Cariboo Rose, Fjordland and Gold Fields Execute Definitive Agreement on Woodjam "North" Gold-Copper Project, British Columbia
July 30 2009 - 7:00AM
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Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: CRB) and Fjordland Exploration
Inc. report that the Woodjam Joint Venture (WJV), comprising
Fjordland (60%) and Cariboo Rose (40%), has signed an Option and
Joint Venture Exploration Agreement granting an option to Gold
Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation, a member of the Gold
Fields Limited group of companies, to earn up to a 70% interest in
the northern portion of the Woodjam gold-copper property (Woodjam
North Property). Gold Fields may earn an initial 51% interest by
expending $7 million in exploration, and making $350,000 in cash
payments to the WJV, over a three year period with a minimum
expenditure of $1 million in the first year. Gold Fields may extend
the option to earn a further 19% interest in the Woodjam North
property by funding a further $12 million in exploration over a
4-year period (see CRB/FEX News Release, June 3, 2009 for further
details).
To date, the WJV has spent approximately $7 million on the
entire Woodjam property, including an estimated $4.7 million and
$2.3 million on the Woodjam "North" and "South" Properties,
respectively. The "North" Property (40,500 hectares) includes the
Megabuck, Takom and Deerhorn zones; the "South" Property (7,500
hectares) includes the newly-discovered Southeast Zone.
The first year program, with a budget of about $3 million
proposed by Gold Fields, consists of the following:
-- A low-level airborne magnetic and radiometrics geophysical survey
covering the entire area of the claim block.
-- Grid-based line cutting and induced polarization geophysics focused on
selected targets.
-- Following data compilation and interpretation, a core drilling program
of up to 6,000 metres is planned that will initially focus within the areas
of known mineralization. Additional drill locations will be dependent on
the compilation of geology, airborne-magnetic and IP results.
-- Gold Fields has had crews on the Property for the past several weeks
reviewing previous drill core, collecting soil samples and conducting
geological mapping and prospecting programs.
The exploration program is managed and financed by Gold Fields
Horsefly Exploration Corp. Gold Fields has recently appointed David
Bailey, P.Geo, Ph.D., as Manager of the Woodjam North project. Dr.
Bailey is a recognized expert in the Quesnel Terrane rocks in
British Columbia.
The Property is road accessible and located in south-central
British Columbia, 45 km east of Williams Lake; a regional centre
for forestry, exploration, cattle ranching, tourism and two
operating copper-gold-molybdenum mines (Mt. Polley and Gibraltar).
Previous drilling on the Woodjam North Property totals
approximately 21,260 metres in 91 holes. At the Megabuck deposit,
67 holes totaling 17,236 metres have been drilled defining a 200
metre wide, moderately plunging, mineralized envelope. Hole 04-32
assayed 1.03 g/t Au and 0.14% Cu over 274.9 metres. Gold-copper
mineralization consists of quartz-chalcopyrite-magnetite stockwork
veins in sub-alkaline monzonitic intrusions which are hosted by
volcaniclastic and sedimentary rocks of Late Triassic to Early
Jurassic age.
The Takom Zone, located 2.1 km south of the Megabuck Zone, has
seen a limited amount of previous drilling (18 holes totaling 3,366
metres) mostly to shallow depths. Successive drilling programs have
returned progressively better results; the highest grade and most
northerly hole assayed 0.40 g/t Au and 0.26% Cu over 127.3 metres,
including 32.8 metres grading 1.04 g/t Au and 0.45% Cu.
The Deerhorn Zone, located 800 metres to the northeast of the
Megabuck Zone, was discovered in September 2008, as a result of a
2-hole drilling program testing a large IP anomaly. Both holes,
located 100 metres apart, intersected strong gold-copper
mineralization near the overburden/bedrock interface. The second of
the two holes included an intercept of 0.62 g/t Au and 0.25% Cu
over 51 metres. Deerhorn is thought to be a very significant
discovery due to its similar character and spatial association to
the Megabuck area.
The Woodjam Joint Venture (WJV) retains the Woodjam South
property, including the recently discovered Southeast Zone
copper-gold-molybdenum occurrence where the WJV has completed 18
drill holes totaling 7,700 metres, all of which are mineralized
from the bedrock interface to the bottoms of the holes. Hole 08-84
assayed 0.69% Cu, 0.27 g/t Au and 0.006% Mo over 359.1 metres,
including 1.01% Cu and 0.44 g/t Au over 200.8 metres. Less than one
quarter of the 1.5 km by 1.0 km induced polarization anomaly has
been tested. The WJV intends to extend Gold Fields' airborne
geophysical survey to cover the Woodjam South property. The WJV
will be planning a program on the Woodjam South Property to
evaluate these claims, most of which have not seen modern
exploration, and to advance the Southeast Zone.
G. L. Garratt, P.Geo., who is a qualified person within the
context of National Instrument 43-101, has read and takes
responsibility for this news release.
Glen Garratt
G. L. Garratt, P.Geo., Director
About Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd.
Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. is a Canadian public resource
company that trades on the TSX - Venture exchange under the symbol
CRB. Cariboo Rose has six gold, copper and molybdenum exploration
projects in Western Canada. Cariboo Rose is part of the Eastfield
Group. For more information please visit the Company's website at
www.cariboorose.com.
About Gold Fields Ltd.
Gold Fields Limited is one of the world's largest unhedged
producers of gold with annual attributable production of
approximately four million ounces per annum from nine operating
mines in Peru, South Africa, Ghana and Australia. The company has
total attributable ore reserves of 83 million ounces and mineral
resources of 251 million ounces. In addition, the company has an
extensive exploration portfolio with highly prospective projects in
all of the major gold provinces of the world.
The TSX - Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This
news release may contain certain "Forward-Looking Statements"
within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking
statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations
are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time
with the TSX - Venture Exchange, the British Columbia Securities
Commission and the US.
Contact: Paul Way Business Development Manager Phone (604)
681-7913 Toll Free: 888-656-6611 email: pway@eastfieldgroup.com
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