AM Gold Demonstrates Large Volumes of Gold-Bearing Rock Through Extensive Drilling on Red Mountain Dome, Yukon Territory
23.01.2012 | Marketwire
VANCOUVER, 01/23/12 - AM GOLD INC. (TSX VENTURE: AMG)(FRANKFURT: AMX) ('AM Gold' or the 'Company') has demonstrated through its 2010-2011 drill programs, that Red Mountain is comprised of an extensive gold-mineralized Tombstone intrusive rock complex enveloped by a carapace-like zone of altered sedimentary rocks which are also mineralized with gold. The Company has established the potential for extensive tonnages of material extending to depth from surface that will require additional drilling to delineate its overall distribution.Red Mountain is a dome rising 500 meters above the surrounding valley elevation of 1,000 meters. Geological, geophysical and geochemical data together with 16,572 meters of drilling in 61 diamond drill holes to date show that much of Red Mountain is prospective for gold mineralization. A volume of prospective rock measuring 3.5 by 2 kilometers in surface extent and extending to at least 500 meters depth has been established from the geological and geochemical data framework. Geophysical data indicates the intrusive rock forms the core of the dome extending to over 1000 meters in depth. The prospective intrusive host rock is interpreted to comprise a volume potentially exceeding 5 cubic kilometers.
This news release includes a comprehensive tabulation summarizing the previously disclosed intervals identified from the completed 2010 and 2011 diamond drill holes - all of which exhibit gold mineralization. In total, the Company drilled 35 holes at Red Mountain in 2010 and 2011. The results from the 35 drill holes were disclosed in the Company's news releases dated October 5, 2010, October 25, 2010, November 4, 2010, November 16, 2010, November 30, 2010, November 22, 2010, September 12, 2011, October 3, 2011, November 21, 2011 and January 11, 2012, copies of such news releases are available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. A chart summarizing a comprehensive list of all the holes drilled by the Company to date at Red Mountain will be posted on the Company website at www.amgold.ca.
The Company expects to file an updated National Instrument 43-101 technical report for its Red Mountain property in the first Quarter of 2012. The updated technical report is expected to incorporate the results from the Company's 2011 drill program. The current inferred mineral resource estimate for Red Mountain is 79 M tonnes @ 0.52 g/t gold containing 1.32 M troy ounces of gold, utilizing a cut-off grade of 0.2 g/t gold (see the Company's news release of December 2, 2010 for the first time disclosure of the inferred resource estimate).
Significant Intervals from the 2010 & 2011 Diamond Drill Holes
2010 to 2011 - 12,043 metres
Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t)
(ii)ICE10028 0.0 526.6 526.6 0.75
Including 48.5 149.9 101.4 1.41
Including 87.5 102.0 14.5 4.23
Including 446.0 475.1 29.1 1.25
Including 488.4 508.8 20.4 1.83
(ii)ICE10029 4.5 455.5 451.0 0.58
Including 59.0 97.0 38.1 1.02
Including 365.2 426.2 61.0 0.81
(ii)ICE10030 26.0 294.5 268.5 0.72
