Mr. Nikolas Perrault reports
COLT RESOURCES REPORTS ENCOURAGING RESULTS FROM THE GAP ZONE AT ITS TABUACO TUNGSTEN PROJECT, NORTHERN PORTUGAL
Colt Resources Inc. has released positive results from intercepts from two of the first three holes
recently drilled in the Gap zone at its Tabuaco tungsten project, located in northern Portugal, as part of its resource
expansion drilling program started on June 18, 2014 (see press release of June 16, 2014).
The initial three holes of this latest phase of drilling, DHT-113,
DHT-114 and DHT-115, have focused on testing the ground
close to an isolated hole completed in December, 2012, DHT-88, which
intersected rich tungsten mineralization separate from the Sao Pedro
das Aguias and Aveleira deposits (see press release of Jan. 30, 2013). This isolated hole was not included with those used to
estimate resources that formed the basis for the preliminary economic
assessment published in the third quarter of 2013 (see press release of Sept. 4, 2013).
Initial visual inspection of the mineralized skarns intersected by all
three holes, both under natural light and short-wave ultraviolet light, indicated
that in general they compared very well, both in terms of mineralogy
and texture, with hole DHT-88. Given the very promising visual
results, sampling and assaying of the mineralized drill core of holes
DHT-113 and DHT-115 were fast-tracked, and assay results are presented in the attached table. The results for DHT-114 are pending.
The rock mechanics conditions of the entire sequence intersected by
these holes (both the mineralized zones and the hangingwall rocks) are
very good and appear to be superior to those encountered elsewhere on
the project.
The three initial holes of this latest program are located within 100 metres
of DHT-88 and strongly suggest the presence of a previously undetected
zone of mineralization unrelated to either the Sao Pedro das Aguias or
Aveleira deposits.
Main tungsten-trioxide-mineralized intervals of hole DHT-88 (assays previously reported), and
assay results from holes DHT-113, DHT-114 and DHT-115 are shown in the attached table.
Drilled True
Hole From To length thickness Grade
(m) (m) (m) (m) % WO3
DHT-88 100.80 104.80 4.00 3.94 0.45
116.60 122.60 6.00 5.91 0.58
DHT-113 97.5 108.5 11.00 9.38 0.34
114.5 118.5 4.00 3.41 0.36
123.57 138.52 14.95 12.75 0.72
144.54 151.54 7.00 5.97 0.49
DHT-114 84.45 88.80 4.35 4.10 Pending
89.25 91.22 1.97 1.86
105.87 116.77 10.90 10.27
121.38 121.98 0.60 0.57
123.93 124.30 0.37 0.35
125.82 133.16 7.34 6.91
DHT-115 113.40 133.00 19.60 13.65 0.49
139.60 140.85 1.25 0.87 0.35
148.75 168.65 19.90 13.86 0.28
178.85 182.65 3.80 2.65 0.54
Interpretation and follow-up
Holes DHT-114, DHT-113 and DHT-115 (from southeast to northwest) appear to have
intersected mineralized skarns similar to that intersected by DHT-88
over a total strike length of greater than 100 metres, located
approximately 300 m northwest of the Sao Pedro das Aguias resource area, and
approximately 300 m south of the Aveleira resource area.
This mineralization is interpreted to represent a previously
unrecognized deposit at Tabuaco, physically separated from either Sao
Pedro das Aguias or Aveleira deposits. It is suspected that the
separation between these three deposits could be the result of a
combination of Variscan folding with late faulting, but this remains to
be confirmed.
It is hypothesized that the new deposit may extend further along strike
to the northwest, as well as downdip to the southwest underneath the granite body.
The program is continuing, and a series of follow-up drill holes are
being drilled close by so as to develop a better understanding of the
3-D geometry of this new zone.
"We are very pleased with these results from Tabuaco and look forward to
updating our shareholders in the very near future with further
developments on this ongoing resource expansion program, which is off to
an excellent start," stated Nikolas Perrault, Colt president and chief executive officer.
Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)
All drill core is transported by company personnel from drill site to a
nearby secure storage facility for logging and sampling.
Sampling intervals for gold mineralization are defined after core
logging and determination of probable high-grade zones based on visible
mineralization and favourable structure, while the sampling intervals
for the tungsten mineralization are defined after core logging and
determination of scheelite content by examination under short-wave
UV light.
One-half of the core is sent for analysis, while the other half is
retained in the core boxes for future reference.
All samples are sent by courier to ALS Chemex's facility in Seville,
Spain, where they undergo sample preparation.
Gold analysis for all samples is done via method Au-AA24 (Au by fire
assay and AAS, 50-gram nominal sample weight). The detection limit for this
method is five parts per billion. For every sample with Au values over one part per million, the pulp
is reanalyzed by method Au-GRA22 (Au by fire assay and gravimetric
finish, 50 g nominal sample weight). The detection range for this method
is 0.05 ppm to 1,000 ppm.
Tungsten and tin are analyzed using a metaborate fusion followed by XRF.
Assay results for tungsten are reported by the laboratory as W per cent. WO3 values are calculated using a conversion factor of 1.2611.
A set of standards and blanks has been inserted by Colt into the drill
sample stream on a regular basis in addition to the laboratory's own
internal QA/QC standards and duplicates. QA/QC results to date are well
within the accepted norm.
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