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Vulcan Minerals Inc. - Acquires Lizard Pond Gold Property in Newfoundland
News Release
July 14, 2016
Vulcan Minerals Inc. - Acquires Lizard Pond Gold Property in Newfoundland
St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador - Vulcan Minerals Inc. ('the Company' - 'Vulcan' TSX-V:VUL) announces that it has acquired, by staking, the Lizard Pond gold property in central Newfoundland. The property consists of 62 claims (1550 hectares) covering five gold showings: Lizard Pond, Lizard Pond South, Lizard Pond Extension, Swan Pond and Breccia Pond. Of these, the Lizard Pond South showing has received the most attention, having initially yielded channel samples of 12.6 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 0.4 metres and 6.6 g/t gold over 1.2 metres. Follow-up drilling included hole LP 87-01 which assayed 0.8 g/t gold over 15 metres (66.6-81.6 metres depth) including 1.0 g/t gold over 8 metres (72.6-80.6 metres depth). Approximately 500 metres east, the Lizard Pond Extension assayed 1.6 g/t gold over 5.4 metres (41.3-46.7 metres) in drill hole MO-90-10. The Breccia Pond showing is located approximately 1500 metres east of the Lizard Pond showing and yielded a channel sample of 3.2 g/t gold over 1.0 metre. Two rounds of drilling were conducted on the property in 1989 (totalling 510 m) and 1990 (totalling 1371 m) by different operators, most of which focused on delineating the Lizard Pond South showing. Prospecting by another operator in 2006 resampled (grab) the Lizard Pond South showing with up to 22 g/t gold and up to 8.2 g/t gold at the Lizard Pond Extension.
The gold prospects are hosted in ophiolitic ultramafic rocks and sediments of Lower Paleozoic age. They have been hydrothermally altered over several kilometers along a major fault zone. The gold occurs in vuggy chalcedonic and breccia and quartz veining within a larger silica-magnesite altered sequence in fault contact with gold enriched sediments. The property has not been surveyed with modern geophysical techniques. Given the wide distribution of gold occurrences, the scarcity of outcrop, the high grade nature of the showings where exposed at surface, and the apparent structural control of the hydrothermal alteration system, it is felt the property warrants appropriate geophysical investigation towards identifying potential traps for gold enrichment.
The property also contains a potentially significant deposit of magnesite, which is a prime source of magnesium. The company will evaluate the historical information regarding the nature of the deposit and its commercial potential. The information pertaining to the property is taken from historic assessment reports filed by past explorers with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources.
The Company is in the process of compiling all available information towards designing an exploration program. The company anticipates a 2016 program of geophysics and mapping towards identifying drill targets.The property is adjacent to the Baie d'Espoir highway approximately 50 kilometres south of the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor. Please refer to our webpage www.vulcanminerals.cafor location and general geology maps.
Patrick J. Laracy, P. Geo, President, is the qualified person responsible for the contents of this news release as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This release may contain certain forward-looking statements. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations. Certain risk factors beyond the Company's control may affect the actual results achieved. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
For information please contact:
Patrick J. Laracy, President
(709) 754-3186
[email protected]
www.vulcanminerals.ca