Drill Results from Phase One Drilling on Miranda Gold's Big Blue Project
May 26 2011 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Miranda Gold Corp. (“Miranda”) (TSX-V: MAD) announces
phase one drill results from Big Blue, a sediment-hosted gold
project located in Lander County, Nevada. Miranda's exploration
funding partner Ramelius Resources Ltd. ("Ramelius") (ASX: RMS)
intersected anomalous to moderate-grade mineralization in all four
holes and plans a second drill campaign later this year.
The four reverse circulation holes totaling 2,445 ft (745.3 m)
were all drilled at angles to the west to cross inferred northerly
trending mineral-controlling structures in potentially favorable
carbonate host rocks and in an area of surface and historic
drill-indicated gold anomalies. BBR11-01 reached a depth of 1,120
ft (341.4m). Three holes, BBR11-02, -03, and -04, were drilled from
the same drill pad, but poor drilling conditions prevented all of
them from attaining their planned depth of +1000 ft (+305 m). All
holes were collared in siliceous sedimentary rocks of the upper
plate of the Roberts Mountains Thrust. All holes intersected the
thrust between 235 and 270 ft (71.6 to 82.3 m) and terminated in
lower-plate limestone. The lower-plate carbonate rocks were the
targeted host and the rocks were altered but the gold
mineralization in all four holes was intersected in the upper-plate
siliceous rocks. The highest grade intercept was 5 ft of 0.178 oz
Au/t (1.5 m of 6.11 g Au/t) starting at 15 ft (4.6 m) in hole
BBR11-01. Drilling by previous operators did not test below a depth
of 500 ft (152.4 m).
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) or
longer lengths are presented below. In addition to the intervals
reported in the table, all holes intersected several zones of
anomalous mineralization, including 75 ft of 0.007 oz Au/t (22.9 m
of 0.224 g Au/t) and 45 ft of 0.004 oz Au/t (13.7 m 0.136 g Au/t)
in hole BBR-11-02.
Hole ID
Total Depth (ft)
Interval (ft) Length (ft)
Grade (oz Au/t) Interval
(m) Length (m) Grade (g
Au/t) BBR-11-01
1,120
0-85 85 0.022
0-25.9 25.9 0.753 Includes
10-25 15
0.080 3.0-7.6 4.6
2.747 BBR-11-02
475
70-75 5 0.015
21.3-22.8 1.5 0.515
90-95 5
0.018 27.4-28.9 1.5
0.624 BBR-11-03
275
45-100 55 0.025
13.7-30.5 16.8 0.860 Includes
55-65 10
0.089 16.8-19-8 3.0
3.047 BBR-11-04
575
40-75 35 0.012
12.2-22.9 10.7 0.400 Includes
45-65 20
0.018 13.7-19.8 6.1
0.617 195-200
5 0.017 59.4-60.9
1.5 0.573
* Drilled intersections; True widths cannot be estimated at this
time.
The area tested with this first phase of drilling contains soils
that assay from non-detectable to 0.025 oz Au/t (0.850 g Au/t) and
rocks from non-detectable to 1.70 oz Au/t (58.2 g Au/t). Historic
drilling from three holes in the area report values of 20 ft of
0.007 oz Au/t (6.1 m of 0.240 g Au/t), 5 ft of 0.032 oz Au/t (1.5 m
of 1.10 g Au/t), and 10 ft of 0.071 oz Au/t (3 m of 2.44 g Au/t).
Inferred northerly trending controls to mineralization are
indicated by local disrupted bedding, brecciation, oxidation,
quartz veins, silicification, and structurally controlled
jasperoid.
Snow and mud conditions prevented drill access to two additional
drill pads. Ramelius plans to continue drill evaluation of Big Blue
targets this summer, once a drill rig can be sourced.
The Big Blue Project consists of 255 unpatented lode mining
claims covering 8.2 sq mi (21.2 sq km) located in the Toiyabe
Range, 13 mi (21 km) north of Austin, Nevada. The project is on the
south margin of the Callaghan Window, a large area exposing
Cambrian- through Silurian-age lower-plate carbonate rocks in the
footwall of the Roberts Mountains Thrust. The lower-plate sequence
includes the Roberts Mountains, Hanson Creek and Pogonip
Formations, of which all are known to be favorable hosts for large,
sediment-hosted gold systems in Nevada.
All drill samples were collected with a reverse circulation
drill using 5 ft (1.5 m) sample intervals. All samples were
prepared for assay by ALS Minerals in Elko, Nevada, and assayed by
ALS Minerals in Reno, Nevada. Gold results were determined using
standard fire assay techniques on a 30 gram sample with an atomic
absorption finish. Ramelius QA/QC protocol required 10% control
samples that included the insertion of standards and blanks on a
regular basis and collection of duplicate samples. All data
disclosed in this press release have been reviewed and verified by
company President & CEO Ken Cunningham, P.G., 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) Inc., Montezuma
Mines Inc., Navaho Gold Ltd., NuLegacy Corporation, Piedmont Mining
Company Inc., Ramelius Resources Ltd., and Red Eagle Mining
Corporation.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Kenneth Cunningham”
Kenneth CunninghamPresident and CEO
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