- Published: 22 May 2012
- Written by Editor
Colt Resources intersects 1.50g/t Au over 41.70m, including 4.48g/t Au over 8.05m at its Boa Fé Gold Project, Southern Portugal
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 six recently completed drillholes from the ongoing drilling and trenching campaign on its Boa Fé gold project, located within the Company's 100% owned (47Km2) Boa Fé Experimental Mining License (EML) in southern Portugal. The Boa Fé EML is completely surrounded by the Company's 100% owned (732Km2) Montemor exploration concession.
The results from the Chaminé and Casas Novas deposits are highlighted as follows:
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Chaminé Deposit
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Drill hole BFCH-12-019 (Vertical) - 67.60m long
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From (m) To (m) Grade g/t Au Interval (m)*
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18.00 21.00 5.02 3.00
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and 31.13 47.10 1.62 15.97
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(Including) 31.13 32.83 5.65 1.70
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Drill hole BFCH-12-022 (Vertical) - 55.60m long
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From (m) To (m) Grade g/t Au Interval (m)*
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36.27 39.15 4.81 2.88
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Drill hole BFCH-12-025 (Vertical) - 84.97m long
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From (m) To (m) Grade g/t Au Interval (m)*
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17.00 43.79 1.83 26.79
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(Including) 17.00 29.05 2.58 12.05
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Drill hole BFCH-12-027 (Vertical) - 56.50m long
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From (m) To (m) Grade g/t Au Interval (m)*
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10.10 51.80 1.50 41.70
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(Including) 43.75 51.80 4.48 8.05
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Drill hole BFCH-12-028 (Vertical) - 50.75m long
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From (m) To (m) Grade g/t Au Interval (m)*
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3.70 15.65 2.94 11.95
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(Including) 5.50 8.50 4.19 3.00
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and 32.75 41.40 1.07 8.65
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(Including) 40.50 41.40 6.62 0.90
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Casas Novas Deposit
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Drill hole BFCN-12-004
(Inclined -45 degrees to 030 degrees) - 125.20m long
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From (m) To (m) Grade g/t Au Interval (m)*
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24.50 28.20 2.41 3.70
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and 49.00 51.61 5.44 2.61
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* True Width has not been determined at this time.
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Nikolas Perrault, President and CEO of Colt, stated, "We continue to be impressed by the results from our drilling at Boa Fé. Our understanding of the deposits has appreciated significantly which will greatly assist our expanded exploration campaign that will follow later this year. That campaign will include deeper and on strike drilling to test for extensions of known deposits. We will also focus on the discovery of new mineralized zones having learned much from the results of our drilling combined with our deep research of over 30 years of work that preceded our involvement on this exciting gold project."
Program Strategy
Gold mineralization has been identified in several deposits along a shear zone that extends over some 30 kilometres 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).
The Chaminé Deposit holes BFCH-12-019 and BFCH-12-025 (Figure 2) were both drilled vertically and complete the current round of definition drilling on section line 6375N. Results from these holes fit with the current model (Figure 3) in that zones of high-grade mineralisation appear to occur at the intersections of south-westerly dipping shears (S1, S2, S3) with shallow tensional structures (T) and shears gently dipping to the north-east (S4).
Holes BFCH-12-022, BFCH-12-027 and BFCH-12-028 were drilled vertically and lie on strike north from section 6375N and were drilled in order to to test structural continuity of the model within the zone of enhanced gold mineralisation over a strike length of 100m. Results from these holes confirm continuity of the model in the central portion of Chaminé deposit and also return significant gold intercepts in each hole over several metres vertical depth.
Hole BFCN-12-004 (Figure 2) is the fourth twin hole of a series drilled to validate integrity of assay data and grade distribution of a previously drilled RioFinEx hole at Casas Novas and as part of Colt's ongoing program to twin 10% of cored holes used in previous resource estimates. Visual comparison of the grade distribution down-the-hole shows reasonable correlation.
The Company will continue its aggressive advanced stage exploration campaign at 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. The Company expects to expand its drilling program in order to increase its capacity considerably and to bring additional areas into its resource base and to test new targets aggressively. Results currently being interpreted from geophysical exploration (resistivity and seismic orientation surveys across Chaminé) will greatly assist in advancing targets in the gap areas. High priority regional targets identified through historical data assessment and field prospecting will also be tested. The results of this phase of work will form the basis for an initial NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate to be prepared later in 2012 covering several previously drilled gold bearing deposits within the Boa Fé EML.
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.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Certain of the information contained in this news release may contain "forward-looking information". Forward-looking information and statements may include, among others, statements regarding the future plans, costs, objectives or performance of Colt Resources Inc. (the "Company"), or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In this news release, words such as "may", "would", "could", "will", "likely", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "estimate" and similar words and the negative form thereof are used to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times at or by which, such future performance will be achieved. Forward-looking statements and information are based on information available at the time and/or management's good-faith belief with respect to future events and are subject to known or unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond the 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 www.sedar.com and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, nor does the Company undertake any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements contained in this news release to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except if required by applicable laws.
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For further information: Nikolas Perrault, President & CEO, Colt Resources Inc., Tel: +351-219-119813, Fax: (514) 843-7704, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Renmark Financial Communications Inc., Florence Liberski: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; John Boidman: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Media - Marie-Pier Kerr: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Tel.: (514) 939-3989 or (416) 644-2020, www.renmarkfinancial.com; Declan Costelloe CEng, Executive Vice President & COO, Colt Resources Inc., Tel: +351-219-119813, Fax: (514) 843-7704, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Natalia Sokolova, Vice President, Investor Relations, Colt Resources Inc., Tel: (917) 574-2312, Fax: (514) 843-7704, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
