Fronteer Gold Inc.: Drilling Along Northern Extension Intersects 44.2 Metres of 10.14 g/t Gold at Long Canyon, Nevada
August 18 2010 - 7:00AM
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Fronteer Gold Inc. (TSX: FRG)(NYSE Amex: FRG) provides an update on
exploration and development activities at its Long Canyon gold
project, including the reporting of significant intervals of
high-grade oxide gold intersected northeast and southwest of the
current resource area.
Long Canyon, Sandman and Northumberland gold projects comprise
Fronteer Gold's development platform in Nevada. Long Canyon's 2010
program is multidisciplinary and focused on resource definition and
expansion, as well as metallurgical, engineering, and environmental
work necessary to advance the project toward production in the
near-term.
EXPLORATION UPDATE
Drilling in 2010 is largely focused in the northern half of the
deposit. Five drill rigs are currently operating on the property
and more than 40,000 metres of the year's originally planned 45,000
metres have been drilled to date (an additional 15,000 metres of
drilling is forecasted through November).
Drill result highlights from the northern part of the deposit
include:
-- 10.14 grams per tonne gold (0.296 ounces per ton) over 44.2 metres,
including 15.39 g/t (0.449 oz/ton) over 24.7 metres in LC529C;
-- 6.51 g/t (0.190 oz/ton) over 41.8 metres, including 20.00 g/t (0.584
oz/ton) over 11.0 metres in LC515C;
-- 8.48 g/t (0.248 oz/ton) over 20.3 metres in LC537C(i);
-- 5.75 g/t (0.168 oz/ton) over 29.0 metres, including 13.54 g/t (0.395
oz/ton) over 9.1 metres in LC518.
-- 4.72 g/t (0.138 oz/ton) over 24.4 metres, including 14.32 g/t (0.418
oz/ton) over 2.7 metres in LC506C.
(i)Hole abandoned in mineralization due to poor ground
conditions. Assays from successful re-drill pending.
In addition, new results indicate the deposit's growth potential
to the southwest. Drilling 300 metres to the southwest of the
resource area along trend returned several shallow intercepts,
including:
-- 3.10 g/t (0.091 oz/ton) over 9.1 metres and 1.66 g/t (0.049 oz/ton) over
16.8 metres in LC560.
The deposit is now 2.7-km long and remains open for expansion.
For a map highlighting recent drilling, please click:
http://www.fronteergold.com/sites/files/fronteer_admin/LongCanyonDrillMap1027.pdf.
Five out of nine planned monitoring wells have also been
installed at the project, with the remaining four to be completed
by the end of August.
Four, 15-ton surface bulk samples and one three-ton
large-diametre core sample have also been collected for
large-column metallurgical testing. Run-of-mine, heap-leach
conditions will be simulated.
Drill highlights
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Intercept
Hole ID From To Length Au Au
(metres) (metres) (metres) (g/t) oz/ton
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LC368C 18.2 45.4 27.2 4.29 0.125
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LC484C 148.7 180.7 32.0 3.24 0.095
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LC485C 212.4 215.5 3.1 1.71 0.050
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and 241.7 247.5 5.8 2.53 0.074
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LC491C 138.1 141.1 3.1 1.80 0.052
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and 147.2 167.9 20.7 5.18 0.151
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including 157.9 164.0 6.1 12.64 0.369
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LC493C 125.3 153.9 28.7 3.65 0.107
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including 137.8 142.6 4.9 9.28 0.271
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LC498C 110.3 117.7 7.3 1.50 0.044
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and 136.2 146.3 10.1 3.53 0.103
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including 139.3 141.9 2.6 10.94 0.319
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LC502 57.9 62.5 4.6 1.13 0.033
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LC506C 102.7 127.1 24.4 4.72 0.138
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including 107.0 109.7 2.7 14.32 0.418
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LC515 85.0 126.8 41.8 6.51 0.190
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including 101.8 112.8 11.0 20.00 0.584
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and 135.0 137.0 2.0 2.49 0.073
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LC518 163.1 192.0 29.0 5.75 0.168
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including 175.3 184.4 9.1 13.54 0.395
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LC519C 109.4 114.9 5.5 2.28 0.067
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LC521CB 130.1 140.8 10.7 2.74 0.080
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LC523 9.1 12.2 3.1 4.56 0.133
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LC524C 197.2 201.6 4.4 1.75 0.051
