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MONTREAL,
Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Colt
Resources Inc. ("Colt" or the "Company") (TSXV: GTP) (FRA: P01)
(OTCQX: COLTF) is pleased to announce that it has received final
analytical results corresponding to five recently completed
drillholes from the ongoing drilling and trenching campaign on the
Monfurado gold deposit, located within the Company's 100% owned
(732Km2) Montemor exploration concession. The
Montemor exploration concession completely surrounds the
(47Km2) Boa Fé Experimental Mining License (EML) in
southern Portugal.
The results from the Monfurado deposit are
highlighted as follows:
Monfurado Deposit |
Drill hole
MOMF-12-002 (Vertical) - 100.35m long |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Grade g/t Au |
Interval (m)* |
20.60 |
25.50 |
1.05 |
4.90 |
Drill hole MOMF-12-003
(Vertical) - 74.00m long |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Grade g/t Au |
Interval (m)* |
No significant
results |
Drill hole
MOMF-12-004 (Vertical) - 93.60m long |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Grade g/t Au |
Interval (m)* |
42.05 |
49.61 |
5.31 |
7.56 |
Drill hole
MOMF-12-005 (Vertical) - 111.80m long |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Grade g/t Au |
Interval (m)* |
82.44 |
92.52 |
2.80 |
10.08 |
Drill hole MOMF-12-006
(Vertical) - 60.67m long |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Grade g/t Au |
Interval (m)* |
36.67 |
37.99 |
4.70 |
1.32 |
* True Width has not been determined at this
time.
Nikolas Perrault,
President and CEO of Colt, stated, "In this press release, we
are reporting results from five drillholes from the Monfurado
deposit within the Montemor property that surrounds our Boa Fé
property. The results are very encouraging as they
demonstrate near surface gold mineralization in an old iron mining
area that has been so far poorly explored for gold, some 8
kilometres west of our Casas Novas deposit. As our
exploration efforts intensify, we will continue to address new
exploration targets so as to build robust resources."
Program Strategy
Gold mineralization has been identified in
several deposits along a shear zone that extends over some 30
Kilometers along strike (Figure 1). Previous shallow drilling
was focussed on the highest grading portions of gold anomalies that
closely follow the regional shear. The mineralisation style
interpreted in the current model assumes that high-grade gold
mineralisation occurs where conjugate sets of shears intersect and
reinforce each other (refer to press release 15th
March 2012).
Monfurado is the first target in the region that
has been drill tested by Colt outside the Boa Fé concession and
away from the Boa Fé shear corridor.
MOMF-12-002 to MOMF-12-006 (Figure 2) are all
vertical holes designed to test gold-bearing sulphide
mineralization reported from several nearby RioFinEx holes and
trenches placed to test a gold anomaly in soils, and following
Colt's first hole in this deposit, MOMF-12-001 (press release of
13th June 2012). This
target is located in a Cambrian metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary
formation and along the Monfurado shear corridor, which is distinct
and found parallel to the Boa Fé shear zone where the majority of
Colt's deposits are located. The lithological sequence and
mineralization intersected by the current holes correlate well with
the reported information from RioFinEx's historical holes drilled
nearby. Gold mineralization is hosted by the bottom zone of a
felsic metavolcanic unit and the top zone of its underlying
calcsilicate+carbonate rock unit, and is related to late-stage
brittle shearing that result in subvertical fracturing, brecciation
and minor stockwork. The vertical orientation of shearing in the
mineralized zone differs from the structure observed in the rest of
the metasediments and metavolcanics. This zone of
stockwork/brecciation marks a clear boundary to mineralisation and
the highest grades of gold occur where the breccia is best
developed along with sulphides (pyrite, pyrrhotite and occasionally
arsenopyrite).
Holes MOMF-12-004 and MOMF-12-005 are on the
same cross section (Figure 3) as previously reported hole
MOMF-12-001 (press release of 13th June 2012), and were collared respectively 32m
and 82m down-dip of the latter. The three holes together indicate a
tabular deposit of some regularity and with a 40-45º northeasterly
dip.
