Wealth Minerals Ltd. (the "Company" or "Wealth") (TSX
VENTURE:WML)(OTCQX:WMLLF)(FRANKFURT:EJZ) -
Highlight Drill Intersections Include:
R11-J-01: 1.10% TREO over 17.20 metres incl. 2.08% TREO over 8.85 metres
R11-J-07: 0.68% TREO over 41.95 metres incl. 1.40% TREO over 18.70 metres
R11-J-08: 0.48% TREO over 55.45 metres incl. 1.29% TREO over 19.20 metres
R11-J-11: 0.46% TREO over 51.50 metres incl. 2.02% TREO over 10.70 metres
R11-R-02: 0.52% TREO over 17.35 metres incl. 1.29% TREO over 6.10 metres
Wealth Minerals Ltd. announces diamond drilling results from the
La Juli and El Rulo zones at its Rodeo de los Molles ("Rodeo") Rare
Earth Element ("REE") Project in San Luis Province, Argentina.
La Juli Zone Drilling
Ten of twelve shallow diamond drill holes (totalling 524.95
metres) completed within the 250 metre diameter La Juli zone
intersected significant REE mineralization (Figure 1:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/wml-1206-figure1.pdf). Highlight
drill intersections include 1.10% TREO over 17.20 metres including
2.08% TREO over 8.85 metres in drill hole R11-J-01 and 0.68% TREO
over 41.95 metres including 1.40% TREO over 18.70 metres in drill
hole R11-J-07. A complete list of drill results is presented in
Table 1.
The drilling at La Juli zone was designed to test the
high-grade, outcropping REE mineralization in and adjacent to an
historical test-pit. The results have demonstrated that REE
mineralization appears to be at least in part
structurally-controlled and remains open for expansion in all
directions. Drilling was concentrated on a single structural
corridor measuring approximately 100 metres long by 40 metres wide,
leaving many sub-parallel structures and mineralized outcrops
untested.
El Rulo Discovery
The initial drill testing of the new El Rulo zone intersected
significant REE mineralization highlighted by drill hole R11-R-02
that returned values of 0.52% TREO over 17.35 metres including
1.29% TREO over 6.10 metres. The El Rulo discovery is located
approximately half way (600 metres) between the main Mina Norte and
La Juli zones, and the new zone measures approximately 350 by 200
metres (as defined by the extent of high-grade REE mineralization
sampled on surface to date - Figure 2:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/wml-1206-figure2.pdf) and
highlights the future discovery potential at Rodeo.
Table 1: La Juli and El Rulo Zone Drill Results(i)
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Nd2O3+
Nd2O3/ Pr2O3/
From To Interval TREO TREO TREO
Hole ID Zone (metres) (metres) (metres) (%) (%) (%)
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R11-J-01 La Juli 0.00 EOH 17.20 1.10 16.4 21.5
incl. 2.65 11.50 8.85 2.08 16.4 21.5
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R11-J-02 La Juli 0.00 EOH 21.35 0.30 16.3 21.2
incl. 5.65 11.10 5.45 1.00 16.4 21.5
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R11-J-03 La Juli 0.00 EOH 40.15 0.23 17.3 22.4
incl. 17.80 33.30 15.50 0.51 17.3 22.5
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R11-J-04 La Juli 0.00 EOH 66.70 0.06 16.1 21.0
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R11-J-05 La Juli 0.00 EOH 50.20 0.30 17.4 22.5
incl. 4.00 12.10 8.10 1.56 17.8 23.0
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R11-J-06 La Juli 0.00 EOH 41.80 0.50 18.6 24.0
incl. 19.80 30.50 10.70 1.83 16.2 20.9
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R11-J-07 La Juli 0.00 EOH 41.95 0.68 18.5 23.9
incl. 10.30 29.00 18.70 1.40 18.4 23.8
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R11-J-08 La Juli 0.00 EOH 55.45 0.48 19.2 24.7
incl. 30.80 50.00 19.20 1.29 19.2 24.8
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R11-J-09 La Juli 0.00 EOH 34.20 0.46 18.1 23.4
incl. 12 25.15 13.15 0.86 18.4 23.7
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R11-J-10 La Juli 0.00 EOH 40.55 0.12 17.9 23.2
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R11-J-11 La Juli 0.00 EOH 51.50 0.46 17.6 22.8
incl. 17.95 28.65 10.70 2.02 16.1 20.8
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R11-J-12 La Juli 0.00 EOH 58.90 0.05 15.3 20.2
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R11-R-01 El Rulo 0.00 EOH 34.15 0.13 15.8 20.7
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R11-R-02 El Rulo 0.00 EOH 17.35 0.52 19.5 24.8
incl. 0.00 6.10 6.10 1.29 19.7 25.1
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R11-R-03 El Rulo 0.00 EOH 19.30 0.09 17.4 22.3
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(i) Reported drill 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.
