Cartier Drills 10.3 g/t Au over 5.0 m Below Pusticamica Deposit on the Benoist Property
VAL-D'OR, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Feb 27, 2014) - Cartier Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ECR) ("Cartier") announces drill results from two of the five-hole program aimed at evaluating the gold-bearing potential below the Pusticamica Gold Deposit, on the Benoist property. The first drill hole returned an intersection of 10.3 g/t Au over 5.0 meters.
"These drill results reward our perseverance", commented Philippe Cloutier, President and CEO, "to date all of the holes have intersected the targeted mineralization-alteration zone below the deposit". The holes three and four are completed and samples were sent to the lab for assaying. The final hole of the program is presently in progress.
| Table of Drill Results |
| Drill Hole | From | To | Length* | Gold (Au) | Silver (Ag) | Copper (Cu) |
| (m) | (m) | (m) | (g/t) | (g/t) | (%) | |
| PU-14-09 | 334.0 | 387.0 | 53.0 | 2.4 | Pending | Pending |
| including | 334.0 | 338.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | Pending | Pending |
| including | 345.0 | 350.0 | 5.0 | 10.3 | Pending | Pending |
| including | 347.0 | 350.0 | 3.0 | 14.2 | Pending | Pending |
| including | 365.0 | 372.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | Pending | Pending |
| including | 381.0 | 386.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | Pending | Pending |
| PU-14-10 | 430.0 | 458.0 | 28.0 | 0.3 | Pending | Pending |
| * Reported intersections are measured along the hole. Additional drilling required to determine the true thickness of the zones. |
The Benoist property is 65 km northeast of the town of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, 25 km south-east of the Bachelor mine and 25 km north-west of the Langlois mine.
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Contact
Philippe Cloutier
President and CEO
Cartier Resources Inc.
819 856-0512
info@ressourcescartier.com
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