Full Metal Stakes Extensive Land Package Targeting White Gold Style Systems in Eastern Alaska; Samples 52.2 g/t Au
30 June 2010 - 12:03AM
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Full Metal Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: FMM) is pleased to announce
that the Company has acquired through staking, nine claim groups in
the Fortymile mining district in eastern Alaska near the Yukon
border, targeting the lode source to significant placer gold
producing areas. This new gold exploration program is called the
Rolling Thunder Project. This area totals over 34,000 hectares
spanning a trend over 100 km in length.
Full Metal's management and geologic team were shared with
Underworld Resources, which made a significant discovery at the
White Gold Project in the Yukon. Underworld was acquired by Kinross
Gold in the spring of 2010. The technical team utilized this
experience and understanding of geologic controls, geochemistry and
exploration targeting methods which was successful at White Gold to
stake these new claims.
The Fortymile district in Alaska occurs within a mineral belt of
Cretaceous age deposits, prospects, and placer gold mines trending
from the Minto mine at the southeast end, and includes porphyry
copper and epigenetic gold deposits and prospects such as Freegold
Mountain (Northern Freegold), Casino (Western Copper), White Gold
(Kinross) and Coffee (Kaminak). This mineral belt strikes to the
northeast from the Yukon into Alaska, and includes Full Metal's
Rolling Thunder claims, the Fortymile placer district, and Full
Metal's high-grade Zn-Ag-Pb-Cu carbonate replacement deposits (see
News Release FMM 2010 - NR #5, June 3rd 2010). Over 30 companies
are actively exploring along this trend in the Yukon, with an
ongoing staking rush up to the Yukon-Alaska border. Full Metal
Minerals is the only company currently active in the Alaska section
of this belt.
Exploration crews are currently completing reconnaissance soil
sampling and mapping on the Properties, and have already identified
multiple areas of strong alteration and quartz veining. At the 20X
prospect, grab samples from oxidized quartz veins returned 5.5 and
4.0 g/t Au, with anomalous molybdenum and other pathfinder elements
similar to the White Gold Property. Nine samples were collected at
20X, ranging from 0.014 to 5.5 g/t Au, averaging 1.53 g/t Au. At
the Tweeden prospect, a grab sample from a one meter wide quartz
vein trending onto Full Metal claims returned 52.2 g/t Au.
Secondary structures splaying off of main structure assayed 1 to 2
g/t Au within sheeted quartz veins. Follow-up work has commenced on
these new target areas.
Placer gold mining has been ongoing in the Fortymile district
since discovery in 1886 with over 535,000 ounces of placer gold
produced (from Szumigala et al, Alaska DGGS Report 2000). The area
is underlain by the same host rocks, a similar tectonic history and
intrusive rocks to the White Gold District.
Full Metal and BHP completed an extensive reconnaissance program
in the southern portion of the target area during 2008, exploring
four porphyry targets. In 2009, Full Metal regained a 100%
ownership of these claim groups, after BHP completed extensive
geochemical surveys and a large airborne magnetic survey. In
addition to a proprietary geochemical data set owned by Full Metal
from historic operators, the Company utilized this data in
targeting several of the new claim groups.
Full Metal's 2010 exploration program at Rolling Thunder is
managed by Robert McLeod, P.Geo, Vice-President Exploration for
Full Metal Minerals and a Qualified Persons as defined by NI
43-101. Rock and soil samples are collected by experienced
geologists, placed in sealed bags and delivered by Company
employees to ALS-Chemex Labs facility in Fairbanks, Alaska. A
sample quality control/quality assurance program using standards
and blanks will be implemented. Mr. McLeod prepared and approved
the information contained in this release.
Full Metal is a generative exploration company with multiple
precious and base metal projects in Alaska and the Yukon. Drilling
is underway at the high-grade Fortymile Zn-Ag-Pb-Cu project. Joint
Venture partner Harmony Gold intends to begin underground
development at the Lucky Shot Property. Full Metal will also drill
test the 100% owned Grizzly Butte copper gold property. Work and
drilling programs are also expected at several of Full Metal's
Properties funded by Joint Venture Partners.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Williams, President and Director
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Full Metal Minerals Ltd. Jeff Sundar Manager, Investor
Relations 604-484-7855 604-484-7155 (FAX)
info@fullmetalminerals.com www.fullmetalminerals.com
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