ASHBURTON VENTURES INITIAL GROUND
PROGRAM IDENTIFIES 600+ METER GOLD ANOMOLY AT WHITE GOLD AREA, YUKON
September 17, 2009, VANCOUVER,
B.C. ASHBURTON VENTURES INC. (ABR-TSX:V) (“Ashburton” or the
"Company”) is pleased to
announce the results from the late-July soil sampling program on their Valley
prospect in the Yukon Territory near Underworld Resources’ White Gold
property. The Ashburton claims are adjacent to
ground held by Underworld and ten kilometers north-northeast of the company?s Golden Saddle
discovery.
Reconnaissance soil lines were surveyed across the
Valley project area with samples collected every 50 meters on lines spaced 300
meters apart. The lines roughly paralleled the dominant trend of the
geography while cross-cutting the dominant trend of the geology. Multiple
gold soil anomalies, apparently paralleling the mapped geology, were detected
on three adjacent soil lines with analyses ranging up to 90 ppb Au.
A second phase of soil sampling has been initiated at
the Valley prospect to triple the sampling density to 50-meter centers on lines
spaced 100 meters apart in the areas of the anomalies. Samples will be
collected from eight new lines with the intention of better delineating and
hopefully expanding on the 600 meters plus of apparent strike already
identified by the anomalous samples.
Pending results of the follow-up soil sampling, a
trenching program followed by a drill program is anticipated for next spring.
Work on the Ashburton ground
is being directed by David Hedderly-Smith, Ph.D.,
P.G. Dr. Hedderly-Smith has done work in
similarly aged rocks in east central Alaska, 100 kilometers to the northwest,
off and on since the 1970s, and is a Qualified Person as defined by N.I.
43-101. He has approved the information in this press release.
Ashburton Ventures is a junior exploration company actively seeking mineral and
energy opportunities for the benefit of all its stakeholders.
ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD
___________________________
Michael England, President
For further information contact:
Telephone: (604) 683-3995
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