Crosshair and Paragon Cut 141.21 g/t (4.1 Oz./Ton) Au Over 0.45 m and Expand High-Grade Gold Zone at Golden Promise
17 Janvier 2008 - 3:15PM
Marketwired
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (AMEX: CXZ) is pleased to provide
assay results from the final eight holes of its recently completed
Phase III diamond drilling program at the Golden Promise Project in
Central Newfoundland. All eight holes, which tested the central and
eastern portions of the Jaclyn Main Zone, intersected visible gold
and successfully extended the zone by an additional 50 metres. The
Jaclyn Main Zone comprises a system of gold-bearing, stylolitic
quartz veins that now has a total defined strike length of 800
metres and remains open along strike. The system has been tested to
a vertical depth of 275 metres, where it also remains open. The
zone exhibits many similarities to the deposits of the
Bendigo-Ballarat Gold District in Australia, which have
collectively produced over 31 million ounces of gold. Assay
highlights (expressed over core length) from the current program
include:
- 43.83 g/t Au over 1.45 m, including 141.21 g/t Au over 0.45 m
in GP07-91,
- 10.41 g/t Au over 4.70 m, including 64.49 g/t Au over 0.50 m
in GP07-92,
- 20.89 g/t Au over 1.90 m, including 44.74 g/t Au over 0.65 m
in GP07-93,
- 6.87 g/t Au over 1.70 m, including 18.59 g/t Au over 0.45 m in
GP07-98.
The Phase III program consisted of 3926 metres of drilling in 23
holes, including 19 holes on the Jaclyn Main Zone and 4 holes on
the Jaclyn North Zone. Visible gold was noted in 18 of the 23
holes. Complete assay results from the Phase III program along with
current drill sections and maps are posted on the Company website
at: http://www.crosshairexploration.com/s/GoldenPromise.asp.
The drill program expanded the higher grade central and eastern
portions of the Jaclyn Main Zone and firmed up resources in the
near surface portion of the vein for incorporation into a 43-101
resource estimate planned for 2008.
Jaclyn North Zone
The Jaclyn North Zone hosts a system of multiple quartz veins
that are located about 250 m north of and trend subparallel to the
Main Zone. Mineralization at the Jaclyn North Zone is similar in
character to that at the Main Zone and has been defined over a
minimum 250 metre strike length and to a vertical depth of 175
metres. The zone remains open in all directions. Phase III drilling
at the Jaclyn North Zone was highlighted by hole GP07-76, which
intersected 2.63 g/t Au over 1.30 metres, including 11.28 g/t Au
over 0.30 metres.
The Golden Promise Project, along with the South Golden Promise
and Victoria Lake properties, is slated to be spun out into a new
public company by way of shareholder dividend in 2008. The Company
is currently finalizing a proposed structure for this transaction
in addition to working toward completing the required 43-101
report, which should be completed in February. A more detailed
announcement in the gold and base metal property spin out will be
made prior to the end of the first quarter of 2008.
About Crosshair
Crosshair is a dominant player in the exploration for uranium in
the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador - Canada's most promising
emerging uranium district. The 755 sq km Central Mineral Belt
Uranium Project is host to potentially three types of uranium
mineralization - Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG - Olympic Dam),
structurally controlled, shear zone and unconformity types of
mineralization. In addition, through option agreements with Paragon
Minerals Corporation, Crosshair has secured a position in one of
the most prospective massive sulphide districts in Canada as well
as a promising high grade gold project at South Golden Promise and
Golden Promise.
For more information on the Company and its properties, please
visit the website at www.crosshairexploration.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Mark J Morabito, President and CEO
Qualified Person and Assay Procedures
The Golden Promise Project work is being carried out by David
Mullen, consulting geologist to Paragon and supervised by Qualified
Person David Copeland, M.Sc., P.Geo., Exploration Manager for
Paragon. Mr. Copeland has verified that the results presented above
have been accurately summarized from the official assay
certificates. All drill holes were NQ size. Core samples were cut
in half on site and half of each sample interval was shipped to
Eastern Analytical Limited of Springdale, Newfoundland for gold
analysis. Gold assays were carried out by metallic screen fire
assay method and 1 A.T. fire assay at Eastern Analytical Limited.
Blanks and gold standards were inserted into the sample stream once
every 20 samples. ALS Chemex in North Vancouver, BC completed
multi-element analyses and gold check assays on sample pulps. Gold
standards were prepared by CDN Resource Laboratories Ltd., of
Delta, BC and certified by Licensed Assayer Duncan Sanderson.
Sample batches were reanalyzed if any aberrations in the data were
observed. Check assays from holes GP07-91 to GP07-98 are
pending.
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Contacts: Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. Dan McIntyre
(604) 681-8030 (604) 681-8039 (FAX) Email:
dan@crosshairexploration.com Website:
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