Mr. Robert Hinchcliffe reports
GALWAY INTERSECTS 78.2 G/T AU OVER 3.2M, 40.4 G/T AU OVER 3.5M, 28.3 G/T AU OVER 4.1M, 17.9 G/T AU OVER 5.5M AND 8.7 G/T AU OVER 12.9M AT VETAS; A NEW DISCOVERY WITH 104.3 G/T AU OVER 1.2M EXTENDS EL VOLCAN TO THE WEST
Galway Resources Ltd. has released complete assay results from three diamond drill
holes and partial results from another four holes at its Vetas
gold-silver project, host of the El Volcan gold-silver mine that has
been in operation over 400 years and is the largest mine in the
California-Vetas-Surata gold region. The company also is pleased to
announce that a third diamond drill rig is scheduled to arrive at Vetas
later this week, which will target extensions on Galway's side of the
common border to CB Gold's discovery of 7.57 grams per tonne gold (g/t
Au) over 114.98 metres in what appears to be the same stockwork zone
that Galway initially discovered through extensive sampling and
geophysical exploration programs in late 2010 and early 2011. The CB
Gold intersection includes 17.17 g/t Au over 40.89 metres (which
includes 316.67 g/t Au over 2.09 metres), and 5.36 g/t Au over 30.35
metres. The focus of Galway's exploration efforts at Vetas is to test
for a continuation of mineralization below the El Volcan mine, strike
and lateral extensions to the mine, and other anomalies within the
company's Vetas concessions. Results confirm that mineralization
extends over 250 metres below current workings and approximately 550
metres from surface, which represents a 50-metre extension below
previous discoveries.
"The bonanza-style gold grades we're seeing at Vetas are exceeding our
most optimistic expectations, and new discoveries at depth and to the
west of El Volcan expand the mine's ultimate potential. In addition,
the new surface drill rig provides Galway the capacity to explore the
many other targets that have been identified through our geophysical
and soil, tunnel and trench sampling programs, including the stockwork
zone on our side of the common border in which CB Gold made its high-grade discovery located just 50 metres away. Our exploration efforts
confirm that the same mineralized intrusive extends on to our property.
We continue to be very enthusiastic about the exploration potential at
Vetas," says Robert Hinchcliffe, president and chief executive officer of Galway
Resources.
On June 22, 2011, Galway released the first-ever drill results from its Vetas project,
and on Nov. 4, 2011, the company released partial results from two holes, GWY-V012 and
GWY-V014. Complete results from these two holes, as well as results
from an additional five holes are provided below. All holes drilled to
date host at least one assay in excess of 10 g/t, with the average
being 3.2 per hole in the first 18 holes drilled. In addition, 15 of
the first 18 holes reported to date contained visible gold.
GWY-V012
- 15.3 g/t Au and 36.5 g/t silver (Ag) over 11.44 metres, including 112.3
g/t Au and 34.2 g/t Ag over 0.92 metre;
- 12.8 g/t Au over 7.2 metres, including 67.2 g/t Au and 34.4 g/t Ag over
1.12 metres;
- 5.3 g/t Au over one metre;
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5.7 g/t Au over 1.94 metres.
GWY-V014
- 17.9 g/t Au over 5.46 metres, including 33.6 g/t Au and 10.9 g/t Ag over
1.21 metres (previously reported as greater than 10.0 g/t Au over 1.21 metres), and 46.8 g/t Au and 22.5 g/t Ag over 1.20 metres (previously reported as greater than 10.0 g/t Au over 1.20 metres);
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33.1 g/t Au and 17.4 g/t Ag over 1.10 metres (previously reported as greater than 10.0 g/t Au over 1.10 metres);
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106.8 g/t Au and greater than 100 g/t Ag over one metre (previously reported as greater than 10.0 g/t Au over one metre);
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8.4 g/t Au and 82.0 g/t Ag over 2.30 metres, including 11.3 g/t Au and
149.0 g/t Ag over 1.20 metres;
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12.7 g/t Au and 29.0 g/t Ag over 1.14 metres
6.8 g/t Au over 0.68 metre;
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6.1 g/t Au over 0.6 metre.
GWY-V015
- 40.4 g/t Au and a pending Ag value over 3.47 metres, including 84.8 g/t Au
and 12.0 g/t Ag over 1.26 metres;
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6.6 g/t Au and a pending Ag value over 9.44 metres, including 41.9 g/t Au
and a pending Ag value over 1.04 metres;
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14.7 g/t Au and 13.0 g/t Ag over 1.28 metres;
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7.1 g/t Au over 1.44 metres;
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13.8 g/t Au and 62.0 g/t Ag over 1.02 metres;
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6.5 g/t Au over 1.14 metres;
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104.3 g/t Au and 16.0 g/t Ag over 1.2 metres.
