Concordia Resource Corp. & Renaissance Gold Inc. Announce Commencement of Baza Drill Program
24 June 2011 - 10:30PM
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Concordia Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE: CCN) ("Concordia") and
Renaissance Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: REN) ("Renaissance") are
pleased to announce the start of drilling on the Baza Project in
Spain. Up to five holes with an average depth of 300 metres are
planned, with a total budget of approximately C$420,000. Concordia
is earning from Renaissance a 70 per cent interest in Baza through
ongoing work commitments including a combination of drilling,
geophysical surveys and geologic mapping.
The Baza project includes three large land positions covering
over 12 000 hectares. Drilling is currently underway at the Solano
prospect, one of several areas that contain highly prospective gold
and copper from rock samples at surface. Mineralization consists of
veins and breccias of siderite and albite with chalcopyrite,
arsenopyrite, pyrite and quartz.
The area was worked as recently as the 1950s for iron with minor
copper production. There is no modern exploration or drilling
evident.
To date the geologic program has outlined a large coincident
copper and gold system that can be traced for upwards of 20
kilometres and is characterized by discontinuous zones hosting
copper and gold mineralization with values up to 10% copper and 20
g/t gold. While the geologic model remains somewhat enigmatic, the
discovery of mineralized intrusive dikes suggests that there is a
magmatic source for the metals.
The targets at Solano are veins and breccias coincident with
these felsic dikes. It is hoped that the veins will grade into a
proximal intrusive environment that could yield a variety of forms
of mineralization.
Regionally, the mineralization occurs as undeformed linear zones
cutting a thick sequence of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
associated with the Betic Orogeny. The Betics formed when Africa
collided into Europe and is effectively near the western terminus
of the Carpathian Arc.
President and CEO of Concordia, Ed Flood comments, "Concordia
believes this is a unique opportunity to explore a property with
widespread indications of hosting a large mineralized system that
has not been subject to modern exploration methods. Significant
quantities of gold and copper are found in many samples taken from
various small iron mine workings and dumps scattered over the
entire 20 kilometre length of the project area."
ABOUT Concordia
Concordia Resource Corp. is a mineral exploration company with
property holdings in North and South America and Spain. The Company
holds the Albisu gold discovery in Nevada, and is earning from
Renaissance Gold Inc. a 70% interest in the Baza gold-copper
project in Spain. Through its wholly owned South American
subsidiary, Meryllion Minerals Corp, the Company is earning 100% of
the historic La Providencia silver mine located in the Puna of
northwestern Argentina and has also acquired an option to purchase
the 14 000 ha Cerro Amarillo-Cajon Grande copper-gold property
located in the Malargue District of Argentina. Concordia has its
head office and executive management team in Vancouver, Canada; and
its technical team is based in Reno, Nevada.
ABOUT Renaissance
Renaissance Gold Inc. is a gold/silver exploration company that
has a large portfolio of exploration projects in Nevada, Utah,
Argentina and Spain. Many of the projects are in exploration
earn-in agreements with industry partners who provide exploration
funding. RenGold applies the extensive exploration experience and
high-end technical skills of its founders to search for and acquire
new precious metal exploration projects that are then offered for
joint venture.
This press release has been reviewed for Concordia by Ms. Pamela
Klessig, having sufficient experience to review this release and is
a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Also, Richard L.
Bedell, Certified Professional Geologist, is Renaissance's
designated Qualified Person for this news release.
On behalf of the Board of:
Concordia Resource Corp.
R. Edward Flood, Chairman
Renaissance Gold Inc.
Richard L. Bedell, President and CEO
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements made and information contained herein
is "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the Ontario
Securities Act, including the receipt of necessary permits to
conduct exploration and construction, timing of anticipated
exploration program, the number of the holes and meters to be
drilled and future plans of the Company. Forward-looking
information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual events or results to differ from those
reflected in the forward-looking information, including, without
limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to risks inherent in
mining including environmental hazards, industrial accidents,
unusual or unexpected geological formations, ground control
problems and flooding; risks associated with the estimation of
mineral resources and reserves and the geology, grade and
continuity of mineral deposits; the possibility that future
exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent
with the Company's expectations; the potential for and effects of
labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or
shortages of labour or interruptions in production; actual ore
mined varying from estimates of grade, tonnage, dilution and
metallurgical and other characteristics; the inherent uncertainty
of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected
costs and expenses, commodity price fluctuations; uncertain
political and economic environments; changes in laws or policies,
delays or the inability to obtain necessary governmental permits;
and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in
each management discussion and analysis. Forward-looking
information is in addition based on various assumptions including,
without limitation, the expectations and beliefs of management, the
assumed long term price of metals; appropriate equipment and
sufficient labour and that the political environment where the
Company operates will continue to support the development and
operation of mining projects. Should one or more of these risks and
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described
in the forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers are
advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
information.
The TSX-V has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of
this press release. Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press
release.
Contacts: Concordia Resource Corp. Karl Cahill VP, Investor
Relations +1-858-531-6100 Concordia Resource Corp. Richard Roy
Corporate Communications +1-604-628-7649
info@concordiaresourcecorp.com www.concordiaresourcecorp.com
Renaissance Gold Inc. Richard L. Bedell 775-337-1545
rbedell@rengold.com Renaissance Gold Inc. Ronald L. Parratt
775-337-1545 rparratt@rengold.com
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