JNR/Altius
Extend Mineralized Zone at the Koorae Cu-Mo-Au-Ag
Prospect, Topsails Project, Newfoundland
JNR Resources Inc. (TSXV:JNN) (the 'Company')
is pleased to announce geochemical results from the Koorae
copper-molybdenum-gold-silver (Cu-Mo-Au-Ag) prospect on their Topsails
Uranium/Rare Earth Elements/Copper (U-REE-Cu) project in west-central
Newfoundland. The Topsails project is a 50/50 alliance between the
Company and Altius Resources Inc. (jointly the
'Companies') that was established to explore for volcanic-hosted uranium
deposits in a defined area of west-central Newfoundland near the mining
community of Buchans.
Highlights from grab samples collected from the main 235 m long area exposed at
the Koorae prospect include 0.84% Cu, 0.9 g/t Ag, and
0.02% Mo, and up to 0.41% Cu within its eastern extension. South of the main
mineralized area up to 0.91% Cu, 3.9 g/t Ag, and 0.008% Mo has been observed.
At the West Trench, discontinuous base metals mineralization with up to 0.20%
Cu and 0.22% Pb was identified.
The 2010 exploration program, budgeted at approximately $500,000, focused on
the Koorae Cu-Mo-Au-Ag prospect and five other
significant areas (Railway U showing, Sheffield Lake South Cu
prospect, Long Range Mountain U-REE prospects A and B, and Catcher's
Pond Cu prospect). Extensive trenching of the Koorae
prospect area was carried out; including extending the main porphyry zone of Cu
mineralization to a length of >200 metres and
excavating additional trenches over nearby soil geochemical anomalies. Detailed
geological mapping and extensive sampling were completed on all the trenches,
as well as an IP/Resistivity survey over the prospect area.
In 2008, reconnaissance prospecting on the Topsails Project resulted in
the discovery of mineralized boulders which returned assays up to 3.5% Cu,
0.12% Mo, 35.1 g/t Ag, and 0.18 g/t Au. Follow-up trenching, mapping, and
sampling (rock and soil) in 2009 identified a mineralized area approximately
100 metres by 15 metres in
size and consisting of disseminated and fracture-related copper mineralization
in quartz-feldspar porphyry (QFP), altered volcanic rocks, and tectonized granite. (See JNR News Release of November 30,
2009).
The western extension of the main mineralized trench is dominated by QFP with
lesser amounts of mafic and felsic
volcanic rocks, and mafic dykes. Copper
mineralization is ubiquitous in the porphyry with samples returning up to 0.84%
Cu, 0.9 g/t Ag, and 0.02% Mo. The eastern extension of the main trench,
comprising altered felsic volcanic rocks with lesser
amounts of mafic dykes and quartz diorite, reveals a
portion of the previously identified high-grade zone. Significant Cu
mineralization occurs in this excavation with up to 0.29% Cu, 1.5 g/t Ag, and
0.07% Mo from welded tuffs and 0.41% Cu from a rhyolitic
flow.
The south trench (south of the main mineralized area), is comprised of weakly
to moderately foliated granodiorite and lesser mafic dyke(s). Cu mineralization has been observed in the granodiorite with samples returning up to 0.91% Cu, 3.9 g/t
Ag, and 0.008% Mo.
The West Trench (located approximately 500 metres
west of the main mineralized area) is dominated by massive mafic
volcanic rocks with lesser felsic volcanic rocks
(dykes?). Mineralization is irregular with up to 0.20% Cu and 0.22% Pb within altered mafic volcanic
rocks with quartz-epidote veinlets,
malachite, pyrite, and galena.
The last three trenches (North Trench #1, North Trench #2, and East Trench) are
comprised entirely of QFP. Minor Cu mineralization has been observed in the
East trench, whereas the two North trenches are essentially unmineralized.
Hematite alteration in all three trenches is less extensive than that of the
main Koorae showing.
As part of their 2011 Topsails exploration program, the Companies are planning
additional soil geochemistry surveys and trenching, to further extend the Koorae prospect area.
JNR is led by a highly experienced management team with proven discovery
success in uranium exploration. In addition to its projects in Newfoundland,
the Company has an interest in fourteen properties totalling
some 340,197 hectares of highly prospective ground in the renowned Athabasca
Basin of northern Saskatchewan.
JNR's Director of Exploration, Dr. Irvine R. Annesley,
P.Geo.,
is the qualified person responsible for the technical data presented in this
release. All samples were analysed at the
Saskatchewan Research Council Laboratory in Saskatoon, an ISO/IEC 17025:2005
accredited facility. All technical information for the Company's exploration
projects is obtained and reported under a formal quality assurance and quality
control program, details of which are presented on the Company's website at: www.jnrresources.com/i/pdf/JNR-QAQC.pdf. A glossary of the technical terms
included in this release can be found on the Company's website at: www.jnrresources.com/s/Glossary.asp.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Rick Kusmirski
President & CEO
For further information contact JNR Resources at 306.382.2211 or 877.567.6463
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