Galway Intersects 97.0 M Of 3.0 G/T Gold, 86.0 M Of 2.7 G/T Gold And 13.0 M Of 9.0 G/T Gold
TORONTO, July 14, 2011 /CNW/ --
TORONTO, July 14, 2011 /CNW/ - Galway Resources Ltd. (GWY: TSX-V) is pleased to announce assay results from seven additional drill holes
from its diamond drill exploration program on the Company's California
property in Colombia. Galway's California property, which is not
subject to development restrictions associated with Páramo legislation,
is located adjacent to, along strike southwest of, and at lower
elevations than Ventana's La Bodega/La Mascota project, and three km
along strike from and at lower elevations than Greystar's Angostura
project. Ventana was acquired by AUX Canada on March 16, 2011, a
company owned by Mr. Eike Batista, for in excess of $1.5 billion in
cash. Galway also owns a previously-reported 360 meter-long fractional
land position within Ventana's main La Mascota mineralized structure
(refer to Galway's December 15, 2010 press release for details), as well as the El Volcan mine on its Vetas
property, located eight km southeast of California. At Vetas, Galway is
actively conducting a diamond drill exploration program with two rigs
below the historic El Volcan mine, which is the largest gold producer
in the Vetas-California-Surata gold districts of Colombia. Three rigs
operate in California.
'We continue to be very pleased with results achieved in our two drill
programs, at California and from our initial results at Vetas that were
released on June 22. Of note in the latest California results is that all four of the holes
intersecting the mineralized structure returned multiple, thick
intervals of gold mineralization. For example, while the headline
intercept in hole GWY-112 was 97.0 meters grading 3.0 g/t Au, that hole
also contained another 51.0 meters grading 1.7 g/t Au. Similar
observations can be made for the remainder of these holes. Of the 112 holes drilled at California to date, Galway has intersected
at least 1.0 meter of at least 5.0 g/t gold 234 times for an average
greater than two times per hole, at least 1.0 meter of at least 10 g/t
gold 119 times for an average greater than once per hole, and at least
1.0 meter of at least 25 g/t gold 58 times for an average greater than
once every two holes. While these statistics don't highlight the many thick intervals of
gold mineralization the Company has also identified (in this press release alone there are ten intervals of at least 10.0
meters grading 1.0 g/t or more gold), it does underscore the high quality of results that we've achieved'
cites Robert Hinchcliffe, President and CEO of Galway Resources.
Highlights from recent drill results at California are as follows:
GWY-107
-- 13.0 meters grading 9.0 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au),
including 0.5 meter of 95.5 g/t Au and 32.2 g/t silver (Ag),
and 3.0 meters of 18.7 g/t Au
-- 32.0 meters grading 1.6 g/t Au, including 1.0 meter of 5.4 g/t
Au, 2.0 meters of 6.6 g/t Au, and 1.0 meter of 7.0 g/t Au and
24.2 g/t Ag
-- 1.0 meter grading 11.3 g/t Au
-- 6.0 meters grading 1.4 g/t Au
-- 10.0 meters grading 1.0 g/t Au
GWY-109
-- 86.0 meters grading 2.7 g/t Au, including 3.0 meters of 35.8
g/t Au (that includes 1.0 meter of 100.5 g/t Au), 2.0 meters of
11.2 g/t Au and 115.6 g/t Ag, and 2.0 meters of 14.9 g/t Au
-- 48.0 meters grading 2.0 g/t Au, including 1.0 meter of 30.0 g/t
Au, 1.5 meters of 7.7 g/t Au, and 1.0 meter of 7.3 g/t Au
-- 5.5 meters grading 1.3 g/t Au
GWY-110
-- 27.0 meters of 2.1 g/t Au, including 1.0 meter of 41.9 g/t Au
-- 55.0 meters grading 1.1 g/t Au, including 2.0 meters of 3.8 g/t
Au and 1.0 meter of 5.9 g/t Au
GWY-112
-- 97.0 meters grading 3.0 g/t Au, including 13.5 meters of 9.9
g/t Au (that includes 3.0 meters of 25.5 g/t Au and 1.0 meter
of 38.9 g/t Au), 1.0 meter of 20.0 g/t Au, 1.0 meter of 9.9 g/t
Au, 1.0 meter of 7.0 g/t Au, 1.0 meter of 6.9 g/t Au and 2.5
meters of 5.9 g/t Au
-- 51.0 meters grading 1.7 g/t Au, including 1.0 meter of 21.8 g/t
Au and 11.8 g/t Ag
-- 14.0 meters of 1.4 g/t Au
Details of Galway's California drill results are provided in the Assay
Result Highlights Table on the Company's website at www.galwayresources.com. Also on the website are all maps and sections associated with this
press release. A 0.5 g/t Au lower cutoff grade was applied in
determining all intervals provided in this news release. No upper
cutoff grade was applied. True widths are unknown unless specified.
