Valgold & Northern Gold Issue Update on Drilling on Garrison Project and Correction to Previous News
ValGold Resources Ltd. ("ValGold") (TSX-V: VAL) and
Northern Gold Mining Inc. ("Northern Gold") (TSX-V: NGM) are pleased to announce the second round of drill results for the 2009 program on ValGold's 100%-owned Garrison property.
On January 25th 2010, Northern Gold reported that second round of assays have been received for the third to fifth of eleven holes drilled. It was further reported that with multiple occurrences of visible gold were observed in each of these holes. GAR-09-03, GAR-09-04, and GAR-09-05 were designed to test the Shaft sub-zone. Hole GAR-09-03 was drilled south and collared 100 m east of the Garrcon shaft. This drill hole finished in the historical mine workings on the 73 m level, with several flecks of visible gold noted 1 m from the wall of the workings. GAR-09-04 was drilled south and collared 15 m east of the Garrcon shaft with multiple occurrences of visible gold also noted in the shaft zones. GAR-09-05 was drilled south and stepped out 30 m east of drill hole GAR-09-04 and 45 m east of the Garrcon shaft.
Northern Gold has provided the following highlights of significant assays from the reported drill holes:
| HOLE ID |
FROM |
TO |
WIDTH (1) |
ZONE |
GRADE |
| |
(m) |
(m) |
(m) |
|
(g/T)(2) |
| GAR-09-03 |
26.0 |
60.0 |
34.0 |
Shaft Zones |
1.05 *VG (3) |
| including |
41.5 |
42.0 |
0.5 |
Shaft B |
6.39 *VG |
| and |
54.0 |
60.0 |
6.0 |
Shaft B |
2.01 * VG |
| |
76.5 |
78.8 |
2.3 |
Shaft C |
1.33 * VG |
| GAR-09-04 |
29.0 |
37.5 |
8.5 |
Shaft a |
1.19 * VG |
| |
44.0 |
50.0 |
6.0 |
Shaft A |
1.12 *VG |
| |
76.5 |
179.0 |
102.5 |
Shaft B + C |
1.38 *VG |
| including |
113.0 |
115.0 |
2.0 |
Shaft B |
12.33 *VG |
| and |
147.0 |
179.0 |
32.0 |
Shaft C |
2.25 *VG |
| including |
147.0 |
148.2 |
1.2 |
Shaft C |
19.59 *VG |
| and |
151.0 |
151.7 |
0.7 |
Shaft C |
17.99 *VG |
| and |
159.0 |
159.7 |
0.7 |
Shaft C |
9.20 *VG |
| GAR-09-05 |
20.0 |
103.0 |
83.0 |
Shaft A + B |
1.00 *VG |
| iIncluding |
57.0 |
63.0 |
6.0 |
Shaft A |
3.38 |
| and |
101.0 |
102.0 |
1.0 |
Shaft B |
10.22 |
| |
127.0 |
128.5 |
1.5 |
Shaft C |
7.25 |
| |
207.0 |
213.0 |
6.0 |
|
1.50 *VG |
(1) All widths are downhole thickness
(2) g/T is grams of gold per tonne
(3) Visible gold observed in the interval
The 2009 drill program commenced on October 26 and was reported to be completed on December 11 in a news release by Northern Gold dated December 28th. The program was focused on confirming gold mineralization at the Garrcon shaft area within the North, Shaft and South zones. During 2009 eleven
Diamond drill holes totaling 2,333 metres were completed so that since ValGold acquired the property in July 2005 the total number of holes drilled is 83 with a total accumulated length of 34,345 metres. Northern Gold also reported that the remainder of the assays from the 2009 drill program to be available for release over the next 4 to 8 weeks.
CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS NEWS RELEASESIn its previous two news releases, Northern Gold erred in its wording over the description of the Garrison Property. It indicated both directly and indirectly that the Garrison was its property rather than 100% owned by ValGold. This wording was made in error and Northern Gold apologises for any confusion or inaccuracy that it may have caused. To be clear, Northern Gold is the current project operator and is in the first year of an option agreement under which it is earning its initial 50% interest in the Garrison property from ValGold by making $4 million in exploration expenditures and paying ValGold $1 million in option payments within the next four years.
For further information please contact:
ValGold Resources Ltd.Stephen J. Wilkinson
President and CEO
Tel: (604) 687-4622
Fax: (604) 687-4212
Email:
info@valgold.comWeb site:
www.valgold.comNorthern Gold Mining Inc.Martin R. Shefsky
President and CEO
Tel: (416) 366-7300
Mobile: (647) 269-7300
Fax: (416) 366-7301
Email:
mshefsky@northerngold.caWeb site:
www.northerngold.caNo regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.
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