Goldstone Deploys Third Rig for Key Lake, Beardmore Properties; Undertakes Limited Drilling Program at Faymar, Near Timmins
May 12 2011 - 3:27PM
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Goldstone Resources Inc. (TSX: GRC)(PINK SHEETS: GRSZF) today
announced that a third drill rig has been added to its 2011
exploration program, initially for use at its Key Lake property in
Geraldton and subsequently at its Northern Empire and Leitch-Sand
River properties near Beardmore, Ontario. The Company also said
that it plans to drill several targets over the next few weeks on
its Faymar property near Timmins, Ontario. Goldstone's overall
exploration budget for the year is approximately $6.5 million.
The Key Lake drilling program, of which 8,286 metres has been
completed by May 10, 2011 as a result of a later-than-anticipated
March 1 start and some earlier operational difficulties, is
primarily focused on identifying near surface gold mineralization
amenable to open pit mining. About 30,000 metres of drilling are
planned for the year at Key Lake. Initial assay results are
expected to be announced soon.
In addition, in March and April, two large grids totalling 54 km
were cut over other favourable geological horizons and an IP survey
was completed with initial interpretation received from JVX Ltd., a
geophysical contactor and consulting services company. A number of
significant anomalies have been identified and will be tested by
drilling as soon as ground conditions are drier.
The Key Lake property is contiguous to the Hardrock Project
where eight rigs will be active in 2011 and where diamond drilling
by the Company's joint venture partner, Premier Gold Mines Limited
(TSX: PG) as operator, has established a gold resource (near
surface as well as in high grade intersections at depth). Goldstone
holds a 30% carried interest in the Hardrock Project and in the
estimated NI 43-101 resource of 3.6 million ounces of gold and a
100% interest in Key Lake and all other properties mentioned in
this news release.
Beardmore Properties
In the Beardmore area, interpretation of data on the Leitch-Sand
River and Northern Empire Mine properties is underway. Current
expectations are for approximately 11,000 metres of diamond
drilling to begin shortly, to explore structural targets along
strike from the Sand River, #16 Vein and Creek Vein systems at
Leitch-Sand River, with drilling planned on the northeast portion
of the Northern Empire mine and possibly elsewhere. In addition,
drilling will expand on the outcome of the limited 2010 program
completed on the McWilliams prospect, with an initial four drill
holes scheduled. Work is being conducted by George Langstaff, P.G.,
P.Geo. (Temporary), the Qualified Person for the information
contained in this section and a Qualified Person within the meaning
of National Instrument 43-101.
Faymar Property
At the Faymar property, a former producer located in Deloro
Township in the Timmins Gold Camp just south of and adjacent to the
Destor-Porcupine Fault, results from the Fugro Airborne GEOTEM
survey carried out earlier this year have outlined a number of
anomalies, four of which will now be tested over the next few weeks
as part of an initial phase of approximately 1,500 metres of
diamond drilling in a co-operative program with another exploration
company which owns adjoining land.
"We got off to a late and slow start on the Key Lake program,
but have since hit our stride," said Philip Cunningham, Goldstone's
Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer. "These are early days
for 2011 exploration, but what we have seen so far is
encouraging."
"Over the course of the year, we will be conducting infill
drilling in previously explored areas to increase confidence about
previous results, as well as testing new targets suggested by
historical results, the IP survey, and a preliminary open pit
analysis conducted earlier," he added.
Goldstone's previously-stated objective is to establish the
viability of an open pit mining operation at Key Lake and to build
a NI 43-101 resource. The program is also seeking to extend the
zone another kilometre to the west of 2010 drilling where, in
addition to open pit potential, there is higher grade underground
potential as a result of Hole 195-46 drilled by Cyprus in the
1990's, which returned 44.9 g/t Au over 3.4m, including 136.1 g/t
over 1m (uncut-not true width).
"As we've said before, our objective in Beardmore-where we are
currently prioritizing drill locations-is to develop more gold
resources near our Northern Empire mill which could be developed
sequentially with those identified at our Brookbank and Northern
Empire properties." Cunningham stated. "We have already outlined a
number of promising anomalies at the McWilliams structure and look
forward to testing these and others in the Beardmore Camp with one
of the three rigs currently at Key Lake."
About Key Lake
The Key Lake property hosts the former Jelex Mine which had
historical production of 5,675 oz of recovered gold. The gold
mineralization is hosted by greenschist facies metagreywacke and is
associated with alteration, quartz veining, and disseminated
arsenopyrite and pyrite. Mineralization boundaries are generally
gradational and not visually distinctive. By the end of 2010, over
200 holes had been drilled over a 3 km long north-northwest
trending zone down to a depth of about 200 m with horizontal
spacing of 25-50 m in the eastern two-thirds and spacing of 25-100
m in the western third.
About Goldstone
Goldstone Resources Inc. is a gold exploration and development
company operating in the historically significant
Geraldton-Beardmore camp of Northwestern Ontario and focused on
gold exploration and deposit delineation at its Key Lake,
Brookbank, Northern Empire and Leitch-Sand River gold properties,
and as a partner in the Hardrock Project joint venture with Premier
Gold. Goldstone's 100%-owned NI 43-101 resources in the Beardmore
area total more than 800,000 ounces. In April 2011, Premier
announced an updated NI43-101 resource estimate for the Hardrock
Project in the Geraldton area of 3.6 million ounces of gold of
which Goldstone has a 30% interest (more than 1 million ounces).
The camp is host to several past producers in a district that has
historical production of more than 4.1 million ounces of gold from
high grade ore before being shut down primarily as a result of a
$35 gold price-and to Goldstone's fully permitted, expandable
200-TPD Northern Empire mill.
Further information is available on the Company's website at
www.goldstoneresourcesinc.com and on SEDAR under the Company's
profile at www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking information under
applicable securities laws concerning Goldstone's business,
operations, financial performance, condition and prospects, as well
as management's objectives, strategies, beliefs and intentions.
Forward looking information is frequently identified by such words
as "may", "will", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "intend" and
similar words referring to future events and results. This
forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to
differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking
information. Factors that may cause actual results to vary
materially include, but are not limited to, inaccurate assumptions
concerning the exploration for and development of mineral deposits,
delay or inability to retain a senior exploration and/or operating
officer, inability to raise funds if and when required,
unanticipated operational or technical difficulties, changes in
laws or regulations, the risks of obtaining necessary licenses and
permits, changes in general economic conditions and changes in
conditions in the financial markets. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on this forward-looking information as actual
results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in
the forward looking information. Goldstone does not assume the
obligation to revise or update this forward-looking information
after the date of this release or to revise such information to
reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated events, except as
may be required under applicable securities laws.
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
Contacts: Goldstone Resources Inc. Philip Cunningham Chairman
and Interim CEO (416) 860-1636 www.goldstoneresourcesinc.com
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