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LC525 239.3 280.4 41.2 2.17 0.063
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including 257.6 265.2 7.6 5.52 0.161
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LC526C 91.6 114.3 22.7 2.79 0.081
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LC529C 159.4 203.6 44.2 10.14 0.296
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including 174.7 199.3 24.7 15.39 0.449
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LC537C 112.2 132.4 20.3 8.48 0.248
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LC538 269.7 271.3 1.5 1.28 0.037
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LC539C 266.2 269.1 2.9 1.38 0.040
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and 282.9 295.4 12.5 6.27 0.183
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including 286.1 288.3 2.3 14.82 0.433
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LC558 27.4 38.1 10.7 2.87 0.084
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LC560 9.1 18.3 9.1 3.10 0.091
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and 74.7 91.4 16.8 1.66 0.049
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Primary drill composites were calculated using a cut-off of 0.30
g/t, with variably higher cut-offs for the sub-intervals. Drill
intersections are reported as drilled thicknesses. True widths of
the mineralized intervals are interpreted to be between 30-100% of
the reported lengths. Intervals less than 1 g/t are not reported in
this press-release table. "C" indicates a core hole. For a PDF of
comprehensive drill results, including non-reportable intercepts,
please click:
http://www.fronteergold.com/sites/files/fronteer_admin/LongCanyonDrillResults1027.pdf
Fronteer Gold is majority owner (51%) and operator of Long
Canyon in joint venture with AuEx Ventures (49%).
Moira Smith, P. Geo., Nevada Chief Geologist for Fronteer Gold,
is the company's designated Qualified Person for this news release
and has reviewed and validated that the information contained in
the release accurate. Drill composites were calculated using a
cut-off of 0.30 g/t. Drill intersections are reported as drilled
thicknesses. True widths of the mineralized intervals are
interpreted to be between 30-100% of the reported lengths. Reverse
circulation cuttings were sampled on 5.0 feet (1.52 metre)
intervals and core was sampled at geologically selected intervals.
Drill samples were assayed by ALS Chemex (ISO9001:2000) in Reno,
Nevada for gold by Fire Assay of a 30 gram (1 assay ton) charge
with an AA finish, or if over 5.0 g/t were re-assayed and completed
with a gravimetric finish. For these samples, the gravimetric data
were utilized in calculating gold intersections. QA/QC included the
insertion and continual monitoring of numerous standards and blanks
into the sample stream, and the collection of duplicate samples at
random intervals within each batch. Selected holes are also
analyzed for a 72-element geochemical suite by ICP-MS.
ABOUT FRONTEER GOLD
We intend to become a significant gold producer. Our solid
financial position and strong operational team give us the ability
to advance our key gold projects through to production. Our future
potential production platform includes our Long Canyon, Sandman and
Northumberland projects - all located in Nevada, one of the
friendliest gold-mining jurisdictions in the world. For further
information on Fronteer Gold visit www.fronteergold.com.
Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein,
certain information presented constitutes "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to, those with respect to
potential expansion of mineralization, potential size of
mineralized zone, and size of exploration program involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievement of Fronteer Gold to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, among others, risks related to
international operations and joint ventures , the actual results of
current exploration activities, conclusions of economic
evaluations, uncertainty in the estimation of ore reserves and
mineral resources, changes in project parameters as plans continue
to be refined, future prices of gold and silver, environmental
risks and hazards, increased infrastructure and/or operating costs,
labor and employment matters, and government regulation and
permitting requirements as well as those factors discussed in the
section entitled "Risk Factors" in Fronteer Gold's Annual
Information form and Fronteer Gold's latest Form 40-F on file with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington,
D.C. Although Fronteer Gold has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there
may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Fronteer Gold disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.
NEWS RELEASE 10-27
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