TORONTO, ONTARIO
-- (Marketwired)
-- 01/29/15
Continental Gold Limited (TSX: CNL)(OTCQX: CGOOF) ("Continental" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results for 15 diamond drill-holes through the Veta Sur vein system at the Company's 100%-owned Buritica project in Antioquia, Colombia. Drilling continues with the goal of upgrading Inferred resources into the Measured and Indicated categories under National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") guidelines, and delivering overall robust mineral resource growth. The Company recently released a Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "2014 PEA") of the Buritica Project. The 2014 PEA (entitled "Buritica Gold Project, NI 43-101 Technical Report Preliminary Economic Assessment, Antioquia, Colombia", and dated December 22, 2014 with an effective date of November 17, 2014) is preliminary in nature and includes inferred mineral resources that are considered to be too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty the 2014 PEA will be realized. Further, mineral resources are not mineral reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability.
Highlights (referenced in Figures 1 and 2)
-- Drilling was successful in infilling central sections of the Veta Sur
vein system through 300 metres of vertical and 300 metres of lateral
extents. The Veta Sur system was also extended to the north, southwest
and to depth and remains open in these directions. Two of the drill
holes, which were designed to infill Veta Sur, continued through the
system to the northwest, encountering new veins. Additionally, these two
holes then continued past the Veta Sur system and encountered the
Yaragua vein system approximately 300 metres from the most westerly-
modeled vein family.
-- In central Veta Sur, drill holes encountered multiple vein families with
grades X thicknesses that are substantially greater than those expected
from the current mineral resource block model. Broad and/or high-grade
intercepts and related master veins include:
-- 10.85 metres @ 56.4 g/t gold and 163 g/t silver, including 2.55 metres @
108.1 g/t gold and 320 g/t silver (BUSY369D04, V42, elevation of 1,315
metres);
-- 9.75 metres @ 26.4 g/t gold and 91 g/t silver, including 1.68 metres
@ 105.0 g/t gold and 366 g/t silver (BUSY369D07, V42, elevation of
1,324 metres);
-- 12.0 metres @ 27.3 g/t gold and 46 g/t silver, including 1.35 metres
@ 142.8 g/t gold and 195 g/t silver (BUSY369D11, V42, elevation of
1,272 metres);
-- 0.6 metres @ 116 g/t gold and 109 g/t silver (BUUY289D02, V34,
elevation of 1,185 metres);
-- 14.2 metres @ 12.2 g/t gold and 17 g/t silver, including 2.15 metres
@ 65.6 g/t gold and 78 g/t silver (BUUY289D02, V31, elevation of
1,152 metres);
-- 0.5 metres @ 107.5 g/t gold and 91 g/t silver (BUUY289D03, V41,
elevation of 1,237 metres);
-- 12.7 metres @ 14.8 g/t gold and 87 g/t silver, including 2.0 metres
@ 74.9 g/t gold and 468 g/t silver (BUUY289D03, V31, elevation of
1,186 metres); and
-- 1.18 metres @ 97.4 g/t gold and 6 g/t silver (BUUY289D04, V34,
elevation of 1,217 metres).
-- These and other intercepts in the 1,100-1,400-metre range of elevations
will contribute to increased confidence levels of high-grade gold and
silver mineral resources in master veins of central Veta Sur. The grade
X thicknesses of these veins are encouraging for future development of
an area that is close to mining and haulage development proposed in the
2014 PEA.
-- Elsewhere in central to western Veta Sur, drilling intersected multiple
veins below or to the southwest of the current mineral resource
envelope, significantly extending the lateral and vertical extents of
northern vein families in this area. Key intercepts, in relation to the
Veta Sur mineral resource envelope, include:
-- 5.75 metres @ 18.6 g/t gold and 31 g/t silver, including 1.3 metres
@ 58.6 g/t gold and 78 g/t silver (BUSY369D09, elevation of 1,360
metres, below mineral resource envelope);
-- 0.5 metres @ 2.7 g/t gold and 903 g/t silver (BUSY369D10, elevation
of 1,176 metres, outside mineral resource envelope);
-- 1.2 metres @ 4.7 g/t gold and 853 g/t silver (BUUY289D06, elevation
of 1,170 metres, below mineral resource envelope); and
-- 4.75 metres @ 5.1 g/t gold and 13 g/t silver (BUUY289D06, elevation
of 975 metres, outside mineral resource envelope).
