Teras Completes an Independent Review of Cahuilla's Recent Drill Program
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2014) - Teras Resources Inc. (TSXV: TRA) ("Teras" or the "Company"): The company has completed an independent review of its Cahuilla project to assess the incorporation of the high grade intercepts encountered in the 7 diamond core drill holes completed and announced June 5, 2014 and an additional 54 RC drill holes drilled in 2012 / 2013 the last of which were announced on December 12, 2013.
The review was performed by Mr. Bill Fleshman FAusIMM (CP) using GEOVIA GEMS™ 3D software modelling package to assist with prioritizing high value targets prior to implementing the next phase of drilling. The additional 61 holes have a positive impact at the Cahuilla Project. The review modeled geologically the sub vertical sheeted veins recognized in our last diamond core drill program (announced June 5, 2014). Recognition of the sheeted vein complex has identified a potential higher grade block of mineralization. The diagram below illustrates the geometry of the higher grade block (in red) defined by capturing many of the 2.0+ grams/ton Au intercepts and includes the highest intercept of 135.4 grams/ton Au (announced January 26, 2012). Silver was not modelled.
To view an enhanced version of "Modoc Fault Zone and High Grade Target", please visit:
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To view an enhanced version of "Drill Holes with 2 G/T or More in Resource Area", please visit:
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Teras will use this modeling to focus on increasing the potential size and grade of this block in the next phase of drilling.
About Teras
Teras is focused on developing its Cahuilla project located in Imperial County, California. The project encompasses an area of at least 3 km by 1.5 km and Teras believes that the Cahuilla project has the potential to develop into a mining operation consisting of altered and mineralized sedimentary and volcanic host rocks with numerous sheeted high-grade quartz veins. Teras filed a NI 43-101 compliant technical report with an indicated resource of 1.0 million ounces of gold and 11.9 million ounces of silver on its Cahuilla project (70 million tons at an average grade of 0.015 ounces per ton gold and 0.17 ounces per ton silver with a cut-off of 0.008 ounces per ton gold) and inferred class of 10 million tons grading 0.011 opt gold and 0.10 opt silver. Gold equivalent ounces are 1.2 million ounces in indicated class and 130,000 ounces in inferred class using a ratio of 55 silver ounces to 1 gold ounce.
Dale A Vitone P. Eng., registered with the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, Alberta and Northwest Territories and a director of Teras, is the Company's nominated qualified person responsible for monitoring the supervision and quality control of the programs completed on the Company's properties. Mr. Vitone has reviewed and verified the mining scientific and technical information contained in this news release.
For further project and corporate information, contact:
Teras Resources Inc.
Peter Leger, President
(403) 262-8411
(403) 852-0644
Email: pleger@teras.ca
Website: www.teras.ca
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