Victoria Gold to Drill the Mill Canyon Project in Nevada
18 Septembre 2011 - 11:20PM
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Victoria Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: VIT) ("Victoria" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that it will undertake an
exploration drilling program at its Mill Canyon, Nevada project,
which is contiguous with Barrick Gold's Cortez Hills and Pipeline
gold mines. This drilling program, which will test one of several
high-quality exploration targets on the Company's 6,900 acre
property, is scheduled for early October, 2011.
About the Mill Canyon Project
Victoria's Mill Canyon gold project is located in north-central
Nevada, approximately 175 miles (280 kilometers) east-northeast of
the city of Reno, and 60 miles (100 kilometers) southwest of Elko.
The project is situated at the southern end of the Cortez
Mountains. Victoria's property comprises patented and unpatented
mining claims that cover an area of approximately 6,900 acres (28
square kilometers) on the northern side of the Battle Mountain -
Eureka mineral belt (Cortez trend), which is one of the world's
most prolific and prospective gold provinces. The Mill Canyon
project adjoins Barrick Gold's world-class Cortez Hills gold mine
and the Cortez Pediment project and is along the most productive
and prospective part of the Cortez trend between the Pipeline gold
mine (6 kilometers to the northwest) and the Red Hills and Gold
Rush discoveries (3 to 4 kilometers to the southeast), which are
the newly discovered gold deposits that Barrick reported on very
recently.
The geologic characteristics of Victoria's Mill Canyon project,
display strong similarities with the adjacent Cortez Hills and
Pipeline mines, the former Horse Canyon gold mine (which adjoins
the southeast boundary of the Mill Canyon project), Barrick's newly
announced discoveries at Red Hill and Gold Rush (located 3 to 4
kilometers southeast of Mill Canyon), and their Pediment project,
which is contiguous with the southern boundary of the Mill Canyon
project.
Victoria's ongoing geological work at Mill Canyon has recently
concentrated on the region of the Erwin target in the central
portion of the project area. Although this area received little
attention from previous workers, it has been determined to have
very good potential for the discovery of large-scale "Carlin-style"
gold deposits, as indicated not only by the strong gold results
from rock-chip (up to 78.2 grams per tonne) samples and very strong
gold anomalies (up to 420 parts per billion gold) in soil samples
in the target zone, and by historical regional exploration drilling
that encountered significant gold mineralization in one hole that
was never followed-up on. Drill hole DML-7, which encountered a 9
meter interval that averaged 2.3 grams of gold per tonne and was
drilled by Santa Fe Pacific Gold, encountered strong gold
mineralization in carbonate host rocks of the Lower Plate of the
Roberts Mountain thrust fault system, which are the same rock units
that host the extensive gold deposits throughout northeastern
Nevada, including the Carlin trend mines, Jerritt Canyon and at the
Pipeline and Cortez Hills mines.
Victoria's drill program will test the extent of the
mineralization encountered in the historical drill hole at the
Erwin target, as well as other mineralized zones in the central
part of the Mill Canyon project that have been recently outlined by
Victoria's work. This first phase of exploration drilling will be
comprised of six to ten holes totaling approximately 15,000 feet
(4,600 meters).
Geochemical sample results cited in this press release were
obtained from "spot" rock chip samples and soil samples which were
collected by Victoria Gold's geologic staff during the course of
their detailed investigations of the Mill Canyon project. All
samples were delivered by Victoria's personnel to the Sparks,
Nevada laboratory of American Assay, Inc., who undertook the
analytical determinations for gold and other elements. The drill
hole assay data cited in this news release are historical in nature
and have not yet been verified by Victoria Gold.
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed as
accurate by Ted Wilton, CPG-7659, Vice President of Exploration of
Victoria Gold Corporation, as the Qualified Person.
About Victoria
Victoria Gold Corp. is a Canadian based gold exploration and
development company focused on advancing its flagship project, the
Eagle Gold Deposit, located on the 100% owned Dublin Gulch property
in the Yukon, Canada, to production. The company also continues to
explore its other core projects in Yukon and Nevada. For more
information please visit the company's website at
www.vitgoldcorp.com.
Cautionary Language and Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements that may be
deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this
discussion, other than statements of historical facts, that address
future exploration drilling, exploration activities, anticipated
metal production, anticipated dates for the completion of work
performed by external consultants, internal rate of return,
estimated ore grades, commencement of production estimates and
projected exploration and capital expenditures (including costs and
other estimates upon which such projections are based) and events
or developments that the Company expects, are forward looking
statements. Although the Company believes the expectations
expressed in such forward looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include metal prices, exploration
successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and
general economic, market or business conditions. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.
This news release and the information contained herein does not
constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States and
securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or exemption from registration.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, nor its Regulation Services
Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
Contacts: Victoria Gold Corp. Katie Fedorowicz, MBA Investor
Relations 416-866-8800 Ext. 226 416-866-8801 (FAX)
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