Holes MOMF-12-006 and MOMF-12-002 were collared
respectively 100 metres and 280 metres Northwest (along strike) of
MOMF-12-004, thus confirming a significant strike extent of the
mineralization.
The Monfurado gold mineralization remains open
both down-dip and along-strike in all directions. Hence further
step-out drilling is currently being carried out to determine the
extents of this zone, and new drilling will be planned to test the
strike continuation of the deposit to the Southeast of
MOMF-12-004.
These positive results obtained from Monfurado
confirm that potentially economic gold mineralization can be found
elsewhere at the Montemor and Boa Fé concessions in a distinctly
different geologic setting to that seen at the known deposits
occurring along the Boa Fé shear corridor (e.g. Chaminé, Casas
Novas), either in terms of host formations, metamorphic grade,
nature of shearing, mineralogy, or geochemical signature. A
regional multi-element soil sampling program has commenced to test
for anomalies that may reveal mineralized targets.
The Company will continue its aggressive
advanced stage exploration campaign at Montemor and Boa Fé
consisting of a combination of vertical and inclined drill holes
positioned to confirm previous drilling results at the Chaminé,
Casas Novas, Braços, Banhos and Covas deposits and investigate the
gaps between Chaminé-Casas Novas and Chaminé-Ligeiro to increase
resource potential. Results currently being interpreted from
geophysical exploration will greatly assist in advancing targets in
the areas being explored. High priority regional targets identified
through historical data assessment and field prospecting will also
be tested.
Minimal drilling has been performed to test
depth extensions below an average of 100 metres or along strike
between known mineralized deposits. Given the shear zone
style of mineralization and extensive gold anomalies in soils,
there is good potential to build upon previous work that supported
several non NI43-101 compliant resource estimates (see press
release March 7, 2011).
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
(QA/QC)
Drill sample intervals are reported as metres
(m) down hole and as such do not represent true widths of
mineralized intersections. All drill core is transported by the
Company personnel from drill site to a nearby secure storage
facility for logging and sampling. Sampling intervals are defined
after core logging and determination of probable high grade zones
based on visible mineralisation and favourable structure. The core
is halved using a rotary diamond blade core saw, with one half of
the core sent for analysis, while the other half is retained in the
core boxes for future reference.
All half core samples are sent by courier to ALS
Chemex's facility in Seville,
Spain, where they undergo sample preparation. The resulting
pulps are shipped by ALS to their laboratory in Romania for gold assay and routine ICP
multi-element analysis. Gold analysis for all samples is done via
method "Au - AA23" (Au by fire assay and AAS, 30g nominal sample
weight). The detection limit for this method is 5 ppb. For every
sample with Au values over 3 ppm, the pulp is re-analyzed by method
"Au - GRA21" (Au by fire assay and gravimetric finish, 30g nominal
sample weight). The detection range for this method is 0.05-1000
ppm.
A set of standards and blanks has been inserted
by Colt into the drill sample stream on a regular basis in addition
to the laboratory's own internal QA/QC standards and duplicates.
QA/QC results to date are well within the accepted norm.
About Colt Resources Inc.
Colt Resources Inc. is a Canadian junior
exploration company engaged in acquiring, exploring, and developing
mineral properties with an emphasis on gold and tungsten. It is
currently focused on advanced stage exploration projects in
Portugal, where it is the largest
lease holder of mineral concessions.
SRK ES Managing Director - Gareth O'Donovan CEng
MSc BA (Hons) FIMMM FGS, is the independent qualified person, as
defined in NI 43‐101, for Colt's projects in Portugal. Mr. O'Donovan has reviewed the
content of this press release, and consents to the information
provided in the form and context in which it appears.
The Company's shares trade on the TSX‐V, symbol:
GTP; the Frankfurt Stock Exchange,
symbol: P01; and, the OTCQX, symbol: COLTF.
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Company's control. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions
include, but are not limited to, those described under "Risk
Factors" in the Company's revised annual information form dated
April 20, 2011 available on SEDAR at
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materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements.
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obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking information or
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