These and other extensions of the Veta Sur system shown in Table 1
are all in proximity to mining development proposed in the 2014 PEA.
-- To the north and west of the current Veta Sur mineral resource envelope,
two drill holes encountered multiple families of veins that are
interpreted to represent as-yet unmodelled northern Veta Sur vein
families and also far western extensions of the Yaragua vein system.
Significant intercepts include:
-- 1.6 metres @ 7.4 g/t gold and 41 g/t silver (BUSY369D10, elevation
of 1,081 metres);
-- 7.86 metres @ 7.2 g/t gold and 29 g/t silver, including 2.14 metres
@ 19.1 g/t gold and 77 g/t silver (BUUY289D05, elevation of 762
metres); and
-- 0.93 metres @ 11.5 g/t gold and 2 g/t silver (BUUY289D05, elevation
of 718 metres).
"2014 infill and extension drilling at Veta Sur continuously intersected superior results compared to the current mineral resource estimate," commented Ari Sussman, CEO of Continental. "We look forward to the next mineral resource estimate for the Buritica project, anticipated in late Q2 2015, and expect to see growth in both the Measured and Indicated ounces."
Details
Continental's 100%-owned, 62,348-hectare project, Buritica, contains several known areas of high-grade gold and silver mineralization, of base metal carbonate-style ("Stage I") variably overprinted by texturally and chemically distinctive high-grade ("Stage II") mineralization. The two most extensively explored of these areas (the Yaragua and Veta Sur systems) are central to this land package. The Yaragua system has been drill-outlined along 1,100 metres of strike and 1,700 vertical metres and partially sampled in underground developments. The Veta Sur system has been drill-outlined along 1,000+ metres of strike and 1,800 vertical metres and has been partially sampled in underground developments. Both systems are characterized by multiple, steeply-dipping veins and broader, more disseminated mineralization and both remain open at depth and along strike, at high grades. See "About Continental Gold" below for a precis of the 2014 PEA prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. This release documents the results of infill and extension drilling to the north and northwest through central Veta Sur. Significant new drill intercepts are listed below in Table I and are referenced in Figures 1 and 2.
Table I: Drilling Highlights
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HoleID From To Intercept Gold Silver Zinc Elevation Vein
(m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (m)
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BUSY369D04 194.85 195.5 0.65 3.09 10.8 0.57 1328 43
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199.95 210.8 10.85 56.38 163 1.32 1315 42
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incl 201.65 204.2 2.55 108.07 319.8 1.99
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213.3 214.42 1.12 21.21 13.2 0.02 1311 41
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
217.15 219.15 2 5.96 14.7 0.03 1307 34
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222.45 230.55 8.1 4.11 12 0.09 1296 32
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232.75 233.25 0.5 3.62 15.9 0.01 1294 -
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BUSY369D05 138.2 139.9 1.7 18.98 120.8 0.65 1451 120
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298 299.25 1.25 3.29 6.6 0.05 1301 42
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365.35 366 0.65 11.8 12.7 0.03 1238 39
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378.65 379.35 0.7 10.9 5.9 0.08 1226 34
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382.3 382.8 0.5 15.75 18.4 0.05 1223 32
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385.05 386.72 1.67 3.62 4.6 0.04 1219 32
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389.4 390 0.6 8.39 5.9 0.02 1216 32
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396.6 398.05 1.45 2.79 8 0.04 1209 31
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399 400.5 1.5 11.97 641.1 0.44 1206 31
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BUSY369D06 29.4 29.9 0.5 18.25 50.9 0.07 1456 120
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124.55 125.65 1.1 14.64 178.1 0.17 1370 51
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143.1 143.7 0.6 5.94 8.5 0.03 1354 48
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208.3 208.9 0.6 6.74 23.3 0.02 1295 42
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218.3 219 0.7 77.6 54.1 0.21 1286 41
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229.7 230.2 0.5 17.7 156 1.69 1276 39
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BUSY369D07 138.75 148.5 9.75 26.4 91.2 0.64 1324 42
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incl 138.75 140.43 1.68 104.98 366 1.43
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149.9 153 3.1 3.52 10.2 0.02 1320 41
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154.5 159.15 4.65 11.25 25.3 0.02 1315 39
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178 178.6 0.6 1.2 1.1 0.09 1298 34
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263 263.6 0.6 5.5 9.5 0.32 1227 28
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275.5 276 0.5 2.71 9.8 0.01 1216 26
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331.8 332.55 0.75 1.29 2.2 0.07 1170 22
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BUSY369D08 39.3 39.85 0.55 2.21 24 0.61 1471 120
