GoldQuest Reports 50% Increase in Land Package with Granting of Loma Los Comios Concession in Dominican Republic
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov 26, 2013) - GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:GQC)(FRANKFURT:M1W)(BERLIN:M1W) ("GoldQuest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the issuance to GoldQuest of the Loma Los Comios concession, adjacent to the Romero Project in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic's Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce has granted to GoldQuest the 2,028 hectare concession which is along trend from the Romero Project and in the Tireo formation. The Company recently published a NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate at the Romero Project which included 2.4 million ounces of gold equivalent Indicated mineral resources and 0.8 million ounces of gold equivalent Inferred mineral resources (see October 29, 2013 release).
Highlights:
- 50% increase in land package for exploration
- New ground is along trend of Romero and within the favorable Tireo Formation
- Positive show of support from the Dominican Republic government
"With the granting of the Loma Los Comios concession we have significantly increased our exploration footprint in the Tireo Formation and our capacity to find additional mineral resources," commented Julio Espaillat, GoldQuest's CEO. "We are also very encouraged by the positive endorsement from the government in our company and in the exploration sector in the Dominican Republic."
The Loma Los Comios concession is located directly adjacent to the concession hosting the Romero Project (see map at following link http://goldquestcorp.com/images/nr/GQC_Concession_Map.jpg). The 2013 ground Induced Polarization (IP) program identified a new chargeability trend, The Guama Trend, within the Loma Los Comios concession (see press release April 12, 2013).
The Company is currently mapping and collecting surface samples to refine drill targets in the Loma Los Comios concession. It plans to commence the next phase of drilling in the first quarter of 2014.
Table 1: Mineral Resources for Romero and Romero South Estimated by Micon International Limited as of October 29, 2013 (see press release October 20, 2013)
Category | Zone | Tonnes | Au (g/t) | Cu (%) | Zn (%) | Ag (g/t) | AuEq (g/t) | Au Ounces | AuEq Ounces |
Indicated | Romero | 17,310,000 | 2.55 | 0.68 | 0.30 | 4.0 | 3.81 | 1,419,000 | 2,123,000 |
Romero South | 2,110,000 | 3.33 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 1.5 | 3.80 | 226,000 | 258,000 | |
Total Indicated Mineral Resources | 19,420,000 | 2.63 | 0.63 | 0.29 | 3.7 | 3.81 | 1,645,000 | 2,381,000 | |
Inferred | Romero | 8,520,000 | 1.59 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 4.0 | 2.47 | 437,000 | 678,000 |
Romero South | 1,500,000 | 1.92 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 2.3 | 2.33 | 92,000 | 112,000 | |
Total Inferred Mineral Resources | 10,020,000 | 1.64 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 3.8 | 2.45 | 529,000 | 790,000 |
The data in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Jeremy Niemi, P.Geo., the Director, Technical Services of GoldQuest and a Qualified Person for the technical information in this press release under NI 43-101 standards.
About GoldQuest
GoldQuest is a Canadian based mineral exploration company with projects in the Dominican Republic traded on the TSX-V under the symbol GQC.V and in Frankfurt/Berlin with symbol M1W, with 143,980,044 shares outstanding (157,806,568 on a fully diluted basis).
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