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FJORDLAND and CARIBOO ROSE: DRILLING AT WOODJAM SOUTH YIELDS 401 M GRADING 0.30% COPPER AND 0.006% MOLYBDENUM
Posted by admin in Drill Results, News Releases on October 4th, 2010
According to Fjordland Exploration Inc. and Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd., 60-per-cent/40-per-cent partners in the Woodjam joint venture (WJV), Gold Fields Ltd.’s exploration company, Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corp., has forwarded drilling results from the first seven holes (2,470 metres) of the 2010 campaign on the 13,827-hectare Woodjam South copper-gold-molybdenum property. The property is located 45 kilometres east of Williams Lake in south-central British Columbia.
Hole SE10-01 assayed 0.3 per cent copper, 0.07 gram per tonne gold and 0.006 per cent molybdenum over 400.9 metres. It was collared 200 m south-southwest of hole WJ08-84 which assayed 359.1 m grading 0.69 per cent Cu, 0.27 g/t Au and 0.006 per cent Mo, including 200.8 m grading 1.01 per cent Cu, 0.44 g/t Au and 0.002 per cent Mo.
Two holes (SE10-03 and SE10-05) were lost prematurely due to drilling difficulties. Hole SE10-06 was weakly mineralized with a few narrow intersections grading over 0.13 per cent copper.
Hole SE10-07 was highlighted by a 234.6 m interval grading 0.24 per cent Cu, including 83.6 m grading 0.38 per cent Cu and 0.001 per cent Mo. The hole was terminated in well-mineralized rock and the last 51.6 m averaged 0.45 per cent Cu, 0.05 g/t Au and 0.002 per cent Mo.
The focus of this year’s drilling on the Southeast zone was to expand the limits of the mineralized zone, as suggested by a two km by one km induced polarization anomaly. Wide-spaced drilling of the seven holes reported has now extended the area of mineralization to 1,500 m by 600 m. The new holes include SE10-04 and SE10-07, a 400 m step-out to the south and 280 m step-out to the north from previous drilling, respectively. As with the previous drilling of 18 holes during 2007 to 2008, all holes continue to be mineralized from the overburden/bedrock interface to the bottom of the holes, except for two occurrences of host rock displacement by narrow, younger basalt dikes.
SOUTHEAST ZONE: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERCEPTS Hole ID From (m) To (m) Int (m) Cu% Au g/t Mo% CuEq % SE10-01 104.1 505.0 400.9 0.30 0.07 0.006 0.38 including 104.1 203.0 98.9 0.34 0.13 0.002 0.43 SE10-02 81.4 408.0 326.6 0.10 0.02 0.005 0.14 including 81.4 127.0 45.6 0.18 0.04 0.002 0.21 including 332.0 372.0 40.0 0.10 0.01 0.002 0.20 SE10-04 152.5 325.0 172.5 0.19 0.02 0.001 0.29 including 277.0 293.0 16.0 0.29 0.02 0.004 0.53 SE10-07 176.9 411.6(i) 234.6 0.24 0.03 0.001 0.31 including 328.0 411.6(i) 83.6 0.38 0.04 0.001 0.49 including 360.0 411.6(i) 51.6 0.45 0.04 0.002 0.57 Intervals are core lengths; Cu equivalent in per cent calculated using $2.50 (U.S.)/pound copper, $950 (U.S.)/ounce Au and $15 (U.S.)/pound Mo and the formula ((Cu per cent multiplied by 22 multiplied by price Cu/pound) plus (g/t Au multiplied by 0.03215 multiplied by price Au/ounce) plus (Mo per cent multiplied by 22 multiplied by price Mo/pound)) divided by (price Cu/pound multiplied by 22). (i) End of hole.
Vein, fracture and disseminated porphyry-style mineralization in the Southeast zone, consisting of chalcopyrite, pyrite, molybdenite and trace bornite associated with potassic and phyllic alteration zones, is hosted by the Takomkane quartz monzonite intrusion and related aplite dikes.
Drilling is continuing as part of a planned 5,000 m drilling program. In addition, a planned 75 line km induced polarization geophysical surveying is in progress over the broad, unexplored area lying to the southwest of the Southeast zone. A drill location map may be viewed on-line.
Fjordland president Tom Schroeter said: “The ongoing intersection of continuous copper-gold-molybdenum mineralization in the Southeast zone has significantly increased the size potential of the system. We look forward to building on this size, which remains open laterally in all directions and at depth, as well as determining the grade potential.”
Core samples were analyzed by ALS Chemex Laboratories, a certified facility in Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Schroeter, PEng/PGeo, who is a qualified person within the context of National Instrument 43-101, has read and takes responsibility for this news release.
Woodjam North update
Phase two drilling is under way at the adjoining Woodjam North gold-copper property where approximately 5,000 metres of drilling are planned. Work at Woodjam North also includes a 26 line km induced polarization survey to identify further exploration targets.
FJORDLAND EXPLORATION and CARIBOO ROSE: WOODJAM NORTH; DRILLING AT DEERHORN ZONE YIELDS 115.9 M GRADING 0.287G/T GOLD AND 0.321% COPPER
Posted by admin in Drill Results, News Releases on July 27th, 2010
Fjordland Exploration Inc. and Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd., 60-40 partners in the Woodjam joint venture, have received Gold Fields Ltd.’s Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corp.’s drilling results from the Woodjam North gold-copper property. Drilling on the property, which is located 45 kilometres east of Williams Lake in south-central British Columbia, started earlier this year. Phase one drilling between February and June, 2010, totalled 8,433 metres in 34 holes, including 2,330 m in the Takom zone, 3,921 m in the Deerhorn zone and 2,182 m in the Spellbound area. The results reported in the table are for the last four holes (1,197.6 m) in Deerhorn and eight holes (2,182 m) in Spellbound.
