Corvus Gold Inc. ("Corvus" or the "Company") (TSX: KOR) announces
the latest results from its ongoing drill program at the North
Bullfrog Project near Beatty, Nevada. Highlights from drilling
include 15.2 metres of 2.4 g/t gold at the new Connection target;
62.5 metres of 0.5 g/t gold at the Yellow Jacket target; 64.0
metres of 0.5 g/t gold at the Savage Valley target; and 19.8 metres
of 0.6 g/t gold at the Jolly Jane target (see Figure 1). The
continued success of drilling in all target areas has led to a
further expansion of the initial 2011 drilling program to 15,000
metres, and the program will therefore now continue through to the
end of May.
Connection Target
Three of four initial holes drilled at the new Connection target
have returned results, including 21 metres of 1.1 g/t gold in hole
NB-11-78 at a depth of 11 metres and 41 metres of 1.3 g/t gold in
hole NB-11-79 at a depth of 6 metres (Table 1). These results have
begun to outline an area of near-surface, higher grade
mineralization which may have a significant impact on potential
mining plans. Drill hole NB-11-77, a 400 metre step out hole to the
west, encountered only weak mineralization in the targeted
structure.
Yellow Jacket Target
Drill hole NB-11-68 was drilled to the west and below the
previously reported (see NR11-03) intersections at Yellow Jacket
and returned a broad zone of mineralization (105 metres at 0.4 g/t
gold) within the favourable stratigraphic host unit with higher
grade internal intervals. An additional five holes are pending or
in progress at the target area.
Savage Valley Target
Assays have been received from the first four holes, with three
holes returning broad, moderate grade intercepts. These include
hole NB-11-65 which returned 64 metres of 0.5 g/t gold, connecting
intervals previously announced in NR11-03, and forming a new large,
open zone of gold mineralization. An additional five holes have
pending assays from this zone. Hole NB-11-66, which represented a
500 metre step out the south, did not return significant
values.
Jolly Jane Target
Results from eight additional holes have expanded the previously
defined mineralization (Figure 1). These holes continue to
delineate broad intervals of shallow oxide mineralization, such as
that found in hole NB-11-72 which intercepted 56 metres of 0.4 g/t
gold starting at 8 metres below the surface.
Jeff Pontius, Chief Executive Officer of Corvus, stated: "The
Savage Valley target represents a completely blind discovery which
appears to have a strike length in excess of 400 metres. This
confirms our belief that with continued systematic, district-wide
exploration, the North Bullfrog Project has the potential to grow
into a major multi-million-ounce, bulk-tonnage gold deposit."
A video of the North Bullfrog project showing location,
infrastructure access and 2010 winter drilling is available on the
Company's website at
http://www.corvusgold.com/investors/video/.
To view "Figure 1: Locations of holes drilled in the current
2010-2011 program", please visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/c329.pdf
Table 1: Significant intercepts(i) from recent drilling at North Bullfrog
(i) Intercepts calculated using 0.1 g/t gold cutoff with maximum of 3 metres
of internal dilution. These intercepts are not true widths. At this time,
there is insufficient data with respect to the shape of the mineralization
to calculate its true orientation in space.