Including 27.0 158.8 131.8 0.93
Including 27.0 54.0 27.0 1.37
Including 74.0 111.6 37.6 1.26
(ii)ICE10030 333.5 367.9 34.4 0.32
ICE10031 2.0 169.5 167.5 0.26
Including 2.0 27.0 25.0 0.42
(ii)ICE10032 23.1 342.9 319.8 0.34
(ii)Including 214.5 342.9 128.4 0.23
Including 340.5 342.9 2.4 0.94
(ii)ICE10033 38.1 267.0 228.9 0.57
Including 45.3 57.0 11.8 1.41
Including 130.9 146.0 15.2 1.21
Including 240.0 264.0 24.0 0.89
(ii)ICE10034 19.5 293.0 273.5 0.37
Including 75.4 135.9 60.5 0.57
(ii)ICE10034 365.5 384.7 19.2 0.50
ICE10035 10.5 219.5 209.0 0.21
Including 98.5 147.0 48.5 0.34
(ii)ICE10036 118.0 215.6 97.6 0.39
Including 165.2 199.0 33.8 0.51
ICE10037 20.0 253.0 233.0 0.36
Including 52.0 61.0 9.0 1.44
ICE10037 188.5 253.0 64.5 0.45
Including 247.5 252.98 5.48 0.83
(ii)ICE10038 4.6 368.8 364.2 0.46
Including 124.0 362.0 238.0 0.60
Including 124.0 194.5 70.5 1.16
Including 124.0 144.5 20.5 3.03
(ii)ICE10039 9.5 237.0 227.5 0.34
ICE11040 60.5 157.5 97.0 0.41
Including 62.5 83.5 21.0 0.67
ICE11040 244.8 325.7 80.9 0.47
Including 244.8 282.5 37.7 0.59
ICE11041 2.1 292.5 290.4 0.24
Including 82.5 110.5 28.0 0.56
ICE11042 0.0 287.0 287.0 0.25
Including 63.0 119.5 56.5 0.44
Including 98.0 119.5 21.5 0.74
ICE11043 46.5 387.0 340.5 0.39
Including 300.5 387.0 86.5 0.66
Including 344.7 387.0 42.3 1.07
ICE11044 92.5 120.5 28.0 0.61
Including 92.5 101.5 9.0 1.60
ICE11045 0.0 419.4 419.4 0.38
Including 0.0 323.5 323.5 0.42
Including 8.0 158.5 150.5 0.58
Including 49.5 81.5 32.0 0.69
ICE11046 0.0 342.9 342.9 0.37
Including 145.0 200.0 55.0 0.60
ICE11047 0.0 350.5 350.5 0.25
Including 7.5 173.0 165.5 0.32
Including 52.5 74.5 22.0 0.51
ICE11048 0.0 160.0 160.0 0.33
Including 81.0(i) 104.5 23.5 0.66
Including 94.5 104.5 10.0 0.94
ICE11048 120.0 146.5 26.5 0.46
ICE11048 274.0 340.0 66.0 0.31
ICE11049 3.0 57.5 54.5 0.48
ICE11049 116.0 160.0 44.0 0.30
ICE11049 297.0 382.5 85.5 0.48
Including 308.5 329.5 21.0 0.93
ICE11050 12.0 28.5 16.5 0.38
ICE11050 147.0 162.0 15.0 0.67
ICE11050 171.0 201.0 30.0 0.31
Including 171.0 183.7 12.7 0.38
ICE11050 230.5 243.0 12.5 0.43
ICE11050 270.2(i) 279.5 9.3 0.42
ICE11051 7.5 62.0 54.5 0.44
ICE11051 116.0 128.0 12.0 0.49
ICE11051 174.5 182.0 7.5 0.76
ICE11052 1.5 25.5(i) 24.0 0.51
ICE11052 96.0 115.0 19.0 0.62
ICE11052 135.5 137.0 1.5 4.10
ICE11052 175.0 184.0 9.0 0.46
ICE11053 1.5 234.0 232.5 0.57
Including 5.5 76.0 70.5 0.74
Including 172.5 199.5 27.0(i) 1.05(i)
Including 195.0 196.5 1.5 11.10
ICE11054 1.5 72.3 70.8 0.32
Including 26.0 32.0 6.0 0.60
ICE11054B 27.0 36.0 9.0 0.50
ICE11054B 67.5 117.0 49.5 0.44
Including 96.0 106.5 10.5 0.71
ICE11054B 127.5 145.5 18.0 0.43
Including 127.5 132.0 4.5 0.37
ICE11054B 159.0 181.9 22.9 0.37
ICE11055 4.6 238.2 233.6 0.57
Including 4.6 65.5 60.9 1.06
Including 175.5 193.5 18.0 0.61
ICE11056 0.0 245.5 245.5(i) 0.36
Including 132.5 245.5 113.0 0.49
ICE11057 38.0 59.0 21.0 0.55
ICE11057 85.5 232.0 146.5 0.39
Including 145.5 212.0 66.5 0.44
ICE11058 3.0 164.0 161.0 0.38
Including 24.0 81.5 57.2 0.50
Including 122.0 146.5 24.5 0.43
ICE11059 3.8 300.2 296.5 0.32
Including 52.5 57.0 4.5 3.83
Including 80.0(i) 153.0 73.0 0.39
Including 80.0 99.5 19.5 0.47
Including 114.5 147.0 32.5 0.43
ICE11060 19.5 95.0 75.5 0.44
