Extorre Announces Results for 20 Holes Drilled at the Puntudo Project Silver-Gold Discovery in Argentina
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/23/11 -- Extorre Gold Mines Limited (TSX: XG)(NYSE Amex: XG)(FRANKFURT: E1R) ('Extorre' or the 'Company') announces results for 20 additional holes from the Renaldo Area on Extorre's 100% owned Puntudo Project in Santa Cruz Province.
Drilling indicates the presence of a mineralized body approximately 750 metres ('m') in length which is open to the southeast. The zone is located 1 kilometre southeast of the silver-gold resource reported on the La Negra structure by Coeur d'Alene and Mirasol Resources on the Joaquin property.
Highlights from the La Negra structure drilling include:
RD0020A - 3.8 m (12.5 feet ('ft')) at 2,154 grams per tonne ('g/t') silver 3.34 g/t gold (2,321 g/t silver equivalent(i)), including 0.95 m (3.1 ft) at 8,516 g/t silver 9.40 g/t gold (8,986 g/t silver equivalent(i)) and
RD0026 - 5.0 m (16.4 ft) at 236 g/t silver 0.39 g/t gold (256 g/t silver equivalent(i)), including 3.86 m (12.7 ft) at 300 g/t silver 0.42 g/t gold (321 g/t silver equivalent(i)).
On the La Marocha structure to the west drilling intersected:
RD0032 - 8.0 m (26.2 ft) at 227 g/t silver 0.48 g/t gold (251 g/t silver equivalent(i)), including 1 m (3.3 ft) at 856 g/t silver 2.80 g/t gold (996 g/t silver equivalent(i)).
Step back drilling on the La Negra mineralized body is scheduled. To the far southeast on that structure drilling intersected broad zones with elevated silver-gold values but with a higher gold to silver ratio that suggests the influence of a separate zone further to the southeast.
Hole RD0032 intersected one of the best intervals to date from the La Marocha structure, yet a fence of holes drilled 160 meters to the southeast failed to intersect significant mineralization. Further work is required to investigate alternatives for extensions to that mineralization.
Click to see a figure showing a plan view of the seasons drilling and visual comparison of the mineralization intersected there with that intersected on the La Negra and La Morocha structures on the adjacent Coeur-Mirasol Joaquin Project: http://www.extorre.com/pdf/release/diagram_24.pdf.
Glen van Kerkvoort, Extorre's Chief Geologist commented 'We are very pleased with the results from this being our first drill campaign on the Renaldo Area. Our aim for the forthcoming drilling season in October is to define the limits of mineralization identified to date and to test additional targets defined by prospecting. It will be important for us to establish the ultimate potential of the property, not just the immediate potential of the Renaldo Area discovery.
'Extorre began to assemble its Santa Cruz Province land package in 2003 and has promising discoveries on our Puntudo and Falcon projects. The primary focus of the Company continues to be at Cerro Moro but given the technical depth of our exploration team we will continue to explore our regional projects for the next high grade gold-silver discovery.'
