Woulfe Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: WOF)(PINK SHEETS: WFEMF)(OTCQX:
WFEMF) ("Woulfe" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it
is fast-tracking the evaluation of its Muguk gold project in South
Korea. Muguk was the largest gold mine in South Korea until its
premature closure in 1997 due to low gold prices.
Woulfe has appointed AMC Consultants ("AMC") of Melbourne as
technical advisor to the project. AMC's initial brief is to:
-- Prepare a three dimensional ("3D") digital model of the Muguk mine
workings utilising the available level plans and long sections -
completed
-- Update the extensive database comprising final survey of underground
workings prior to closure, face grades, drill data, ore extraction data
and process data - work in progress
-- Prepare an NI 43-101-compliant resource estimate for the main
mineralised structures.
Woulfe management can now turn its attention to Muguk as its
flagship Sangdong tungsten-molybdenum project in South Korea is
progressing at a rapid rate. The Sangdong feasibility study is well
advanced and construction is scheduled to commence in early
2012.
The Muguk gold-silver mineralisation is hosted within a series
of parallel, steeply dipping quartz veins that extend
discontinuously for 400-2,000 metres along strike and to a known
depth of 800 metres. The average width of the veins is typically
less than 1 metre, although the veins pinch and swell and can be up
to 2 metres in width in places.
The two most significant veins are the No.2 vein and the Three
Brothers Vein, or Samhyungje Vein. The No.2 Vein was exploited
between 1944 and 1972, and was developed to a depth of 755 metres
along a strike length of 1,800-2,000 metres. The grades reportedly
varied from 7 g/t gold to 50 g/t gold. Reported production during
this period was approximately 260,000 ounces of gold. The Three
Brothers Vein was exploited between 1984 and 1997, and was
developed to a depth of 600 metres. Reported production during this
period was approximately 328,000 ounces. There has been minor
exploitation of a number of other veins, including Baksan,
Geumyong, and No.1 and 7-11 Veins.
The executive general manager of the mine at time of closure is
now an Advisor to Woulfe and is assisting with the evaluation. He
acknowledges that the operation was not profitable at the
prevailing sub-US$300 gold prices in 1997, but expressed the view
that he was not in favour of closure given the known residual
resources.
In 1994, Korea Resources Corporation ("Kores") completed a
reserve/resource update on Muguk, resulting in a total
reserve/resource estimate of 1,418,980 tonnes grading 13.5 g/t gold
and 72.8 g/t silver, and containing 615,956 ounces of gold and
3,321,599 ounces of silver, based on a 10 g/t gold cut-off grade.
Woulfe cautions that a Qualified Person has not done sufficient
work to classify the historical estimate as current, that it is not
treating the historical estimate as current and that the historical
estimate should not be relied upon. The mine operated for a further
three years after this estimate was undertaken.
In 2010, Woulfe completed a two-hole program at Muguk to comply
with its mining rights obligations, which required a total of 750
metres to be drilled. Woulfe opted to target the secondary No.7
Vein to the west of the No.2 and Three Brothers Veins as known
mining extended to a depth of a few hundred metres, and shorter
holes could be confidently planned to avoid old mining cavities.
The first hole intersected 2 metres at 5.6 g/t gold and 26 g/t
silver at 414 metres depth, and the second hole intersected 0.36
metres at 16.6 g/t gold and 16 g/t silver at 386 metres depth.
In July 2011, Woulfe commenced a third hole targeting the depth
extension of the Three Brothers Vein. This hole is currently at a
depth of around 400 metres and is expected to intersect
mineralisation at around 735 metres. The objective of the current
drilling program is to confirm the down dip extension of the
mineralisation below the historic workings and to substantiate the
grades that were reported in the lower levels.
With the completed 3D model, AMC is now working on preparing the
updated mineral resource estimate, with particular attention to
those areas that were historically considered low grade (below 10
g/t), given the very substantial increase in gold prices since mine
closure in 1997.
Brian Wesson, Woulfe CEO/President, comments that, "We are very
pleased to be moving ahead with Muguk now that Sangdong is on track
for development. Muguk is a very exciting gold project as it has a
significant residual resource above 10 g/t gold. With the gold
price now more than six times the price when the mine closed, there
is potential to increase this resource significantly using a lower
cut-off grade. There are numerous secondary mineralised veins
within the mining field which add to the potential upside. The
grades at Muguk are well above the average for operating gold mines
worldwide, recently reported to be around 2 g/t gold."
This news release has been reviewed and approved in the form and
context in which it appears by Woulfe's Canadian-based geological
advisor, Mr. Pat Stephenson, P.Geo., of AMC Mining Consultants
(Canada) Ltd. Mr Stephenson has appropriate qualifications and
sufficient relevant experience to qualify as a Qualified Person for
the reporting of exploration results for the Sangdong deposit.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Woulfe Mining Corp.
Brian Wesson (FAusIMM), President, CEO and Director
Woulfe Mining Corp. is a TSX-V listed company with a diversified
portfolio of mining licenses for tungsten, molybdenum, gold, base
metals and uranium-vanadium in South Korea.
The Company is focused on the development of the Sangdong
tungsten mine (one of the World's largest and most renowned
tungsten mine's for 40 years) a property that we believe has
substantial value for our shareholders. The outcome of the scoping
study in March 2010 determined that the project NPV was US$467
million at a commodity price of $25,000 per tonne Ammonium
Paratungstate (APT). Today, the APT price is over US$45,000 per
tonne. Woulfe has accelerated the project due to the robust project
and market. The Company's target is to move to production at the
end of 2012. In the last 18 months the Company has focused on
building the Sangdong tungsten mine team and reopening the mine.
The project is well staffed with professionals and is moving
forward rapidly.
Woulfe Corporate has now turned its focus to the Muguk gold
project, historically Korea's largest producing gold mine. In 1998,
Muguk was reported by Korea Resources Corporation (KORES) to
contain a combined resource of 1,418,980 tonnes @ 13.5 g/t gold,
72.8 g/t silver (615,956 oz gold and 3,321,599 oz silver). Woulfe
cautions that a Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to
classify the historical estimate as current, that it is not
treating the historical estimate as current and that the historical
estimate should not be relied upon. A drill campaign is starting
drilling the down dip extensions of the Three Brothers Vein in June
2011. Woulfe's other projects will be considered once these two
projects are moving to production, in order to unlock value for
shareholders and to move the Company to a positive cash flow as
quickly as possible.
Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability.
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risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
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achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
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should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may
vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements
or information. These risks, uncertainties and other factors
include, among others, the following: commodity price volatility;
discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral
reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries; mining
operational and development risk; litigation risks; regulatory
restrictions, including environmental regulatory restrictions and
liability; risks of sovereign investment; currency fluctuations;
speculative nature of mineral exploration; global economic climate;
dilution; share price volatility; competition; loss of key
employees; additional funding requirements.
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information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements or information contained herein. Except
as required by law, we do not expect to update forward-looking
statements and information continually as conditions change and you
are referred to the full discussion of the Company's business
contained in the Company's reports filed with the appropriate
regulatory authorities.
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Contacts: Renmark Financial Communications Barbara Komorowski +1
(514) 939-3989 bkomorowski@renmarkfinancial.com Nicola Street
Capital Nick Smith Mobile: +1 (415) 595-0865
nsmith@nicolastreetcapital.com Woulfe Mining Corp. Administration
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