Clifton Mining Company Inc. (OTC : CFTN)
ALPINE, UT, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The management of
Clifton is continuing work in two areas, the Lucky Jim and the
Alvarado. Both have been high-grade gold mines, and we
believe we have found extensions of the historic mines.
Assays on and around the Lucky Jim have been characterized by a
nugget effect, with trench samples showing values ranging from 0.04
ounces per ton gold to over two ounces per ton, but with seven of
the fifteen 10-foot trench samples averaging better than one ounce
per ton. William Moeller,
chairman of Clifton, said: "Given so wide a variance in sample
values, it is difficult to estimate the average grade. We are
extracting several 20-ton bulk samples to minimize the nugget
effect, while at the same time working with an extractive
metallurgist to maximize the economic extraction of the gold."
Work on the Alvarado seeks to extend the historic workings,
where one of the mine supports assayed at more than 60 ounces of
gold per ton. Intense scrutiny of the area has led to the
discovery of what appears to be a continuation of the original ore
zone. The potential continuation has been opened up with
large machinery, and we have obtained a five-acre mine
permit. Subsequent assays have shown substantial amounts of
gold along the newly-exposed strike, with several in the multiple
ounce range. We have put in a new mine portal to open the potential
deposit for bulk testing.
Clifton trades on the U.S. OTC: (CFTN).
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SOURCE Clifton Mining Company