StrataGold Corporation (SGV-TSX) is pleased to announce that the Company and its 50% joint venture partner Newmont Overseas Exploration Limited, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE & ASX: NEM; TSX: NMC), have commenced drilling on the BRL Venture, in Northwestern Guyana. The BRL Venture is building on the success of the Phase I exploration program, and remains focused on the discovery of gold deposits in this emerging gold district. The exploration program is operated by StrataGold and funded equally by StrataGold and Newmont.
A series of gold targets have now been identified on the >32,000 hectare Monosse property, all of which are characterized by coincident geophysical, geological and geochemical anomalies. The key targets identified for drilling include multiple targets within the Arakaka Trend and Aviao. Both the Arakaka Trend and Aviao were defined during an extensive exploration program that has been ongoing since 2006 (see news release dated August 19, 2008). Each of the anomalies is accessible by all weather roads and is located in close proximity to the Monosse base camp, the villages of Matthew's Ridge and Arakaka, and near the deep-water port of Port Kaituma.
About StrataGold Corporation
StrataGold is a gold development company focused on the systematic exploration and development of two advanced-stage gold projects, Dublin Gulch, including the Eagle Zone and Mar-Tungsten Deposits, Tassawini and the BRL Venture with Newmont in Guyana. To obtain additional information, photos, project updates and maps pertaining to this news release, please visit: www.stratagold.com.
For further information, please contact:
Terry Tucker, President and CEO
Vanessa Pickering, Manager, Investor Communications
StrataGold Corporation
Tel: 604-696-6601
E-mail: info@stratagold.com
Website: www.stratagold.com
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This news release uses the terms "Inferred Resource", "Indicated Resource" and "Mineral Resource". The Company advises readers that although these terms are recognized and required by Canadian securities regulations (under National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects"), the US Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize these terms. Readers are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. In addition, "Inferred Resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that any part of an Indicated or Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, or economic studies except for a Preliminary Assessment as defined under National Instrument 43-101. Readers are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. The Mineral Resources stated in this news release are not mineral reserves and, in the absence of a current feasibility study, do not demonstrate economic viability. The determination of mineral reserves can be affected by various factors including environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, and marketing issues on the estimate.