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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 18,
2008
Colombia Goldfields Ltd. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | |||||
Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | |||||
000-51013 | 76-0730088 | ||||
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
208-8 King Street East, Toronto,
Ontario Canada |
M5C 1B5 | ||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
(416) 361-9640 | |||||
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On April 18, 2008, Colombia Goldfields Ltd. (the "Company") issued the press
release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this
Item 7.01, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. | |
99.1 | Press Release of the Company issued on April 18, 2008. |
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 18, 2008 | Colombia Goldfields Ltd. | ||
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By: | /s/ J. Randall Martin | ||
Name: | J. Randall Martin | ||
Title: | Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
- 8 King Street, Suite 208 Toronto
Ontario, Canada M5C 1B5 -
- - tel: 416-361-9640 - fax: 416-361-0883
Colombia Goldfields Reports Successful Metallurgy Test
TORONTO, ON, April 18, 2008: Colombia Goldfields Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX: GOL / OTCBB: CGDF) ("CGL" or the "Company") announced today that it has received the results of independent testing of the metallurgical properties, including projected recoveries, of samples from the Company's Marmato Mountain Gold Development Project in Colombia.
Recovery rates of up to 92% were achieved depending upon the chosen flowsheet. SGS Lakefield Research conducted the test on two composite samples, each containing material representative of the ore grades at Marmato.
"These results confirm our view that very high recovery rates using conventional technology are likely to be achieved when Marmato is put into production," said J. Randy Martin, Vice Chairman and CEO, Colombia Goldfields Ltd. "They also are consistent with recoveries from existing production at the mill located on Zona Baja (Lower Zone) at Marmato, where recoveries of more than 88% are being achieved using gravity separation followed by flotation, then leaching of the flotation concentrates."
Colombia Goldfields recently won the bidding process to acquire the Zona Baja (see press release January 30, 2008) from Mineros Nacionales S.A. (Mineros) Mineros operates an underground mine on the Zona Baja that feeds ore to a mill using conventional grinding technology. Production is approximately 25,000 ounces of gold per year.
Highlights of the report include:
Gravity separation followed by the flotation of the gravity tails and cyanidation of the flotation concentrates;
Gravity separation followed by cyanidation of the gravity tails;
Heap leaching
Detailed Findings Gravity Separation A concentrate sample that was tested produced the following results: Summary of Gravity Separation Tests
Test No. | K80 | Gravity Concentrate | Grav Tail | Head (calc) | ||
µm | Wt% | Au, g/t | %Au Rec,y | Au, g/t | Au, g/t | |
G1 | 89 | 0.027 | 1819 | 39.0 | 0.77 | 1.26 |
G2 | 96 | 0.071 | 375 | 25.6 | 0.77 | 1.10 |
The sample contained significant free gold with 25.6 to 39.0% of the total gold being recovered by gravity separation. This finding is consistent with the experience of artisinal miners at Marmato Mountain who use gravity separation to recover gold.
Cyanidation of the Gravity Tails
Overall gold recoveries from ore that was gravity separated and exposed to cyanide was in the 89 to 92% range, depending on the fineness of grade. This testwork revealed that gold extraction rose by approximately 10% when ore concentrates were reground to a K80 of 64 microns. Results are summarized below:
Summary of Cyanidation Tests
Test | K80 | Reag. Cons | Au | Res. | CN | % Au Recovery | Head Au, g/t | ||||
No. | µm | kg/t | Ext'n % | Au g/t | Feed | Overall | |||||
NaCN | CaO | 24h | Au g/t | Gray | CIL | Comb | Calc. | direct | |||
CIL1 | 64 | 0.75 | 2.36 | 86.4 | 0.11 | 0.77 | 39.0 | 52.7 | 91.7 | 1.26 | 1.19 |
CIL2 | 89 | 0.82 | 2.63 | 81.6 | 0.14 | 0.76 | 39.0 | 49.8 | 88.8 | 1.26 | 1.19 |
The extraction of gold was 81.6% without regrinding and 86.4% after regrinding to a K80 of 64 microns. This resulted in overall gold recoveries by gravity separation and CIL of 88.8% at a K80 of 89 microns and 91.7% at a K80 of 64 microns.
Flotation
Flotation testwork was done in two stages. Initially two rougher flotation tests were performed to investigate the effect of fineness of grind on the recovery of gold in a bulk rougher concentrate. Subsequently two "cleaner" flotation tests were performed to investigate upgrading the rougher concentrate. Recoveries were generally high; in one sample recovery was 95.5% in 7% of the weight of the test.