Deerhorn zone
Assay results for the four new holes completed in 2010 are reported in the table.
From To Interval Au Cu Au equivalent Hole (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (%) (g/t) Deerhorn DH10-13 75.3 84.0 8.7 0.11 0.23 0.52 DH10-13 88.0 92.0 4.0 0.22 0.06 0.33 DH10-13 96.0 148.0 52.0 0.08 0.22 0.47 DH10-13 152.0 163.4 11.4 0.06 0.14 0.31 DH10-13 208.0 217.0 9.0 0.06 0.11 0.26 DH10-14 78.0 84.0 6.0 0.07 0.12 0.29 DH10-14 110.3 226.2 115.9 0.29 0.32 0.87 DH10-15 82.0 141.3 59.3 0.14 0.15 0.42 DH10-15 200.0 226.0 26.0 0.17 0.16 0.46 DH10-16 39.0 60.0 21.0 0.27 0.16 0.55 DH10-16 124.0 184.6 60.6 0.35 0.22 0.75 Spellbound SB10-04 51.0 55.0 4.0 0.08 0.12 0.30 SB10-09 28.0 36.0 8.0 0.18 0.16 0.47 SB10-09 110.0 119.0 9.0 0.03 0.17 0.33 SB10-10 5.3 13.0 7.7 0.28 0.34 0.89 SB10-10 17.0 23.0 6.0 0.07 0.09 0.24 SB10-10 35.0 68.2 33.2 0.10 0.15 0.37 SB10-10 257.0 272.0 15.0 1.01 0.004 1.02 Note: Intervals are core lengths. Au equivalent in grams per tonne is calculated using $950 (U.S.) per ounce Au and $2.50 (U.S.) per pound Cu. Metallurgical recoveries and net smelter returns are not considered.
These four holes were drilled to test the possible geometry of the mineralized zone in the area around hole DH10-09, which assayed 90.8 metres grading 0.58 gram per tonne Au and 0.39 per cent Cu, including 30.4 m grading 1.01 g/t Au and 0.72 per cent Cu. All four holes intersected mineralization. DH10-14 yielded 115.9 m grading 0.287 g/t Au and 0.32 per cent Cu. This hole was lost in mineralization at 226 m. The last two m graded 0.6 g/t Au and 0.28 per cent Cu. Additional step-out holes are planned to further test the zone. A drill location map may be viewed at Fjordland’s website.
Spellbound area
Reconnaisance drilling of eight (of 11) holes (totalling 2,182 m) which reached their targets in the Spellbound area, targeting coincident copper and molybdenum soil anomalies, resulted in the discovery of gold-copper mineralization over a large area located to the east of the Deerhorn zone and to the north of the Southeast zone. Three assay intervals greater than 0.24 g/t gold equivalent are reported in the table.
The best results from Spellbound are from SB10-10, located in the southern part of the Woodjam North property, approximately 1.5 km north of the Southeast zone on the Woodjam South property. Intersections included 33.2 m grading 0.103 g/t Au and 0.148 per cent Cu as well as 15 m grading 1.014 g/t Au and 0.006 per cent Cu. These intersections occur within broader zones of mineralized Takomkane quartz monzonite containing fine disseminated chalcopyrite, rare molybdenite and bornite in quartz veinlets. The zone remains prospective with a strong affinity to the style of mineralization encountered in the Southeast zone. Additional induced polarization, ground magnetic and soil sampling surveys are in progress. Follow-up drilling is planned. A drill location map may be viewed at the Fjordland’s website.
Fjordland’s president, Tom Schroeter, said: “These new drill results from the Deerhorn zone and the discovery of mineralization in the Spellbound area on the Woodjam North property provide a great platform for follow-up drilling in our phase two drilling program (5,000 m planned) which has started on the Takom zone and will be followed by drilling on the Deerhorn zone, the Spellbound area and initial holes on the Corner Lake area north of the Deerhorn zone.”
Mr. Schroeter, PEng, PGeo, is a qualified person within the context of National Instrument 43-101. He has read and takes responsibility for this news release.
Cariboo Rose, Fjordland Exploration and Gold Fields Drill Results from Woodjam North
Posted by admin in Drill Results, News Releases on April 21st, 2010
Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation, a member of the Gold Fields Limited group of companies, has forwarded the first results of the 2010 drilling program on the Woodjam North gold-copper property, located 45 kilometres east of Williams Lake in central British Columbia, to Fjordland Exploration Inc. and Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd., the Woodjam joint venture (WJV) 60-per-cent/40-per-cent partners.
The winter program recommenced in early February in the Takom zone where seven holes totalling 2,330.5 metres were completed and the results are reported in the table (a drill plan map may be viewed at the company’s website). The drill then moved to the Deerhorn zone where nine new holes totalling 2,459.4 metres have recently been completed with results pending. Drilling is continuing at the Deerhorn zone and will shortly move to the Spellbound target area, on the eastern side of the Woodjam North property, where there has been no previous drilling.
TAKUM ZONE: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERCEPTS
Hole From To Int. Cu Au Au eq.
ID(i) (m)(i) (m)(i) (m)(i) % g/t g/t(i)
TK10-12 67.00 215.00 148.00 0.26 0.40 0.92
including 108.10 170.00 61.90 0.41 0.82 1.63
TK10-13 174.00 248.00 74.00 0.15 0.16 0.46
including 174.00 200.00 26.00 0.20 0.30 0.70
TK10-14 103.00 147.00 44.0 0.11 0.05 0.27
TK10-15 10.51 60.00 49.49 0.11 0.04 0.26
TK10-16 114.30 147.6 33.30 0.13 0.07 0.33
TK10-17 29.00 79.00 50.00 0.17 0.05 0.39
168.00 202.00 34.00 0.14 0.07 0.35
237.00 294.00 57.00 0.10 0.03 0.23
TK10-18 159.00 183.00 24.00 0.18 0.03 0.39
(i) Intervals are core lengths; Au equivalent in grams per tonne
calculated using $950 (U.S.) per ounce gold, $2.50 (U.S.) per pound
copper and the formula: (per cent Cu times 22 times price
Cu per pound) and (g/t Au times 0.029166 times price Au per ounce)
per price gold per ounce times 0.029166. Metallurgical recoveries
and net smelter returns are assumed to be 100 per cent.
