VANCOUVER, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Gold Mountain Mining
Corporation (TSX-V:GUM) (the "Company" or "Gold Mountain") is
pleased to announce final assay results from the Company's 2011
exploration program at its 100% owned Elk Gold project near
Merritt, BC. These latest
results demonstrate the significant additional mineralization
potential of several regional targets on the property, drilled
outside the historic pit area which hosts the currently known
resource. Highlights of the holes announced today include the
following:
SND11-139 1.29 meters of 7.07 g/t
gold and 20.32 g/t silver
SND11-150 1.20 meters of 4.43 g/t gold and 10.32 g/t
silver
SND11-153 1.80 meters of 16.74 g/t gold and 64.28 g/t
silver
SND11-155 1.50 meters of 11.42 g/t gold and 43.40 g/t
silver
During the 4 month field program, the Company
completed 14,000 meters of core drilling in 77 holes. The 2011
drill program was designed to confirm and upgrade the existing
resource and to test three other high priority targets on the
property. Results from the first 45 drill holes in the historic pit
area (numbered 88 to 132) were previously reported (November 28, 2011). Highlights from the remaining
32 regional holes (numbered 133- 164) drilled on the Gold Creek,
Lake and South Zones are tabulated below.
Hole |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
SOUTH
ZONE |
SND11-137 |
105.60 |
107.40 |
1.80 |
6.42 |
5.29 |
Including |
106.90 |
107.10 |
0.20 |
33.1 |
10.6 |
SND11-139 |
127.56 |
128.85 |
1.29 |
7.07 |
20.32 |
Including |
128.35 |
128.50 |
0.15 |
35.0 |
84.0 |
SND11-141 |
37.15 |
39.00 |
1.85 |
2.91 |
27.25 |
Including |
38.13 |
38.40 |
0.27 |
18.6 |
172.0 |
and |
44.52 |
46.38 |
1.86 |
3.57 |
4.48 |
Including |
45.46 |
45.70 |
0.24 |
25.7 |
15.6 |
SND11-144 |
25.90 |
27.10 |
1.20 |
6.66 |
15.61 |
Including |
26.65 |
26.90 |
0.25 |
31.7 |
73.8 |
LAKE
ZONE |
SND11-150 |
144.45 |
145.65 |
1.20 |
4.43 |
10.32 |
Including |
144.95 |
145.15 |
0.20 |
26.6 |
61.9 |
SND11-151 |
108.80 |
110.00 |
1.20 |
5.12 |
2.75 |
Including |
109.30 |
109.50 |
0.20 |
30.7 |
16.5 |
GOLD CREEK
ZONE |
SND11-153 |
136.20 |
138.00 |
1.80 |
16.74 |
64.28 |
Including |
136.65 |
136.95 |
0.30 |
78.5 |
321 |
SND11-154 |
144.00 |
145.55 |
1.55 |
11.70 |
29.72 |
Including |
144.80 |
145.05 |
0.25 |
71.7 |
153 |
SND11-155 |
82.50 |
84.00 |
1.50 |
11.42 |
43.40 |
Including |
82.90 |
83.10 |
0.20 |
84.6 |
319 |
SND11-158 |
94.16 |
95.50 |
1.34 |
5.95 |
16.06 |
Including |
94.36 |
94.56 |
0.20 |
38.7 |
100 |
Please note that the gold assays above have been composited to a
"minimum mining width" of 1-2 meters (which may include zero grade
material) to reflect the average widths used in the existing block
model resource estimate. All widths reported above are down hole
intercepts only, with true widths ranging from approximately 70 to
100 % of the reported width. All holes were drilled to the north
and dip between -50 and -70 degrees.
In the South Zone, historic drilling had outlined a 210 meter
long, NE trending, moderately south dipping structural zone up to
30 meters wide, containing at least two narrow veins, which
returned gold assays as high as 32 g/t over 0.2 meters. Drilling in
2011 has now extended this zone at least 50 meters to the west with
drill hole SND11-131, which returned two intercepts of 22.9 g/t and
22.3 g/t gold over 0.2 meters each. The same zone has also been
extended 80 meters to the east with drill hole SND11-144, which
returned intercepts up to 31.7 g/t gold over 0.25 meters and 13.1
g/t gold over 0.2 meters. The South zone has now been defined over
a strike length of at least 340 meters and vertical depth of 130
meters, and is interpreted to contain at least four discrete veins
over a 50 meter zone width, which remains open along strike and to
depth.
In the Lake Zone, previous wide spaced drilling had outlined a
340 meter long, E-W trending, moderately south dipping structural
zone roughly 50 meters wide, containing at least two significant
veins, which returned assays as high as 55.44 g/t gold over 0.55
meters. Follow up drilling in 2011 has now extended the zone to at
least 385 meters in strike length and 140 meters depth, returning
assays up to 30.7 g/t gold over 0.2 meters in drill hole SND11-151,
and confirming the presence of at least three discrete veins over a
zone width up to 60 meters wide, which remains open along strike
and to depth.
In the Gold Creek Zone, previous shallow drilling had outlined a
300 meter long, NW trending, shallowly south dipping structural
zone containing at least one significant vein, carrying grades up
to 78.5 g/t gold over 0.3 meters. Deeper drilling in 2011 has now
extended the zone to at least 160 meters down dip, returning
grades up to 71.7 g/t gold over 0.25 meters in drill hole
SND11-154, and the zone remains open.
Gold Mountain's CEO Jim
O'Rourke commented: "These results demonstrate the
excellent exploration upside on the Elk property, where our recent
drilling has returned significant assays and added strike length
and depth to known zones. We look forward to continuing our
regional exploration program next year, while also advancing with
pre-feasibility work in the historic pit area of the Elk property,
which currently hosts a half million gold resource."
The current NI 43-101 resource estimate, based
on drill data available in 2009, stands at 2,190,000 tonnes
Measured and Indicated at an average grade of 4.26 g/t Au (for
301,000 ounces gold contained), plus 1,150,000 tonnes Inferred at
an average grade of 7.13 g/t Au (for 263,000 ounces gold
contained).
Gold Mountain adheres to a strict QA/QC
monitoring program that includes the insertion of blanks, standards
and duplicates into the sample stream, as well as the re-submission
of select samples for check assays by a third party laboratory.
Core samples were analyzed by Ecotech Labs (a Stewart Group
company) in Kamloops BC, and by
ALS Chemex of Vancouver BC,
using Fire Assay methods with a gravimetric finish for results over
10g/t gold, or an Atomic Absorption finish for results under 10
g/t.
The Company's Vice President of Exploration,
Peter Thiersch, M.Sc., P.Geo., was
responsible for the design and management of the 2011 field program
and also acts as the Company's Qualified Person for technical
disclosure per National Instrument 43-101.
About Gold Mountain Mining
Gold Mountain is a new public resource company
managed by an experienced team of professionals with a solid track
record of exploration and development success. The Company
owns 100% of the 16,700 hectare Elk Gold property, which it intends
to develop into a precious metal producer within the next two
years, and is also seeking additional near-term production assets
to further build shareholder value. Additional information is
available at www.sedar.com or on the Company's new website at
www.aumtn.com.
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adequacy or accuracy of this Release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Peter Thiersch" (signed)
Peter Thiersch, Vice President
Exploration
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SOURCE Gold Mountain Mining Corporation