Drilling Begins in Colombia on Miranda’s Pavo Real Project
November 01 2011 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Miranda Gold Corp. (“Miranda”) (TSX-V: MAD) (Pink
Sheets: MRDDF) is pleased to announce that its funding
partner, Red Eagle Mining (TSX-V:RD) has commenced a 16,400 ft
(5,000 m) diamond core drilling program on the Pavo Real project
located in the Tolima Department, Colombia.
This initial program consists of eight core holes that will be
drilled at angles of 45 degrees. A drill plan is available on the
Company’s website. Geologic targets include broad zones of
mineralized quartz veins and veinlets, and mineralized dikes and
breccias. Links:
http://www.mirandagold.com/i/maps/PavoReal/Figure8.jpg and
http://www.mirandagold.com/i/maps/PavoReal/Figure9.jpg
Strong radiometric anomalies inferred as potassic alteration
zones coincide with mapped structures, historic workings and
samples with anomalous grades of gold. Of the 1,040 rock samples
taken on the property, 540 rock samples assayed over 0.1 g Au/t,
averaging 4.1 g Au/t. Highlights of surface sampling include 135 ft
of 0.043 oz Au/t (41 m of 1.47 g Au/t) in the La Virgin target area
on the Pavo Real project.
Joe Hebert, Miranda’s Vice President of Exploration recently
returned from a field trip to Pavo Real where he assisted the Red
Eagle Team in planning this drill campaign. According to Joe, “We
are pleased to initiate our first drill program in Colombia and we
are really excited about the potential at Pavo Real. We are seeing
numerous targets with robust surface values associated with
multiple rock types including sediments, dikes, and breccias. Red
Eagle has done an excellent job mapping and advancing targets on
the project. We hope this work is rewarded with positive drill
results”.
In preparation to drilling and in order to define the initial
drill targets the following work was completed:
- Detailed structural and geological
mapping on surface and in historic underground workings;
- Trenching;
- Collection and analysis of 1,040 rock
samples;
- Aerial magnetic and radiometric
(potassic alteration) surveys; and
- Petrographic thin section study.
All preparation for drilling has been completed, including
construction of drill pads, obtaining a water supply, storage
facilities, permits, and surface rights access. The Pavo Real
project is easily accessed by road with manpower, water and power
readily available. It is located four km from the town of Rovira
and 20 km from the city of Ibague.
All data disclosed in this press release have been reviewed by
Vice President of Exploration, Joe Hebert, a 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 Gold Corporation, 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 Joe Hebert, Vice President,
Exploration at 775-738-1877.
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accuracy of this release.
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actual results of current exploration activities; conclusions of
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