Takom zone drilling
Drilling in the Takom zone area was directed at defining the geometry of the mineralized diorite intrusion intersected by previous drill holes, as well as step-out holes to explore for new mineralized areas. Assay results from previous drilling indicate a zone of high-gold-to-copper-ratio mineralization, similar to the Megabuck and Deerhorn zones to the north, that follows a northeasterly trending positive magnetic feature. Drill hole TK10-12 intersected 148.0 metres grading 0.40 gram per tonne Au and 0.26 per cent Cu (including 61.9 m grading 0.82 g/t Au and 0.41 per cent Cu). Drill holes TK10-13 through 16 were also drilled along this trend and all intersected copper-gold mineralization. Gold Fields anticipates further drilling in this area to vector the high-grade mineralization in the core of the target.
New Southeast zone-style discovery at Takom
Drill hole TK10-17 was drilled into a magnetic low area on the southeast portion of the Takom main magnetic zone and discovered a new area of mineralization associated with a quartz monzonite intrusion, similar to the Takomkane intrusive suite which hosts the Southeast zone. This is interpreted as a younger-aged mineralizating event than the Takom/Megabuck/Deerhorn and is similar in style to the Southeast zone two kilometres to the east on the Woodjam South property, where all 18 drill holes to date have intersected significant copper-gold-molybdenum mineralization. Hole TK10-17 returned 50 m grading 0.17 per cent Cu with anomalous molybdenum, similar to the first holes on the periphery of the Southeast zone, and opens up a large new target area for further drilling. This hole also lies near the western end of an east-west-trending gravity anomaly that encloses the Southeast zone.
New Takom area discovery
Drill hole TK10-18 stepped out 450 m southward from the Takom zone drilling and tested an area with epidote-tourmaline altered and hydrothermally brecciated volcanic rocks and a coincidental copper-in-soil anomaly. The hole was lost due to ground conditions at 194 m; however, 24.0 m grading 0.18 per cent Cu was intersected near the end of the hole. This represents a new area of mineralization where there has been no previous drilling, adding significantly to the potential of the area. This hole is near the northern boundary of the adjacent Woodjam South property.
Management of Fjordland and Cariboo Rose is very pleased with these recent results, as drilling continues to demonstrate high potential in what is now clearly a large cluster of mineralized intrusions throughout an area of at least 20 square kilometres, covering only a small portion of the property explored to date.
Gold Fields has an option to earn up to a 70-per-cent interest in the Woodjam North property by spending $19-million in exploration over the next seven years (see news July 30, 2009). Gold Fields budgeted approximately $3-million for the first-year work program including drill testing, IP geophysical surveying, soil geochemical and high-resolution airborne geophysical surveying on the 40,750-hectare property.
In addition, Cariboo Rose and Fjordland look forward to completing the Woodjam South agreement with Gold Fields (see news Jan 15, 2010) and commencing an extensive exploration program on this very significant copper-gold-molybdenum property. The best assay result from previous drilling on the Southeast zone is 200.76 metres grading 1.01 per cent Cu and 0.44 g/t Au.
T.G. Schroeter, PEng, PGeo, who is a qualified person within the context of National Instrument 43-101, has read and takes responsibility for this news release. Gold Fields, as operator of the exploration program, has quality assurance-quality control procedures in place.
About Gold Fields
Gold Fields is one of the world’s largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable production of 3.6 million ounces(i) per year from nine operating mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. Gold Fields also has an extensive growth pipeline with both greenfields and near-mine exploration projects at various stages of development. Gold Fields has total attributable mineral reserves of 81 million ounces and mineral resources of 271 million ounces.
(i) Based on the annualized run rate for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.
Gold Fields Expands Discoveries at Woodjam North, B.C.
Posted by admin in Drill Results, News Releases on January 12th, 2010
Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: CRB) and Fjordland Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: FEX), the Woodjam Joint Venture (”WJV”) 40%/60% partners, are pleased to report that Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation (a member of the Gold Fields Limited group of companies (NYSE: GFI)) has forwarded the results of drilling completed between October and mid-December, 2009 on the Woodjam North gold-copper property, located 45 kilometres east of Williams Lake in central British Columbia. The drill program will continue in early February, 2010.
Gold Fields tested two areas, completing 11 core holes for 3,589.6 m in the Takom Zone and 3 core holes for 993.6 m in the Deerhorn Zone for a total of 4,583.3 m. Both these areas tested and stepped out from mineralization previously outlined by the WJV on the Woodjam North property and lie several kilometers south and east respectively, from the previously drilled Megabuck Zone. The Southeast Zone discovery lies on the Woodjam South property several kilometers east of the Takom Zone and is not included in the Gold Fields option. Previously reported drill holes completed in 2008 by the WJV in these areas includes: hole WJ08-87 in the Takom Zone which returned 0.60 g/t Au and 0.34 % Cu over 71.8 m and hole WJ08-93 in the Deerhorn Zone which returned 0.50 g/t Au and 0.22 % Cu over 69.0 m.
Highlights of the assay results received include the following intervals over core lengths: 0.58 g/t Au and 0.43% Cu over 101.0 m (from 114.0 m in hole TK09-001 at Takom); and 1.16 g/t Au and 0.26% Cu over 89.50 m (from 165.0 m in hole DH09-003 at Deerhorn).
