ICN Check Assay Results Confirm High-Grade Gold Encountered in Lode Star's Drilling on the Bonanza Goldfield Project
January 20 2011 - 9:30AM
Marketwired
ICN Resources (TSX VENTURE: ICN) ("ICN" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce results of its initial check assay program on
drill hole samples from Lode Star Gold's prior work on ICN's newly
acquired Bonanza Goldfield Project (see ICN News Release of Dec.
16, 2010). ICN selected 32 pulp samples from mineralized drill core
intervals previously assayed by Lode Star Gold ("Lode Star"). These
32 pulps were assayed by ICN at American Assay in Reno, Nevada, and
the results compare extremely well with the original assay results
of Lode Star, who utilized ALS Chemex - see Table 1 below.
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Lode Star (original)
ICN (check) Sampling Sampling LS - ICN
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ALS
Sample ID AA Assay(i) conversion Assay(ii) conversion % Diff
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(ALS-AA)
opt Au (g/t) opt Au (g/t) /ALS
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LHC-120 148-149 0.274 9.384 0.254 8.699 -7.9%
LHC-120 149-150 0.113 3.870 0.110 3.767 -0.027
LHC-120 154-155 0.021 0.719 0.022 0.740 0.028
LHC-124 322-323 0.084 2.877 0.101 3.459 16.8%
LHC-100 112-113 0.049 1.678 0.045 1.541 -8.9%
LHC-100 115-116 0.111 3.801 0.113 3.870 1.8%
LHC-107 159-160 0.095 3.253 0.103 3.527 7.8%
LHC-126 27-28 0.033 1.130 0.032 1.099 -2.8%
LHC-134 30-31 0.103 3.527 0.102 3.493 -0.98%
LHC-029 72-74 0.391 13.390 0.396 13.562 1.3%
LHC-088 170-171 0.181 6.199 0.180 6.164 -0.6%
LHC-095 152-153 0.111 3.801 0.116 3.973 4.3%
LHC-095 153-154 0.105 3.596 0.092 3.151 -14.1%
LHC-098 139-140 0.208 7.123 0.222 7.603 6.3%
LHC-099 136-137 0.014 0.479 0.012 0.411 -16.67%
LSC-012 327-328 1.215 41.610 1.150 39.384 -5.7%
LSC-012 328-329 4.369 149.623 4.440 152.055 1.6%
LSC-012 329-330 1.731 59.281 1.885 64.555 8.2%
LSC-012 486-487 1.663 56.952 1.805 61.815 7.9%
LSC-012 488-489 35.710 1222.945 36.700 1256.849 2.7%
LSC-013 310-311 2.162 74.041 2.100 71.918 -3.0%
LSC-013 332-333 4.124 141.233 3.920 134.247 -5.2%
LSC-017 300-301 1.338 45.822 1.390 47.603 3.7%
LSC-021 521-523 0.261 8.938 0.270 9.247 3.3%
LSC-022 403-405 0.132 4.521 0.134 4.589 1.5%
LSC-022 431-433 0.193 6.610 0.189 6.455 -2.4%
LSC-022 541-542 0.115 3.938 0.120 4.110 0.042
LSC-022 544-545 0.134 4.589 0.134 4.589 0.0%
LSC-013 334-335 0.733 25.103 0.715 24.486 -2.5%
LSC-017 285-286 2.944 100.822 3.060 104.795 3.8%
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Avg. % Diff 0.15%
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American Assay (i) gravimetric method - bead by weight - 30 g sample.
ALS Chemex (ii) FA/AA - fire assay with atomic adsorption finish - 30 g
sample.
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Table 1: Comparison of Check Assay Results - ICN and Lode Star Gold
Blind blanks and standards submitted by ICN, as well as the
results of internal standards utilized by American Assay performed
within acceptable and prescribed limits. Two of the 32 samples
submitted by ICN did not compare well to the original Lode Star
values. Repeat assays are underway in an attempt to confirm or
resolve this discrepancy.
ICN sorted the Lode Star database and selected fifty seven drill
hole intervals representing a range of gold values from a grade
distribution plot. Thirty two of these randomly selected intervals
were located in pulp storage of Lode Star at the project site.
These pulps were then submitted to American Assay in Reno Nevada
for gravimetric analyses based on the high gold grades contained.
Lode Star had previously assayed these same pulps at ALS Chemex in
Reno, Nevada (both ISO accredited laboratories). Original assays of
Lode Star at ALS Chemex were based on a FA/AA method using a 30
gram charge: samples exceeding 10 g/t (0.29 opt) are re-assayed
using a gravimetric technique similar to that used by ICN at
American Assay.
American Assay also completed three duplicate check assays (10%
of the samples) submitted by ICN, and these duplicates also showed
assay results very similar to the original Lode Star ALS Chemex
assay as well as the first assay completed by American Assay (see
Table 2 below).
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Sample Number opt Au Au (g/t) (#1-Dup)/#1
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LHC-124 322-323 Original AA Value 0.084 2.88(i)
Duplicate Check 0.111 3.80 -32.1%
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LSC-12 488-489 Original AA Value 35.710 1,222.95
Duplicate Check 35.881 1,228.80 -0.5%
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LSC-13 332-333 Original AA Value 4.124 141.23
Duplicate Check 4.068 139.32 1.4%
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(i) American Assay states the gravimetric method has lower accuracy below 3
g/t.
Table 2: Duplicate Check Assay Comparison
Based on the good comparison between the check assay results of
ICN at a second laboratory and the original Lode Star assay results
from the identical pulp, ICN's initial conclusion is that the Lode
Star results are very representative of the values encountered by
Lode Star in their drilling. No half core was available for check
assay, as Lode Star assayed the entire bx sized core. Lode Star's
procedure was based on the desire to maximize sample size given the
high grade nature of the intervals and the small core diameter. ICN
will complete further check work, including twinning some of the
Lode Star holes, to further confirm the results that Lode Star has
tabulated.
Tim Percival, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101, and a consultant to the Company, has reviewed
and verified the technical information contained in this news
release.
About ICN Resources
ICN is primarily focused on exploration for volcanic-hosted
precious metal deposits in western Nevada, emphasizing targets with
geological similarities to Sleeper, Sandman, Hollister, Midas and
Aurora in Nevada and El Penon in Chile. ICN plans to explore for
the high-grade feeder zones associated with large low-grade gold
and silver systems, primarily in western Nevada, but is looking for
other opportunities in established metallogenic belts elsewhere in
the United States. The ICN management and geologic team have
extensive experience in Nevada and will utilize this experience to
generate prime opportunities for ICN shareholders.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of ICN Resources Ltd.,
Carl Hering, President & CEO
ICN Resources Ltd.
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