California Drill Results Summary
Now that Galway has completed 112 holes along a 1,000 meter strike
length at California, the Company felt it would be helpful to provide
insight into the high grades that have been identified. It is well
known that Galway has intersected many thick intervals of disseminated
gold mineralization, but what is less well known is that within these
wide intervals are narrower, but much higher grade veins, many of which
should be conducive to underground mining. We provide results from this
review below.
-- 5 g/t Au or more, 234 -- 30 g/t Au or more, 39
time times
-- 10 g/t Au or more, 119 -- 50 g/t Au or more, 25
times times
-- 20 g/t Au or more, 67 -- 100 g/t Au or more, 13
times times
-- 25 g/t Au or more, 58 -- 150 g/t Au or more, 6
times times
Note: All intervals have a drill intercept thickness of at least one
meter.
Latest California Drill Results
Holes GWY-109 and GWY-112, which are drilled along the same azimuth
(orientation) but at different dips (angles of inclination), returned
significant widths of gold mineralization below previous drilling in
the Pie de Gallo Zone. They also showed excellent continuity to one
another, as well as strong continuity to other previously intersected
mineralization along strike, both to the northeast and to the
southwest. These drill holes intersected 86.0 meters grading 2.7 g/t Au, including 3.0 meters of 35.8 g/t Au (that includes 1.0 meter of 100.5
g/t Au) in GWY-109, and 97.0 meters grading 3.0 g/t Au, including 13.5 meters of 9.9 g/t Au (that includes 3.0 meters of 25.5
g/t Au) in GWY-112. The two long intersections highlighted above are
located 25 meters vertically apart from one another.
In addition to this mineralization, GWY-112 returned a separate 51.0
meters grading 1.7 g/t Au, including 1.0 meter of 21.8 g/t Au. The two
wide intervals are separated by 24.0 meters grading 0.42 g/t Au, which
is just below Galway's cut-off of 0.5 g/t. Together, the intervals in
GWY-112 would equal 172.0 meters grading 2.15 g/t Au. Similarly, GWY-109 returned a separate 48.0 meters grading 2.0 g/t Au,
including 1.0 meter of 30.0 g/t Au, 1.5 meters of 7.7 g/t Au and 1.0
meter of 7.3 g/t Au. The two wide intervals are separated by 22.5
meters grading 0.21 g/t Au. Together, the intervals in GWY-109 would
equal 156.5 meters grading 2.14 g/t Au. The second series of long intersections in holes GWY-109 and GWY-112
are located 50 meters vertically apart from one another.
The mineralization identified in holes GWY-109 and GWY-112 are located
30 meters along strike to the northeast of GWY-10, which intersected 89.0 meters grading 2.9 g/t Au - one of the most encouraging holes that Galway encountered in its
early exploration program. These holes are also located 100 meters
along strike to the northeast from recently-released holes that
returned the following:
-- 76.0 meters grading 3.3 g/t Au, including 8.0 meters of 10.2
g/t Au and 2.0 meters of 46.5 g/t Au in hole GWY-91;
-- 150.0 meters grading 3.0 g/t Au, including 36.0 meters of 8.4
g/t Au, 1.0 meter of 11.9 g/t Au and 2.0 meters of 17.5 g/t Au
in hole GWY-99; and
-- 50.0 meters grading 7.0 g/t Au, including 29.0 meters of 11.5
g/t Au (which included 1.0 meter of 177.8 g/t Au, 3.0 meters of
27.3 g/t Au, 1.0 meter of 35.9 g/t Au and 1.0 meter of 27.5 g/t
Au) in hole GWY-104.
Similarly, the strong results seen in holes GWY-109 and GWY-112 are also
located 30 meters along strike to the southwest of other holes that
returned strong gold mineralization, such as:
-- 24.0 meters grading 8.4 g/t Au, including 1.5 meters of 112.0
g/t Au, 21.0 meters grading 1.7 g/t Au, including 3.0 meters of
6.5 g/t Au, 15.0 meters grading 0.8 g/t Au, 19.5 meters grading
1.2 g/t Au, including 1.5 meters of 5.2 g/t Au, and 4.5 meters
grading 20.0 g/t Au, including 1.5 meters of 45.1 g/t Au in
GWY-62; and
-- 11.8 meters grading 1.4 g/t Au, including 1.5 meters of 3.4 g/t
Au, 59.0 meters grading 1.7 g/t Au, including 4.0 meters of 6.4
g/t Au, 2.0 meters of 6.7 g/t Au and 2.0 meters of 5.7 g/t Au,
26.0 meters of 1.8 g/t Au, including 2.0 meters of 9.3 g/t Au,
and 10.0 meters grading 10.0 g/t Au in GWY-71.
