CONSTANTINE
CONTINUES TO EXPAND COPPER-ZINC RICH DEPOSIT
AT THE PALMER VMS PROJECT, ALASKA
September 14, 2010
80 meter step-out yields 12.05 meters at
1.41% copper and 6.13% zinc
Vancouver, B.C. � Constantine
Metal Resources Ltd. (the �Company�) (TSX.V: CEM) is pleased to announce
additional drill results for the 2010 drill program at the Company�s Palmer
copper-zinc-gold-silver rich volcanogenic massive sulphide (�VMS�) project.
Consistent with the discovery track record at Palmer, drilling
continues to expand mineralized zones with large step-outs. The
Project, which hosts a 4.12 million tonne inferred resource grading 2.01%
copper, 4.79% zinc, 0.30 g/t gold and 31 g/t silver (using an NSR cut-off of
US$75/t) is located in a very accessible part of southeast Alaska with good
logistics, 60 kilometers by road from the year-round deep sea port of Haines.
Highlights
- South Wall Zone I step-out
hole CMR10-40 intersected 20.8
meters (68.2 feet) grading 1.03% copper, 5.01% zinc, 0.14 g/t gold and
11.3 g/t silver, including 12.05 meters (39.5 feet) grading 1.41% copper,
6.13% zinc, 0.17 g/t gold and 14.4 g/t silver. The intersection
expands the zone 80 meters (262 feet) along strike to the east of
CMR08-11 (36.3 meters grading 1.70% copper, 5.74% zinc, 0.53 g/t gold,
30.4 g/t silver).
- Hole CMR10-39 intersected 2.45 meters (8.0 feet) grading 1.10% copper,
4.52% zinc, 0.13 g/t gold and 24.8 g/t silver, including 0.65 meters (2.1 feet) grading 3.30% copper,
9.29% zinc, 0.40 g/t gold, and 75.4 g/t silver. This
represents the deepest massive sulphide intersection to date and expands
South Wall Zone III 110 meters (361 feet) down plunge to the west.
- South Wall mineralization has
now been defined from surface to a vertical depth of 525 meters (1,722
feet) and over a strike length of 450 meters (1,476 feet). Zones remain
open for expansion to depth and along strike.
- Hole CMR10-38, intersected 10.15 meters (33.3 feet) of RW
Zone mineralization grading 0.70%
copper, 6.51% zinc, 1.02% lead, 0.39 g/t gold, and 89.7 g/t silver
that is underlain by 13.65
meters (44.8 feet) of precious metal-rich, base metal
leached oxide zone mineralization grading 1.13 g/t gold and 148.0 g/t silver. Combined,
the total intersection is 23.8 meters (78.1 feet) grading 0.36% copper,
2.94% zinc, 0.96% lead, 0.82 g/t gold and 123.1 g/t silver.
- New drill targets identified
with electro-magnetic (EM) geophysical surveys.
Drill Program - Expansion of
Mineralized
Zones
The 2010 drill program, which is now complete, included 10 holes for a
total of 4,017 meters. The program was successful in expanding RW and South
Wall zone mineralization. RW Zone step-out hole CMR10-35 intersected 7.1
meters (23.3 feet) grading 2.10% copper, 1.52% zinc, 0.18 g/t gold and 16.8
g/t silver (previously reported on August 4, 2010 News Release). The
intersection expands the RW Zone 45 meters along strike to the west-northwest
of CMR07-07 (14 meters grading 4.09% copper, 7.35% zinc, 0.40 g/t gold, 50.9
g/t silver). On the South Wall, hole CMR10-40 expanded Zone I 80 meters along
strike to the east, intersecting 20.8 meters (68.2 feet) grading 1.03%
copper, 5.01% zinc, 0.14 g/t gold and 11.3 g/t silver. Hole CMR10-40
also intersected a wide interval of Zone III mineralization, 17.4 meters
(57.1 feet) grading 0.16% copper and 2.25% zinc, which extends Zone III 50
meters east and 25 meters down dip, and demonstrates the zone is open and
apparently thickening to depth and to the east. Drill Hole CMR10-39, reported
above, represents the deepest drill intersection to date and expands South
Wall Zone III 110 meters down plunge to the west. These holes open up
expansion possibilities down dip and down slope on the South Wall
mineralization.
New assay results are tabulated below (Table 1) for all but the final two
holes that remain outstanding. Sections with pierce points of the new drill
intersections are available at www.constantinemetals.com/news.
New Areas
Two holes also tested new target areas, including at depth below the RW
horizon and a geophysical anomaly located approximately 1000 meters west of
the South Wall Zones.
