Atlanta Gold Shallow Confirmation Drilling Intersects High Grade Gold at Atlanta Property Including 25.920 Gpt Au over 4.6 Metres and 4.512 Gpt Au over 13.7 Metres
TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2011 /CNW/ - Atlanta Gold Inc.
announces drill results from its 2011 shallow confirmation drilling program in the East Extension and Monarch areas on its Atlanta property in Idaho, with the highest gold value of 25.920 grams per tonne (gpt) Au over 4.5 metres confirming the potential for higher grade gold mineralization both near the surface and at depth. Assay results of 3.0 gpt Au or higher included in holes D11074E24 and D11081E26 located in the East Extension area, hole D11015W27 in the Monarch area, and hole D11181W39 in the Buffalo Mine Zone, are provided in the table below. The Monarch Shaft was the primary historic development shaft and is located approximately in the center of the mineralized Atlanta Shear Zone, with the Buffalo Mine Shaft located 213 metres to the west and the East Extension Area located 549 metres to the east of the Monarch Shaft.
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| SHALLOW CONFIRMATION DRILL HOLES |
| ASSAYS GREATER THAN 3.000 GPT AU |
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| | | | | | Assays |
| | | | | |_______________|
| | | | | True | Gold | Silver |
| Hole | From | To | Width | Width | (gpt |(gpt Ag)|
|Identification|(Metres)|(Metres)|(Metres)*|(Metres)*| Au) | |
|______________|________|________|_________|_________|______|________|
| | 222.5| 242.3| 19.8| 9.9| 7.789| 5.906|
| |________|________|_________|_________|______|________|
| |includes | 10.7| 5.3| 2.318| 4.330|
| D11074E24 |_________________|_________|_________|______|________|
| |includes | 4.6| 2.3|25.920| 5.074|
| |_________________|_________|_________|______|________|
| |includes | 4.6| 2.3| 2.424| 10.413|
|______________|_________________|_________|_________|______|________|
| | | 129.5| 10.7| 7.5|11.577| 5.218|
| | 118.9| | | | | |
| |________|________|_________|_________|______|________|
| D11081E26 |includes | 4.6| |24.319| 10.207|
| | | | 3.2| | |
| |_________________|_________|_________|______|________|
| |includes | 6.1| | 1.999| 1.467|
| | | | 4.3| | |
|______________|_________________|_________|_________|______|________|
| | 288.0| 294.1| 6.1| 3.0| 8.143| 1.406|
| |________|________|_________|_________|______|________|
| D11015W27 |includes | 3.0| 1.5|11.829| 1.303|
| |_________________|_________|_________|______|________|
| |includes | 3.0| 1.5| 4.457| 1.509|
|______________|_________________|_________|_________|______|________|
| D11181W39 | 274.3| 288.0| 13.7| 9.7| 4.512| 5.626|
|______________|________|________|_________|_________|______|________|
* True widths are estimates based on current available data and may be subject to change.
** Assays of less than 3.000 gpt Au have not been reported.
The higher grade intersections reported above are located in the Atlanta Shear Zone and in splays to the main shear.
The 2011 exploration program commenced in June 2011. More than 12,200 metres (40,000 feet) of up to 18,300 metres (60,000 feet) of drilling has been completed to date and assays are currently pending for a number of drill holes. The program is focused on the Atlanta Shear Zone which has a surface expression that is 3,475 metres (11,400 feet) long, 9 to 37 metres (30 to 120 feet) wide and extends from surface to a known vertical depth of 610 metres (2,000 feet) with numerous splays branching off to the northwest and southeast of the main Shear.
Qualified Person
Information of a technical nature in this news release regarding Atlanta has been reviewed by Edward D. Fields who is a designated 'Qualified Person' under NI 43-101. Mr. Fields is a Registered Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
Quality Control and Assurance
Drill samples were handled and assayed in accordance with NI 43-101 standards. Assaying was done by Inspectorate America Corporation of Sparks, Nevada, U.S.A. Samples were 30-gram fire assays of split NQ-sized core (1⅞ inches in diameter). Quality control and assurance of the analytical results is maintained by inserting standards, blanks, and duplicates into the sample run, approximately every twenty samples at the project site.
About the Company
Atlanta Gold Inc. holds through its 100% owned subsidiary, Atlanta Gold Corporation, leases, options or ownership interests in its Atlanta properties which comprise approximately 2,159 acres (8.74 square kilometres) located 90 air kilometres east of Boise, in Elmore County, Idaho. A long history of mining makes Atlanta very suitable for development of new mining projects. The Company is focused on advancing its core asset, Atlanta, towards mine development and production.
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