Drill Results from Miranda Gold’s Red Hill Project
January 13 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Miranda Gold Corp. (“Miranda”) (TSX-V: MAD) announces
drill results from its Red Hill project in Eureka County, Nevada.
NuLegacy Gold Corp. (“NuLegacy”) (TSX-V: NUG), Miranda’s funding
partner at Red Hill completed four drill holes for a total of 4,920
ft (1,515 m).
Three holes in the program tested a large 7,380 ft (2,250 m) by
3,300 ft to 9,900 ft (1,000 to 3,000 m) CSAMT/IP/Resistivity
geophysical anomaly that was interpreted to represent carbonaceous
material and pyrite. Drill holes RHM10-001 and 002 show highly
anomalous gold values in silty limestone with carbon alteration,
disseminated pyrite and elevated trace elements, confirming the
interpretation. This geologic setting is characteristic of many
Carlin-type gold systems. A fourth hole, which intersected 69 ft
(21 m) of anomalous gold very near the surface, tested a gold in
soil anomaly 4,500 ft (1,370 m) west of the geophysical
anomaly.
The holes are widely spaced, more than 3,280 ft (1,000 m) apart,
presenting a target-rich environment for discovering significant
gold mineralization.
All significant drill intercepts (defined as any mineralization
grading 0.010 oz Au/t (0.342 g Au/t) or better over 5 ft (1.5 m)
lengths or longer are presented in the following table:
Hole ID Interval (ft)
Length (ft) * Grade (oz
Au/t) Length (m) Grade (g
Au/t) RHM10-001 670-680 10 0.016 3 0.546 Includes:
675-680 5 0.019 1.5 0.622 RHM10-002 970-1000 30 0.012 9.1
0.409 Includes: 995-1000 5 0.020 1.5 0.702
* Drilled intersections; true widths cannot be estimated at this
time.
NuLegacy announced today that they “have budgeted $4 million
over the next couple of years” for drilling on their consolidated
land position at Red Hill. This exploration will focus on their 45
square mile holdings that include Miranda’s Red Hill and Coal
Canyon projects as well as claims they have optioned from Barrick
Gold and Idaho Resources. To view a map of the consolidated area go
to http://www.mirandagold.com/s/Redhill.asp.
All drill samples were collected with a reverse circulation
drill using 5 ft (1.5 m) sample intervals. Samples were assayed by
ALS Chemex Laboratories, Inc. of Sparks, Nevada. Gold results were
determined using standard fire assay techniques on a 30 gram sample
with an atomic absorption finish. Montezuma QA/QC included the
insertion of standards and blanks on a regular basis, collection of
duplicate samples, and rerun assays on select samples. Check assays
were performed by SGS Mineral Services in Toronto, Ontario.
Project Details
Red Hill is a sediment-hosted gold project consisting of 79 lode
claims covering 2.6 sq mi (6.7 sq km) that is located 15 miles (24
km) southeast of the 12 million ounce Cortez Hills gold deposit.
The Red Hill project occurs within a window of lower-plate
limestone exposed through chert and siliceous sediments of the
upper-plate of the Roberts Mountains Thrust. It is one of a series
of windows and associated gold deposits that define the Cortez
Trend. The project covers an extensive area of hydrothermal
alteration occurring within fault zones in and pervasively in
lower-plate sediments.
In 2006 drill hole BRH-013 intersected 80 ft of 0.146 oz Au/t
(24.4m of 4.987g Au/t) from 1,920 to 2,000 ft (585.4 to 609.8m),
including 45 ft of 0.237 oz Au/t (913.7m of 8.105g Au/t) from 1,920
to 1,965 ft (585.4 to 599.1m). Gold mineralization is hosted in
silty carbonate rocks associated with altered lamprophyre dikes and
high levels of arsenic, antimony, mercury and thallium. These
features indicate a Carlin-style gold system may be present at Red
Hill.
The data disclosed in this press release have been reviewed and
verified by President & CEO Ken Cunningham, P.Geo, MSc. Geology
and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Corporate Profile
Miranda Gold Corp. is a gold exploration company active in
Nevada, Alaska and Colombia and whose emphasis is on generating
gold exploration projects with world-class discovery potential.
Miranda performs its own grass roots exploration and then employs a
joint venture business model on its projects in order to maximize
exposure to discovery while minimizing exploration risk. Miranda
has ongoing partnerships with Agnico-Eagle USA Limited, Montezuma
Mines Inc., Navaho Gold Pty Ltd., NuLegacy Corporation, Piedmont
Mining Company Inc., Ramelius Resources Ltd. and Red Eagle Mining
Corporation.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Kenneth Cunningham”
Kenneth Cunningham President and CEO
For more information visit the Company’s web site at
www.mirandagold.com or contact Fiona Grant, Manager, Investor
Relations 1-877-689-4580.
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Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain information about adjacent
properties on which we have no right to explore or mine. We advise
U.S. investors that the SEC's mining guidelines strictly prohibit
information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S.
investors are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent
properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on our
properties. This news release may contain forward-looking
statements including but not limited to comments regarding the
timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological
interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral
recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future
events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements.
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