Eagle Hill's 2013 Drilling Hits High Grade Gold With 288.5 g/t Gold Over 12.4 Meters
(uncut and including 4,180 g/t Au over 0.8 meters)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/14/13 -- Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation ("Eagle Hill" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: EAG) is pleased to announce high grade gold results from its winter 2013 drill program at the Windfall Lake Gold Deposit in Northwestern Quebec. The new results include 288.5 g/t Au over 12.4 meters and 22.1 g/t Au over 5.5 meters both located in the Main Zone.
The Company recently received all the assay results of a 10 drill hole, 3,966 meter drilling program completed at the beginning of March 2013. Drilling focussed on the Main Zone and confirmed the extension of several other known gold zones.
Drill hole EAG-12-466 intersected 288.5 g/t Au over 12.4 meters in a sub-vertical shear zone located immediately to the northwest of Zone 27 (14.48 g/t over 12.4 m when cut to 100 g/t). The shear zone differs from the typical pyrite stockwork of Zone 27 and the other lenses of the Main Zone. This shear zone contains quartz veining with 3-10% pyrite and abundant specks of visible gold. This intercept also correlates with 13.22 g/t over 19.0 meters in drill hole EAG-11-259 (published on March 8th, 2011) located 50 meters above and with 4.3 g/t Au over 4.0 meters in drillhole EAG-11-269 (published on July 5th, 2011) located some 35 meters below on the same section.
As part of the same 2013 drill program, Eagle Hill continued to expand the size of Zone 27 to the southwest. Drill hole EAG-13-461 was successful at intersecting 22.1 g/t Au over 5.5 meters in the up-plunge extension of the high grade portion of Zone 27. This intercept extends the zone for another 42 meters to the southwest where it remains open for further expansion. The new intersection is illustrated on the longitudinal section of Zone 27 available at www.eaglehillexploration.com/sections.
Additional drilling in the eastern extension of the deposit returned an intercept of 5.4 g/t Au over 43.7 meters in drill hole EAG-12-468. This drill hole intersected the un-named zone located 45 meters northwest of the Caribou Zone and expands this zone by an additional 25 meters to the west. This zone appears to end some 75 meters to the southwest of the intercept but remains open down-plunge to the northeast.
"These high grade results show the overall strength of the mineralization at the Windfall Lake gold deposit. Dr. Jean-Philippe Desrochers and his team have refined the geological model and are now in the process of expanding and upgrading our current mineral resource with the intention of proving out what will be a high grade gold reserve," stated Brad Kitchen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Hill Exploration.
The Windfall Main gold zone defined to date covers a lateral extension of more than 750 meters and include, from South to North, the Caribou South zone, the Caribou zone, the Mink zone, Zone 27 South, Zone 27, the Mallard zone, and the Mallard North zone. All the zones are contained within near vertical corridors and vary in thickness between 2 meters and 35 meters.
Eagle Hill has completed a total of 106 drill holes since the last mineral resource estimate (released on July 25, 2012) that contains an indicated resource of 1,665 million tonnes at 10.05 g/t gold (for 538,000 ounces) and an inferred resource of 2,906 million tonnes at 8.76 g/t gold (for 822,000 ounces). The results of this drilling will be incorporated in a new mineral resource estimate.
A map of the Windfall Lake property outlining the location of the gold zones, drill holes and areas of potential expansion, together with cross-sections, a longitudinal section and pictures of core showing the mineralization style have been posted on Eagle Hill's website, www.eaglehillexploration.com/sections.
The table shows the most significant assay results discussed in this press release.