Drilling results from the Renaldo Prospect (at a 25.0 g/t silver equivalent(i) cut-off grade):
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Silver Silver
Equivalents Equivalents
From To Width Silver Gold (i) (i)
Drill Hole (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (oz/ton)
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RD0012 No significant result
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RD0013 No significant result
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RD0014 85.00 86.00 1.00 34 0.07 37 1.09
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RD0016 63.00 64.00 1.00 19 0.20 29 0.84
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RD0016 78.00 80.00 2.00 13 0.63 45 1.30
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including 79.00 80.00 1.00 13 0.93 60 1.74
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RD0016 83.00 93.00 10.00 8 1.06 61 1.79
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including 83.00 85.00 2.00 11 1.93 108 3.15
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and 89.00 91.00 2.00 8 1.95 105 3.07
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RD0016 100.00 103.00 3.00 3 0.84 45 1.31
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including 101.00 102.00 1.00 3 1.12 59 1.72
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RD0016 108.00 111.00 3.00 2 0.46 25 0.73
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RD0016 121.00 122.70 1.70 6 0.96 54 1.58
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RD0020A 30.00 34.00 4.00 5 1.10 59 1.73
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RD0020A 37.50 38.00 0.50 25 0.07 28 0.83
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RD0020A 42.00 45.00 3.00 39 0.27 53 1.54
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including 44.00 45.00 1.00 90 0.08 94 2.73
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RD0020A 54.00 57.80 3.80 2,154 3.34 2,321 67.71
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including 54.00 57.00 3.00 2,723 4.15 2,931 85.48
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which includes 55.20 56.15 0.95 8,516 9.40 8,986 262.09
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RD0020A 70.60 71.00 0.40 34 0.01 34 1.00
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RD0021 57.00 58.00 1.00 1 0.63 33 0.95
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RD0021 64.00 67.00 3.00 17 0.35 35 1.02
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including 64.00 65.00 1.00 24 0.88 68 1.98
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RD0021 70.65 73.00 2.35 42 0.44 65 1.88
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RD0021 129.00 131.00 2.00 3 0.87 47 1.36
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RD0022 9.00 15.00 6.00 6 0.76 43 1.27
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including 12.00 15.00 3.00 6 1.16 64 1.87
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RD0022 27.70 28.80 1.10 10 1.66 93 2.72
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RD0022 56.00 57.00 1.00 0 0.90 45 1.31
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RD0022 74.00 79.55 5.55 3 0.63 35 1.01
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including 79.00 79.55 0.55 1 2.03 102 2.97
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RD0023 19.00 21.00 2.00 11 0.45 33 0.98
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RD0023 27.00 28.00 1.00 22 0.10 27 0.79
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RD0023 35.00 36.00 1.00 25 0.28 39 1.13
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RD0023 40.00 54.00 14.00 14 0.48 38 1.11
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including 45.00 48.00 3.00 14 1.30 79 2.29
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and 50.00 51.00 1.00 5 1.16 63 1.83
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RD0023 59.30 60.08 0.78 4 8.09 408 11.90
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RD0023 65.00 66.00 1.00 2 0.63 34 0.98
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RD0023 75.85 77.15 1.30 40 0.04 42 1.23
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RD0023 84.60 88.00 3.40 8 1.54 84 2.46
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including 86.00 87.00 1.00 7 3.96 205 5.97
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RD0024 7.00 11.00 4.00 12 4.42 233 6.79
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RD0024 122.00 124.00 2.00 60 0.01 61 1.78
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including 123.00 124.00 1.00 86 0.01 87 2.53
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RD0025 51.00 81.00 30.00 38 1.77 126 3.68
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including 51.00 54.00 3.00 81 1.98 180 5.24
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and 57.00 62.00 5.00 39 0.68 73 2.13
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and 66.00 81.00 15.00 34 2.80 174 5.08
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RD0025 88.00 89.00 1.00 25 0.04 27 0.80
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RD0026 26.90 28.00 1.10 23 0.07 27 0.78
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RD0026 37.50 42.50 5.00 236 0.39 256 7.46
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including 37.50 41.36 3.86 300 0.42 321 9.36
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RD0026 47.00 48.00 1.00 39 0.12 45 1.31
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RD0026 52.00 53.00 1.00 42 0.01 42 1.23
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RD0026 55.00 56.00 1.00 26 0.08 30 0.88
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RD0026 69.00 70.00 1.00 10 0.59 39 1.14
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RD0026 78.00 86.00 8.00 17 0.15 25 0.72