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130.3 133.8 3.5 33.78 110.6 0.27 1397 42
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incl 131.4 133.3 1.9 56.55 176.4 0.44
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148.65 149.65 1 24.37 36.5 0.04 1385 41
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225 225.92 0.92 1.14 5.5 0.85 1325 31
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244.8 245.35 0.55 5.52 60.8 0.25 1310 30
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260.17 261.6 1.43 5.26 6.7 0.24 1297 26
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274.35 274.85 0.5 53.9 56.8 2.36 1287 24
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328 328.95 0.95 1.21 3.5 0.03 1246 20
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387.7 388.95 1.25 0.81 24.8 0.45 1202 below
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398.45 398.95 0.5 2.33 5 0.2 1194 10
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BUSY369D09 59.8 60.3 0.5 2.84 28.7 0.09 1470 120
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100 100.5 0.5 0.77 21.5 0.31 1436 90
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185.95 191.7 5.75 18.63 31.3 0.24 1360 below
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incl 185.95 187.25 1.3 58.55 77.5 0.57
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193.3 194 0.7 6.63 15.8 0.21 1358 below
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200.6 201.1 0.5 3 34.2 0.16 1352 below
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204.7 205.65 0.95 1.67 20.5 0.2 1349 39
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BUSY369D10 103.2 103.8 0.6 1.25 20.8 0.15 1478 110
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170.15 175.65 5.5 9.75 107.6 0.26 1424 48
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incl 171.3 174 2.7 18.78 102.8 0.49 1425
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183.2 183.7 0.5 4.1 45 0.43 1417 43
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199.5 200 0.5 21.2 37.1 0.37 1405 42
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202.2 202.7 0.5 14.1 165 0.09 1403 41
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214 214.5 0.5 2.54 29.8 0.04 1394 39
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230.1 230.6 0.5 2.47 34.1 0.44 1382 34
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324.55 325.9 1.35 4.25 6.7 0.09 1311 below
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380.1 386.7 6.6 2.17 135.5 0.3 1267 below
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468.55 470.35 1.8 1.21 97.3 1.14 1209 below
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517.55 518.05 0.5 2.69 903 1.48 1176 outside
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555.7 556.25 0.55 5.16 11.8 0.02 1150 outside
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617 619.25 2.25 3.66 8.8 0.01 1108 outside
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657 658.6 1.6 7.36 40.7 0.24 1081 outside
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771 772.9 1.9 3.77 20.7 0.05 1006 outside
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771 772.9 1.9 3.77 20.7 0.05 1006 outside
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875.05 875.55 0.5 0.97 31.9 1.92 939 outside
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982.45 983.45 1 1.01 0.5 0 869 outside
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BUSY369D11 17.9 18.7 0.8 1.74 24.6 3.6 1528 outside
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87.15 87.65 0.5 4.24 18.2 0.06 1468 120
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126.15 126.7 0.55 1.31 4.3 0.32 1432 90
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247.2 248 0.8 1.39 3.3 0.05 1319 43
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285.9 297.9 12 27.28 46 0.26 1272 42
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incl 286.6 287.95 1.35 142.81 194.7 0.22
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305.52 306.32 0.8 3.77 3.4 0.03 1264 39
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313 315.6 2.6 11.17 18.7 0.19 1256 34
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618.06 618.8 0.74 20.8 48.8 0.06 971 20
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646.92 647.45 0.53 12.25 6.8 0.01 944 below
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BUUY289D 178.6 179.15 0.55 1.34 4 0.09 1489 outside
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223.9 224.55 0.65 1.07 0.9 0.03 1447 outside
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241.95 242.7 0.75 1.06 7.2 0.12 1430 outside
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256.45 257.15 0.7 2.21 3.5 0.03 1416 outside
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260.95 261.6 0.65 3.37 10.5 0.16 1412 outside
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BUUY289D01 0 0.5 0.5 10.35 37.8 0.05 1350 120
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14.55 15.15 0.6 2.93 10.7 0.12 1337 110
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42 42.5 0.5 3.74 6.2 0.03 1313 below
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HoleID From To Intercept Gold Silver Zinc Elevation Vein
(m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (m)
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82.05 83.4 1.35 2.81 3.3 0.01 1277 65
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138.4 140 1.6 42.85 27 0.35 1226 42