Most of the drill holes intersected copper-gold mineralization indicating that further drilling will be required to define the mineralized zones. Drill hole locations may be viewed on the website: www.cariboorose.com. A summary of significant drill intercepts follows:
Deerhorn Zone:
| Hole ID* |
From (m)* |
To (m)* |
Int. (m)* |
Cu% |
Au g/t |
Au Eq g/t * |
| DH09-001 |
88.84 |
358.14 (eoh) |
269.30 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
0.25 |
| including |
88.84 |
162.00 |
73.16 |
0.24 |
0.04 |
0.47 |
| DH09-002 |
NSR |
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| DH09-003 |
40.73 |
254.50 (eoh) |
213.80 |
0.12 |
0.50 |
0.72 |
| including |
165.00 |
254.00 |
89.50 |
0.26 |
1.16 |
1.63 |
Takom Zone:
| Hole ID* |
From (m)* |
To (m)* |
Int. (m)* |
Cu% |
Au g/t |
Au Eq g/t * |
| TK09-001 |
6.20 |
341.99(eoh) |
335.79 |
0.24 |
0.27 |
0.70 |
| including |
6.20 |
215.00 |
208.80 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
1.03 |
| including |
114.00 |
215.00 |
101.00 |
0.43 |
0.58 |
1.35 |
| TK09-002 |
NSR |
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| TK09-003 |
8.70 |
254.51(eoh) |
245.81 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
0.25 |
| including |
8.70 |
96.00 |
87.30 |
0.16 |
0.07 |
0.36 |
| including |
146.00 |
180.00 |
36.00 |
0.15 |
0.08 |
0.35 |
| TK09-004 |
13.72 |
30.00 |
16.28 |
0.16 |
0.19 |
0.48 |
| TK09-005 |
108.00 |
179.00 |
71.00 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
0.28 |
| TK09-006 |
331.00 |
359.00 |
29.88 |
0.14 |
0.02 |
0.27 |
| TK09-007 |
NSR |
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| TK09-008 |
33.53 |
124.00 |
90.47 |
0.22 |
0.11 |
0.51 |
| TK09-009 |
NSR |
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| TK09-010 |
184.00 |
263.00 |
79.80 |
0.20 |
0.13 |
0.49 |
| TK09-011 |
NSR |
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*(intervals are core lengths; DH = Deerhorn Zone; TK = Takom Zone; NSR = no significant results; eoh = end of hole; Au Equivalent (Au Eq) was calculated using US$950/oz gold, US$2.50/lb copper. The calculation to derive Au Eq = ((%Cu x 22 x price Cu/lb) / (price Au/oz x 0.03215)) + Au g/t)
Cariboo Rose and Fjordland management are excited about the new drilling results that continue to show the substantial discovery and grade potential of the Woodjam North property.
Gold Fields has an option to earn up to a 70% interest in the property by spending $19 million in exploration over the next 7 years (see July 30, 2009 News Release for details). Gold Fields budgeted approximately $3 million for the first-year work program including drill testing, IP geophysical surveying, soil geochemistry and high resolution airborne geophysical surveying on the 40,750-hectare property. This program will resume in February and will comprise further drill testing of the Takom and Deerhorn Zones as well as other target areas.
G.L. Garratt, P. Geo., who is a qualified person within the context of National Instrument 43-101, has read and takes responsibility for this news release. Gold Fields, as operator of the exploration program has quality assurance-quality control procedures in place.
Happy Creek Expands Zone 2 in 2009 Highland Valley Drill Program
Posted by admin in Corporate Updates, Drill Results, News Releases on November 13th, 2009
Happy Creek Minerals announces the completion of its 2009 drill program on its Rateria property that adjoins Teck Resources Ltd.’s Highland Valley copper mine property and is approximately ten kilometres southeast of the concentrator, in south central British Columbia. The Highland Valley Copper mine is North America’s third largest copper producer.
The 2009 diamond drilling program totaled approximately 2,000 metres in nine holes. The objectives of the program were to test for mineralization in a five kilometre long and 500 metre to one kilometre wide portion of the property in which Zone 2 occurs at the northern end, and test the new “High-Res” target located to the east of Zone 2. Drill core assay results are pending for the drill program.
Three drill holes in Zone 2 have expanded its length from 200 to over 450 metres. Copper minerals are dominantly bornite and chalcocite (copper sulphides). During 2008, the first drilling in Zone 2 returned two higher grade intervals including 27.0 metres containing 1.05 percent copper, 0.02 percent molybdenum, 5.0 g/t (grams per tonne) silver and 0.24 g/t gold, and 17.5 metres containing 1.12 percent copper, 0.01percent molybdenum, 5.46 g/t silver and 0.02 g/t gold. These intervals occur within a mineralized envelope containing 177.0 metres grading 0.37 percent copper and 103 metres grading 0.33 percent copper, respectively. Currently, Highland Valley Copper is profitably mining an average grade of 0.32% copper (SEDAR: TCK third quarter MD&A). Zone 2 remains undefined and open to expansion in several directions. Geophysical and geological information strongly suggests Zone 2 may be over one kilometre in length, with a 500 metre portion that is untested by drilling. Importantly, Zone 2 contains elevated molybdenum, gold and silver credits that occur with the copper values.
Further to the southwest of Zone 2, four widely spaced reconnaissance holes within a three kilometre portion of a large geological corridor contain favorable degrees of fracturing and alteration with minor concentrations of bornite, chalcocite and chalcopyrite copper minerals. During 2008, two drill holes within this corridor returned 114.0 metres grading 0.09% copper and 334 metres grading 0.07% copper, respectively. The 2008 and 2009 drill holes are thought to reflect excellent potential for copper deposits to occur within this corridor and large areas remain untested by drilling.
