Goldgroup Drilling Continues to Extend the La Paila Zone at Caballo Blanco
DDH 11 CBN 153: 197.10 m @ 0.60 g/t Au
DDH 11 CBN 157: 66.55 m @ 0.84 g/t Au
DDH 11 CBN 159: 67.32 m @ 0.88 g/t Au
VANCOUVER, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Goldgroup Mining Inc. (“Goldgroup” or
the “Company”) (TSX:GGA) is pleased to announce that additional diamond
drill holes at the Company’s 100% wholly owned Caballo Blanco gold
project in Veracruz, Mexico have yielded significant gold intercepts.
All diamond drill holes are contained in completely oxidized, vuggy and
siliceous rock occurring within and peripheral to the La Paila Zone,
which lies within the Northern Zone. All 11 drill holes reported below
(see Tables 1 and 2 and the drill hole location map) are above the
established cut-off grade and are part of the ongoing drilling program
intended to increase mineralized resources at Caballo Blanco. Of the 11
drill holes reported below, six of these drill holes further define the
La Paila mineral resource, and the remaining five drill holes expanded
the southwestern flank of the La Paila Zone. The zone currently
remains open to the south and southwest.
Keith Piggott, President and CEO of Goldgroup, stated, “We are pleased
with these new diamond drill results, which continue to confirm, define
and expand the La Paila Zone. As we continue to receive positive
results from our 2011 drill program and conduct our additional 30,000
metre drill program in 2012, we expect to increase resources at the La
Paila Zone, as the zone currently remains open to the south and
southwest. Furthermore, Management expects to identify new zones of
mineralization in both the Northern Zone and Highway Zone through its
2012 drill program.”
The Company focused its 2011 drilling program primarily on the La Paila
Zone, specifically with the objectives of designing the first open pit
and updating the current NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for
Caballo Blanco, which is expected to be released in the coming weeks.
Moreover, in-house and consultant engineering have significantly
advanced Goldgroup’s column leach testing in its large on-site facility
and progressed leach pad and carbon recovery plant design. The drilling
and infrastructure work, combined with the anticipated upcoming updated
NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate, are intended to form the basis of
a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) expected to be completed on the
Caballo Blanco project in the first quarter of 2012. The current
drilling program, together with the on-going column-leach metallurgical
testing, environmental and sociological studies as well as the run of
mine heap-leach pad design and other engineering, form the basis for
targeting commencement of production at Caballo Blanco by 2012
year-end.
As part of Goldgroup’s ongoing 30,000 metre drill program in 2012, the
Company expects to continue diamond drilling in the La Paila Zone, in
addition to diamond drilling a number of identified geochemical and
geophysical targets occurring to the south, southwest and northeast of
the La Paila Zone, all within the large Northern Zone ring structure.
Furthermore, the Company also intends to drill targets in the Highway
Zone, which is located approximately seven kilometres to the southeast
of the Northern Zone.
Table 1. Drill-Hole Results for the Caballo Blanco Project, Mexico
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| DIAMOND DRILLING - LA PAILA ZONE |
|______________________________________________________________|
| | Mineralization |
| |___________________________________________|
|Diamond Drill Hole|From (m)|To (m)|Interval (m)|Au grade (g/t)|
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 150 | 135.33 |145.73| 10.40 | 0.39 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 199.34 |211.53| 12.19 | 0.23 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 226.27 |232.27| 6.00 | 0.29 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 151 | 73.05 |143.30| 70.25 | 0.64 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 151A | 73.58 |189.58| 116.00 | 0.49 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 203.58 |209.58| 6.00 | 0.25 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 227.58 |231.58| 4.00 | 0.30 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 237.58 |251.58| 14.00 | 0.37 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 152 | 122.00 |128.60| 6.60 | 0.26 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 161.60 |256.60| 95.00 | 0.27 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 264.60 |268.60| 4.00 | 0.27 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 153 | 35.00 |41.00 | 6.00 | 0.40 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 51.00 |248.10| 197.10 | 0.60 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 154 | 153.00 |177.00| 24.00 | 0.33 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 183.00 |189.00| 6.00 | 0.20 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 273.00 |310.79| 37.79 | 0.30 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 155 | 198.45 |201.50| 3.05 | 0.41 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 156 | 7.01 |22.25 | 15.24 | 1.04 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 62.05 |80.05 | 18.00 | 0.27 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 114.55 |204.55| 90.00 | 0.39 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 240.55 |268.55| 28.00 | 0.79 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 292.28 |300.42| 8.14 | 0.35 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 157 | 109.05 |114.40| 5.35 | 0.36 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 209.95 |276.50| 66.55 | 0.84 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 158 | 196.40 |254.40| 58.00 | 0.37 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| 11 CBN 159 | 106.38 |173.70| 67.32 | 0.88 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 258.30 |268.30| 10.00 | 0.25 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
| and | 288.70 |296.70| 8.00 | 0.21 |
|__________________|________|______|____________|______________|
For a drill hole location map, click here.