From To Interval Gold Silver
Hole ID (metres) (metres) (metres) (g/t) (g/t) Area
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NB-11-65 67.1 166.1 99.1 0.37 0.80 Savage Valley
Including 73.2 137.2 64.0 0.47 0.84
Including 79.3 112.8 33.5 0.54 0.94
NB-11-66 No Significant Intercepts Savage Valley
NB-11-67 202.7 257.6 54.9 0.30 0.36 Savage Valley
Including 217.9 239.3 21.3 0.41 0.46
Including 234.7 239.3 4.6 0.78 0.56
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NB-11-68 248.4 353.6 105.2 0.41 1.02 Yellow Jacket
Including 266.7 329.2 62.5 0.52 1.26
Including 269.8 288.0 18.3 0.81 0.57
NB-11-68 400.8 423.7 22.9 0.22 0.46
NB-11-68 428.2 464.8 36.6 0.15 0.29
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NB-11-69 39.6 61.0 21.3 0.20 0.33 Jolly Jane
NB-11-70 6.1 68.6 62.5 0.32 0.66 Jolly Jane
Including 32.0 62.5 30.5 0.39 0.56
NB-11-71 18.3 27.4 9.1 0.29 0.43 Jolly Jane
NB-11-72 7.6 64.0 56.4 0.41 0.72 Jolly Jane
Including 41.2 61.0 19.8 0.59 0.91
NB-11-73 0.0 6.1 6.1 0.22 0.34 Jolly Jane
NB-11-73 57.9 114.3 56.4 0.26 0.50
Including 99.1 106.7 7.6 0.48 0.59
NB-11-74 82.3 129.5 47.2 0.29 0.54 Jolly Jane
Including 99.1 112.8 13.7 0.39 0.62
NB-11-75 74.7 132.6 57.9 0.25 0.48 Jolly Jane
Including 111.3 121.9 10.7 0.47 0.84
NB-11-76 36.6 57.9 21.3 0.20 Jolly Jane
NB-11-76 62.5 118.9 56.4 0.24
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NB-11-77 No Significant Intercepts Connection
NB-11-78 10.7 32.0 21.3 1.14 Connection
Including 12.2 18.3 6.1 2.69
NB-11-79 6.1 47.2 41.1 1.27 1.96 Connection
Including 16.8 32.0 15.2 2.44 2.83
NB-11-79 50.3 61.0 10.7 0.57 0.88 Connection
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About the North Bullfrog Project, Nevada
The North Bullfrog Project covers over 24 square kilometres in
southern Nevada just north of the historic Bullfrog gold mine
formerly operated by Barrick. The project has excellent
infrastructure, being adjacent to a major highway and power
corridor, and is 100% controlled by the Company.
The project currently includes eight prospective gold targets
with one prospect - the Mayflower target - containing an NI 43-101
compliant initial Indicated Resource of 2.6 million tonnes at an
average grade of 0.67 g/t gold (at a 0.3 g/t cutoff) for 76,300
ounces of gold and an Inferred Resource of 2.2 million tonnes at
0.56 g/t gold for 39,000 ounces of gold with appreciable silver
credits. Mineralization occurs in two primary forms: (1) broad
stratabound bulk-tonnage gold zones such as the Sierra Blanca and
Jolly Jane systems; and (2) moderately thick zones of high-grade
gold and silver mineralization hosted by structural zones with
breccias and quartz-sulfide vein stockworks such as the Mayflower
and Yellowjacket targets. The Company is pursuing both types of
mineralization with an expanded 15,000 metre Phase 1 drill
program.
Qualified Person and Quality Control/Quality Assurance
Jeffrey A. Pontius (CPG 11044), a qualified person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101, has supervised the preparation of the
scientific and technical information that form the basis for this
news release and has approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Pontius is
not independent of the Company, as he is the CEO and holds common
shares and incentive stock options.
The work program at North Bullfrog was designed and supervised
by Russell Myers, President of the Company, and Mark Reischman,
Nevada Exploration Manager, who are responsible for all aspects of
the work, including the quality control/quality assurance program.
On-site personnel at the project photograph the core from each
individual borehole prior to preparing the split core and log and
track all samples prior to sealing and shipping. All sample
shipments are sealed and shipped to ALS Chemex in Reno, Nevada, or
Vancouver, B.C., for assay. ALS Chemex's quality system complies
with the requirements for the International Standards ISO 9001:2000
and ISO 17025:1999. Analytical accuracy and precision are monitored
by the analysis of reagent blanks, reference material and replicate
samples. Quality control is further assured by the use of
international and in-house standards. Finally, representative blind
duplicate samples are forwarded to ALS Chemex and an ISO compliant
third party laboratory for additional quality control.
About Corvus Gold Inc.
Corvus Gold Inc. is a resource exploration company, focused in
Alaska and Nevada, which controls a number of exploration projects
representing a spectrum from early-stage to advanced gold projects.
Corvus is committed to building shareholder value through new
discoveries and leveraging those discoveries via partner funded
exploration work into carried and/or royalty interests that provide
shareholders with exposure to gold production to maximize the value
for their investment.
On behalf of Corvus Gold Inc.