GWY-V016
- 8.7 g/t Au and 11.3 g/t Ag over 0.61 metre;
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26.2 g/t Au over 0.85 metre;
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78.2 g/t Au and 12.6 g/t Ag over 3.16 metres, including 248.3 g/t Au and
38.0 g/t Ag over 0.96 metre;
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23.6 g/t Au and 13.0 g/t Ag over 0.55 metre;
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16.2 g/t Au and 16.0 g/t Ag over 1.15 metres;
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5.6 g/t Au and 21.0 g/t Ag over 0.58 metre.
GWY-V017
- 5.8 g/t Au over 1.3 metres;
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8.7 g/t Au and 38.0 g/t Ag over 12.9 metres, including 42.0 g/t Au and
306.0 g/t Ag over 1.33 metres and 31.8 g/t Au and 18.0 g/t Ag over 1.18
metres;
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21.6 g/t Au over 1.37 metres;
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9.6 g/t Au over 1.2 metres;
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28.3 g/t Au over 4.07 metres, including 61.7 g/t Au over 1.45 metres.
GWY-V018
- 92.2 g/t Au and 18.0 g/t Ag over 0.98 metre;
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10.8 g/t Au over 1.15 metres.
Notes:
A two g/t lower cut-off grade was applied. No upper cut-off grade
was applied. Galway has not received 450 metres of assays out of a
total of 1,782 metres drilled for holes GWY-V013, GWY-V015, GWY-V017
and GWY-V018. Of the assays for GWY-V013 received to date, the best
intersection contained 3.6 g/t Au and 15.8 g/t Ag over 2.90 metres,
including 10.0 g/t Au and 76.0 g/t Ag over 0.52 metre.
Western extension
Drill hole GWY-V015, which was collared on pad 2 and drilled in a
northwest direction (326.3-degree azimuth, minus-10-degree dip), intersected
either a new mineralized vein or a splay vein off the Corteros
structure that graded 104.35 g/t over 1.2 metres. This intersection was
located 35 metres beyond the western limit of the El Volcan mine, which
was previously bounded by the Corteros vein. While several new veins
have been identified within the main mineralized trend under the El
Volcan mine, drilling had not previously identified lateral extensions
to the mine. Hole GWY-V015 is the first to do so and is only the third
hole reported to date that pierced this western boundary. The other two
were drill holes GWY-V009 and GWY-V013 (refer to an image on the company's website for a plan view of all drill hole locations). Another hole, GWY-V017,
was also drilled in this direction, and while some assay results for
this hole have been released, assays are still pending for significant
portions beyond the western boundary.
Vetas drill results summary
It is noteworthy that 17 of the 18 holes reported to date at Vetas have
intersected multiple veins, which is in line with expectations given
the vertical nature of veining below the El Volcan mine, and drill
orientations subperpendicular to the strike of the deposit. As such,
drilling was expected to pierce multiple veins. Exceeding expectations,
however, is the frequency of high-grade intersects, which is
highlighted in a table on the company's website. This table shows that, on average,
Galway has intersected 5.2 samples above five g/t Au, 3.2 samples above 10
g/t Au and 1.3 samples above 30 g/t Au in each drill hole reported to
date. A summary of individual drill samples with varying cut-offs is
provided below.
Vetas results in 18 drill holes (four of which have assays pending):
- Five g/t Au or more, 93 times;
- 10 g/t Au or more, 58 times;
- 20 g/t Au or more, 33 times;
- 25 g/t Au or more, 29 times;
- 30 g/t Au or more, 24 times;
- 50 g/t Au or more, 14 times;
- 100 g/t Au or more, six times;
- 150 g/t Au or more, two times.
Complete Vetas drill results
Also of note is that visible gold has been seen in 15 of the first 18
holes reported to date. Visible gold has also been seen in the next two
drill holes, through hole 20, in which assays are pending. As such, in
the first 20 holes drilled, visible gold has been seen in the first 17.
Pictures of visible gold from Galway's Vetas and California projects
can be viewed in the photo gallery on the company's website. A map, cross-sections and a detailed table of assay results can also be
viewed on the company's website. A preliminary National Instrument 43-101 technical report on Galway's Vetas property,
which was prepared by Roscoe Postle Associates, was filed on SEDAR on
Aug. 24, 2011.
