Ms. Eira Thomas reports
KAMINAK REPORTS HIGH-GRADE INFILL DRILL RESULTS FROM THE DOUBLE DOUBLE DEPOSIT, COFFEE GOLD PROJECT
Kaminak Gold Corp. has released results for infill drilling at Double Double, the highest grade of four gold deposits being evaluated as part of a continuing feasibility study at Coffee, the company's flagship, development-track gold project located 130 kilometres south of Dawson City, Yukon. A National Instrument 43-101-compliant preliminary economic analysis completed for the project in 2014 included approximately 117,000 recoverable ounces from Double Double in years one and two of the mine plan, at an average diluted grade of 3.32 grams per tonne gold, contributing to a rapid two-year after-tax payback period for the project. At a gold-price of $1,250 (U.S.) per ounce and using an exchange rate of $1.00 equals 95 U.S. cents, Coffee is expected to generate a pretax net present value at a 5-per-cent discount rate of more than $500-million and an internal rate of return of 33 per cent. Further, Coffee could become a significant Yukon gold producer, yielding close to 450,000 ounces in the first two years and producing an average of 167,000 ounces annually over the life of mine at an all-in sustaining cash cost of $688 (U.S.) per ounce of gold.
A total of 6,850 metres of infill drilling from 47 holes was completed at Double Double in 2014 with the objective of verifying and upgrading the open-pit resources defined in the 2014 PEA from inferred to the higher-confidence category of indicated for inclusion in the Coffee mining feasibility study.
Infill drilling confirmed the existing Double Double geological interpretation, providing additional confidence in the location, geometry and continuity of the mineralized lodes. Drilling completed over the 2013 and 2014 field programs also delineated a previously unknown parallel mineralized structure -- Double Double North -- culminating in a standout 2014 intercept of 32.8 grams per tonne gold over 6.1 metres from 39.6-metre depth (CFR0731). This high-grade drill intercept is located just outside the PEA pit shell, thereby demonstrating potential for resource expansion beyond the limits of the current open-pit resource.
The location and spacing of infill drilling were determined in consultation with independent qualified person Robert Sim, PGeo, of Sim Geological Inc., who completed the Coffee gold project mineral resource estimates (announced Dec. 13, 2012, and updated Jan. 28, 2014). The company plans to update the mineral resource estimates for inclusion in the final feasibility study once all of the drill results from all 2014 to 2015 infill drill programs have been received.
INFILL DRILLING RESULTS
Weighted
Drill Width average grade
hole From (m) To (m) (m) (i) (g/t Au)
CFD0387 154 155 1 12.30
CFD0387 167 178 11 2.70
CFD0387 192 197 5 1.18
CFD0387 204 215 11 0.61
CFD0393 176 181 5 37.60
CFD0398 NSV
CFD0401 146 148 2 2.71
CFD0401 157 159 2 8.36
CFD0401 203 206 3 3.33
CFD0405 170 176 6 3.32
CFR0685 48.77 54.86 6.09 2.30
CFR0687 47.24 48.77 1.53 2.81
CFR0689 39.62 41.15 1.53 9.06
CFR0689 57.91 65.53 7.62 2.60
CFR0691 57.91 59.44 1.53 2.23
CFR0692 47.24 50.29 3.05 10.73
CFR0694 39.62 41.15 1.53 1.15
CFR0696 79.25 82.3 3.05 3.08
CFR0696 88.39 91.44 3.05 1.73
CFR0698 NSV
CFR0699 42.67 48.77 6.1 5.86
CFR0701 NSV
CFR0702 NSV
CFR0704 0 3.05 3.05 5.03
CFR0704 12.19 13.72 1.53 12.70
CFR0706 NSV
CFR0707 53.34 54.86 1.52 4.24
CFR0708 102.11 103.63 1.52 1.01
CFR0710 30.48 42.67 12.19 4.08
CFR0710 65.53 73.15 7.62 0.98
CFR0710 97.54 105.16 7.62 2.88
CFR0711 56.39 57.91 1.52 4.98
CFR0713 9.14 42.67 33.53 5.07
CFR0714 74.68 76.2 1.52 2.77
CFR0714 102.11 112.78 10.67 1.42
CFR0716 121.92 129.54 7.62 1.93
CFR0717 140.21 141.73 1.52 6.20
CFR0719 97.54 100.58 3.04 5.95
CFR0720 121.92 126.49 4.57 3.86
CFR0722 105.16 111.25 6.09 2.10
CFR0723 21.34 24.38 3.04 6.43
CFR0725 NSV
CFR0726 73.15 82.30 9.15 8.72
CFR0730 NSV
CFR0735 117.35 121.92 4.57 1.17
CFR0700 NSV
CFR0703 100.58 102.11 1.53 1.31
CFR0705 9.14 12.19 3.05 1.0
CFR0709 45.72 60.96 15.24 1.99
CFR0709 70.10 73.15 3.05 1.84
CFR0712 76.20 80.77 4.57 1.93
CFR0715 NSV
CFR0718 47.24 48.77 1.53 1.19
CFR0721 NSV
CFR0724 68.58 73.15 4.57 1.80
CFR0724 79.25 82.30 3.05 2.38
CFR0728 126.49 128.02 1.53 2.07
CFR0731 39.62 45.72 6.10 32.78
CFR0732 NSV
CFR0734 NSV
(i) True width estimated at approximately two-thirds
downhole length.
Drill hole prefixes CFD are diamond core holes;
CFR are RC drill holes.
All maps, sections and assay sheets associated with this news release can be viewed at the company's website.
Feasibility and environment baseline program updates
As announced July 28, 2014, the company initiated a mining feasibility study on the Coffee gold project with a targeted completion date of end 2015 or early 2016. Drilling and related field programs ended in the last week of November, 2014, and will resume in February, 2015. Drilling in 2015 will comprise continuing resource delineation infill, condemnation drilling of areas containing proposed mine infrastructure, and geotechnical and hydrological drilling. Environmental and heritage baseline studies, and engineering studies into the optimal route and design of the access road, are also advancing as planned. All metallurgical sampling was completed in 2014, and composites are now at the Kappes Cassiday and Associates Laboratory undergoing leaching and other test work.
Quality assurance/quality control
Kaminak's disclosure of a technical or scientific nature in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Tim Smith, PGeo, vice-president, exploration, of Kaminak Gold, who serves as a qualified person under the definition of National Instrument 43-101. Quality assurance and quality control procedures include the systematic insertion of blanks and standards into the drill sample string. Samples are placed in sealed bags and shipped directly to the ALS Minerals preparatory laboratory in Whitehorse prior to gold fire assay.
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