Volta Extends Gold Mineralization Further South At Its Kiaka Gold Project
Intersects 142 Meters at 1.04g/t Gold, Including 9.0 Meters at 2.64g/t Gold
- Also 82m @ 1.52g/t gold including 25.0m @ 2.15g/t gold -
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TORONTO, June 3 /CNW/ - Volta Resources Inc. ("Volta" or the "Company") (TSX: VTR) announces the drill results from the next completed sections at its Kiaka Gold Project, located approximately 120 kilometres southeast of Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso. To date, 113 holes (17,517.41 meters) have been drilled thereby completing the planned infill and extension drilling to be used to define a NI43-101 compliant resource at the Central Area at Kiaka. It should be emphasized that this infill drilling is limited to a vertical depth of 200 meters, whereas previous in-house drilling and estimates by Randgold for the same area extended to a vertical depth of 300m. Consequently, the company is aiming to convert approximately two thirds of the Randgold in-house estimates to NI43-101 compliant resource categories during the current phase.
So far results have been received for 94 holes from this area with the remainder expected shortly. This news release covers the latest 5 holes, three of which are located on Section 5800N and two on Section 5150N (See Figure 1). In addition six Randgold holes (labeled hereafter RRL) have been re-assayed on these sections. The highlights from this section include:
- KRD85 : 142.0m @ 1.04g/t Au, incl. 9.0m @ 2.64g/t Au and 7.7m @ 2.07g/t Au - KKRC38 : 4.0m @ 2.30g/t Au - RRL_KDH13 : 60.0m @ 0.73g/t Au, incl. 7.0m @ 3.70g/t Au AND 8.0m @ 1.73g/t Au - RRL_KRC03 : 70.0m @ 0.87g/t Au, incl. 18.0m @ 1.55g/t Au - RRL_KRC04 : 82.0m @ 1.52g/t Au, incl. 7.0m @ 2.31g/t Au and 25.0m @ 2.15g/t Au - RRL_KRC05 : 15.0m @ 1.41g/t Au AND 37.0m @ 1.85g/t Au, incl. 12.0m @ 4.13g/t Au - KDH69 : 8.0m @ 1.18g/t Au - RRL_KKRC09 : 13.0m @ 0.94g/t Au, incl. 7m @ 1.41g/t Au.
Kevin Bullock, Volta's CEO, said, "Our infill drilling continues to intersect widths and grades exceeding our original expectations. In particular, we are very happy to have such robust results on the southernmost section we have yet drilled. Our drilling has demonstrated that Kiaka has the potential to expand significantly, but our immediate priority is to complete our maiden 43-101 resource estimate as a step toward moving Kiaka to a production decision."
Section 5150N is situated 50m south of Section 5200N (see News Release of May 10th, 2010). It extends the central mineralization a further 50m to the south. Section 5800N occurs 100m north of well-mineralized section 5700N (see News Release of April 31st, 2010). The holes on section 5800N have only intersected narrow mineralized intercepts. Structural interpretation of the data from the northern sections suggests that the KMZ mineralization may be displaced by more than 100m to the southeast across an easterly trending, north dipping fault. This would imply that the narrower mineralized intersections encountered in the holes drilled on Section 5800N so far are associated with the KHZ and KIZ zones. The company is currently drilling a hole on the eastern edge of Section 5750N in order to test this interpretation.
Results for the holes on section 5150N are highlighted in Table 1 below and on the section in Figure 2. The results for the holes on Section 5800N are presented in Table 2 and on the section in Figure 3. Analyses of the Volta samples were undertaken by fire assay on a 50g charge at ALS Chemex Laboratories in Ouagadougou. Volta's sampling and assay procedures included QA/QC elements that employed the inclusion of certified standards and blanks.
Table 1: Highlights of gold intersections from Section 5150N ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLE ID FROM TO INTERVAL GRADE Comments ------------------------------------------ m m m g/t Au ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KRD85 0.00 142.00 142.00 1.04 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 35.00 49.00 14.00 1.59 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 63.00 68.00 5.00 1.51 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 77.00 86.00 9.00 2.64 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 94.00 101.70 7.70 2.07 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 104.90 118.00 13.10 1.23 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 121.00 126.00 5.00 1.30 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 129.00 133.00 4.00 1.60 --------------------------------------------------------- AND 156.00 166.00 10.00 0.68 --------------------------------------------------------- AND 187.00 210.00 23.00 0.64 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 197.00 205.00 8.00 1.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KKRC38 42.00 62.00 20.00 0.78 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 54.00 58.00 4.00 2.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL-KDH13 97.00 157.00 60.00 0.73 Randgold hole --------------------------------------------------------- Including 146.00 150.00 4.00 3.70 --------------------------------------------------------- AND 192.00 200.00 8.00 1.73 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 192.00 197.00 5.00 2.57 --------------------------------------------------------- AND 319.00 323.00 4.00 1.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL_KRC03 24.00 48.00 24.00 0.55 Randgold hole --------------------------------------------------------- AND 56.00 126.00 70.00 0.87 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 56.00 74.00 18.00 1.55 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 81.00 91.00 10.00 0.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL_KRC04 0.00 82.00 82.00 1.52 Randgold hole --------------------------------------------------------- Including 0.00 11.00 11.00 1.21 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 15.00 19.00 4.00 2.31 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 22.00 47.00 25.00 2.15 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 51.00 60.00 9.00 1.02 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 63.00 75.00 12.00 2.01 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 79.00 82.00 3.00 2.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL_KRC05 0.00 15.00 15.00 1.41 Randgold hole --------------------------------------------------------- Including 0.00 13.00 13.00 1.57 --------------------------------------------------------- AND 22.00 59.00 37.00 1.85 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 27.00 30.00 3.00 1.13 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 34.00 46.00 12.00 4.13 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 49.00 52.00 3.00 1.75 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 55.00 58.00 3.00 1.