One drill hole tested the new “High-Res” target approximately two kilometres to the east of Zone 2. Drill core contains bornite and chalcopyrite near the top of the hole, and starting around 75 metres depth, reasonably consistent trace concentration of very fine grained native copper to 200 metres depth and the end of the hole. The High-Res target is overall approximately 1.2 kilometres by 1.6 kilometres in dimension, and the Company considers this first drill hole as positive and reflecting potential for significant copper mineralization in a different geological setting than Zone 2.
Previous drilling results from Zone 1 include 100.0 metres grading 0.29 percent copper, 84.0 metres of 0.30 percent copper, and 10.4 metres grading 1.55 percent copper. Several holes ended in copper mineralization, and this zone also remains undefined and open in extent.
Happy Creek has assembled a 100 percent interest in over 140 square kilometres of mineral claims that are close to North America’s third largest copper producer. The property is largely covered by glacial till from approximately three to over thirty metres in thickness, and the most effective exploration method has been to perform geophysical surveys followed by drilling. Happy Creek has discovered by drilling two new zones containing significant copper and associated molybdenum, silver and gold values that remain open in extent, and identified several other prospective targets. Complete results for the 2009 drill program are expected within six to eight weeks. The Rateria property is now fully permitted for up to 26 drill holes during 2010, and further drilling is planned.
The Company also wishes to announce it has engaged Strike Communications Inc., a Vancouver based investor relations firm. The Company has also granted a total of 650,000 options exercisable at a price of $0.12 per share for a period of five years to directors, officers, employees and consultants to the Company.
Skygold Reports Drill Results from Spanish Mountain
Posted by admin in Drill Results, News Releases on October 8th, 2009
Skygold Ventures is pleased to announce diamond drill results from the on-going exploration program at its flagship Spanish Mountain project. The results from 20 holes have been received to date. Eight holes were drilled in an area of the Main Zone where higher grade gold mineralization occurs at shallow depths. The remaining 12 holes were drilled to test regional targets in the Placer area, Cedar Creek and to the north of the Main Zone.
Main Zone Drilling
The primary focus of this drill program is to better define a near surface higher grade portion of the Main Zone within the current resource block model used to calculate a NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate, at a cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t gold of 102.26 million tonnes grading 0.785 g/t gold in the Measured and Indicated category (for 2.58 million ounces of gold and an additional 11.65 million tonnes grading 0.787 g/t gold in the Inferred categaory (290,000 ounces of gold). This resource estimate was previously disclosed in a news release dated March, 2009. All eight holes drilled within this area returned significant results including, for example, hole 09-DDH-843 returning 44.69 metres of 1.39 g/t gold.
Drilling within the Main Zone consisted of four sets of twinned holes to determine if core size has an effect on overall gold grades. Four NQ (47.6 mm diameter) holes were twinned, each with an HQ (63.5mm diameter) hole. Samples from each hole were selected by cutting the core in half using a diamond rock saw along nominal 1.5 metre intervals. Each sample was submitted for assay by standard metallic screen analysis utilizing 1 kilogram of material for determination of gold grade. Samples were assayed by Eco Tech Laboratory in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Results for Main Zone drilling:
| Hole Number | Core size | From | To | Width | Gold (g/t) | Area | |
| 09-DDH-838 | NQ | 32.50 | 45.00 | 12.50 | 1.50 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-838 | NQ | And | 53.50 | 59.50 | 6.00 | 1.20 | Main |
| 09-DDH-838 | NQ | 29.50 | 59.50 | 30.00 | 0.97 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-839 | HQ | 4.27 | 10.50 | 6.23 | 0.98 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-839 | HQ | And | 25.50 | 48.50 | 23.00 | 0.70 | Main |
| 09-DDH-839 | HQ | And | 96.50 | 117.96 | 21.46 | 1.24 | Main |
| 09-DDH-839 | HQ | including | 99.50 | 108.50 | 9.00 | 2.26 | Main |
| 09-DDH-840 | NQ | 12.00 | 35.50 | 23.50 | 1.11 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-840 | NQ | And | 53.50 | 65.00 | 11.50 | 1.30 | Main |
| 09-DDH-841 | HQ | 10.50 | 36.00 | 25.50 | 1.25 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-842 | NQ | 10.50 | 65.50 | 55.00 | 1.19 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-843 | HQ | 7.31 | 52.00 | 44.69 | 1.39 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-843 | HQ | And | 61.00 | 67.00 | 6.00 | 3.13 | Main |
| 09-DDH-844 | NQ | 22.00 | 39.00 | 17.00 | 1.01 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-844 | NQ | And | 45.00 | 57.50 | 12.50 | 0.82 | Main |
| 09-DDH-844 | NQ | And | 63.50 | 94.00 | 30.50 | 0.69 | Main |
| 09-DDH-845 | HQ | 12.50 | 31.50 | 19.00 | 1.13 | Main | |
| 09-DDH-845 | HQ | And | 45.00 | 56.00 | 11.00 | 1.10 | Main |
Results for Regional drilling:
| Hole | From | To | Width | Gold (g/t) |
Distance relative to the Main Zone Resource. |
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| 09-DDH-847 | Weakly anomalous | 2.1 km west | |||||
| 09-DDH-848 | Anomalous | 2.1 km west | |||||
| 09-DDH-849 | 260.50 | 267.00 | 6.50 | 1.88 | 600 m west | ||
| 09-DDH-849 | And | 397.00 | 400.00 | 3.00 | 0.83 | 600 m west | |
| 09-DDH-850 | 313.50 | 323.00 | 9.50 | 0.60 | 600 m west | ||
| 09-DDH-850 | And | 374.50 | 377.00 | 2.50 | 3.19 | 600 m west | |
| 09-DDH-851 | 194.50 | 196.50 | 2.00 | 20.82 | 100 m north | ||
| 09-DDH-851 | Including | 194.50 | 195.25 | 0.75 | 54.40 | 100 m north | |
| 09-DDH-852 | 193.00 | 200.50 | 7.50 | 1.06 | 100 m north | ||
| 09-DDH-853 | no significant values | 350 m north | |||||
| 09-DDH-854 | Weakly anomalous | 1.0 km south | |||||
| 09-DDH-855 | no significant values | 3.2 km south | |||||
| 09-DDH-856 | 47.00 | 50.00 | 3.00 | 1.53 | 350 m north | ||
| 09-DDH-856 | And | 56.00 | 59.00 | 3.00 | 1.56 | 350 m north | |
| 09-DDH-856 | And | 71.00 | 80.00 | 9.00 | 0.92 | 350 m north | |
| 09-DDH-857 | 26.00 | 28.50 | 2.50 | 1.09 | 100 m north |
* represents core width and does not reflect true width of the zone.