To date, 7,515 metres have been drilled in the 18 holes reported, from
the first phase of Galway's 10,000-metre, or 25-hole drill program that
began in April, 2011. Drilling is continuing with two diamond drill
rigs, with a soon to be commissioned third rig set to drill the
intrusive, among other targets, near the western boundary of Galway's
Reina de Oro concession. Phase 2 of Galway's exploration at El Volcan
will continue to delineate a resource and will test for lateral
extensions beyond the current limits of the existing mine.
Mineralization
For the surface geology along the western border of the Reina de Oro
concession, mineralization is hosted by veins and stockwork zones in
gneiss and a quartz diorite with potassic alteration (secondary biotite
and K feldspar). The mineralization also includes zones of high-grade
gold-silver veins (Piedra Colorada and El Coco). Ore at the El Volcan
mine contains favourable steeply dipping quartz veins in competent host
rocks that could be successfully mined using modern bulk-tonnage
long-hole mining methods. The known vein system comprises nine different
epithermal veins and numerous subordinate splay veins trending north-northeast and
dipping subvertically to the northwest. The main quartz veins, together with
splay veins, are spatially associated with shear zones hosted in
porphyry and metamorphic gneiss, much like the California gold
district. Visible gold in the sampling almost invariably indicates
higher gold and silver assay grades. Galway's geologists are impressed
and surprised by the widths of mineralization attained in the first
tier of drill holes relative to the narrower veining seen in the mine
workings above, and by the classic low sulphidation vein textures seen.
Grey chalcedonic quartz, colloform-banded texture, vuggs and drussy
quartz with fine pyrite crystals are typical. The mineralization has
been intersected up to 200 metres below the bottom level. True widths
for assays reported in this release are 81 per to 91 per cent, except 72 per cent for hole
GWY-V012, 64 per cent for hole GWY-V018, 57 per cent for hole GWY-V014 and 51 per cent for hole
GWY-V016 of downhole widths.
Rapid development of resources is possible using channel sampling from
the 2,000 metres of accessible underground workings and from drill
results. Existing multiple vein structures that are in close proximity
to one another and open in all directions provide an excellent
opportunity to build a robust gold resource. A total of 7,345 metres of
drifts were mapped and 3,769 chip and channel samples were taken from
vein, wall rock and stockwork mineralization between vein sets. To
date, Galway has received results from 7,065 metres of drilling at
Vetas. The mine covers an area of 500 metres by 300 metres with a
vertical extent of 300 metres. Drilling is testing multiple veins at
25-to-50-metre centres below the lowest level of the mine.
The El Volcan mine has been the site of gold mining since the 1590s and
is the largest mine in the California-Vetas-Surata gold mining
districts. The focus of Galway's exploration efforts at Vetas is
within, below, and extends both along strike and laterally from the
El Volcan mine. This mine is contained within the Reina de Oro
concession, which is not subject to development restrictions associated
with Paramo legislation.
Supervision, qualified person and quality control
The Vetas project is under the supervision of project manager Alex Cruz
of QuitoEcuador. In compliance with National Instrument 43-101, Mike Sutton, PGeo, and Dale Schultz, PGeo (Manitoba and
Saskatchewan), of Buscore Consulting Ltd., are the qualified persons responsible for the accuracy of this news
release. Samples from the Vetas project are sent to the Acme Labs
preparation facility in Medellin, Colombia, for processing and are
analyzed at Acme Labs laboratory in Vancouver, Canada. Surface rock
samples are analyzed for Au by a 30-gram fire assay and AAS finish method plus a multielement suite with an aqua regia digestion and
ICP-MS finish. Underground samples are analyzed by G601 and
1F04 methods and overlimits of Ag greater than 100 parts per million (ppm) and copper-lead-zinc (Cu-Pb-Zn) greater than 1 per cent by an ore
grade determination with an aqua regia digestion and analysis by ICP-ES. If strong mineralization or visible gold is observed, then
a screen metallic assay for Au is used. Acme Labs is an ISO
9001:2008-qualified assayer that performs and makes available internal
assaying controls. Quality control protocols by Galway that are in
place consist of the insertion of one blank at least every 20 samples,
a reject duplicate every 20 samples, and one of three different
certified reference standard material for every 20 rock samples. Core
recovery in the mineralized zones has averaged over 90 per cent. Quarter coring
of some select samples will take place. Assays reported in this press
release may have screen and quarter-core assays pending and will be
updated in the table on the website as needed.
MMI soil samples were sent to SGS Group preparation facility in Medellin, Colombia, for processing and are
analyzed in SGS's laboratory in Lima, Peru.
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