EOH = End Of Hole
Looking Ahead
With the highly successful first phase of diamond drilling now
complete, the Company's technical team is now focusing its efforts
on two fronts: 1) the synthesis of Phase 1 surface and drill data
to refine geological models for targeting, design and
implementation of a second phase of drilling with the aim of
expanding the areas of known mineralization and to define a NI
43-101 compliant resource; and 2) the initiation of beneficiation,
concentrating and liberation testing of Rodeo REE mineralization
for the development and optimization of a process flow sheet and
initial assessment of the potential future production of a saleable
REE mineral concentrate utilizing simple physical (gravity,
magnetic, electrostatic, flotation) processing methods. The Rodeo
process recovery test work will be conducted by Cardero Iron Ore
Management (US) Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Cardero
Resource Corp., at their U.S. laboratory facility under the
supervision of Glenn Hoffman and Dr. Jayson Ripke. The Company
expects to receive preliminary process testing results in Q1 2012.
The initiation of Phase II drilling and additional fieldwork is
dependent upon the Company raising the required funding for such
program.
Qualified Person & QA/QC Controls
R. Scott Heffernan, M.Sc., P.Geol., Wealth's Vice-President,
Exploration, and a qualified person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101, has supervised the preparation of the scientific
and technical information that forms the basis for this news
release and has approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Heffernan is
not independent of Wealth by virtue of being an officer and
shareholder and a holder of incentive stock options.
Wealth's activities to date at Rodeo have been supervised by R.
Scott Heffernan, P.Geol., Wealth's Vice-President Exploration, and
Diego Charchaflie, P.Geo, Principal of LPF Consulting SRL, who are
responsible for all aspects of the work, including the quality
control/quality assurance program. On-site personnel at the project
rigorously collect and track samples which are then sealed and
shipped to the Activation Laboratorios Ltda. laboratory facilities
in Coquimbo, Chile for preparation and then forwarded to Activation
Laboratories Ltd. ("Actlabs") of Ancaster, Ontario for geochemical
analysis by '8-REE Assay Package by Fusion ICP & ICP/MS'.
Actlabs' Quality System is accredited to international quality
standards through the International Organization for
Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC)
17025. 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.
TREO = total rare earth oxides and includes: Y2O3, La2O3, Ce2O3,
Pr2O3, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb2O3, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3,
Tm2O3, Yb2O3 and Lu2O3.
About Wealth Minerals Ltd.
Wealth is a Canadian based mineral exploration company with
listings on the TSX Venture, OTCQX and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges.
The Company's primary focus is on the exploration and development
of its advanced-stage Rodeo de los Molles rare earth element
project in San Luis Province, Argentina.
For further details on the Company readers are referred to the
Company's web site (www.wealthminerals.com) and its Canadian
regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of Wealth Minerals Ltd.
Hendrik Van Alphen, President & CEO
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 the expansion of the
known mineralized zones at Rodeo, the potential for the discovery
of additional REE occurrences/deposits on the Company's land
package, the scheduled date for the completion of the planned
beneficiation, concentrating and liberation testing, 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, dilution, the volatility of
the Company's common share price and volume; 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 Management Discussion and Analysis filed with certain
securities commissions in Canada, and other information released by
the Company and filed with the appropriate regulatory agencies. 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.
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.
Neither 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 press release, which has been prepared by
management.
Contacts: Wealth Minerals Ltd. John Kocela 604.331.0096
604.408.7499 (FAX)info@wealthminerals.comwww.wealthminerals.com
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