Brigus Intersects 4165 gpt at New 147 Gold Zone at Black Fox Complex
June 20 2011 - 6:14AM
Business Wire
Brigus Gold Corp. (“Brigus” or the “Company”) (NYSE Amex:
BRD) (TSX: BRD) is pleased to announce that exploration
drilling on the southern portion of the Black Fox Complex continues
to return excellent gold assays over significant widths within the
new 147 gold zone (“147 Zone”), including 3.96 grams per tonne
(“gpt”) over 50.00 metres (“m”) that included 6.82 gpt over 20.00
m. In addition, bonanza grade gold mineralization of 2078.73 gpt
over 2.00 m that included 4165.15 gpt over 1.00 m, and 61.78 gpt
over 4.0 m that included 243.43 over 1.0 m was intersected in the
footwall side of the 147 Zone.
Highlights from continued drilling at the 147 Zone target
include (all uncut, average gold grades over core length):
147 Zone
- GF11-182:
- GF11-191:
- 2078.73 gpt over 2.00 m;
- including 4165.15 gpt over 1.00 m;
and
- 61.78 gpt over 4.00 m;
- including 243.43 gpt over 1.00
m
- GF11-192:
- 3.59 gpt over 17.00 m;
- including 5.42 gpt over 7.00 m;
and
- 3.34 gpt over 11.00 m;
- including 5.60 gpt over 6.00
m
- GF11-194:
- 3.96 gpt over 50.00 m;
- including 6.82 gpt over 20.00
m
The 147 Zone is located on the southern portion of Brigus’
100%-owned Black Fox Complex, four kilometres from the Company’s
Black Fox gold mine. The Black Fox Complex covers an area of
approximately 18 square kilometres within the Timmins Mining
District, Ontario. The 147 Zone gold mineralization primarily
occurs within multiple quartz and carbonate healed brecciated zones
within bleached units of mafic volcanics.
“Continued excellent assays, now at 170 metres below surface,
are very encouraging,” said Howard Bird, VP Exploration Brigus.
“These results significantly expand the size of the 147 Zone.”
Drilling at the 147 Zone is progressing as planned with four
drill rigs, and the Zone remains open in all directions. The fifth
drill rig is currently testing a deep IP geophysical target, which
sits below the gold mineralized Contact Zone.
The location of the most recent drill hole results in relation
to the 147 Zone discovery drill hole are as follows: hole GF11-182
was collared approximately 85 m northeast of hole GF11-147,
GF11-191 was collared approximately 75 m southeast of hole
GF11-147, hole GF11-192 was collared approximately 135 m southeast
of hole GF11-147, while hole GF11-194 was collared approximately
150 m southeast of hole GF11-147 and approximately 25 m east of
hole GF11-192 reported in this release.
The 147 Zone drill holes and a picture of visible gold
mineralization in hole GF11-191 are posted on the Company’s website
at www.brigusgold.com.
Surface drilling was conducted by Norex Drilling and was
supervised by the Brigus exploration team. All sample analyses
reported herein were performed by Polymet Labs of Cobalt, Ontario,
which is ISO 9001:2000 certified in North America using standard
fire assay procedures. Intercepts cited do not necessarily
represent true widths, unless otherwise noted. Brigus Gold’s
quality control checks include insertion of blanks, standards and
duplicates to ensure laboratory accuracy. Senior Exploration
Project Manager John A. Dixon, P. Geo., reviewed the technical
exploration information in this release as the Qualified Person for
the Company.
About Brigus Gold
Brigus is a growing gold producer committed to maximizing
shareholder value through a strategy of efficient production,
targeted exploration and select acquisitions. The company operates
the wholly owned Black Fox Mine and Mill in the Timmins Gold
District of Ontario, Canada. The Black Fox Complex encompasses the
Black Fox Mine and adjoining properties, as well as the Black Fox
Mill, in the Township of Black River-Matheson, Ontario, Canada.
Brigus is also advancing the Goldfields Project located near
Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada, which hosts the Box and Athona
gold deposits. In Mexico, Brigus Gold holds a 100 percent interest
in the Ixhuatan Project located in the state of Chiapas which is
subject to a letter of intent with Cangold. In the Dominican
Republic, Brigus has a joint venture covering three mineral
exploration projects which is subject to a letter of intent with
Everton Resources.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of
Mineral Resources
This news release uses the term mineral “resources”. The Company
advises U.S. investors that while these terms are defined in and
required by Canadian regulations, these terms are not defined terms
under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Industry
Guide 7 and are generally not permitted to be used in reports and
registration statements filed with the SEC. The SEC generally only
permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute
SEC Industry Guide 7 compliant “reserves” as in-place tonnage and
grade without reference to unit measures. U.S. investors are
cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in
these categories will ever be converted into reserves.
Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes “Forward-Looking Statements” within
the meaning of section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. All statements regarding the Company's
ability to successfully expand the Black Fox Complex gold resource,
add to Black Fox resources, advance new discoveries, and continue
to obtain positive down dip continuity of significant gold
mineralization are forward-looking statements and estimates 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 these forward-looking statements include
environmental risks and other factors disclosed under the heading
“Risk Factors” in Brigus Gold’s and its predecessor companies’ most
recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and elsewhere in Brigus Gold’s
documents filed from time to time with the Toronto Stock Exchange,
the NYSE Amex, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and other regulatory authorities. All forward-looking statements
included in this news release are based on information available to
the Company on the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation
to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by
applicable securities laws.
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