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RD0026 90.00 94.00 4.00 19 0.22 30 0.86
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RD0027 10.00 15.00 5.00 57 0.15 64 1.87
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including 13.00 15.00 2.00 98 0.09 102 2.99
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RD0028 11.60 12.34 0.74 24 0.11 30 0.86
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RD0028 27.40 31.70 4.30 27 0.05 30 0.86
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including 31.10 31.70 0.60 52 0.03 54 1.56
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RD0028 38.00 46.00 8.00 31 0.57 59 1.73
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including 42.95 44.00 1.05 72 1.26 134 3.92
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RD0028 56.00 59.00 3.00 34 0.69 68 2.00
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including 56.00 57.00 1.00 56 1.89 150 4.38
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RD0028 65.00 66.00 1.00 4 0.69 38 1.12
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RD0028 82.00 83.00 1.00 31 0.33 47 1.37
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RD0028 113.00 114.00 1.00 16 0.44 38 1.11
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RD0028 118.60 119.10 0.50 10 0.30 25 0.73
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RD0028 121.00 122.00 1.00 4 0.43 26 0.75
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RD0029 No significant result
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RD0031 134.00 136.45 2.45 99 0.01 100 2.91
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including 135.60 136.45 0.85 195 0.01 196 5.71
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RD0031 262.00 266.00 4.00 10 0.37 29 0.83
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including 265.00 266.00 1.00 10 0.89 54 1.58
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RD0031 276.00 277.00 1.00 5 0.41 26 0.74
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RD0031 285.69 286.85 1.16 17 0.26 30 0.87
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RD0032 49.00 51.00 2.00 6 0.92 52 1.52
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including 49.00 50.00 1.00 6 1.01 56 1.64
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RD0032 54.00 56.00 2.00 10 2.23 121 3.54
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RD0032 118.00 120.37 2.37 31 0.74 68 1.98
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including 118.00 119.16 1.16 44 1.17 102 2.99
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RD0032 123.70 133.10 9.40 32 1.11 87 2.55
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including 123.70 129.35 5.65 46 1.61 126 3.68
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RD0032 139.00 142.00 3.00 14 0.59 44 1.28
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RD0032 144.00 147.00 3.00 6 0.55 33 0.97
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including 146.00 147.00 1.00 5 0.95 52 1.53
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RD0032 154.00 165.00 11.00 10 0.55 38 1.10
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including 163.00 165.00 2.00 14 1.28 78 2.27
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RD0032 178.00 180.00 2.00 39 0.05 42 1.22
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RD0032 189.00 197.00 8.00 227 0.48 251 7.32
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including 192.00 197.00 5.00 327 0.70 362 10.57
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which includes 192.00 193.00 1.00 856 2.80 996 29.05
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RD0033 71.00 72.00 1.00 4 1.59 83 2.43
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RD0033 87.00 88.00 1.00 9 0.92 55 1.60
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RD0033 97.00 102.00 5.00 8 1.61 89 2.59
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including 97.00 101.00 4.00 8 1.86 101 2.96
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RD0033 112.00 122.00 10.00 4 1.20 64 1.87
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including 112.00 114.00 2.00 6 1.19 66 1.92
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and 116.00 117.00 1.00 3 2.15 110 3.22
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and 120.00 122.00 2.00 2 3.50 177 5.16
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RD0033 127.00 128.00 1.00 2 1.17 61 1.77
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RD0033 146.00 152.00 6.00 7 1.31 73 2.11
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including 150.00 152.00 2.00 5 3.25 168 4.90
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RD0035 72.00 74.00 2.00 0 1.30 65 1.89
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RD0036 157.00 158.00 1.00 0 1.89 94 2.75
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RD0037 16.00 32.00 16.00 7 1.92 103 3.00
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including 16.00 22.00 6.00 8 3.80 198 5.78
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and 26.00 30.00 4.00 5 1.22 66 1.93
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RD0037 41.00 43.00 2.00 6 0.57 34 1.01
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RD0037 67.00 69.00 2.00 4 0.73 40 1.18
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RD0038 151.00 152.50 1.50 0 0.83 41 1.20
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(i) Silver equivalent grade is calculated by multiplying the gold assay result by 50, adding it to the silver value and assuming 100% metallurgical recovery.
Quality Control and Assurance
Drill widths presented in the table above are drill intersection widths and may not represent the true widths of mineralization.