Jeffrey A. Pontius, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking
statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and US
securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, included herein including, without limitation,
statements regarding the anticipated content, commencement and cost
of exploration programs, anticipated exploration program results,
the discovery and delineation of mineral
deposits/resources/reserves, the potential for higher grade zones
of mineralization to exist at North Bullfrog, the potential for the
identification of multiple deposits at North Bullfrog and the
operation of a central processing facility to treat North Bullfrog
mineralization, business and financing plans and business trends,
are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that
such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements
are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect,
anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or
are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The
Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by
the Company are not guarantees of future results or performance,
and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward
looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but
not limited to, variations in the nature, quality and quantity of
any mineral deposits that may be located, variations in the market
price of any mineral products the Company may produce or plan to
produce, the Company's inability to obtain any necessary permits,
consents or authorizations required for its activities, the
Company's inability to produce minerals from its properties
successfully or profitably, to continue its projected growth, to
raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its
business strategies, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in
the Company's latest interim Management Discussion and Analysis and
filed with certain securities commissions in Canada. All of the
Company's Canadian public disclosure filings may be accessed via
www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials,
including the technical reports filed with respect to the Company's
mineral properties.
Cautionary Note Regarding References to Resources and
Reserves
National Instrument 43 101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects ("NI 43-101") is a rule developed by the Canadian
Securities Administrators which establishes standards for all
public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical
information concerning mineral projects. Unless otherwise
indicated, all resource estimates contained in or incorporated by
reference in this press release have been prepared in accordance
with NI 43-101 and the guidelines set out in the Canadian Institute
of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the "CIM") Standards on
Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council
on November 14, 2004 (the "CIM Standards") as they may be amended
from time to time by the CIM.
United States shareholders are cautioned that the requirements
and terminology of NI 43-101 and the CIM Standards differ
significantly from the requirements and terminology of the SEC set
forth in the SEC's Industry Guide 7 ("SEC Industry Guide 7").
Accordingly, the Company's disclosures regarding mineralization may
not be comparable to similar information disclosed by companies
subject to SEC Industry Guide 7. Without limiting the foregoing,
while the terms "mineral resources", "inferred mineral resources",
"indicated mineral resources" and "measured mineral resources" are
recognized and required by NI 43-101 and the CIM Standards, they
are not recognized by the SEC and are not permitted to be used in
documents filed with the SEC by companies subject to SEC Industry
Guide 7. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not
have demonstrated economic viability, and US investors are
cautioned not to assume that all or any part of a mineral resource
will ever be converted into reserves. Further, inferred resources
have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to
whether they can be mined legally or economically. It cannot be
assumed that all or any part of the inferred resources will ever be
upgraded to a higher resource category. Under Canadian rules,
estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of a
feasibility study or prefeasibility study, except in rare cases.
The SEC normally 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 amounts. The
term "contained ounces" is not permitted under the rules of SEC
Industry Guide 7. In addition, the NI 43-101 and CIM Standards
definition of a "reserve" differs from the definition in SEC
Industry Guide 7. In SEC Industry Guide 7, a mineral reserve is
defined as a part of a mineral deposit which could be economically
and legally extracted or produced at the time the mineral reserve
determination is made, and a "final" or "bankable" feasibility
study is required to report reserves, the three-year historical
price is used in any reserve or cash flow analysis of designated
reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be
filed with the appropriate governmental authority.
Caution Regarding Adjacent or Similar Mineral Properties
This news release contains information with respect to adjacent
or similar mineral properties in respect of which the Company has
no interest or rights to explore or mine. The Company advises US
investors that the mining guidelines of the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") set forth in the SEC's Industry
Guide 7 ("SEC Industry Guide 7") strictly prohibit information of
this type in documents filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned
that the Company has no interest in or right to acquire any
interest in any such properties, and that mineral deposits on
adjacent or similar properties are not indicative of mineral
deposits on the Company's properties.
This press release is not, and is not to be construed in any way
as, an offer to buy or sell securities in the United States.
Contacts: Corvus Gold Inc. Shirley Zhou Manager - Corporate
Communications 1-888-770-7488 (toll free) or (604) 638-3247 (604)
408-7499 (FAX) szhou@corvusgold.com www.corvusgold.com
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