VANCOUVER, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Callinan Mines has completed this winter
season's drilling on its properties in the Snow Lake area of Manitoba. Drilling was conducted on the Jean
Lake, Berry Creek and Watts River
properties to test for gold, copper and zinc mineralization in
targets located by geophysics, and various methods of surface
prospecting.
A total of seven holes were drilled in the Jean Lake program.
Gold mineralization which was encountered is most often associated
with arsenopyrite in various forms of altered diorite, granodiorite
and tonolite, in some cases containing garnet crystals. It is noted
that
higher gold values occur where higher instances of arsenopyrite
are observed.
Assays from Watts River, Berry
Creek, and the remaining five holes from Jean Lake are
currently being processed and logged. Results from Jean Lake
processed to date are as follows:
DDH JEAN 1
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From (m) To (m) Width (m) Au gm/Mt
-------- ------ --------- --------
201.66 202.3 0.64 3.9
288.3 291.2 2.9 1.33
DDH JEAN 2
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From (m) To (m) Width (m) Au gm/Mt
-------- ------ --------- --------
8 14.3 6.8 0.765
62.6 65.2 2.4 1.2
77.2 82 4.8 0.503
168.5 183 14.5 0.23
Operations are due to begin on Callinan's Coles Creek property
in British Columbia in the month
of July. Work will include the diamond drilling of an induced
polarization anomaly located in last year's program near
mineralization previously located in DDH COLE 18. This diamond
drill hole, completed as part of the 2008 diamond drill program,
contained a 4.7 meter intersection of material grading 200 grams of
silver per tonne included in a larger width of 141 meters of
mineralization containing 20.5 grams of silver per tonne. The
mineralization is in a volcanic debris flow.
Callinan Mines maintained a QA/QC
program at all stages of exploration. Core recovery was calculated,
measured and observed at a company facility in Snow Lake before being cut at the same
facility. Core was cut in half, one half being returned to the core
tray for storage and the other half placed in pre-labeled plastic
bags, tagged with the sample number and recorded in the log. A gold
standard, packed with predetermined gold values was inserted with
every 30 samples. A blank standard, a rock with low gold values,
was also inserted. Samples were then shipped to Acme Analytical
Laboratories in Vancouver, BC,
where they were crushed, pulverized and sieved into approximately
500 g samples, +150 and -150 mesh, saved and split. Metallics were
then weighted and samples assayed using fire assay. The lab employs
internal quality control by assaying pulp duplicates and inserting
a quality control standards of predetermined gold values and a
blank sample.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Mike Muzylowski"
Mike Muzylowski
All of Callinan's exploration programs are conducted under the
direction of Pat Deveaux, P.Geo, a
qualified person as defined by national instrument 43-101, who has
reviewed and approved the contents of this release.
Some statements in this news release contain forward-looking
information. These statements include, but are not limited to,
statements with respect to future expenditures. These statements
address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include, among
others, the ability to complete contemplated private placements and
the timing and amount of expenditures. Callinan does not assume the
obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
SOURCE Callinan Mines Ltd.