* Results from holes 09-DDH-858-871 are pending
* Holes 837 and 846 were abandoned
Discussion of results:
The Company has initiated a program to drill a larger area of near surface mineralization with HQ diameter core on a systematic grid pattern of 50 metre spacing between holes. This drilling will encompass an area of approximately 250 metres by 200 metres. A minimum of 25 holes is planned for a total of at least 4,000 metres of drilling. This program will provide sufficient data to enable the Company to assess the impact of the larger core size on gold grades and to better understand the distribution of higher grade gold mineralization.
In addition to Main Zone drilling, several regional targets both along strike and parallel to the Main Zone have also been drilled. Preliminary results from this drilling indicate that gold mineralization continues to the north of the Main Zone for at least 350 metres where hole 09-DDH-856 intersected 9.0 metres of 0.92 g/t gold in similar rocks to those of the Main Zone.
“The initial four HQ diameter holes drilled to date confirm the presence of higher grade gold mineralization at shallow depth within the Main Zone. These results have provided sufficient encouragement to initiate an expanded program of large diameter drilling. Skygold is currently refining the geological and mineralization model of the Main Zone and together with the additional large core diameter drilling will be in a better position to start to evaluate the economics of the gold mineralization at Spanish Mountain.” said Brian Groves, President and CEO of Skygold.”
Wayside Drills 51.5m (170 Feet) of 7.17 g/t Gold Including 20.2m (66.4 Feet) of 14.6 g/t Gold
Posted by admin in Drill Results, News Releases on October 5th, 2009
International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd. has received more results from its infill diamond drill program in the Bonanza Ledge zone on Barkerville Mountain and from one of the three diamond drill holes testing the mine grid west extension of the B.C. vein on Cow Mountain.
The proposed 17-infill-diamond-drill program in the Bonanza Ledge zone will upgrade its existing National Instrument 43-101 resource from an inferred to indicated category. To date, 16 of 17 drill holes have been completed with BC09-01 through BC09-05, BC09-07 through BC09-09, and BC09-11 returning promising intercepts containing gold mineralization.
Drill hole BC09-08 intercepted:
- 18.3 metres (60 feet) of 1.15 grams per tonne (g/t) gold;
- Including 0.43 metre (1.4 feet) of 21.8 g/t gold;
- 24.4 metres (80 feet) of 1.14 g/t gold.
Drill hole BC09-09 intercepted:
- 24.4 metres (80 feet) of 5.39 g/t gold;
- Including 0.85 metres (2.8 feet) of 102 g/t gold.
Drill hole BC09-11 intercepted:
- 51.5 metres (170 feet) of 7.17 g/t gold;
- Including 20.2 metres (66.4 feet) of 14.6 g/t gold.
Results from the remaining holes in the infill program are forthcoming.
Drill holes CM09-01 through CM09-03 were completed beside the Lowhee Creek on Cow Mountain and confirm the mine grid west extension of the B.C. vein. The results verify that strike quartz veins including B.C. vein exist on Cow Mountain, though more drilling needs to be conducted to confirm the total length and depth along strike. Gold values returned from the strike vein are up to 22.7 g/t.
Drill hole CM09-03 intercepted a fine-grained pyrite replacement body in a fault zone, which contains up to 60-per-cent fine-grained pyrite and returns up to 22.7 g/t gold.
The company has also entered into a letter of intent with 0373849 B.C. Ltd. (formerly Cross Lake Minerals Ltd.), pursuant to which Wayside will purchase a subsidiary of Cross Lake holding all of Cross Lake’s interest in the QR mine and mill (sale transaction). Concurrently with the completion of the sale transaction, Wayside will enter into a spin-off transaction to transfer all of its properties, including the QR mine and mill, Cariboo gold project, and its assets, liabilities and obligations, to Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wayside, in exchange for shares of Barkerville and will then distribute the Barkerville shares to the shareholders of Wayside on the basis of one Barkerville share for each share of Wayside. The sale transaction and spin-off transaction (together, the transactions) will be structured as a plan of arrangement involving Wayside, its securityholders, Cross Lake and Barkerville pursuant to the provisions of the B.C. Business Corporations Act. The final terms of the transactions will be modified to the extent necessary to give effect to tax and legal advice to be sought by the parties.
Barkerville will make an application to list its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange. This transaction is subject to meeting the usual listing requirements of the TSX-V, which will include having the necessary funds to meet the obligations of operating the QR mine and mill, conduct recommended work programs on its Cariboo gold exploration projects, satisfy the necessary general and administrative expenses, and having unallocated working capital.
Completion under the plan of arrangement will also be subject to obtaining the necessary shareholder, regulatory and court approvals.
