Dalradian Intersects 2.01 m Grading 33.52 g/t Gold at Curraghinalt
/EINPresswire.com/ -- TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 12/10/15 -- Dalradian Resources Inc. (TSX: DNA)(AIM: DALR) ("Dalradian" or the "Company") announces results from 43 drill holes from its ongoing infill drilling program at the Curraghinalt Gold Deposit in Northern Ireland.
Highlights
-- 2.53 m grading 10.82 g/t gold from the Mullan vein in hole 15-CT-253 -- 2.01 m grading 33.52 g/t gold from the Slap Shot vein in 15-CT-253 -- 1.88 m grading 28.60 g/t gold from the Crow-S vein in 15-CT-259 -- 2.68 m grading 9.60 g/t gold from the 106-16 vein in 15-CT-260 -- 2.76 m grading 27.81 g/t gold from the No.1 vein in 15-CT-263 -- 2.31 m grading 20.96 g/t gold from the V75 vein in 15-CT-265a
Details of Drilling at Curraghinalt
Final results are being reported for 43 drill holes located in the central and western parts of the Curraghinalt deposit (see plan map and three cross sections at http://www.dalradian.com/news-and-events/news-releases/news-releases-details/Dec-10-2015-News-Release-Figures. These holes were drilled at varying intervals towards the south, targeting most of the veins included in the last mineral resource estimate, as well as three of the newly interpreted veins, Slap Shot, Sperrin and Causeway (see press release of Sept. 10, 2015 for more details). Holes 15-CT-224 through 15-CT-227, 15-CT-242 through 15-CT-251, and 15-CT-256 through 15-CT-280a were drilled from underground, while 15-CT-215, 15-CT-253 and15-CT-255 were drilled from surface.
These 43 drill holes represent 12,440 metres of the approximately 50,000 metre expanded infill drilling program. To date, 91 holes for 26,267 metres in total have been released, with results for the remaining drill holes to be released as they are received, compiled and interpreted. The purpose of the infill program is to convert resource ounces from the Inferred to the Indicated category, in support of a feasibility study currently underway. The drill program covers only 45% of the 1.7 kilometre strike length of the current Curraghinalt resource and to a depth of approximately 450 metres from surface.
These intercepts correlate well with and improve the current geological model in the continuity and smoothness of the individual vein wireframes.
Patrick F.N. Anderson, Dalradian's Chairman and CEO, commented:
"Curraghinalt continues to deliver in predictability and uniformity of high grade gold distribution over the breadth of the system. These are exactly the sort of results you want to see from an infill drilling program, repeatable high grade intercepts."
Selected Curraghinalt Drill Intersections
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hole ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) Au Grade (g/t) Vein System -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-215 62.84 63.21 0.37 31.10 T17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-215 88.81 89.27 0.46 27.00 No.1-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-215 98.47 100.50 2.03 9.77 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-215 106.70 108.18 1.48 11.77 Causeway -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-215 158.00 159.49 1.49 10.69 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-224 45.54 46.00 0.46 43.50 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-224 86.81 87.25 0.44 31.90 Causeway -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-225 129.93 130.50 0.57 22.05 Slap Shot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-225 132.98 133.40 0.42 38.90 Slap Shot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-226 99.00 99.29 0.29 85.60 106-16-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-226 119.68 120.35 0.67 80.97 Slap Shot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-227 59.00 61.20 2.20 5.13 Causeway -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-227 156.28 157.05 0.77 109.07 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-242 108.41 108.66 0.25 55.60 Causeway -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-242 214.50 216.30 1.80 27.17 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-243 137.22 138.18 0.96 23.24 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-243 330.31 330.56 0.25 40.20 Crow-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-244 113.86 114.56 0.70 78.18 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-244 218.63 219.10 0.47 84.90 Bend -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-245 131.40 132.82 1.42 9.19 Slap Shot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-245 157.66 158.60 0.94 36.51 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-245 259.17 260.76 1.59 12.40 Crow -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-246 185.04 187.23 2.19 12.04 Slap Shot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-246 197.33 197.58 0.25 49.40 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-249 57.78 58.05 0.27 43.80 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-249 104.23 104.87 0.64 35.59 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-250 100.85 101.71 0.86 30.35 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-250 189.92 190.44 0.52 50.30 V75-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-251 167.65 169.40 1.75 14.52 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-253 193.52 193.95 0.43 24.40 Sheep Dip -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-253 254.38 255.59 1.21 20.10 Sperrin -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-253 274.06 276.59 2.53 10.82 Mullan -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-253 380.04 381.31 1.27 12.07 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-253 403.79 405.80 2.01 33.52 Slap Shot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-255 313.74 314.21 0.47 33.80 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-255 343.14 343.54 0.40 34.70 Slap Shot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-256 87.87 88.45 0.58 33.88 