Parlane Completes Phase I on Mercedes Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico
14 July 2011 - 2:49AM
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Parlane Resource Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: PPP) is
pleased to announce the completion of a Phase I surface exploration
program on its 360 hectare Mercedes epithermal gold-silver project
in the Sierra Madre gold-silver belt, in Sonora, Mexico.
The Phase 1 exploration program evaluated the potential of the
main mineralized zone, "La Lamosa" ridge, as well as additional
areas of interest regionally and on the property, prior to a
2000-metre diamond drilling program scheduled to commence late
summer 2011.
The main mineralized zone "La Lamosa" was mapped and a
hydrothermal breccia zone was confirmed to be up to 40 metres wide
and to extend for at least 200 metres. This northeast-southwest
trending zone displays alteration and textures consistent with a
high-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver system, and the "La
Lamosa" prospect represents a viable gold/silver drill target. The
true width and down dip extent of the gold mineralization zone is
not known but will be confirmed by the scheduled drill program
later this summer.
Previous diamond drilling on the "La Lamosa" ridge in 2008
intersected gold mineralization starting from surface and returned
144 metres averaging 0.49 g/t gold and 12.4 g/t silver in hole
08MER001, 113 metres averaging 0.37 g/t gold and 11.6 g/t silver in
hole 08MER002, and 57 metres averaging 1.15 g/t gold and 13.5 g/t
silver in hole 08MER003.
The 2011 reconnaissance soil lines expanded the main mineralized
zone (defined by the 2010 soil line) to the southwest and
northeast. During the 2011 exploration program, 214 soil samples
were collected along reconnaissance lines 100 and 200 metres apart
and samples were taken at 30 metre intervals. Additional
reconnaissance soil lines were placed in areas of resistant ridges
and alteration zones (silica, argillic) to test the gold/silver
potential and geochemical signatures. Positive values for soil
samples (greater than 90th percentile) are greater than 0.0342 ppm
(parts per million) gold and 2.0 ppm silver. Soil samples results
range from less than 0.0005 ppm to 0.2785 ppm gold and less than
0.1 ppm up to 12.3 ppm (12.3 g/t) silver.
Previous soil sampling in 2010, directly above the main
mineralized zone, returned up to 1.399 ppm (1.399 g/t) gold and
77.2 ppm (77.2 g/t) silver. A compilation of the soil sample
results for gold and silver on the main mineralized zone indicate a
south to southwesterly trend of positive gold and silver values as
individual sample anomalies extending approximately 300 to 400
metres from previous soil sampling. At the south end of this survey
area, eight soil samples contain positive anomalies for gold
(0.0391 to 0.2076 ppm) over a 240 metre width and may suggest a
parallel zone or an offset to the main zone. This gold anomaly is
open in extent to the northeast. Positive gold values occur to the
northeast of previous soil sampling for approximately 100 metres as
individual sample anomalies up to 0.0695 ppm. Positive silver
anomalies do not occur to the northeast in areas sampled.
Silt samples taken during the 2011 exploration program confirm
anomalies in silver, arsenic, antimony, molybdenum and mercury.
These geochemical anomalies are present in the northwest region of
the claim block and represent a typical geochemical signature of a
high sulphidation epithermal gold/silver system.
Also, during the Phase 1 surface exploration program, 73
continuous rock chip samples were collected from regional areas of
interest. Rock samples results range from less than 0.005 ppm up to
0.071 ppm gold (0.071 g/t). The highest gold assay from the
regional rock sampling program was found just off the property to
the southeast approximately 1750 metres from the main mineralized
"La Lamosa" zone. This mineralized zone returned 3.14 g/t gold, 4.7
g/t silver over 4.0 metres including 5.93 g/t gold and 1.8 g/t
silver over 2.0 metres.
The Mercedes property is located approximately 200 kilometers
southeast of Hermosillo, in the state of Sonora, Mexico and
consists of three contiguous claims totaling 360 hectares: La Mina
del Oro, 16 hectares; Ampliacion Mina del Oro, 251 hectares; and
C.R., 93 hectares.
Parlane has also initiated negotiations with other property
owners adjacent to the Mercedes project with the intent of
expanding the current size of the Mercedes property.
The project is located in a historic mining district, which has
had many operating mines in the past. The Mercedes property covers
360 hectares and is located in the southern quadrant of the state
of Sonora, southeast of the city of Hermosillo and 16.5 kilometers
west of the city of Yecora. Exploration activities in the area have
been ongoing and a number of properties have current operations,
including Alamos Gold's Mulatos project, Dia Bras Exploration's
Moris project, and Gammon Gold's Ocampo project.
Brian Malahoff, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 who has reviewed and approved the
contents of this release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Robert Eadie, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Parlane Resource Corp. Robert Eadie 1-604-602-4935
1-604-602-4936 (FAX) info@parlaneresource.com
www.parlaneresource.com
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