Significant potential exists for mineralization stratigraphically
equivalent to South Wall Zone I, projected to occur on the upright fold limb
at depth below the RW horizon. Hole CMR10-36 tested this setting and
identified broad zones of intense alteration and sulphide stringers that
support the potential for massive sulphide mineralization. This opens up
another opportunity in the vicinity of existing mineralization.
Hole CMR10-41 targeted an EM conductor detected by surface geophysics 500
meters north and down dip of the Little Jarvis prospect where chip samples by
Kennecott in the mid-90�s returned 4.6 meters (15 feet) grading 7% copper,
13% zinc, 0.02 oz/ton gold and 7.0 oz/ton silver. The conductor was not
explained in the drill core, however hydrothermal alteration and chert
intersected in the hole suggest proximity to a massive sulphide center and
further drilling is warranted. CMR10-41 also intersected 0.6 meters of
pyrrhotite-sphalerite mineralized cherty silica near the top of the hole that
is believed to represent a prospective new horizon located stratigraphically
above the RW Zone horizon.
Discussion of Geophysical Results
The 2010 exploration program included both surface and downhole
electro-magnetic (EM) geophysical surveys. Downhole EM surveys were completed
on six of the ten holes drilled in 2010. Surface-based EM surveys totalled
approximately 37 line kilometers and covered areas immediately along trend
from the 4.12 million tonne inferred resource, as well as the Mount Henry
Clay (MHC) prospect located 4.5 kilometers to the west. The MHC
Prospect is an area of poor bedrock exposure that hosts numerous high-grade
massive sulphide boulders (e.g. boulders up to 1.8 meters grading 2.5% copper
and 33% zinc) and areas of strong footwall alteration.
Preliminary surface geophysical data has identified several zones of high
conductivity in areas considered to have high potential for massive sulphide
mineralization, including both along trend and up-slope from high-grade MHC
boulders, and areas west and down dip of the RW and South Wall zones.
Data for the downhole surveys are pending. Once received, additional
processing and interpretation of the downhole and surface data is planned,
with the objective of defining additional drill targets.
Table 1. NEW DRILL RESULTS
Hole
|
Zone
|
From (meters)
|
To (meters)
|
Intercept (meters)
|
Intercept (feet)*
|
Cu %
|
Zn %
|
Pb %
|
Ag (g/t)
|
Au (g/t)
|
CMR10-36
|
no significant
assay results
|
CMR10-37
|
stringer
|
135
|
143.4
|
8.4
|
27.6
|
0.39
|
0.34
|
<0.01
|
1.8
|
0.05
|
Includes
|
stringer
|
135
|
136.9
|
1.9
|
6.2
|
0.91
|
0.27
|
<0.01
|
4.1
|
0.09
|
CMR10-38
|
RW
|
26.4
|
50.2
|
23.8
|
78.1
|
0.36
|
2.94
|
0.96
|
123.1
|
0.82
|
Includes
|
RW
|
26.4
|
36.55
|
10.15
|
33.3
|
0.70
|
6.51
|
1.02
|
89.7
|
0.39
|
Includes
|
RW oxide
|
36.55
|
50.2
|
13.65
|
44.8
|
0.10
|
0.29
|
0.92
|
148.0
|
1.13
|
And
|
Oxide
|
56.4
|
57.9
|
1.5
|
4.9
|
2.66
|
1.29
|
0.01
|
3.1
|
0.01
|
CMR10-39
|
SW ZIII
|
434.6
|
437.05
|
2.45
|
8
|
1.10
|
4.52
|
<0.01
|
24.8
|
0.13
|
Includes
|
SW ZIII
|
435.25
|
435.9
|
0.65
|
2.1
|
3.30
|
9.29
|
<0.01
|
75.4
|
0.40
|
CMR10-40
|
SW ZI
|
154.9
|
175.7
|
20.8
|
68.2
|
1.03
|
5.01
|
0.04
|
11.3
|
0.14
|
Includes
|
SW ZI
|
157.25
|
169.3
|
12.05
|
39.5
|
1.41
|
6.13
|
0.02
|
14.4
|
0.17
|
And
|
stringer
|
175.7
|
222.8
|
47.1
|
154.5
|
0.13
|
0.94
|
0.01
|
1.5
|
0.02
|
And
|
stringer
|
266
|
282
|
16
|
52.5
|
0.25
|
1.52
|
0.01
|
3.7
|
0.04
|
And
|
SW ZIII
|
420.9
|
438.3
|
17.4
|
57.1
|
0.16
|
2.25
|
0.12
|
1.6
|
0.02
|
Includes
|
SW ZIII
|
429
|
431.9
|
2.9
|
9.5
|
0.20
|
4.34
|
0.05
|
1.9
|
0.02
|
CMR10-41
|
assays pending/no
significant visual results
|
CMR10-42
|
assays pending/no
significant visual results
|
*Drill intercepts
reported as core lengths are estimated to be 85-100% true width, except for
SW ZIII in hole CMR10-40 which is estimated to be 50% true width. Averages
are weighted for length and density where density data is available.
