Sphere Resources Reports Encouraging Gold Results of Winter Drilling at Red Lake
02 May 2012 - 12:54AM
Marketwired Canada
Sphere Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SPH.H) is pleased to announce that despite
the unseasonably mild winter conditions, the Company was able to complete most
of its planned winter core drilling program on its contiguous Dome and McManus
claim groups in the prolific Red Lake gold Camp of northwestern Ontario. This
work consisted of two holes on the Dome claims and two holes on the McManus
Patents. The optionee to these claims and patents is Duncan Park Holdings
Corporation.
The intent of the Dome drilling was to position the projected intersection of
two geological structures interpreted to host gold systems within the Red Lake
Gold camp. These structures are inferred from projections of the basic geologic
framework adjacent to and under Red Lake that had been developed from government
mapping and Company reconnaissance mapping. Drilling on the McManus Patents was
intended to test the northwest extension of the newly discovered McManus/Chukuni
Mineralized Zone (Press Release dated November 14, 2011).
The two Dome holes, drilled 1.6 km west of the McManus Gold system, confirmed
the projection of contacts between the Howey Diorite on the south, a relatively
thin (+/- 350 m) middle unit of iron-carbonate altered volcano-sedimentary rocks
and an assemblage of mafic volcanic rocks on the north. Drilling has penetrated
and positioned these contacts. The Company believes that this structural contact
zone may represent part of the northeast trending Flat Lake - Madsen /Goldcorp
deformation zone proposed by the Ontario Geological Survey in the 1980's. Hole
SD12-09 returned 0.34 g/t gold over a 3m core interval at 175m down-hole (146m
vertical).
The two holes on the McManus Patents were step-out holes drilled 150m and 300m
west of the 2011 drilling on the westerly projection of the northwest trending
McManus/Chukuni Mineralized Zone beneath Red Lake. These holes confirmed the
continuation of the Zone and the presence of low grade gold mineralization, but
did not encounter significant precious metal mineralization. Hole SM12-12 300m
west intersected 0.288 g/t gold over 9.0m between 399.0-408.0m down-hole, a
vertical depth of 297.5m. Assay intervals generally appear sub-vertical. True
widths can be estimated at 0.6 X sample interval width.
A total of six diamond drill holes comprised of 2,121m were collared from four
ice pads on Red Lake. Two holes were aborted due to overburden conditions.
Geochemical results have been received and will be incorporated into the
extensive database evolving from the Company's work program. These data will be
studied over the next few months as part of the planning for the next phase of
drilling that, subject to available financing, is expected to be carried out
over the summer of 2012. The summer program will be planned to extend and define
the McManus/Chukuni mineralized zone and to continue the exploration of the rest
of the large, highly prospective, land holding.
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2012 Dome and McManus Project Drill Program - Significant Assay Results (i)
((i) Arbitrary analytical results greater than 0.1 g/t Au)
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Dome Claims
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Hole# Collar Hole Hole Hole Sample Sample Gold Target
(SD Location Elev Attitude DepthInterval Interval (Au
-series) UTM (Azm/Dip) (m) From - (m) g/t)
Nad83 Z To True
15 (m) Width
approx.
0.6 (i)
Sample
width
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SD12-06 444260.4, 356.03 360,-50 402.0 46.5- 1.5 0.193Intersection
5653628.5 48.0 Madsen
& Chukuni
Trend (?)
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156.5- 0.8 0.163
157.3
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SD12-07 444260.7, 355.96 360,-50 63.0 Hole aborted in overburden
5653395.4
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SD12-08 444260.7, 355.96 360,-55 60.0 Hole aborted in overburden
5653395.4
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SD12-09 444260.7, 355.76 360,-58 396.0 172.0- 3.0 0.342Intersection
5653395. 175.0 Madsen
& Chukuni
Trend (?)
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Incl. 1.3 0.483
172.0-
173.3
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184.5- 1.5 0.116
186.0
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McManus Patents
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Hole# Collar Hole Hole Depth Sample Sample Au Target
(SM- Location Elev Attitude (m) Interval Interval (g/t)
Series) UTM (Azm/Dip) From - (m) True
Nad83 Z 15 To Width
(m) approx.
0.6 (i)
Sample
width
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SM12-11 445475.4, 356.05 020,-50 600.0 285.0- 1.5 0.112 McManus-
5653046.3 286.5 Chukuni
Sulphide
Zone
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325.5- 1.5 0.707
327.0
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378.5- 1.5 0.433
380.0
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382.5- 1.5 0.148
384.0
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393.0- 1.5 0.282
394.5
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399.0- 9.0 0.288
408.0
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Incl. 1.5 0.383
399.0-
400.5
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Incl. 1.5 0.195
400.5-
402.0
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Incl. 1.5 0.287
402.0-
403.5
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Incl. 1.5 0.081
403.5-
405.0
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Incl. 1.5 0.454
405.0-
406.5
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Incl. 1.5 0.327
406.5-
408.0
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472.2- 1.5 0.157
473.7
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560.8- 0.5 0.11
561.3
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561.9- 0.2 1.726
562.1
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565.5- 1.5 0.14
567.0
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SM12-12 445818.0, 356.07 200, -45 600.0 46.5-48.0 1.5 0.193 McManus-
5653511.6 Chukuni
Sulphide
Zone
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156.5-157.3 0.8 0.163
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Incl. 156.5- 0.3 0.249
156.8
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Incl. 156.8- 0.5 0.112
157.3
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324.0-325.5 1.5 0.101
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471.0-472.0 1.0 0.228
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490.0-491.5 1.5 0.106
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Incl. 490.0- 1.0 0.102
491.0
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Incl. 491.0- 0.5 0.109
491.5
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594.0-595.0 1.0 0.166
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The drill program followed all accepted mineral industry practices. All drill
core was delivered to the secure core handling facility in Red Lake, where it
was geologically logged, photographed, and geologically marked for sampling by
the QP. Samples were then cut in half by diamond-bladed core saw, bagged, tagged
and shipped to Accurassay Laboratories, an independent commercial ISO 17000
certified analytical laboratory in Thunder Bay, Ontario for fire assay-atomic
absorption analysis, and by ICP geochemical analysis. The drill core and samples
were kept secure by the drill contractor, by company field crew, the bonded
carrier and analytical facility following established chain-of-custody
protocols. Quality control checks were completed by the random insertion of two
certified reference standards and a blank standard into the sample stream by the
on-site QP. As well, Accurassay maintain their internal QA/QC program. The
remaining half core is being stored on the property, and sample material secured
in Thunder Bay.
Gord Yule, P.Geo. Project manager and Qualified Person has reviewed this news
release.
About Sphere Resources Inc.
Sphere Resources Inc. is focused on identifying and exploration targets and
other high quality assets in major global mining camps with a particular
emphasis on precious metals. It is currently involved in exploring for gold
mineralization in the Red Lake District of Ontario and in Nevada U.S.A.
On behalf of Sphere Resources Inc.
Malcolm L Stevens, Executive Chairman and President
Statements in this press release other than purely historical information,
including statements relating to the Company's future plans and objectives or
expected results, constitute forward -looking statements. Forward -looking
statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks
and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, including risks inherent
in mineral exploration and development. As a result, actual results may vary
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
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