VANCOUVER, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Callinex Mines
(TSX.V: CNX) (OTCQX: CLLXF) has received results from a
metallurgical test program conducted on drill core samples from
their Gossan Hill property. The test has determined that the gold
contained in the sample appears to be relatively clean and amenable
to basic mineral processing recovery methods. The test was
performed to assess the preliminary recoverability of gold and
silver using gravity, cyanidation and flotation methods. Among the
most encouraging aspects of the final report submitted to the
company are:
- Cyanidation and Flotation methods produced similar results in
terms of gold recovery, however flotation showed significantly
better recovery for silver.
- The cyanidation leach test recovered 83-88% of the gold, and
58-62% of the silver.
- The sulphide flotation test resulted in recoveries of 86-88% of
the gold and 97% of the silver.
- The Bond ball mill work index indicates a "medium hardness ore"
which suggests a 16.6 kWh/tonne rate of power usage in
milling.
The Metallurgical test was conducted by Inspectorate Exploration
and Mining Service of Richmond, BC
on a sample consisting of a composite of 2011 drill core sample
rejects that averaged 4.22g/t Au, and 12.57 g/t Ag, ground
from 154 to 80 microns.
The company considers this test to be a very encouraging step in
the development of the Gossan Hill Project. In the context of the
gold-bearing structure isolated during the 2011 drill program, and
the strong early results from step-out drilling in the ongoing 2012
program, this metallurgical report bolsters the company's
confidence in the Gossan Hill Project.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
J.J. O'Donnell
J.J. O'Donnell
President and COO
All of Callinex's exploration programs are conducted under
the direction of J.J. O'Donnell,
P.Geo, a qualified person as defined by national instrument 43-101,
who has reviewed and approved the contents of this release.
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.
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 work programs and the
timing and amount of expenditures. Callinex does not assume the
obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
SOURCE Callinex Mines Inc.