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-256 281.20 281.95 0.75 48.11 Crow-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-257 13.96 15.29 1.33 25.51 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-258 13.39 14.45 1.06 32.51 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-258 145.91 146.39 0.48 38.50 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-259 13.51 14.78 1.27 11.49 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-259 80.37 81.42 1.05 16.80 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-259 237.00 237.30 0.30 83.30 Crow -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-259 247.25 249.13 1.88 28.60 Crow-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-260 16.73 17.21 0.48 64.40 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-260 97.00 99.68 2.68 9.60 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-260 125.57 125.90 0.33 51.10 Slap Shot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-261a 12.00 14.35 2.35 13.00 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-262 12.00 14.64 2.64 20.61 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-262 74.78 75.79 1.01 10.34 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-262 136.41 137.06 0.65 16.43 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-263 12.25 15.01 2.76 27.81 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-263 148.08 148.73 0.65 38.42 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-264 15.60 17.10 1.50 19.66 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-264 89.59 91.34 1.75 7.07 106-16-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-264 93.05 94.04 0.99 12.48 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-264 151.82 152.12 0.30 42.30 V75-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-264 172.95 173.72 0.77 38.77 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-264 194.61 194.88 0.27 58.10 Bend-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-265 18.53 20.00 1.47 15.61 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-265a 18.64 19.98 1.34 14.13 No.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-265a 109.60 110.60 1.00 60.90 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-265a 212.54 214.85 2.31 20.96 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-267 78.00 78.56 0.56 23.33 No1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-267 194.75 196.04 1.29 42.49 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-269 145.45 145.75 0.30 38.70 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-269 233.69 234.40 0.71 40.87 Bend -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-270 108.62 108.91 0.29 40.30 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-270 147.89 148.38 0.49 25.90 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-270 155.66 156.12 0.46 24.80 V75-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-271 43.62 44.17 0.55 22.26 V55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-271 134.53 134.78 0.25 188.00 106-16-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-271 305.73 307.30 1.57 6.63 Bend -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-272 169.71 171.25 1.54 10.44 V55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-272 260.51 261.62 1.11 21.77 Bend -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-275 100.02 101.55 1.53 6.72 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-276 152.86 153.27 0.41 63.30 V75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-276 193.4 193.7 0.3 133.50 V75-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-277 96.17 96.97 0.8 19.55 106-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-280a 84.21 84.50 0.29 98.80 106-16-S -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-CT-280a 88.65 89.10 0.45 119.00 106-16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notes
-- True widths vary depending on the vein zone intersected but are
generally not less than 75% of the down hole interval
-- Intercepts are calculated using samples greater than or equal to2.0 g/t
Au, and contain no more than 1.0 m of internal dilution
-- 15-CT-247, 15-CT-248, 15-CT-266, 15-CT-268, 15-CT-273, & 15-CT-274
intercepted the projected veins, but no significant mineralization was
encountered
-- 15-CT-278 and 15-CT-279 were short cover holes for underground
development and intercepted the projected veins, but no significant
mineralization was encountered
Qualified Person
Eric Tremblay, P.Eng., Chief Operating Officer, Dalradian Resources, is the Qualified Person who supervised the preparation of the technical data in this news release.
Drill core was halved with samples (averaging between 0.25 m and 0.50 m in mineralized material and up to 1 m in wall rock) submitted to ALS Laboratories in the Republic of Ireland. Quality assurance and quality control procedures are ongoing. Core samples were analyzed by a 50 gram gold fire assay with an atomic absorption finish.
ALS Laboratories is accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) to undertake testing, including for Ores and Minerals (INAB P9 703), as detailed in the Schedule bearing the Registration Number 173T, in compliance with the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 2nd Edition "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories".
About Dalradian Resources Inc.
Dalradian Resources Inc. is a gold exploration and development company that is focused on advancing its
high-grade Curraghinalt Gold Project located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The Company is in the midst of a work program in support of a planning (permitting) application for construction of an operating mine at Curraghinalt. Components of the program include a feasibility study, an environmental and social impact assessment, infill drilling and underground exploration (885 metres of development with two test stopes).
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Contacts:
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Vice President Communications
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