals of gold in regolith and primary jasperoid mineralisation were encountered in
drilling targeting gold in regolith discovered during test-pitting to the east of the main Sihayo 1
North Inferred Resource. These results add to those released on the 8th September 2008, and
increase the known Old Camp mineralised strike length to 200m.
Latest significant results from drilling at the Old Camp area include:

�� SHDD118: 8m @ 3.08 g/t Au from 34m
�� SHDD119: 7m @ 1.75 from g/t Au from10m
�� SHDD120: 13m @ 4.23 from g/t Au from 6m
3.6m @ 3.09 from g/t Au from 21.4m


Exploration at the Old Camp Area has followed up on a concealed target to the north-east of the
Sihayo 1 North resource that was previously interpreted to have been closed off by a fence of drill
holes completed by Oropa in 2005. A number of test pits dug to depths of approximately 7m
outlined significant gold in the regolith profile. Drilling was initiated to test the extent of regolith
and a possible source of the mineralisation. To date, nine holes have been drilled (including
SHDD119 which failed to reach target depth, and was replicated by nearby SHDD120).

This nine hole program has encountered significant near surface gold mineralisation in both thick
regolith cover, and in in-situ jasperoid developed within silty-limestone over a 200m strike length.
The silty-limestone appears to have formed in a deep channel, situated behind what may have
been a limestone reef (now marble) to the north-east of the main resource (Figure 2). The southwestern
contact of the silty-limestone is bounded by a disconformity with volcanics. Further
drilling along strike in both directions is warranted, as there is no outcrop in the area, with bedrock
either obscured by regolith or Tertiary sediments.
Similar style jasperoid in silty-limestone has been observed 600m along strike to the north-west at
Sihayo 2, where extensive outcropping jasperoid was previously drill tested by Oropa in 2004
(Figure 1). The seven widely spaced holes largely failed to intersect the outcropping jasperoid
and follow up drilling was not conducted due to the lower gold grades encountered in the initial
drilling. The potential exists to follow the higher grade Old Camp Area style mineralisation along
strike to Sihayo 2. Similarly, 400m to the south-east of the Old Camp Area, drill hole SHDD023
encountered 4.2m @ 3.36 g/t Au from 10.55m in jasperoid at the Tertiary sediment – Permian
limestone contact.

Consequently, the Old Camp mineralised trend may extend over a strike length of more than
1.4 km from Sihayo 2 to SHDD023. Furthermore, to the north-east and east of the Old Camp
Area is an extensive area blanketed by Tertiary sediments that are interpreted to be thin
(supported by geological and ground magnetic interpretation) with good potential for additional
concealed mineralisation. The Old Camp Area discovery opens up the exploration potential in a
large and as yet unexplored portion of the Sihayo mineralisation trend.

Figure 1: Sihayo 1 North geology and diamond drill hole plan
25 Charles Street, South Perth WA 6151 PO Box 1013, South Perth WA 6951
Telephone: (08) 9368 4544 Facsimile: (08) 9368 4522
Web: www.oropa.com.au Email: [email protected]
ACN: 009 241 374
Figure 2: Old Camp Area cross section and interpreted geology
25 Charles Street, South Perth WA 6151 PO Box 1013, South Perth WA 6951
Telephone: (08) 9368 4544 Facsimile: (08) 9368 4522
Web: www.oropa.com.au Email: [email protected]
ACN: 009 241 374
Table 1: Old Camp Area significant drill intercepts

Notes
1. All assays determined by 50gm fire assay with AAS finish by Intertek- Caleb Brett Laboratories of Jakarta
2. Lower cut of 1.0ppm Au used
3. A maximum of 2m of consecutive internal waste (material less than 1.0ppm Au) per reported intersection
4. All interval grades were calculated as a weighted average
5. All intervals reported as down hole lengths
6. Sampling regime as quarter core for PQ diameter core and half core for HQ diameter core
7. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC):
8. Coordinates in UTM grid system
9. Holes SHDD112 to SHDD114 previously announced on the 8th September 2008
Yours faithfully
OROPA LIMITED
Philip C Christie
Director