One hole, GWY-107, was drilled in the same location as GWY-99 to twin
that hole because of poor recovery in one area. The holes showed good
correlation of higher grade zones, with GWY-107 intersecting 13.0 meters grading 9.0 g/t Au including 0.5 meter of 95.5 g/t Au and 3.0 meters of 18.7 g/t Au that is
the same zone as 9.5 meters grading 28.1 g/t Au, including 2.0 meters of 103.2 g/t Au and 2.5 meters of 21.8 g/t Au in
GWY-99.
Hole GWY-105 did not intersect significant mineralization, while holes
GWY-108 and GWY-111 intersected many moderately mineralized intervals
ranging between 1.0 and 12.0 meters with grades ranging up to 1.3 g/t
Au. These holes were drilled west of the Pie de Gallo Zone. Hole
GWY-105 was drilled beneath GWY-103 that returned 16.0 meters grading 10.9 g/t Au, including 1.0 meter grading 12.4 g/t Au and 1.0 meter grading 154.5
g/t Au. It is thought that this zone plunges west of GWY-105. Hole
GWY-105 stopped short of its intended depth and did not reach a zone
that returned 45.0 meters grading 0.9 g/t Au in GWY-103. Hole GWY-110
was drilled in the Gap between the Pie de Gallo and the NE Zones, below
hole GWY-106 that intersected 28.0 meters grading 2.7 g/t Au, including 1.0 meter of 14.0 g/t Au and 1.0 meter of 11.2 g/t Au.
Drill holes completed in the Pie de Gallo Zone were drilled generally at
25 to 30 meter centers. These holes continue to extend continuity of
mineralization both vertically and laterally along structure in
multiple overlapping lenses typical of the district. Mineralization in
the Pie de Gallo Zone remains open in all directions. Drilling is
continuing with 3 drills targeting gap areas between the San Celestino,
Pie de Gallo and Northeast Zones. More complete drill hole results are
provided on Galway's website.
Mineralization
Intercepts reported above and in previously reported drill holes are
hosted by silicified zones, breccias, fracture zones and stockwork,
typical of the district, which includes Greystar Resources' and Ventana
Gold's National Instrument 43-101 compliant resources, Angostura and La
Bodega, respectively. The principal geologic control in the
California-Angostura District is a linear structural corridor that
trends northeast-southwest and dips steeply to the north. Segments of
this zone host the resources reported by both Greystar and Ventana, and
Galway is exploring another segment along the same structural corridor.
The entire corridor may be one continuous mineralized zone through all
three properties. The mineralized Zone identified on Galway's
properties to date is approximately 150-200 meters wide and 1,000
meters long, characterized by hydrothermal alteration and
mineralization within various phases of pervasively altered intrusive
porphyries. Mineralization remains open along strike where untested, at
depth along the entire Zone, and across the width of the structure in
most places.
Review by Qualified Person, Quality Control and Reports
In compliance with National Instrument 43-101, Mr. Mike Sutton, P.Geo.
is the Qualified Person responsible for the accuracy of this news
release. All samples are assayed by ALS Chemex in Lima, Peru, after
preparation at the Chemex facility in Bogota, Colombia. All core is
under watch from the drill site to the core processing facility.
Samples are fire assayed with an AA with gravimetric finish. Samples
returning in excess of 3.0 g/t Au are sent for metallic screens. Assays
reported in this press release may have screen assays pending and will
be updated in the table on the website as needed. The Company's QA/QC
program includes the regular insertion of blanks and standards into the
sample shipments, as well as instructions for duplication. Standards,
blanks and duplicates are inserted at one per 20 samples. Approximately
five percent (5%) of the pulps and rejects are sent for check assaying
at a second lab with the results averaged and intersections updated
when received. True widths are unknown at this time, except for those
shown. Core recovery in the mineralized zones has averaged over 92%.
About The Company
Galway Resources is a well-capitalized company, primarily focused on the
exploration of gold and coal Colombia. The core focus of the Company is
gold exploration in northeast Colombia, with drill programs occurring
at the California and Vetas gold projects. The Company also has the
Victorio molybdenum-tungsten project, with excellent infrastructure, in
southwestern New Mexico. A positive scoping study was completed by SRK
in 2008. The recent surge in tungsten pricing, coupled with a steady
molybdenum price, has prompted management to reassess strategic
alternatives to advance the Victorio project.
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accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward Looking Statements:
Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this release that are
forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed under the
heading 'Risk Factors' and elsewhere in the Company's periodic filings
with Canadian Securities Regulators. Such information contained herein
represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on
information currently available. The Company does not assume the
obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
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