Cyanidation of flotation tails
Test | K80 | Reag. Cons. | Reag. Cons. | % Extr'n | Residue | CN Feed | % Au Recovery | |||||
No. | µm | kg/t of CIL feed | kg/t of ore | Au | Au | Au | Overall | |||||
NaCN | CaO | NaCN | CaO | 48h | g/t | g/t | Grav | Flot | CIL | Comb | ||
Feed: F3 Ro Conc | ||||||||||||
CIL3 | 45 | 2.76 | 4.22 | 0.46 | 0.70 | 78.0 | 0.91 | 4.14 | 25.6 | 70.4 | 54.9 | 80.5 |
CIL4 | 25 | 2.99 | 3.32 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 88.5 | 0.54 | 4.70 | 25.6 | 70.4 | 62.3 | 87.9 |
Feed: F5 Cl Conc | ||||||||||||
CN5 | 87 | 4.58 | 3.83 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 74.1 | 4.26 | 16.4 | 0 | 95.5 | 70.8 | 70.8 |
CN6 | 21 | 3.15 | 2.54 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 81.4 | 3.37 | 18.1 | 0 | 95.5 | 77.7 | 77.7 |
The best results were achieved in test CIL-4, which showed 88.5% gold extraction and an overall gold recovery of 87.9% by gravity separation, flotation and concentrate cyanidation.
Heap Leaching Bottle roll testing of various crush sizes were conducted during this testwork. The results are summarized below:
Summary of Heap Leach Amenability Tests
Test No. | Feed | Crush Size | Reag. Cons. | Au Extr'n | Residue | Head Au, g/t | ||
Kg/t | % | Au | ||||||
NaCN | CaO | 24h | g/t | calc. | direct | |||
CN2 | Comp1 | Minus ¼ in | 0.58 | 2.51 | 85.7 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0.29 |
CN3 | MET-05 | Minus ½ in | 1.51 | 4.25 | 84.3 | 0.21 | 1.31 | 1.19 |
CN1 | Comp1 | Minus ¾ in | 0.62 | 2.37 | 77.7 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
CN4 | MET-05 | Minus 1 in | 1.46 | 6.91 | 73.6 | 0.35 | 1.33 | 1.19 |
These heap leach results indicate that the samples were amenable to heap leaching at the finer crush sizes, half inch and quarter inch, in which gold recoveries were 84.3% and 85.7% respectively.
Other Properties The testwork denoted additional metallurgical properties of:
Abrasion index of 0.58 (standard bond procedure)
Indicating fairly abrasive ore
The bond work
index of 15.0 (metric) with a P80 of 114 microns
Indicating moderate hardness
Summary of Overall Results
The overall results for the various flowsheets appears below:
Flowsheet |
O'all Au Recovery | Overall Tail | Head (calc) | O'all NaCN Cons. |
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% | Au, g/t | Au, g/t | kg/t of ore |
Heap Leach |
84 | 0.21 | 1.31 | 1.5 |
Gravity CN |
89-92 | 0.11-0.14 | 1.26 | 0.8 |
Gravity Ro Flot Conc CIL |
88 | 0.13 | 1.04 | 05 |
CI Flot Con CN |
78 | 0.36 | 1.50 | 0.2 |
Further Steps Based on the results from the test program, SGS Lakefield has
made the following recommendations for further metallurgical testwork: About Colombia Goldfields Colombia Goldfields Ltd., through its subsidiaries Compañia
Minera de Caldas S.A. and Gavilan Minerals S.A., is developing what it believes
is a multi-million ounce gold resource in Colombia's historic Marmato Mountain
gold district. Colombia Goldfields is traded in the US under the symbol CGDF,
on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GOL, and in Germany under the
symbol C2B. Disclaimer This release contains forward-looking statements that are
based on the beliefs of Colombia Goldfield's management and reflect Colombia
Goldfield's current expectations as contemplated under section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this release, the words
"estimate, "project," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "plan,"
"predict," "may," "should," "will," "can," the negative of these words, or such
other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, are all intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views
of Colombia Goldfields with respect to future events based on currently
available information and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties pertaining
to development of mining properties, changes in economic conditions and other
risks, uncertainties and factors, which may cause the actual results,
performance, or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements to differ materially from the forward looking statements. In
particular, there is no assurance that a definitive agreement will be executed
or that the proposed transaction will be completed. Company Contact: J. Randall Martin, Vice Chairman and CEO
Conduct column heap leach tests to determine the effect of
leach time on the recovery of gold, the need for agglomeration and confirm the
effect of particle size;
Colombia Goldfields Ltd. (TSX: GOL / OTC BB: CGDF)
8 King Street East, Suite 208
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1B5
T: 416-361-9640
F: 416-361-0883
info@colombiagoldfields.com
www.colombiagoldfields.com
U.S. Investor Relations: | Canadian Investor Relations: |
John Menditto | Martti Kangas |
Roth Investor Relations, Inc. | Colombia Goldfields, Ltd. |
Tel. +1 732 792 2200 | Tel: + 1 416-361-9640 |
Email: johnmenditto@rothir.com | martti@colombiagoldfields.com |