Marathon hits 6 m of 7.48 g/t PGM and gold and 0.06% copper in W Horizon
Toronto, Ontario, August 13, 2007 - Marathon PGM Corporation (MAR -- TSX) ("Marathon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the most recent results from the 2007 exploration campaign at the Company's 100% owned Marathon PGM-Cu Project, located 10 km northwest of Marathon, Ontario. These results for 9 holes confirm the continuity of mineralization between the southern end of the Main Zone and the northern end of the Malachite area and define westward extension of Main Zone mineralization.
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High Grade W Horizon Drilling
The western margin of the high grade W horizon was tested through a series of six holes. Holes M-07-361, 362, 364, 365, 368 and 369 were drilled along strike and down dip at a spacing of approximately 50 m, focused on the W horizon. The best intersections occur in holes 368 and 369. Hole M-07-368 intersected 2.48 g/t PGM and gold and 0.01% copper over 18 m including 6 m at 5.68 g/t and 0.04% copper. Hole M07-369 contained 2.24 g/t PGM and gold and 0.01% copper over 12 m. Marathon remains confident that the potential to expand the resource exists, considering that holes 368 and 369 are south and west of the existing Main zone resource pit. These two holes are important in confirming a high grade trend between the planned pits of the Malachite and Main Zones.
Main Zone Drilling
Down dip extensions of the Main Zone were defined by holes M-07-363, 366 and 367. Hole M-07-363 is a step out drill hole located just inside of the western edge of the existing resource pit and contains good grades of 2.58 g/t PGM and gold and 0.13% copper over 16 m and 1.53 g/t PGM and gold and 0.79% copper over 16 m. Holes M-07-366 and 367 are important holes as they are both outside of the existing resource pit. M-07-366 is located outside of the existing resource pit and contains 1.91 g/t PGM and gold and 0.32% copper over 12 m and 3.36 g/t PGM and gold and 0.05% copper over 2 m.
Hole 367 is located 200 m outside of the existing resource pit and shows a thinning of mineralized host rock at a depth of 400 m. Despite the thinning of the mineralized Two Duck Lake gabbro, the hole intersected 22 m of magnetite-rich Eastern gabbro that graded 0.57 g/t PGM and gold and 0.03% Cu. While this mineralization is lower grade, it is at a very shallow depth and is inside the existing resource pit wall and will help to reduce the strip ratio. This demonstrates the continued potential for discovering higher grades and additional resources within the magnetite rich Eastern Gabbro.
Phillip Walford, President and CEO, stated "There is a shallow, high grade lens developing between the Malachite and Main Zones and the new drill holes are helping to define it. There is a good possibility that this resource will enlarge the Main Zone pit."
Table 1: Significant Drill Hole Results
Hole |
Zone |
From (m) |
To
(m) |
Interval (m) |
Pd (g/t) |
Pt (g/t) |
Au (g/t) |
Total PGM and gold (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
M-07-361 |
W |
75 |
83 |
8 |
0.74 |
0.27 |
0.05 |
1.06 |
0.04 |
M-07-361 |
|
91 |
95 |
4 |
0.46 |
0.24 |
0.06 |
0.76 |
0.06 |
M-07-362 |
W |
93 |
97 |
4 |
0.41 |
0.21 |
0.03 |
0.65 |
0.02 |
M-07-362 |
|
111 |
115 |
4 |
0.50 |
0.21 |
0.11 |
0.82 |
0.30 |
M-07-363 |
Main |
199 |
209 |
10 |
0.24 |
0.17 |
0.05 |
0.46 |
0.11 |
M-07-363 |
|
219 |
223 |
4 |
0.41 |
0.22 |
0.03 |
0.66 |
0.17 |
M-07-363 |
|
255 |
271 |
16 |
1.73 |
0.69 |
0.16 |
2.58 |
0.13 |
M-07-363 |
|
297 |
317 |
20 |
0.38 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
0.56 |
0.24 |
M-07-363 |
|
329 |
345 |
16 |
1.17 |
0.25 |
0.11 |
1.53 |
0.79 |
M-07-364 |
W |
150 |
154 |
4 |
0.84 |
0.26 |
0.11 |
1.22 |
0.14 |
M-07-365 |
W |
161 |
171 |
10 |
0.77 |
0.23 |
0.11 |
1.11 |
0.16 |
M-07-366 |
Main |
40 |
44 |
4 |
0.55 |
0.21 |
0.09 |
0.84 |
0.14 |
M-07-366 |
|
272 |
274 |
2 |
2.14 |
0.90 |
0.31 |
3.36 |
0.05 |
M-07-366 |
|
298 |
310 |
12 |
1.36 |
0.38 |
0.16 |
1.91 |
0.32 |
M-07-366 |
|
320 |
340 |
20 |
0.20 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.32 |
0.23 |
M-07-366 |
|
378 |
388 |
10 |
0.23 |
0.11 |
0.04 |
0.38 |
0.20 |
M-07-367 |
Main |
56 |
78 |
22 |
0.42 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
0.57 |
0.03 |
M-07-368 |
W |
53 |
61 |
8 |
0.41 |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.61 |
0.23 |
M-07-368 |
|
129 |
147 |
18 |
1.53 |
0.87 |
0.08 |
2.48 |
0.07 |
includes |
|
129 |
135 |
6 |
3.36 |
2.21 |
0.11 |
5.68 |
0.04 |
M-07-369 |
W |
85 |
91 |
6 |
3.08 |
0.94 |
0.05 |
4.07 |
0.02 |
M-07-369 |
|
121 |
127 |
6 |
5.03 |
2.15 |
0.30 |
7.48 |
0.06 |
All of the samples were sent to Accurassay, an accredited laboratory in Thunder Bay, Ont., to be assayed using fire assay and other standard techniques.
Drilling is continuing with two drilling rigs now concentrating on tracing the wider mineralization in the south end of the Main Zone to depth. Th program at the Bird River Sill property is proceeding well with several geophysical targets ground checked and sampled. Assay results from the drilling and trench work on the Marathon property as well as the Bird River Sill field samples are pending. The turn around time for assay results has been much slower than expected.
All exploration work is being performed under the guidance and supervision of Phillip C. Walford, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a professional geologist and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Walford has approved the contents of this press release.
About Marathon PGM Corporation
The Company has a 100-per-cent interest in the Marathon PGM -- Cu project, located about 10 kilometers north of Marathon, Ont. The project is currently undergoing a definitive feasibility study and a 35,000 m drill campaign. As announced previously, the company has completed a revised preliminary economic assessment in compliance with the provisions of National Instrument 43-101, showing a measured resource of 39.2 million tonnes containing 1.6 million ounces of PGM and gold and 285 million pounds of copper, and an indicated resource of 28.9 million tonnes containing 1.1 million ounces of PGM and gold and 178 million pounds of copper. An additional low-grade resource was also identified in the report completed by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. and filed on SEDAR on April 5, 2007.
In April 2007, Marathon entered into an option agreement with Gossan Resources on the Bird River Sill Ni-Cu and PGM property, located in Southeastern Manitoba. Marathon is conducting exploration activities through 2007 at the Bird River Sill and will be drilling at the Page Zone in late autumn.
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