Monster Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MAN)(OTCQX:MMNGF) (the "Company")
is pleased to report final results from its 2011 diamond drilling
program at its flagship Keno-Lightning project located near Keno
City, Yukon, adjacent to the east of Alexco Resources' operating
Bellekeno silver mine. The Company completed 25 HQ3 and NQ3 diamond
drill holes for 1819.3 m at its Caribou Hill and Homestake
prospects. Highlights of the drilling program include Caribou Hill
drill holes CH11-09 with 1.4 m of 1696 g/t Ag and 0.46 ppm Au from
15.5 m; CH 11-17 with 0.5 m of 1787 g/t Ag and 2.30 g/t Au from
22.9 m; and CH11-18 with 0.9 m of 1151 g/t Ag from 24.1 m and 1.6 m
of 1183 g/t Ag from 34.7 m.
Robert Eadie, president and CEO, stated, "These highly promising
drill results provide the geological team with strong prospective
new targets for the next round of drilling at Keno-Lightning.
Trenching results from the Homestake Zone, also reported in this
release, show excellent potential as well, requiring further
drilling."
Results of the Caribou Hill diamond drilling program, in
conjunction with results of trench sampling and the airborne
geophysical program means that Caribou Hill remains a high priority
target for follow-up in 2012. The Homestake drilling program did
not return any significant results; however, recoveries were
generally poor at Homestake, averaging 74% throughout the program,
and significantly less in vein and fault zones. The Company will be
evaluating the drilling methods used in an effort to reduce
significant core losses in future programs. Table 1 presents best
results from the 2011 diamond drilling program.
Table 1: Highlights of 2011 Drilling Program at Caribou Hill
Hole ID Prospect From To Interval Ag g/t Au ppm
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CH11-07 Caribou Hill 15.9 17.2 1.3 770
CH11-08 Caribou Hill 13.4 14.8 1.4 493
CH11-09 Caribou Hill 15.5 16.9 1.4 1696(i) 0.46(i)
CH11-10 Caribou Hill 35.21 35.84 0.63 447
CH11-11 Caribou Hill 39.7 40.6 0.9 119 1.90(ii)
CH11-13 Caribou Hill 16.5 17.7 1.2 401
CH11-15 Caribou Hill 13.5 15 1.5 116
CH11-15 Caribou Hill 16.4 18.4 2 221
CH11-16 Caribou Hill 11.4 13.4 2 352
CH11-17 Caribou Hill 22.9 23.4 0.5 1787 2.30(ii)
CH11-18 Caribou Hill 24.1 25 0.9 1151
CH11-18 Caribou Hill 34.7 36.3 1.6 1183
CH11-20 Caribou Hill 22.5 23.5 1 380
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(i) Weighted Average
(ii) Values are g/t Au
The Company has also received the last of the results of a
trench sampling program conducted at Keno-Lightning during the 2011
field season. Chip and panel samples from Homestake returned best
results of 1 m x 1 m (panel) of 11.05 g/t Au, 0.35 m (chip) of 9.13
g/t Au, 0.35 m (chip) of 7.80 g/t Au and 0.5 m (chip) of 3.11 g/t
Au from strongly oxidized arsenopyrite and scorodite-bearing
brecciate quartz veins exposed in trench HS-TR01.
Previously reported results (press releases dated September 8th,
2011 and October 5th, 2011) include 3.3 m of 2332 g/t Ag, 1.38 g/t
Au, 8.5% Pb and 1.1% Zn, 0.3 m of 1855 g/t Ag, 41.5% Pb and 530 ppm
Zn, 0.4 m of 1026 g/t Ag, 0.62 ppm Au, 2.75% Pb and 6417 ppm Zn,
and 0.7 m of 982 g/t Ag, 0.57 ppm Au, 9.33% Pb and 1.35% Zn from
Caribou Hill.
Initial results from the Homestake trenching and sampling
program returned 0.7 m of 1155 g/t Ag, 0.30 g/t Au, 6.27% Pb and
10.09% Zn and 0.35 m of 761.4 g/t Ag, 5.72% Pb and 1.50% Zn from
oxidized and gossanous material exposed in Trench Tr04. Table 2
presents the best results from the 2011 trench sampling
program.
