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Northern Tiger Resources Announces 2009 Sonora Gulch Drill
Results
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October 1, 2009: Northern Tiger Resources Inc. (NTR: TSX-V) announces
that all assay results from the 2009
Diamond drilling program on the
Company's 100% owned Sonora Gulch gold-silver-copper property in Yukon
Territory, Canada have been received. These include a 0.5-metre
intercept grading 63.8 g/t (1.85 oz/ton) gold and a separate 0.8-metre
intercept returning 3,290 g/t (95.2 oz/ton) silver.
"All eleven of the holes completed in the Nightmusic Zone intercepted
varying degrees of gold mineralization within large zones of strongly
sheared and/or altered sulphide-enriched material," says Greg Hayes,
President of Northern Tiger Resources. "The Nightmusic Zone represents
only one of several compelling gold geochemical targets on the Sonora
Gulch property. Sonora Gulch continues to demonstrate significant
exploration potential due to the apparent size of the system, multiple
styles of gold mineralization, and the presence of angular placer
gold-tellurium nuggets on the property."
Sonora Gulch Drill Program
The 2009 program consisted of 2,455 metres of
Diamond drilling in 12
holes, of which 11 tested the Nightmusic Zone where 2008 drilling
returned a 26.6 metre intercept grading 4.96 g/t gold, 11.9 g/t silver
and 0.23% copper in hole SG08-27 (see News Release dated October 28,
2008). A single hole targeting the Allegro anomaly was abandoned in
overburden at a depth of 74 metres. Results are still pending for the
detailed soil and silt geochemical sampling, mapping, prospecting, and
airborne magnetic and radiometric survey that were also conducted at
Sonora Gulch and Northern Tiger's other Dawson Range properties.
Significant intercepts from the Sonora Gulch 2009 drilling program:
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Hole No Interval Width Gold Silver Copper(i)
(m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%)
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SG-09-33 91.0 - 93.9 2.9 3.72 2.2
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Includes 91.0 - 92.5 1.5 6.52 2.8
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127.1 - 128.5 1.4 5.25 7.4
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SG-09-34 81.7 - 82.3 0.6 5.45 3.5
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164.6 - 165.4 0.8 0.22 3290 0.93
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187.3 - 189.3 2.0 1.20 10
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SG-09-35 126.8 - 127.8 1.0 2.09 4.1
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SG-09-36 63.4 - 65.4 2.0 0.59 0.5
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SG-09-37 82.3 - 83.4 1.1 1.32 62.2 0.10
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SG-09-38 34.7 - 35.7 1.0 1.51 3.6
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98.8 - 100.0 1.2 1.05 24.9
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SG-09-39 45.2 - 47.2 2.0 1.05 0.9
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85.4 - 85.9 0.5 63.8 46.7
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SG-09-40 197.7 - 200.7 3.0 1.04 6.7 0.18
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SG-09-41 13.7 - 17.8 4.1 1.94 2.1
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55.3 - 58.3 3.0 1.01 2.5
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SG-09-42 Abandoned in overburden
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SG-09-43 59.1 - 59.8 0.7 3.27 48.4 0.11
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97.0 - 102.1 5.1 0.45 1.2
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106.4 - 106.8 0.4 7.86 66.7 0.20
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130.9 - 134.6 3.7 1.00 9.7 0.13(ii)
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SG-09-44 67.8 - 72.1 4.3 1.41 9.7
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78.4 - 79.9 1.5 1.80 138.6
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* Shown where significant
** This intercept also assayed 2.94% zinc.
Holes SG-09-33 through SG-09-36 were drilled to test the western
extension of mineralization encountered in last year's hole SG-08-27.
Holes SG-09-33 and SG-09-34 were collared about 30 metres
west-northwest of SG-08-27, and holes SG-09-35 and SG-09-36 were
collared about 130 metres west-northwest of SG-08-27.
Holes SG-09-38 and SG-09-39 were drilled to test the intersection of
the northwest trending Big Creek Fault with the east-west trending
Nightmusic Zone. They were collared 135 metres west-northwest of hole
SG-08-27.
Hole SG-09-40 was drilled at a bearing of 200o to test for deep-seated
mineralization beneath SG-08-27. It was collared 190 metres north of
SG-09-33.
Hole SG-09-41 was collared about 15 metres south of SG-08-27, but at a
200o bearing to test the southward extension of the anomaly.
Mineralization intercepted in these holes is consistent with that
encountered during previous drilling of the Nightmusic Zone, consisting
of skarn, replacement and vein settings hosted by metabasalts. The
mineralization tends to be of two distinct mineralogical styles which
can be either separate or crosscutting. One consists of base metal
(copper, lead, zinc) plus precious metal (gold, silver)
quartz-carbonate skarn and replacement-style mineralization. The other
is quartz vein and shear zone-hosted, consisting largely of gold and
silver-bearing arsenopyrite. Several mineralized zones of both styles
occur within or proximal to felsic dykes.
Holes SG-09-37 and SG-09-44 were drilled to further test soil anomalies
in proximity to last year's hole SG-08-25 which returned a 4.8 metre
intercept grading 2.31 g/t gold, 19.8 g/t silver and 0.74% copper (see
News Release dated October 28, 2008). These holes were collared 230
metres and 200 meters respectively southeast of SG-08-27.
Hole SG-90-43, collared about 450 metres east-southeast of SG-08-27,
encountered mineralization consisting of the two styles discussed
above, and also including zinc skarn with gold and silver values and a
separate interval of quartz-arsenopyrite veining containing significant
gold and silver values.
This News Release has been reviewed and approved by Carl Schulze, BSc,
PGeo, and Qualified Person for the property, in accordance with
regulations under National Instrument 43-101. All samples were
analyzed by ALS Chemex of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
using 50 gram fire assay and 35 element ICP analysis. Northern Tiger
Resources Inc. also incorporated numerous standard, blank and duplicate
samples to test the analytical results for accuracy. Drilling was
conducted by Kluane Drilling Ltd of Whitehorse, Yukon. Core logging
and sampling, as well as most of the surface program on the Sonora
property, was conducted by All-Terrane Mineral Exploration Services of
Whitehorse, Yukon.
Northern Tiger Resources Inc. is a Canadian-based resource exploration
company focused on the rapidly developing Dawson Range gold-copper
mining district in the Central Yukon. Through its exploration alliance
with Capstone Mining Corp.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Minto
Explorations Ltd., Northern Tiger benefits from a wide range of
experience, knowledge and capabilities from early exploration to mine
production.
For further information please contact:
Greg Hayes, President and CEO
info@northern-tiger.com
This news release may contain forward looking statements, being
statements which are not historical facts, including, without
limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, exploration
results, resource or reserve estimates, anticipated production or
results, sales, revenues, costs, "best-efforts" financings or
discussions of future plans and objectives. There can be no assurance
that such statements will prove accurate. Such statements are
necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results and future events to differ materially from those anticipated
or projected. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the Company's expectations are in Company
documents filed from time to time with the TSX Venture Exchange and
provincial securities regulators, most of which are available at
www.sedar.com. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to
revise or update such statements. Neither 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
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