Argonaut Gold Inc. Completes Resource Expansion Drill Program at El Castillo
02 12월 2010 - 11:00PM
Marketwired
Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX: AR) ("Argonaut" or the "Company") is
pleased to present the final assay results for the 2010 resource
expansion drill program at the 100 percent owned El Castillo gold
mine in the State of Durango, Mexico.
The 2010 drill program included 308 drill holes spanning over
more than 35,400 meters. The drilling, which commenced in December
of 2009, was divided into two phases. Phase I consisted principally
of a 100 meter drill grid to define the approximate limits of the
El Castillo gold system. This program was completed in mid April
and consisted of 136 drill holes totaling 15,851 meters.
A second phase of drilling immediately followed and was designed
to fill-in and better define mineralized zones identified from
Phase I. The Phase II program, which totaled 172 drill holes
spanning over 19,500 meters, brought the drill spacing to
approximately 50 meters. Since the last update on October 12, 2010
an additional 28 holes were completed. All drill results have been
compiled and are being utilized to complete an updated resource
estimate as part of a revised National Instrument 43-101 -
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101")
compliant technical report which is scheduled for completion by
year end.
Visit www.argonautgoldinc.com for a list of drill hole assay
results completed in 2010.
Core Drilling
In early November, the Company also completed a small (7 hole)
core drilling program to obtain additional material for
metallurgical testing of transition and sulfide mineralization. It
consisted of seven holes totaling 802 meters. Core material
representative of transition and sulfide mineralization has been
shipped to Kappes Cassidy & Associates in Reno where composites
are currently undergoing column leach testing.
Tom Burkhart, Vice President of Exploration for Argonaut Gold
noted, "The increase in the mineralized envelope at El Castillo
provides as a strong indication of the potential for mine expansion
at El Castillo. A new resource estimate, containing all the
drilling, changes in operating costs and incorporating the overall
mine improvements at El Castillo will be completed by year
end."
About Argonaut
Argonaut is a Canadian gold company engaged in exploration, mine
development and production activities. Its primary assets are the
production-stage El Castillo Project and the exploration-stage La
Fortuna Project, both located in the State of Durango, Mexico.
Argonaut is a producing gold company created by former executive
management team members of Meridian Gold Inc.
Creating the Next Quality Mid-Tier Gold Producer in the
Americas.
Qualified Person Comments
Preparation of this press release was supervised by Thomas
Burkhart, Argonaut Gold's Vice President of Exploration and a
Qualified Person under NI 43-101. Mr. Burkhart also reviewed the
reverse circulation drill program and on-site sample preparation
procedures at El Castillo.
For additional information on the El Castillo gold mine, please
refer to the Technical Report On The El Castillo Project, Durango,
Mexico (July 31, 2008).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ
materially from management's current expectations. Actual results
may differ materially due to a number of factors. Except as
required by law, Argonaut Gold Inc. assumes no obligation to update
the forward-looking information contained in this news release.
To view the "2010 El Castillo Drilling" figure, please visit the
following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/agrdrl2010.pdf
Contacts: Argonaut Gold Inc. Nichole Cowles Investor Relations
Manager (775) 284-4422 x 101 nichole.cowles@argonautgoldinc.com
www.argonautgoldinc.com
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