Table 2: Highlights of trench sampling program at Homestake Zone
Sample
Pros- Sample Loca- East- North- Width Au Ag Pb Zn Re-
pect No tion ing ing (m) (ppm) (ppm) (%) (%) leased
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Caribou 580003 TR-06 492801 7091187 2 0.26 454.1 8-Sep-
11
Caribou 580004 TR-06 492801 7091189 0.5 0.12 127.1 1.15 8-Sep-
11
Caribou 580011 CH 492796 7091079 0.4 0.616 1026(i) 2.75 8-Sep-
TR08- 11
01
Caribou 580013 CH 492800 7091070 0.8 0.495 450.1 2.75 8-Sep-
TR08- 11
01
Caribou 580014 CH 492800 7091067 0.7 0.571 981.6 9.33 1.35 8-Sep-
TR08- (i) 11
01
Caribou 580016 CH 492787 7091058 0.3 0.093 1855.7 41.5 8-Sep-
TR08- (i) 11
01
Caribou 580018 CH 492781 7091050 1.2 0.301 107.6 8-Sep-
TR08- 11
01
Caribou 580022 CH 492781 7091053 1.5 0.028 96.5 8-Sep-
TR08- 11
01
Caribou 580024 CH 492795 7091038 1.7 1.676 3332.7 13.88 1.07 8-Sep-
TR08- (i) 11
01
Caribou 580025 CH 492793 7091038 1.6 1.074 1268.4 2.76 1.12 8-Sep-
TR08- (i) 11
01
Caribou 580026 CH 492793 7091036 1.6 0.222 194.2 0.98 8-Sep-
TR08- 11
01
Caribou 580028 CH 492789 7091009 1.5 0.481 954.2 4.81 1.05 8-Sep-
TR08- 11
01
Caribou 580030 CH 492791 7090997 1.5 0.251 539 2.13 1.05 8-Sep-
TR08- 11
01
Caribou 580031 CH 492791 7091042 2.0 1.005 2953.1 8.11 5-Oct-
TR08- (i) 11
01
Caribou 580032 CH 492796 7091028 0.5 0.344 109.3 2.19 5-Oct-
TR08- 11
01
Caribou 580033 CH 492781 7090961 0.8 0.106 138.5 1.35 5-Oct-
TR08- 11
01
Home- 580102 TR04 489780 7086838 1.1 0.052 283.6 1.41 2 5-Oct-
stake (i) 11
Home- 580114 TR04 489840 7086856 0.35 0.056 761.4 5.72 1.5 5-Oct-
stake (i) 11
Home- 580116 TR04 489844 7086857 0.4 0.07 227.9 5-Oct-
stake (i) 11
Home- 580119 TR04 489852 7086866 0.7 0.295 1155.3 6.27 10.09 5-Oct-
stake (i) 11
Home- 580128 TR01 489988 7086794 1x1 11.05 27.5 1.79 This
stake panel (i) release
Home- 580129 TR01 489988 7086794 0.35 7.795 166.9 11.76 2.68 This
stake release
Home- 580132 TR01 489986 7086792 0.35 9.131 19.7 2.11 This
stake release
Home- 580134 TR01 0.5 3.113 65.6 1.95 This
stake release
Home- 580137 TR05 490229 7086890 1.5 2.241 89.4 4.13 This
stake release
Home- 580138 TR05 490229 7086890 1.2x 0.13 1.7 This
stake 0.5 release
panel
Home- 580139 TR05 490229 7086886 0.8 1.502 84.8 3.05 This
stake release
Home- 580148 TR 490206 7086876 1.5 1.137 36.4 This
stake west release
of
TR05
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(i) Values are g/t
Sampling Method, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Chain of
Custody and Data Verification
Drilling was completed with skid-mounted drills utilizing HQ3
(61.1 mm) and NQ3 (45.0 mm) diameter core. Diamond drill core was
transported at the end of each shift to core logging and processing
areas located at the camp. The core was logged, and select
intervals were either split using a hydraulic splitter or sawn
using a diamond saw, placed with their sample tag into a labeled
plastic bag, then sealed and placed into a labeled rice bag for
shipment. One half of the sample was submitted for analysis, the
other half remains on site.
The rice bags were delivered by Monster Mining Corp. to Acme
Analytical Laboratories' Whitehorse preparation facility, where
they were crushed and pulped, then sent internally to Acme's
Vancouver analytical facility for analysis. Sample security was
maintained by Monster Mining Corp. personnel, under the supervision
of the senior project geologist, from the drill to the preparation
facility in Whitehorse, at which time sample security was assumed
by Acme Analytical Laboratories Inc. The remaining core is stored
in racks at the Homestake prospect.
Samples were submitted to the lab with standards, blanks and
field duplicates to check for quality assurance and quality control
at the laboratory. Quality control samples were inserted at regular
intervals in every hole, and particularly after a vein zone to
detect contamination. Both the Whitehorse preparation facility and
the Vancouver analytical facility are ISO9001:2008 registered
(Certificate No. FM 63007).
All samples were submitted to Acme Analytical Laboratories for
analysis of Ag, Al, As, Au, B, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga,
Hg, K, La, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Sr, Te, Th,
Ti, Tl, V, W and Zn using an aqua-regia (1:1:1 HCl-HNO3-H2O) digest
and ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy) analysis,
on a 15 g sample (analytical method 1DX2). Samples returning
greater than 500 ppb Au or greater than 100 ppm Ag were re-analyzed
by fire assay with an atomic absorption (AA) finish.
Laboratory-inserted blanks (analytical and method), standards and
duplicates (pulp and preparation) verify internal quality
assurance/quality control procedures. All analyses are reported as
drilled intervals and should not be interpreted as true widths.
The Company's flagship Keno-Lightning project, which comprises
329 quartz claims for approximately 6,650 hectares, hosts eight
known Yukon Minfile occurrences and is located in the historic Keno
Hill silver district, which produced over 200 million ounces of
silver between 1913 and 1989(1).
Joanna Ettlinger, PhD, P.Geo, MAusIMM(CP) is the Qualified
Person under National Instrument 43-101 who has reviewed and
approved the technical information contained in this news
release.
(1) Cathro, R.J. 2006, Great Mining Camps of Canada 1.The
History and Geology of the Keno Hill Silver Camp, Yukon Territory,
Geoscience Canada, v. 33, p. 103-134
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Robert Eadie, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Monster Mining Corp. Robert Eadie President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director 1-604-602-4935 1-604-602-4936
(FAX)info@monstermining.com www.monstermining.com
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