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143.5 144 0.5 4.12 40.1 0.21 1222 -
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147.95 148.95 1 8.43 46.4 0.03 1218 41
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180.9 181.65 0.75 7.19 8.9 0.04 1189 -
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185 186.7 1.7 26.77 26.8 0.01 1185 39
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192.05 192.55 0.5 28.3 64.7 0.09 1180 34
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200.65 201.35 0.7 8.32 5.8 0.02 1172 -
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205.25 205.75 0.5 12.2 21.1 0.02 1168 32
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218 218.6 0.6 2.3 13.1 0.06 1157 -
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222.6 229 6.4 11.24 13 0.06 1148 31
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incl 225.45 227.4 1.95 33.02 33 0.16
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268.15 268.8 0.65 7.34 21.5 1.68 1113 below
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281.15 281.75 0.6 1.22 2.4 0.65 1101 below
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306.6 308.45 1.85 1.31 24.6 0.03 1078 24
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BUUY289D02 26 26.55 0.55 1.17 5.3 0.08 1312 90
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63.2 64 0.8 9.89 8.7 0.02 1279 below
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92.5 93.25 0.75 1.73 2.6 0.01 1253 48
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116.85 118.1 1.25 36.74 56.9 1.13 1231 42
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119.1 121.1 2 11.81 25.6 0.15 1229 42
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124.2 124.9 0.7 16.5 40.4 0.03 1225 41
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137.25 138 0.75 2.72 19.9 0.02 1214 -
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161.4 164 2.6 8.29 13.3 0.09 1191 39
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170.4 171 0.6 116 109 0.22 1185 34
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180.75 181.9 1.15 8.26 6.8 0.01 1175 -
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183.2 183.9 0.7 17.5 10.8 0.02 1174 32
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185.5 186 0.5 14.65 71.9 0.04 1172 32
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187.5 190.5 3 7.56 8.3 0.01 1168 32
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195.2 209.4 14.2 12.22 17.3 0.03 1152 31
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incl 200.6 202.75 2.15 65.56 78.2 0.01
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213.5 214 0.5 14.5 11.8 0.28 1148 30
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226.5 227 0.5 4.43 3.6 0.13 1136 below
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239 242.6 3.6 5.75 140.6 0.2 1123 below
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244.5 245.5 1 1.94 183.8 0.29 1121 below
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252 253.2 1.2 1.53 11 0.07 1114 below
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267.7 268.2 0.5 1.79 14.8 0.02 1101 24
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BUUY289D03 33.3 34 0.7 1.04 28.5 0.08 1431 outside
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52 52.5 0.5 3.73 11.5 0.81 1414 outside
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115 115.5 0.5 3.19 4.5 0.04 1357 120
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124.5 125 0.5 1.78 7.5 0.13 1349 110
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177 178 1 5.69 3.1 0.01 1303 65
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215.5 216 0.5 3.3 7.5 0.01 1270 43
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248 248.5 0.5 16.5 14.6 0.04 1242 42
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253.5 254 0.5 107.5 91.1 0.13 1237 41
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260 260.5 0.5 64.4 8.7 0.02 1231 39
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263.55 264.15 0.6 14.85 25.8 0.06 1228 34
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265.5 266 0.5 6.07 10.7 0.09 1227 34
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299 300.3 1.3 5.85 5.4 0.04 1197 32
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301 313.7 12.7 14.83 87.1 0.07 1186 31
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incl 305.7 307.7 2 74.9 468.3 0.26
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330.45 331 0.55 9.3 10.6 0.2 1171 30
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478.25 479.2 0.95 2.52 8.2 0.01 1044 20
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BUUY289D04 49.23 49.73 0.5 9.03 38 0.47 1348 110
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60.25 60.9 0.65 1.05 3.9 0.05 1339 90
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133.55 134.06 0.51 2.48 9.1 0.02 1279 48
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183.5 185.16 1.66 2.17 5.4 0.21 1239 41
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196.31 197.44 1.13 10.84 10.3 0.03 1229 39
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199.29 203.31 4.02 2.51 14 0.05 1225 -
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211.76 212.94 1.18 97.4 5.5 0.02 1217 34
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414.18 414.8 0.62 1.57 2.1 0.01 1064 below
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419.53 420.48 0.95 1.11 1.2 0 1060 below
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492.9 494 1.1 2.31 68.8 0.96 1009 below