All of the holes presented above intersected gold mineralization in
excess of the 0.2 g/t Au cut-off grade used in the current Caballo
Blanco NI 43-101 technical report dated February 28, 2011 which is
available on SEDAR. However, it is expected that as a result of
favourable leach kinetics, recovery and ease of mining, a lower cut-off
grade may be applicable.
The results presented today are part of the 2011 drill program and are
intended to be used in the preparation of the upcoming updated NI
43-101 mineral resource estimate. Drill holes 11 CBN 150, 151, 151A,
153, 156 and 159 were all drilled within the main La Paila Zone to
further define the mineral resource. Five of these six drill holes
encountered mineralized intervals at widths and gold grades comparable
to those used in the initial resource calculation. Drill hole 11 CBN
150 encountered sporadic mineralization above the 0.2g/t cut off grade,
below the main zone. Drill holes 11 CBN 152, 154, 155, 157 and 158 were
all collared on the southwestern flank of the La Paila Zone and extend
the mineralization in this direction. Relative to the current NI
43-101 resource estimate, the La Paila Zone has been extended by the
current drill campaign an average of 50 metres down dip to the west and
on average 150 metres down plunge to the southwest. The zone remains
open to the south and southwest. The middle portion of the eastern
flank between coordinates 2,184,200N and 2,184,500N has been extended
50 metres further east. A complete summary of the assay results from
diamond drill holes DDH 11 CBN 150 to DDH 11 CBN 159, as well as a
drill-hole location map of the La Paila Zone detailing the relative
locations of all historical drill holes will be posted on the Goldgroup
website under at http://www.goldgroupmining.com/s/projects.asp.
Table 2. Drill Hole Location Data, Caballo Blanco Project, Mexico
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|DD Hole|East UTM|North UTM|Elevation| Azimuth | Plunge | Total |
|Number | Coord | Coord |(m.a.s.l)|(degrees)|(degrees)| Length |
| |(metres) | (metres) | | | |(metres)|
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768308 | 2184687 | 481 | 90 | -60 | 318.2 |
| 150 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768274 | 2184449 | 503 | 90 | -65 | 143.3 |
| 151 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768274 | 2184449 | 503 | 90 | -60 | 347.5 |
| 151A | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768118 | 2184192 | 527 | 0 | -90 | 277.5 |
| 152 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768341 | 2184550 | 544 | 90° | -57 | 257.0 |
| 153 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768178 | 2184138 | 536 | 0 | -90 | 321.0 |
| 154 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768117 | 2184195 | 528 | 270° | -80 | 201.5 |
| 155 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768343 | 2184742 | 499 | 135 | -45 | 300.4 |
| 156 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768159 | 2184240 | 509 | 270° | -70 | 308.4 |
| 157 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768118 | 2184150 | 536 | 0 | -90 | 274.0 |
| 158 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
|11 CBN | 768247 | 2184448 | 503 | 90 | -80 | 311.0 |
| 159 | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|
m.a.s.l = metres above sea level; Coord = Coordinate; na = not
applicable
About Caballo Blanco
Goldgroup owns 100% of the Caballo Blanco gold project which consists of
a series of fully oxidized gold zones located in the State of Veracruz
in eastern Mexico. The principal known gold zone at Caballo Blanco is
the La Paila Zone located within a cluster of high-sulphidation
epithermal alteration zones referred to as the Northern Zone. The
current NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for the La Paila Zone was
compiled from 32 diamond drill holes totalling approximately 7,000
metres completed by NGEx Resources Inc., prior to Goldgroup’s
acquisition of its interest in the project in November 2009. This
mineral resource estimate consists of 139,000 ounces of gold (6.7
million tonnes grading 0.65 g/t Au) contained in the category of
indicated resources and 517,000 ounces of gold (27.6 million tonnes
grading 0.58 g/t Au) contained in the category of inferred resources.
NGEx Resources Inc. drilled an additional 8 drill holes at the Caballo
Blanco project outside the La Paila Zone. Subsequently, Goldgroup has
drilled an additional 149 holes in 2010 and 2011, for a total of 189
holes drilled to date at the Caballo Blanco project.
During 2011, Goldgroup completed a 30,000 metre, 120 hole drill program,
of mostly HQ core, centered largely on the La Paila mineralized zone.
The Company has received assays for all 2010 holes and 90 holes drilled
in its 2011 program, which are expected to be used to update the NI
43-101 mineral resource estimate in the coming weeks.
