GTA Reports Initial Results from Phase 4 Drill Program at Northshore. 1.47 g/t Au Over 70 M (Incl 12.28 g/t Over 2.0 M) from the Afric-East Extension

GTA Resources and Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GTA) reports results for the initial five holes (WB-13-36 to WB-13-40) completed in its Phase 4 drill program on the Northshore Property, located 80 km west of Hemlo in northwest Ontario. The current program commenced in mid-March and is scheduled to include a minimum of 2500 meters of drilling focused on testing a number of extensions to the Afric Gold Zone. To date, a total of 1698 meters has been completed in nine holes and the program has been temporarily suspended due to winter break-up conditions. Drilling is scheduled to resume by the end of May, pending weather conditions.

 

 This initial drilling targeted both the East and Northeast Extensions and was successful in extending the Afric Zone along these trends. In general, the extension zones are characterized as wide lower grade zones containing higher grade zones over narrower widths. All holes intersected significant gold mineralization hosted within altered felsic porphyritic and intrusive rocks ("porphyry style gold"). Multiple occurrences of visible gold mineralization was observed in all holes.

 

East Extension - Highlights from the initial results include intersections of 2.50 g/t (grams per tonne) gold over 13.0 meters (m) (within a wider zone of 1.4 gpt over 43.5 m) in hole WB-13-37 and 12.28 g/t gold over 2.0 m (within a zone of 1.47 g/t over 70.0 m) in hole WB-13-38. These holes, drilled approximately 50 meters and 100 meters respectively below a previously drilled shallow intersection of 1.51 g/t gold over 50.8 m (hole WB-12-29) help confirm the strike continuity of the East Extension for a distance of 170 meters from the Central Afric Zone. Hole WB-13-36 was drilled 70 meters further east from the above described section and intersected anomalous gold (0.66 g/t gold over 10.0 m) at the interpreted East Extension trend location.

 

Northeast Extension - Holes WB-13-39 and 40 tested the Northeast Extension approximately 130 meters northeast from the Central Afric Zone and were successful in intersecting the interpreted zone. The upper hole (WB-13-39) intersected 4.77 g/t gold over 8.0 meters within a wider zone of 1.35 g/t over 34.2 m. Hole WB-13-40 tested the zone 50 meters below and intersected 7.97 g/t over 1.5 meters within a 49.0 meter zone assaying 0.53 g/t gold.

 

"These early results confirm the presence of the interpreted East and Northeast trends," commented Wayne Reid, President of GTA. "The intersections in this Phase are relatively shallow and will help expand the bulk tonnage potential of the Afric Zone away from the Central Zone. We are looking forward to completing the planned drill program and incorporating all the results into an updated model outlining both the low grade halo and the high grade zones."

 

Results from the remaining drill holes will be released as they become available. A summary of the results from the initial five holes follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hole	Hole Depth	From	To	Interval	Gold
Number	(metres)	(metres)	(metres)	(metres)	(g/t)	Target
WB-12-36	227	22.0	32.0	10.0	0.66	East Ext.
(-50/120°)		64	68	4.0	1.43
		94	95	1.0	3.3
WB-13-37	170	80.0	123.5	43.5	1.40	East Ext.
(-50/122°)	incl	88.0	101.0	13.0	2.50
	and	122.0	123.5	1.5	14.2
WB-13-38	212	110.5	180.5	70.0	1.47	East Ext.
(-64/122°)	incl	110.5	112.5	2.0	12.28
WB-13-39	218	29.8	64.0	34.2	1.35	Northeast Ext.
(-50/323°)	incl	46.0	54.0	8.0	4.77
WB-13-40	152	73.0	122.0	49.0	0.53	Northeast Ext.
(-70/323°)	incl	73.0	74.0	1.0	5.63
	and	101.0	102.5	1.5	7.97
	and	121.0	122.0	1.0	3.33

 

An updated plan map showing all new collar locations and drill hole traces can be viewed on GTA's website at www.gtaresources.com. Also posted on the website is an updated schematic drill section illustrating the results from holes WB-13-37 to 40.

 

QA/QC

 

The planning, execution and monitoring of GTA's exploration programs on the Northshore Project are under the supervision of Robert (Bob) Duess, P. Geo. (Ontario), VP Exploration of GTA. Mr. Duess is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is also the Qualified Person for this release. Mr. Duess has supervised the work programs on the Northshore Property, supervised the collection of the samples and drill core described herein and reviewed the assays and QA/QC data. Mr. Duess has also reviewed and approved this release.

 

GTA has implemented a quality control program for the drill programs on the Northshore Property to ensure best practice in sampling and analysis. GTA maintains strict quality assurance/quality control protocols including the systematic insertion of certified standard reference and blank materials into each sample batch. Analyses in this release were performed by AGAT Laboratories Ltd. of Sudbury, Ontario with ISO 17025 accreditation. Samples are transported in security sealed bags to AGAT and all samples were assayed using industry-standard assay techniques for gold. Gold was analyzed by a standard 30 gram fire assay with an ICP and/or gravimetric finish.

 

About GTA

 

GTA is a well funded publicly traded mineral exploration company. It is led by an experienced and successful management team and is focused on gold exploration in Canada. GTA currently has three exploration focused projects in its portfolio. Its flagship project, the Northshore Property, located near Schreiber, Ontario, is subject to an option agreement with Balmoral Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BAR) whereby GTA can earn up to a 70% interest. Secondly, GTA recently completed an option agreement with Metals Creek Resources Corp. ("MEK") to earn up to a 70% interest in the Squid East Property in the White Gold District, Yukon. The third project, the 100% owned Auden Property, is located near Hearst, Ontario and consists of 1596 claim units covering virtually an entire greenstone belt.

 

GTA has 25,681,855 shares outstanding of which insiders control approximately 30% of the outstanding shares. The Company's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "GTA".

 

On behalf of the board of directors

 

GTA Resources and Mining Inc.

 

Wayne Reid, President and CEO

 

For more information, please visit the corporate website at www.gtaresources.com.

 

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GTA Resources and Mining Inc.
Wayne Reid
President and CEO
709 699 1733
www.gtaresources.com