Infinito Gold Ltd. Signs Option Agreement in Nicaragua and Noteholders Waive
Defaults Arising From Delay of Decision in Costa Rican Court Proceedings
Trading Symbol: TSX-V: IG
The Company has agreed to make expenditures totalling US$ 4.92 million over 51 months including exploration work, social programs, and payments to the current concession holder. If these obligations are fulfilled the concession will be totally controlled by the Company and the current owner will retain a residual royalty on gold sales of 1.5 percent to a maximum total of US$ 10 million.
The concession is approximately 25,000 hectares in size and the current land use in the area is basic farming on the steep slopes of the hills which are cut by local drainages including the Chachagua River. There is four wheel drive vehicle access through the property from Quilali consisting of a road to the original exploration camp near the Chachagua River. The Company has the option to suspend activity at any time, if results or conditions warrant, with no further obligations.
The geology of the area near the Chachagua River is made up predominately of schist with the two predominant lithologys being an altered schist and a graphitic schist. The altered schists have in the foliation numerous quartz intrusions which is thought to be the source of mineralization. The graphitic schists have a high proportion of muscovite and show serpentinization of the rock matrix. In the schist there are local andesitic dikes with a near vertical dip.
The property near the Chachagua River was drilled in 1962 by a company called Rio Coco Mining Co. and a report written by the Geological Division of the
The drilling program was limited and consisted of five vertical drill holes for a total of 365 meters. The report from the Ministry shows gold and silver values in all of the holes with the best drill hole, number 2, showing values from 17.4 metres to 29.6 metres down hole averaging 0.31 ounces of gold per short ton over 12.2 metres and 3.23 ounces of silver per short ton over the same interval. This converts to averages gold grades of 10.6 grams per metric tonne and silver grades of 110.7 grams per metric tonne. Hole number 3, reported to be 20 metres distant from Hole 2, contained 2.4 grams of gold per metric tonne over 11.6 metres and 32.2 grams of silver per metric tonne over the same interval.
The Company cautions that the information contained in the 1963 Ministry Report can not be verified and no drill logs or core is available for confirmation of reported assays and these results are of historic interest but should not be relied on.
In addition, the Company wishes to announce that it has received waivers of events of default under the outstanding
As disclosed in news releases dated
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements ------------------------------------------------------------
Certain statements in this press release address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements. These factors include, among others, the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, the uncertainties involved in interpreting drilling results and other geological data, fluctuating metal prices, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, the possibility that all necessary governmental and regulatory approvals will not be received, and the availability of a qualified workforce and third party contractors necessary for the development and operation of a mine. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking information or statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements.
INFINITO GOLD LTD. John Morgan President
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