Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Timmins Gold intersects 11.64 g/t gold across 2 meters, 6.17 g/t gold across 3 meters, and 4.43 g/t gold across 4 meters in separate drill holes at Tequila Project
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Timmins Gold announces the assay results of an 18 hole, 3,829 meter diamond drill program at its Tequila Project in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Highlights of the program include Hole BD-1, (results previously announced), that intersected 5.88 g/t gold across 24.3 metres and Hole BD-2, located 50 metres along strike and 50 meters up dip from BD-1 along the Veta Grande Vein system, that returned 2.36 g/t gold across 13 metres. Five of the holes confirmed the continuity of the Veta Grande Vein over 350 meters of strike length. Other significant intersections include 5.6 g/t gold across 1.5 meters in Hole BD-6, 1.82 g/t gold across 23.35 meters, including 11.64 g/t gold across 2 meters in Hole BD-7, 6.17 g/t gold across 3 metres in Hole BD-9 and 4.43 g/t gold across 4 metres in Hole BD-18. Complete assay and analytical results from the above holes are shown in the table below.
Drill Hole |
Cross-Section |
Mineralization Interval (m) |
Drill Hole Assay Results |
Comments |
From |
To |
Core Length |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
BD-1 |
S-2 |
23.00 |
40.00 |
17.00 |
1.234 |
7.6 |
Veta Grande vein system |
includes |
23.00 |
31.00 |
8.00 |
1.764 |
10.1 |
includes |
27.00 |
29.00 |
2.00 |
4.370 |
27.0 |
and |
94.50 |
126.80 |
32.30 |
4.834 |
29.0 |
includes |
94.50 |
98.50 |
4.00 |
5.660 |
39.4 |
Veta Grande vein system Ore-shoot 1 |
includes |
96.50 |
98.50 |
2.00 |
10.670 |
69.0 |
|
103.50 |
109.05 |
5.55 |
15.143 |
8.1 |
Veta Grande vein system Ore shoot 2 |
or |
107.50 |
109.05 |
1.55 |
40.400 |
229.1 |
|
109.05 |
111.80 |
2.75 |
No Core (existing adit) |
|
113.80 |
118.80 |
5.00 |
6.490 |
40.9 |
|
BD-2 |
S-2 |
21.00 |
43.00 |
22.00 |
1.579 |
6.3 |
Veta Grande vein system |
includes |
22.00 |
23.20 |
1.20 |
2.400 |
-- |
includes |
31.00 |
44.00 |
13.00 |
2.361 |
-- |
Ore-shoot 1 Veta Grande vein |
includes |
34.00 |
36.00 |
2.00 |
3.390 |
-- |
includes |
40.00 |
41.00 |
1.00 |
3.430 |
-- |
and |
49.00 |
50.00 |
1.00 |
0.694 |
8.1 |
BD-6 |
|
30.50 |
31.50 |
1.00 |
0.926 |
0.7 |
This hole was focused on exploring the continuity of the high grade gold in the existing underground workings of the Guadalupe vein. Hole BD-06 intersected two intervals that could correspond to the projection at depth of this mineral structure |
and |
136.00 |
137.50 |
1.50 |
5.640 |
11.1 |
BD-7 |
S-2 |
22.00 |
45.35 |
23.35 |
1.820 |
9.1 |
Veta Grande vein system |
includes |
25.25 |
28.35 |
3.10 |
3.074 |
N/A |
includes |
43.35 |
45.35 |
2.00 |
11.642 |
N/A |
BD-9 |
S-6 |
22.00 |
23.00 |
1.00 |
0.890 |
0.5 |
Mineralization within the Veta Grande vein system |
and |
37.00 |
38.00 |
1.00 |
2.370 |
20.6 |
and |
75.00 |
78.00 |
3.00 |
6.176 |
31.8 |
and |
104.50 |
110.50 |
6.00 |
1.430 |
25.3 |
BD-18 |
S-3 |
27.00 |
30.00 |
3.00 |
0.631 |
1.0 |
Mineralized intersections within the projection of the mineral trend to the SW |
and |
48.00 |
56.00 |
8.00 |
0.511 |
1.5 |
and |
85.00 |
86.00 |
1.00 |
0.738 |
5.6 |
and |
96.00 |
100.00 |
4.00 |
4.430 |
48.1 |
Seventeen of the eighteen holes were focused on testing the down dip continuity of the Veta Grande epithermal vein system that developed within a dilation zone, created by the intersection of two regional fault systems. The NE-SW trending system allowed the formation of a belt of gold occurrences that outcrop along 600+ meters of strike, varying from 0.50 to 15 meters in width. The intersecting NW-SE trending system provided a favorable environment for the emplacement of a system of veins varying from 0.50 to 2 meters in width. The Veta Grande vein is the principal mineralized structure, consisting of an auriferous structural "loop" with several minor splits. The mineralization identified at the Tequila Project is consistent with that of a low sulphidation, "hotspring" type epithermal deposit model characterized by colloidal quartz, advanced argillic alteration and depleted sulphide mineralogy (i.e. pyrite). The gold mineralization is hosted within a quartz stockwork system formed within a brecciated zone of micro veins and veinlets up to 1 meter wide.
Drilling to date has tested only 1/3 of the known strike length of the mineralized system. Of the 18 holes completed, 14 returned economic gold grades over appreciable widths. Five of the holes confirmed the continuity of the Veta Grande Vein over 350 meters of strike length. The Company is currently reviewing the data from the drill program to assess future exploration activity.
Qualified Person
Pursuant to National Instrument 43-101, Darcy Krohman, P.Geo., C.A,. Executive Vice-President and CFO of Timmins Gold Corp. is the Qualified Person (QP) responsible for the disclosure in this news release. Field work has been conducted by Timmins Gold Corp. employees and contractors.
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CEO
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Executive Vice-President & CFO
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tel: 604-638-8971
darcy@timminsgold.com
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