Assay results presented above are preliminary with no cutting of high grades. All diamond drill core samples are split on regular metre intervals or on geological contacts and represent sawn half HQ-size core. Samples were prepared at the Acme Analytical Laboratories ('Acme Labs') preparation facility on-site at Cerro Moro (managed and staffed by Acme Labs), and assayed by fire assay (50 gram charge) at the Acme Labs laboratory in Chile, an ISO-9001:2000 certified laboratory.
Check assaying of all samples assaying greater than 1.0 g/t gold is completed by Acme Labs. Samples returning greater than 10 g/t gold and/or greater than 100 g/t silver are assayed using gravimetric analyses. Standard and blank samples are used throughout the sample sequence as checks for the diamond drilling reported in this release.
Glen van Kerkvoort, Extorre's Chief Geologist and a 'qualified person' within the definition of that term in National Instrument ('NI') 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has supervised the preparation of the technical information contained in this news release.
About Extorre
The Company anticipates the release of the next 24 drill holes for the Zoe discovery within two weeks.
Extorre is a Canadian public company listed on the Toronto and NYSE Amex Exchanges (symbol XG). Extorre's assets comprise $42 million in cash, the Cerro Morro, Puntudo and Don Sixto projects, and other mineral exploration properties in Argentina.
On August 4, 2011 Extorre announced the results of the second Preliminary Economic Assessment ('PEA-2') for a potential future mine development at Cerro Moro. 'PEA-2' was based on an interim (April, 2011) NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for Cerro Moro, and contemplated a 1,000 tonne per day mining and ore processing operation and the production of 494,700 ounces of gold and 26.6 million ounces of silver over a mine life of 8.25 years. The NPVo for the project is $581 million and the pre-tax IRR is 89.3% for a mine producing an average of 206,300 ounces gold equivalent per year for the first 3 years at a cash cost of $US236/ounce gold equivalent. Exploration with 6 rigs is continuing with an objective of expanding resources considerably.
The NI 43-101 compliant resources are reported as follows:
Indicated Category: 443,000 oz. gold 24.2 million oz. silver (927,000 oz. gold equivalent(ii)), plus
Inferred Category: 178,000 oz. gold 10.90 million oz. silver (396,000 oz. gold equivalent(ii))
Click here for a link to the National Instrument 43-101 compliant report: http://www.extorre.com/pdf/reports/Extorre_Cerro_Moro_PEA_2011.pdf.
The Company expects to release an updated resource statement in Q4-2011 that includes the new Zoe discovery and other deposits at Cerro Moro. That resource statement will lead to a revised economic assessment and a revision to the existing Environmental Impact Assessment.
The Province of Santa Cruz formally approved the initial Cerro Moro Environmental Impact Assessment on May 17, 2011. That approval related to the development of a 750 tonne per day mining and ore processing operation at Cerro Moro as presented to the Province in September 2010.
You are invited to visit the Extorre web site at www.extorre.com.
(ii) Gold equivalent ounces are calculated by dividing silver ounces by 50 and adding this figure to gold ounces.
EXTORRE GOLD MINES LIMITED
Eric Roth Suite 1660, 999 West Hastings St.
President and CEO Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 2W2
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Cautionary Note to United States Investors - The information contained herein and incorporated by reference herein has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ from the requirements of United States securities laws. In particular, the term 'resource' does not equate to the term 'reserve'. The Securities Exchange Commission's (the 'SEC') disclosure standards normally do not permit the inclusion of information concerning 'measured mineral resources', 'indicated mineral resources' or 'inferred mineral resources' or other descriptions of the amount of mineralization in mineral deposits that do not constitute 'reserves' by SEC standards, unless such information is required to be disclosed by the law of the Company's jurisdiction of incorporation or of a jurisdiction in which its securities are traded. U.S. investors should also understand that 'inferred mineral resources' have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. Disclosure of 'contained ounces' is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute 'reserves' by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures.
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Eric Roth
President and CEO
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