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by chief geologist Jim Yin, PhD, PGeo, a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
International Wayside Drilling Results
Posted by admin in Drill Results, News Releases on September 18th, 2009
International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd. has received results from the first phase of its infill diamond drill program in the Bonanza Ledge zone on Barkerville Mountain and from three diamond drill holes testing the mine grid west extension of the BC vein on Cow Mountain.
The proposed 17-hole infill diamond drill program in the Bonanza Ledge zone will upgrade its existing NI 43-101 resource from an inferred to indicated category. To date, eight of 17 drill holes have been completed with BC09-01 through BC09-05 returning promising intercepts containing gold mineralization.
Results from the remaining holes in the infill drill program are forthcoming.
Drill holes CM09-01 through CM09-03 were completed beside the Lowhee Creek on Cow Mountain and confirm the mine grid west extension of the BC vein. The results verify that strike quartz veins including BC vein exist on Cow Mountain, though more drilling needs to be conducted to confirm the total length and depth along strike. Gold values returned from the strike veins are up to 20.5 g/t.
The potential gold resource of the BC vein has been significantly increased as it is now confirmed to extend approximately 1,600 metres from Barkerville Mountain to Cow Mountain. CM09-01 also confirms the existence of volcanic rocks and conglomerate in the Lowhee unit on Cow Mountain.
Skygold Intersects More High Grade Gold at Thunder Ridge
Posted by admin in Drill Results, News Releases on September 1st, 2009
Skygold Ventures Ltd. has encountered additional high-grade gold intercepts in drilling completed on the Thunder Ridge zone. The Thunder Ridge zone is located on Skygold’s 100-per-cent-owned Spanish Creek project in central British Columbia approximately 100 kilometres south of the company’s flagship Spanish Mountain project.
The current drilling program consisted of 10 holes totaling 3043.12 metres and was designed to further evaluate high grade gold intercepts returned from the initial reconnaissance drill program completed in late 2008. The 2008 drilling returned values up to 45.49 g/t gold over 2.5 metres including 223 g/t gold over 0.5 m in Hole SC-005 (see News Release dated January 17, 2009). All of the drilling has been completed within an 850 metre by 350 wide metre corridor which is contained within a 1500 metre by 800 metre wide gold soil and rock sample anomaly. The anomaly occurs within a belt of rocks which hosts wide spread Orogenic Gold systems similar to the Yana-Kolyma Fold Belt in Russia which hosts large bulk tonnage and high grade vein deposits. These initial results suggest that the Thunder Ridge property may have potential to develop into a large high-grade gold system.
Significant new results are summarized in Table 1.
Highlights:
- Hole SC-017 intersected 8.84 g/t gold over 7.5 metres including 39.50 g/t gold over 1.5 metres and a second zone of 2.14 g/t gold over 9.0 metres including 9.45 g/t gold over 1.5 metres.
- Hole SC-018 intersected 2.88 g/t gold over 24.0 metres including 9.68 g/t gold over 6.0 metres and including 18.05 g/t gold over 3.0 metres.
- Hole SC-015 intersected 3.23 g/t over 6.0 metres including 11.40 g/t gold over 1.5 metres.
- Gold mineralization is noted in several styles including quartz vein hosted, structure controlled and disseminated zones in black shale sequences. Early interpretation indicates that there may be several sub-parallel or folded zones of gold mineralization.
A geophysical survey will be flown over the project to aid in target delineation and interpretation. Brian Groves, President of Skygold stated: “We continue to be pleased by the results from Thunder Ridge and are encouraged by the success of the drilling program. We will move quickly to interpret all drilling results and in combination with the new geophysical data, we will plan for another drilling program on the property in 2009.”
Bob Singh, Exploration Manager stated: “These current results demonstrate the good potential for a high-grade gold deposit at Thunder Ridge. This new discovery has returned significant gold values in quartz veins within an 850 metre by 350 metre area and remains open in all directions. Nine of the ten holes completed intersected gold mineralization which is a very high success rate and even more compelling considering the zone does not outcrop. The wide spread nature of the gold mineralization, high grade values and multiple zones of quartz veining highlight the potential of the area. Thunder Ridge has the potential to host a large scale gold deposit with high grade structurally controlled zones. Skygold has already discovered a +2.5 million ounce deposit in this belt of rocks and we are very excited to see Thunder Ridge developing into a significant gold deposit.”
The Spanish Creek property is located approximately 50 kilometres northeast of the town of 100 Mile House in central British Columbia. The Thunder Ridge area is accessed via a network of well maintained Forest Service roads directly from 100 Mile House. Grid power is available within 20 km of the property.
Table 1
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Hole From (m) To (m) Width(i) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)
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SC008 280.00 284.50 4.50 0.92 1.40
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SC009 74.00 83.90 9.90 0.75 1.96
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SC009 and including 74.00 76.40 2.40 1.87 1.63
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SC010 EOH @ 25m hole
lost
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SC011 26.00 32.00 6.00 1.18 1.83
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SC012 weakly anomalous
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SC013 71.00 72.50 1.50 4.69 5.00
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SC013 and 156.00 160.60 4.60 0.69 8.86
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SC013 and 261.00 265.00 4.00 1.18 2.28
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SC014 29.00 32.00 3.00 1.12 5.63
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SC015 34.00 46.00 12.00 0.82 11.62
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SC015 including 35.50 38.50 3.00 1.25 17.11
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SC015 and 151.50 157.50 6.00 3.23 5.20
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SC015 including 153.00 154.50 1.50 11.40 7.60
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SC016 64.50 67.50 3.00 1.27 9.22
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SC016 including 65.80 67.50 1.70 1.82 12.60
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SC017 130.50 138.00 7.50 8.84 10.18
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SC017 including 136.50 138.00 1.50 39.50 24.70
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SC017 217.50 237.00 19.50 1.13 12.39
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SC017 including 228.00 237.00 9.00 2.14 19.42
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SC017 and including 234.00 235.50 1.50 9.45 13.00
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SC018 134.50 158.50 24.00 2.88 5.83
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SC018 including 149.50 155.50 6.00 9.68 10.30
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SC018 and including 151.00 154.00 3.00 18.05 17.10
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(i) core length – does not represent true width
GWR Resources Releases Drill Results from Lac La Hache, BC and Exploration Strategy
Posted by admin in Corporate Updates, Drill Results, News Releases on July 11th, 2009
GWR Resources Inc. has released the initial results from five of seven holes drilled to follow up previously reported high-grade gold-copper within hydrothermal breccia in hole AZS08-07, targeted on a modelled, deep induced polarization (IP) response. The work on the Aurizon South zone was one of several recommendations made in a 43-101 report filed yesterday on SEDAR, prepared by GWR’s former geologist.