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 2: Highlights of gold intersections from Section 5800N ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLE ID FROM TO INTERVAL GRADE Comments ------------------------------------------ m m m g/t Au ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KDH69 110.00 144.00 34.00 0.43 --------------------------------------------------------- Including 110.00 113.00 3.00 1.87 --------------------------------------------------------- AND 202.00 210.00 8.00 1.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KKRC40 14.00 17.00 3.00 1.28 Stopped in mineralization ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL_KRC09 38.00 51.00 13.00 0.94 Randgold hole --------------------------------------------------------- Including 42.00 49.00 7.00 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes on Tables 1 and 2: 1) Intervals are core length. True width is unknown at this time. 2) Intersections are based on a 0.3 g/t gold cut-off with maximum internal dilution (MID) of 5m for the lower grade mineralization envelope. 3) In order to highlight the continuity of the high grade zone, a 0.8 g/t gold cut-off with maximum internal dilution of 2m has been used. No top cut has been applied. 4) The intersections listed in the table represent sections of at least 3m in excess of 1g/t Au and/or sections of at least 10m in excess of 0.5g/t Au. 5) The intersections represent sections drilled by reverse circulation (RC) and/or cored drilling (see Tables 3 and 4). 6) The RC portions of the drill holes were sampled at 1-m intervals. Dry samples were riffle-split to provide 2 kg samples sent to the laboratory. Wet samples were dried in the field, then riffle-split in the same way. The cored portion of the drill holes were sampled at one metre intervals and cut in half using a diamond saw. Half-core is archived at the core storage facility on site while the other half was sent to the laboratory. 7) Samples were sent to ALS Chemex in Ouagadougou for standard preparation followed by Fire Assay on a 50g charge. 8) Certified standards were inserted every 15 samples, field duplicates (in the RC portions) about every 20 and blanks about every 30 samples. The blanks, certified standards and duplicate assays confirm that all assays used to compile the intersections quoted here have passed Volta's rigorous QA/QC checks. 9) For the listed Randgold holes the re-assay values have been used. Re-assays were performed on pulps or rejects of previously assayed samples in exactly the same manner as for the Volta samples. Where, occasionally, no re-assays were available, the Randgold assay values have been used. The Randgold assay results are considered to be reliable and acceptable.
To date, assay results have been received for sections drilled between 5150N and 5800N and covering 650m of strike of the central portion of the Central Area. All sections between 5150N and 5700N are well mineralized and consistently include very wide intersections comprising discrete higher grade zones. Drilling has recently been completed on sections further south and north. Results are awaited and will be reported as soon as available.
Volta's current drill program has tested the 750m strike of the Central Area within the 2,800m long KMZ zone. The program in-filled and extended drilling on the Central Area such that the KMZ zone is drilled to 50m x 50m spacing from surface to a 150m vertical depth and 100m x 50m from 150m to 200m of vertical depth. Volta intends to finalize a maiden National Instrument 43-101 ("NI43-101") compliant resource before the end of June 2010.
TABLE 3: Borehole collar coordinates and orientation parameters for Section 5150N ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hole ID Easting Northing Elev- Depth Azi- Dip RC DD ation muth ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (m) (m) (deg- (deg- (m) (m) rees) rees) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KKRC38 739,069 1,289,413 270.00 70.00 135 -58 70.00 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KRD85 739,182 1,289,295 269.00 220.18 135 -55 57.90 162.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL-KDH13 739,108 1,289,354 270.00 341.00 130 -45 0.00 341.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL-KRC03 739,136 1,289,328 268.00 126.00 130 -45 126.00 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL-KRC04 739,202 1,289,274 267.00 85.00 130 -45 85.00 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL-KRC05 739,243 1,289,236 265.00 80.00 130 -45 80.00 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE 4: Borehole collar coordinates and orientation parameters for Section 5800N ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hole ID Easting Northing Elev- Depth Azi- Dip RC DD ation muth ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (m) (m) (deg- (deg- (m) (m) rees) rees) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KDH69 739,636 1,289,767 271.00 222.00 135 -55 93.00 129.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KRD70 739,671 1,289,732 270.00 78.00 135 -55 78.00 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KKRC40 739,707 1,289,697 270.00 75.00 135 -56 75.00 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL_KRC08 739,619 1,289,748 271.00 94.00 130 -45 94.00 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RRL_KRC09 739,664 1,289,709 270.00 90.00 130 -45 90.00 0.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101, the qualified person for the Kiaka Gold Project is Mr Guy Franceschi, Vice President, Exploration for Volta. Mr Franceschi is a member of the European Federation of Geologists and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
Volta is a mineral exploration company, primarily focused on becoming a leader in the identification, acquisition and exploration of gold properties in West Africa. The Company is currently fast-tracking its flagship Kiaka Gold Project, located in Burkina Faso, towards a development decision.
Visit http://files.newswire.ca/407/Volta_June3_Kiaka.pdf to see Figures 1-3.
Forward-Looking Information Caution:
This press release presents "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of gold and other minerals and metals, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the capital expenditures, costs and timing of the resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the capital expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, currency exchange rate fluctuations, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Volta to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to international operations; risks related to the integration of acquisitions; risks related to joint venture operations; actual results of current exploration activities; actual results of current or future reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of gold and other minerals and metals; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; and delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities. Although the management and officers of Volta believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions and have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Volta Resources does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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