Including 61.0 74.5 13.5 0.63
ICE11060 122.5 201.0(i) 78.5(i) 0.45
ICE11061 10.5 41.0 30.5 0.38
Including 13.5 24.0 10.5 0.49
ICE11061 66.5 72.5(i) 6.0 0.46
ICE11061 98.0 113.0 15.0 0.39
ICE11061 125.0 131.0 6.0 1.56
ICE11061 167.0 253.0 86.0 0.33
Including 171.5 188.0 16.5 0.53
Including 170.0 177.5 7.5 0.77
ICE11061 244.0 253.0 9.0 0.48
ICE11062 42.0 58.5 16.55 0.67
ICE11062 79.0 114.0 35.0 0.38
Including 86.5 94.0 7.5 0.71
Note: Reported Widths Are Drilled Thicknesses. True Widths Are Not Known.
(ii) Hole Included in the December 2, 2010 inferred mineral resource
estimate calculation.
(i) Revised from the date of initial dissemination to correct non-material
adding errors or rounding errors, as the case may
be.
All sample preparation and fire assaying work was performed by Eco Tech Laboratory Limited ('Eco Tech') in Kamloops, British Columbia. Eco Tech is an ISO 9001:2008 accredited laboratory and subsidiary of the Stewart Group of worldwide laboratories, now owned and operated by ALS. Initial fire assay with atomic absorption finish is completed for all samples. Those samples running greater than 1g/t Au are automatically rerun. Those samples assaying in excess of 3g/t Au are rerun using a gravimetric finish. In addition to the internal laboratory controls, the Company inserts two revolving standards in 3% of the samples, inserts blanks in 4% of the samples, and a duplicate sample is re-split every tenth sample. Results reported herein have been checked and have undergone quality control review.
About AM Gold Inc.
AM Gold Inc. is a publicly held resource company based in Vancouver, Canada. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol 'AMG' and is quoted on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol 'AMX'. The Company is focused on creating shareholder value through the development of the Company's gold and gold-copper projects in the Yukon and Peru while building a portfolio of quality pipeline projects in North and South America. The Company's Red Mountain gold property is located in central Yukon Territory approximately 55 kilometres northwest of the community of Mayo in the Tintina Gold Belt. The Company's Red Mountain gold property consists of approximately 3,600 hectares of contiguous quartz claims. 52 of such quartz claims (1,168 hectares) are held 80% by the Company with an option to acquire 100% ownership and are subject to a net smelter returns royalty and 131 quartz claims (2,430 hectares) are held 100% by the Company. AM Gold's Pinaya gold-copper project is located approximately 775 kilometres southeast of the city of Lima, Peru in the Tintaya Gold Belt. The Company maintains 100% ownership of 35 mining concessions covering the 19,200 hectare Pinaya land position. AM Gold's corporate offices are located Suite 605 - 369 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 4C4 (phone: 604-646-0067).
Dr. Stewart Jackson, P. Geol. a director of the Company, and a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
ON BEHALF OF AM GOLD INC.:
John Fiorino, CEO
AM GOLD INC.
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Contacts:
AM Gold Inc.
Murray Caruth
1-604-646-0067
mcaruth@amgold.ca
www.amgold.ca