Lac La Hache program strategy
Similar to many other properties, the Lac La Hache property has a long exploration history. Historical drilling has used conventional exploration models, soil geochemistry, induced polarization (IP), trenching, bedrock mapping, and geochemistry, resulting in discovery of skarn-hosted and several porphyry copper-gold zones within or adjacent to monzonitic intrusions. A new strategy, incorporating deeper-sensing IP, new soil geochemical methods and integration of the commonly shallow-drilled historical results, will target specific areas where deeper, potentially economic zones are indicated. New geological, structural and alteration features recognized during large, focused drilling programs in 2007-2008 (mainly Peach 1, Peach 2 and Aurizon areas) support a new, property-specific model, wherein rock-type, alteration-style/intensity and geophysical responses are integrated with the historical results to predict extensions to existing zones or possibly deeper mineralization lying below existing drilling. For one example, alteration and mineralization reported in historical drilling within the Ann North prospect can now be placed within the model, in relation to new deep IP and improved geological/structural interpretation, suggesting valid new exploration targets northeast of currently defined copper-gold mineralization.
2009 exploration
The initial focus in 2009 has been drill testing of the high gold values within Aurizon South. This first phase is nearing completion, and available results are reported below. New detailed bedrock mapping has also been completed in specific areas. Targets defined in other areas on the property, such as Ann Northeast extension, Central Aurizon extension and the Jack claims, will be re-evaluated along with the latest Aurizon South results to determine highest potential targets. Additional bedrock geological mapping, mobile metal ion soil sampling and drilling will be completed.
Phase 1 update: Aurizon South drilling
The IP anomaly at Aurizon South can be described as a 300-metre (north-south) by 70 metres (east-west) chargeability high (up to 10 millvolts per volt). The 2009 drilling has targeted two sections across this trend, where previous drilling cut high gold values on lines 7800N and 7600N.
As reported on June 3, 2009, hole AZS09-11 was collared 25 metres east of AZS08-07 (line 7800 area) at the same collar dip (minus-60 degrees), but steepened during drilling and was terminated prematurely at 498 metres due to stuck NQ drill rods, within similar-looking mineralized hydrothermal breccia. This confirmed the interpreted projection of the structure approximately 300 metres vertically below its intersection in AZS08-07 and AZS08-10. Assays have now been received for the NQ portion of the hole (see assay table attached) and the company is pleased that the bottom 3.9 metres of NQ core contain higher gold values than the corresponding upper breccias in AZS08-07. Drilling continues using BQ rods, to test the extent and tenor of the breccia.
Hole AZS09-13 was positioned 25 metres north of AZS08-7, intersected strong alteration, moderate mineralization (see assay table attached), and appears to define the top of interpreted northeast-plunging zone. This interpretation was subsequently confirmed by the results of AZS09-15 (25 metres east of AZS09-13) which cut a two-metre interval containing over 12 grams per tonne gold and 1.8 per cent copper, within a 28-metre intersection (see assay table attached).
Hole AZS09-17 was drilled approximately 180 metres grid north of hole AZS09-15, to confirm deep mineralization in AZ08-063 (ended in mineralization grading 1.57 grams per tonne gold and 0.80 per cent copper over 2.6 metres) located along the eastern side of the Aurizon zone. Assays are pending.
AZS09-12 was collared 200 metres south (line 7,600 area) of AZS08-07, representing a significant step-out along the Aurizon South deep IP anomaly. It was drilled to test below encouraging results in (shallow) hole 94-01, which had a long intersection of breccia containing up to 0.49 per cent copper and gold up to 11.4 grams per tonne. The new hole intersected mineralized (see assay table attached) hydrothermal breccia approximately 50 to 60 metres vertically below 94-01, and a deeper second breccia zone at 510 to 530 metres downhole, with stronger alteration (pyrite plus calcite plus chlorite plus albite) than in 94-01.
AZS09-14 was collared 45 metres east of AZS09-12, intersecting several strong but narrow copper-gold zones separated by unmineralized sections, over a 58-metre interval. The core showed intense alteration, hydrothermal breccia and abundant pyrite. A trend of increasing alteration, from 94-01 to AZS09-12 and AZS09-14, was noted.
AZS09-16 was collared 110 metres west of AZS09-12, to test the interpreted upward extension of the deep IP anomaly on this section. The results indicate the shallow IP is associated with strong pyritic (propylitic alteration. Assays are pending.
GWR is encouraged by these results, which demonstrate relationships between the IP anomalies, alteration patterns, hydrothermal breccias and copper-gold mineralization. These suggest new drill targets within the Aurizon South gold-copper zone, at possibly shallower depths in untested areas. Future drilling will continue to define this trend.The company maintains a quality-assurance/quality-control program that conforms to the requirements of National Instrument 43-101. Rob Shives, PGeo, is the qualified person (as defined by National Instrument 43-101) who accepts responsibility for the technical content of this news release.