Assaying and Qualified Person
After project geologists logged and marked the core, technicians cut the
individual lengths with a diamond saw, then tagged the bags and secured
them with security clips. The samples were then collected by ALS
Minerals and transported to their Guadalajara preparation facility
where they were dried and crushed to -2mm. A 250 gram split of the
coarse material was then pulverized to -200 mesh. The rejects remained
at the prep facility and the pulps were air couriered to ALS Minerals
North Vancouver facility and analyzed for gold by 30g fire assay with
an AA finish. In addition, a 35 element ICP analysis was conducted on
all samples. A QA/QC program was implemented as part of the sampling
procedure for the drill program. One standard, one blank or one
duplicate was inserted per group of ten samples sent to the
laboratory. The information in this news release has been approved by
Marc Simpson, P. Geo., the Company’s Qualified Person under National
Instrument 43-101 standards.
About Goldgroup
Goldgroup is a well-funded Canadian-based gold production and
exploration Company with significant upside in a portfolio of projects
in Mexico, including its flagship 100%-owned advanced stage gold
development project, Caballo Blanco, in Veracruz, and the 50%-owned
high grade gold exploration project, San José de Gracia, in Sinaloa.
The Company operates the 100%-owned Cerro Colorado gold mine in Sonora,
Mexico.
Goldgroup remains in a flexible financial position with a strong cash
balance, no debt and no gold hedging. The Company is led by a team of
highly successful and seasoned individuals with extensive expertise in
mine development, corporate finance, and exploration in Mexico.
Goldgroup’s mission is to grow gold production, mineral resources,
profitability and cash flow, building a leading gold producer in
Mexico.
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Certain information contained in this news release, including any
information relating to future financial or operating performance may
be deemed “forward-looking”. All statements in this news release, other
than statements of historical fact, that address events or developments
that Goldgroup expects to occur, are “forward-looking information”.
These statements relate to future events or future performance and
reflect Goldgroup’s expectations regarding the future growth, results
of operations, business prospects and opportunities of Goldgroup. These
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or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology. Certain
assumptions have been made regarding the Company’s plans at the Caballo
Blanco project. Many of these assumptions are based on factors and
events that are not within the control of Goldgroup and there is no
assurance they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are
subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual events or results to materially
differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, and are
developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and
other factors including, without limitation: fluctuations in precious
and base metal prices; inherent hazards and risks associated with
mining operations; inherent uncertainties associated with mineral
exploration and development activities; uncertainties inherent in the
estimation of mineral reserves and/or resources and precious metal
recoveries; uncertainties related to actual capital costs, operating
costs and expenditures, production schedules and economic returns from
Goldgroup’s projects; uncertainties related to current global financial
conditions; uncertainties related to the availability of future
financing necessary to undertake exploration, development, mining and
processing activities on Goldgroup’s properties; Goldgroup’s
substantial reliance on its Cerro Colorado mine for revenues; risks
related to the planned expansion of the Cerro Colorado mine; risks
related to the continued operation and planned expansion of the Cerro
Colorado mine without a current economic analysis; risks related to the
integration of businesses and assets acquired by Goldgroup;
uncertainties related to the competitiveness of the mining industry;
risks associated with Goldgroup being subject to government regulation,
including changes in law and regulation and risks associated with
Goldgroup’s need for governmental licenses and permits; risks
associated with Goldgroup being subject to extensive environmental laws
and regulations, including a change in regulation; risks that
Goldgroup’s title to its property could be challenged; political and
country risk; risk of water shortages and risks associated with
competition for water; Goldgroup’s need to attract and retain qualified
personnel; increases in off-site transportation and concentrate
processing costs; risks related to the need for reclamation activities
on Goldgroup’s properties, including the nature of reclamation required
and uncertainty of costs estimates related thereto; risks associated
with potential conflicts of interest; risks associated with potential
labour disputes; and risks associated with potential blockades of
mining operations as well as “Risks and Uncertainties” included in the
Annual Information Form and MD&A for Goldgroup available at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance
and actual results and future events could differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking information. All of the
forward-looking information contained in this news release is qualified
by these cautionary statements. Although Goldgroup believes that the
forward-looking information contained in this news release are based on
reasonable assumptions, readers cannot be assured that actual results
will be consistent with such statements. Accordingly, readers are
cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking
information. Goldgroup expressly disclaims any intention or obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a
result of new information, events or otherwise, except in accordance
with applicable securities laws. The potential quantities and grades
disclosed herein are conceptual in nature and there has been
insufficient drilling and exploration to define a mineral resource. It
is uncertain if further drilling and exploration will result in the
target being delineated as a mineral resource. The true widths of the
intercepts disclosed in this news release are unknown at this time.
SOURCE Goldgroup Mining Inc.
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