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From To Au Length
Drill Hole (m) (m) (g/t) (m) Comment
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EAG-13-461 260.5 266.0 22.1 5.5 Zone 27 at 235 m below
(Section 2200) ----------------------------------- surface, 10-30%
incl. 261.4 262.2 38.1 0.8 Pyrite in a porphyry
----------------------------------- dyke
incl. 263.9 264.8 74.2 0.9
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EAG-13-463 65.0 66.0 6.9 1.0 Isolated intercept
(Section 2425) near Zone 27 upper
extension
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92.9 93.5 8.4 0.6 Isolated intercept
near Zone 27 upper
extension
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EAG-13-464 439.0 440.2 9.7 1.2 Mink Zone
(Section 2815) -----------------------------------------------------------
446.0 446.3 11.8 0.3 Mink Zone, separated
from interval above by
late dyke
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EAG-13-465 Hole abandoned at 84 m due to excessive deviation
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EAG-13-466 332.2 333.6 11.8 1.4 Isolated intercept in
(Section 2585) footwall of porphyry
dyke
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490.8 503.2 288.5 12.4 Shear zone with quartz
----------------------------------- veining located 7
incl. 491.4 491.9 368.0 0.5 meters to the
----------------------------------- northwest of Zone 27.
incl. 492.5 493.3 4180.0 0.8 3-10% Pyrite and
abundant visible gold
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540.9 541.4 36.9 0.5 Small shear zone with
visible gold in quartz
vein
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EAG-13-468 23.7 24.4 8.5 0.7 Isolated intercept
(Section 2675) within a porphyry dyke
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242.0 285.7 5.4 43.7 Caribou Zone. 10-30%
----------------------------------- Pyrite
incl. 242.0 256.0 8.48 14.0
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incl. 251.6 252.9 54.34 1.3
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incl. 263.5 265,4 8.74 1.9
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incl. 276.6 277.5 76.40 0.9
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EAG-13-469 55.7 57.2 9.4 1.5 Shear zone
(Section 2450) -----------------------------------------------------------
137.0 143.0 7.6 6.0 Shear zone
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incl. 137.0 138.0 35.4 1.0
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405.5 412 4.21 6.5 Zone between Caribou
----------------------------------- and Caribou South
incl. 407.0 407.8 14.25 0.8 zones. Correlates with
intercept at 419.7 m
in drill hole
EAG-12-320 released
on March 1st, 2012
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The true widths are interpreted to be approximately 70 percent of reported
width.
Gold analyses reported in this release were performed by standard fire assay using a 30-gram charge with atomic absorption finish and a gravimetric finish for assays greater than 10 grams per tonne and by metallic sieve method for samples containing significant amounts of pyrite or visible gold. All assays were performed by ALS Chemex Laboratory Group, in Val d'Or, Que. Sampling and analytical procedures are subject to a comprehensive quality assurance and quality control program. The QA-QC program includes duplicate samples, blanks and analytical standards.
About the Windfall Lake Property
The Windfall Lake Property is comprised of 362 contiguous claims (over 12,000 hectares) in the Abitibi mineralized belt of northern Quebec. This area between Val-d'Or and Chibougamau is known for its gold and copper production and excellent infrastructure for exploration and mining. Historically, the Windfall Lake Property has had extensive grassroots exploration work. Along with its independently acquired claims at the Windfall Lake Property, Eagle Hill has also signed options with Murgor Resources Inc., Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (formerly, Freewest Resources Canada Inc.), and Noront Resources Ltd. to acquire the Windfall Lake Property. During July 2012, the Company received its second mineral resource estimate, the results of which are displayed in the table below:
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Quantity Gold Grade Contained Gold
('000 tonnes) (g/t) (ounces)
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Indicated 1,665 10.05 538,000
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Inferred 2,906 8.76 822,000
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Jean-Philippe Desrochers, PhD, PGeo, is a qualified person registered in Quebec as defined by NI-43-101 and has reviewed the technical information that this press release contains.
About Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation
Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development of gold and precious metal prospects. The Company is set to become an advanced stage gold exploration company with its acquisition of the Windfall Lake high grade gold project, located in Urban Township, Quebec, between Val-d'Or and Chibougamau. Eagle Hill seeks projects that contain or have potential to contain large resource potential. The Company's website at www.eaglehillexploration.com and public filings at www.sedar.com provide additional information on its properties and other information with respect to its management and operations.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
P. Bradley Kitchen, President
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