Victoria Gold Reports Positive Drill Results from the Eagle Gold Deposit
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/16/11 -- Victoria Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: VIT) ('Victoria' or 'the Company') is pleased to report the results from fifteen diamond drill core holes recently completed on the Eagle Gold Deposit at our 100%-owned Dublin Gulch project, situated in the Mayo mining district Yukon, Canada.
The drilling program was comprised of fifteen diamond drill 'triple-tube' core holes totaling 2,692 meters, and was designed to accomplish several goals in our advancement of the Eagle deposit:
-- Obtain additional Feasibility Study level samples from the main part of
the deposit for bulk density determinations;
-- Better define the location and nature of the interface between the non-
oxidized portion of the deposit and the variably oxidized zones of the
Eagle deposit; and
-- Provide 'in-fill' drill coverage for a portion of the deposit to support
Reserve definition for the Feasibility Study.
All three objectives of this phase of drilling at Eagle were accomplished as planned.
'This first batch of drill results from our 2011 exploration campaign at Dublin Gulch demonstrates the potential for Eagle to host near-surface higher-grade zones of gold over significant widths', commented President and CEO, John McConnell, 'In the lead up to completing the Feasibility Study, these results confirm Eagle is evolving into a significant gold deposit and we are on track to start construction in 2012.'
Results from the fifteen holes are summarized in the following table:
Table 1: Drill Hole Assay Data, Eagle Gold Deposit:
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From To Length Grade True Width
Hole Number (meters) (meters) (meters) (g Au/tonne) (meters)
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DG10-405C 29.60 169.77 140.17 0.40 98.11
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including 38.70 53.90 15.20 0.83 10.64
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and including 104.18 143.80 39.62 0.53 27.73
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DD10-406C 45.90 200.25 (eoh) 154.35 0.89 108.04
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including 52.40 96.62 44.22 1.04 30.95
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and including 117.95 152.98 35.03 1.27 24.52
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and including 174.37 200.25 25.88 1.24 18.11
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DG10-407C 32.91 72.54 39.63 2.05 27.74
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including 32.91 49.69 16.78 3.61 11.74
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and 99.97 202.69 (eoh) 102.72 1.03 71.90
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including 145.69 188.36 42.67 1.53 29.86
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DG10-408C 0.00 63.10 (eoh) 63.10 1.45 44.17
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DG10-409C 2.10 201.20 (eoh) 199.10 0.95 139.37
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including 28.00 75.20 47.20 1.57 33.04
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and including 133.20 171.30 38.10 1.47 26.67
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DG10-410C 0.00 57.81 (eoh) 57.81 1.05 40.46
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DG10-411C 0.00 102.71 102.71 0.73 71.89
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including 12.77 56.99 44.22 1.05 30.95
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and including 81.38 102.71 21.33 0.70 14.93
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DG10-412C 15.24 199.03 (eoh) 183.79 1.04 128.65
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including 21.34 77.72 56.38 1.73 39.46
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DG10-413C 56.39 199.64 143.25 0.57 100.27
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including 94.99 147.83 52.84 0.84 36.98
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DG10-414C 0.00 56.39 56.39 0.71 39.47
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including 25.91 54.86 28.95 0.89 20.26
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and 77.72 204.12 (eoh) 126.40 0.79 88.48
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including 152.40 202.69 50.29 1.01 35.20
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DG10-415C 45.70 60.96 15.26 0.54 10.68
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and 74.68 85.34 10.66 1.03 7.46
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and 107.00 128.02 21.02 1.10 14.71
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and 143.36 164.59 21.23 0.46 14.86
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DG10-416C 33.53 199.64 166.11 0.63 116.27
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including 65.53 105.16 39.63 0.95 27.74
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and including 139.93 163.07 23.14 1.11 16.19
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DG10-417C 7.50 21.34 13.84 1.22 9.68
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and 54.86 121.92 67.06 0.82 46.94
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including 67.06 100.58 33.52 1.26 23.46
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and 131.06 201.17 (eoh) 70.11 1.38 49.07
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including 158.50 196.60 38.10 1.98 26.67
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DG10-418C 0.00 118.87 118.87 0.52 83.20
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including 88.59 114.30 25.71 1.04 17.99
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DG10-419C 30.34 65.53 35.19 0.82 24.63
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and 79.09 201.17 (eoh) 122.08 1.01 85.45
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including 102.11 172.21 70.10 1.50 49.07
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Notes:
1. 'eoh' denotes end of hole.
2. 'True Width' is approximately 70% of 'Length'.
All fifteen drill holes intersected substantial thicknesses of strong gold mineralization at grades which compare very favorably to the average grade of the resource as determined by Wardrop in an updated mineral resource estimate:
Table 2 - Wardrop 2011 Resource Estimate, Eagle Gold Deposit:
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Grade Au (ounces
Resource Classification Tonnes ((i)1000) (g Au/tonne) (i)1000)
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Indicated 222,194 0.68 4,861
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Inferred 77,931 0.60 1,494
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QA/QC Procedure
Samples were delivered to the ALS Minerals sample preparation facility in Whitehorse, Yukon, and the analytical determinations were performed in their North Vancouver, British Columbia laboratory. All samples from this drilling program were managed within the context of Victoria's Quality Control/Quality Assurance program.
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed as accurate by Ted Wilton, CPG and PG, Vice President of Exploration, Victoria Gold Corp, as the Qualified Person.
About Victoria Gold Corp
Victoria's strategy is to maximize shareholder value by advancing the Eagle Gold deposit to production, and exploring our pipeline of projects in Yukon and Nevada.
Cautionary Language and Forward-Looking Statements
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Contacts:
Victoria Gold Corp.
Katie Fedorowicz, MBA
Investor Relations Coordinator
416-866-8800 Ext. 226
416-866-8801 (FAX)
kfedorowicz@vitgoldcorp.com
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