About the Palmer VMS Project
The Palmer Project is a 64 square kilometer property encompassing numerous
underexplored VMS prospects located within large scale zones of hydrothermal
alteration. Recent efforts have focused on expanding Constantine�s new South
Wall and RW Zone discoveries. The South Wall includes three distinctive
stratigraphically stacked zones that occur on the steep limb of a large
anticlinal fold. The RW Zone occurs on the opposite fold limb and is
stratigraphically equivalent to the South Wall. The presence of massive
sulphide on both sides of the fold indicates a sizeable massive sulphide
system, with zones on each limb offering excellent opportunity for further
expansion.
The Project has a favourable location with good logistics, including
direct access to Pacific Rim concentrate markets via 60 kilometers of
existing road connecting the project to deep sea port facilities at Haines,
Alaska. Other advantages include the potential for the resource to be
accessed by short lateral development, and mineralized zones that have
steeply dipping, wide geometries, which are generally considered favourable
for lower cost underground mining methods.
About the Company
Constantine has a 100% interest in two exceptional projects located in
world class exploration environments where management has strong familiarity
and expertise. These include the Palmer Project, where the Company has made a
major new copper-zinc-silver-gold discovery in a very accessible part of
southeast Alaska, and the Munro-Croesus Project, a past-producing mine
property that yielded some of the highest grade gold ever mined in Ontario.
The Company has also recently acquired a 100% interest in two early-stage
gold projects, the Trapper Lake Gold Property in northwestern British
Columbia that is host to an over one kilometer long gold in soil anomaly with
no reported prior drilling, and the Phoenix Lake Gold Property south of the
Timmins gold camp in Ontario.
On Behalf of Constantine Metal
Resources Ltd.
J. Garfield MacVeigh
President and CEO
Investor relations enquiries,
please contact:
R.E. (Bob) Jeffery
Phone: 250-335-2011
Email: bob@constantinemetals.com
or Email: info@constantinemetals.com
www.constantinemetals.com
Notes:
Samples of drill core were cut by a
diamond blade rock saw, with half of the cut core placed in individual sealed
polyurethane bags and half placed back in the original core box for permanent
storage. Sample lengths typically vary from a minimum 0.3 meter interval to a
maximum 2.0 meter interval, with an average 1.0 to 1.5 meter sample length.
Drill core samples were shipped directly by truck in sealed woven plastic
bags to ALS-Chemex Laboratories prep facility in Whitehorse, and then on to
North Vancouver for analysis. ALS Chemex laboratories operate according
to the guidelines set out in ISO/IEC Guide 25. Gold was determined by
fire-assay fusion of a 30 g sub-sample with atomic absorption spectroscopy
(AAS). Various metals including silver, gold, copper, lead and zinc were
analyzed by inductively-coupled plasma (ICP) atomic emission spectroscopy, following
multi-acid digestion. The elements silver, copper, lead and zinc were
determined by ore grade assay for samples that returned values >10,000 ppm
by ICP analysis. Density measurements were determined at the project site by
Constantine personnel on cut core for each assay sample.
The 2010 exploration
program for the Palmer project is managed by Darwin Green, VP Exploration for
Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. and a qualified person as defined by
Canadian National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Green has reviewed the
information contained in this news release and has also verified the
analytical data for drill core samples disclosed in this release by
reviewing the blanks, duplicates and certified reference material standards
and confirming that they fall within limits as determined by acceptable
industry practice. The analytical results have also been compared to visual
estimates for the base metals to check for any obvious discrepancies between
analytical results and the visual estimates.
The TSX Venture
Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory
authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
Forward looking statements:
The news release includes certain �forward-looking statements.� All
statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release,
including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization,
exploration results, interpretation of results and future plans and
objectives of Constantine are forward-looking statements that involve various
risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from Constantine�s
expectations include exploration risks detailed herein and from time to time
in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators. This
news release provides assay results for specific drill holes of the 2010
Palmer drill program. There is no assurance that assay results to be
reported from other holes being drilled will provide similar results.
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