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549.7 551.25 1.55 1.9 6.3 0.01 971 outside
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581.72 582.33 0.61 1.16 2.3 0.05 951 outside
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607.1 608.14 1.04 6.8 17.6 0.01 935 outside
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BUUY289D05 17.12 17.65 0.53 6.5 16 0.39 1347 110
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41.65 42.3 0.65 2.97 32.8 0.14 1326 90
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110.9 111.46 0.56 9.56 6.5 0.02 1267 48
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122.9 123.4 0.5 1.85 8.1 0.01 1257 43
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159.02 159.6 0.58 2.45 5 0.01 1227 below
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174.9 175.5 0.6 2.99 13.9 0.08 1214 below
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183.1 183.6 0.5 20 27.5 0.02 1208 39
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188.9 191.8 2.9 12.46 17.6 0.2 1201 34
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219 219.89 0.89 3.02 1.2 0.01 1178 31
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469.65 470.25 0.6 0.99 2.6 0.01 979 below
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591.4 592 0.6 1.15 3.7 0.06 886 outside
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651.4 654.12 2.72 4 6.6 0.02 841 outside
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697.5 698.64 1.14 3.72 10.7 0.05 808 outside
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701.4 703.08 1.68 4.65 5.1 0.06 805 outside
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733.18 733.9 0.72 1.16 3.5 0.03 783 outside
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756.56 764.42 7.86 7.21 29.1 0.28 762 outside
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incl 756.56 758.7 2.14 19.08 76.8 0.95
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766.08 769.13 3.05 1.86 9.6 0.01 759 outside
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773.94 774.63 0.69 2.53 33.8 0.78 754 outside
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783.17 784.17 1 5.23 6.1 0 748 outside
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792.05 792.92 0.87 2.98 3.3 0.01 742 outside
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811.07 811.72 0.65 6.83 49.5 0.28 728 outside
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816.5 817.46 0.96 5.55 0.5 0 725 outside
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826.41 827.34 0.93 11.45 1.6 0 718 outside
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834.6 835.5 0.9 8.28 5.8 0 712 outside
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859.36 860.7 1.34 1.4 3.6 0.17 695 outside
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866.98 867.86 0.88 1.64 1.5 0.01 690 outside
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BUUY289D06 0 1.45 1.45 2.2 20 0.11 1326 below
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39.3 40.5 1.2 5.04 2.8 0.02 1293 below
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50.25 52.3 2.05 4.83 3.7 0.01 1284 48
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58 58.6 0.6 53.9 4.8 0.01 1278 43
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145.32 146.43 1.11 20.95 15.4 0.05 1209 39
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157.2 157.7 0.5 11.25 17.3 0.14 1200 34
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197 198.2 1.2 4.73 853 0.15 1170 below
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199.4 200 0.6 2.37 61.9 0.02 1169 below
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293.75 294.75 1 1.31 4.1 0.03 1098 outside
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346 346.7 0.7 3.52 9.6 0.01 1061 outside
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376.7 378 1.3 7.42 31.1 0.02 1039 outside
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447.2 449.05 1.85 3.47 5.9 0.04 989 outside
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456.3 458.7 2.4 3.3 14.9 0.03 982 outside
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460.85 462.85 2 2.09 21.1 0.02 979 outside
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463.55 468.3 4.75 5.09 12.9 0.05 975 outside
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473.7 479 5.3 1.73 7.4 0.03 968 outside
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484.6 487.2 2.6 3.82 7 0.04 962 outside
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588.7 589.5 0.8 2.03 3.6 0.01 895 outside
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602.5 604.2 1.7 5.43 2.9 0.01 886 outside
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618.2 619 0.8 2 75.9 0.03 876 outside
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627.25 627.8 0.55 2.29 17.3 0.01 871 outside
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(i) Intercepts calculated at 1 g/t gold + 50 g/t silver cut-off grades for
minimum intervals of 0.5 metres, with up to 30% internal dilution. True
widths not accurately known but generally are between 30% of the down-hole
interval and near true width. Drill-holes designated "BUUY" were collared
from underground, and drill-holes designated "BUSY" were collared at
surface. Holes directionally-drilled from "mother holes" (BUUYDxxx or
BUSYDxxx) are designated BUUYxxxDxx or BUSYxxxDxx), as the case may be.
(ii) Intercepts in vein domains are respectively nominated by vein code
(e.g. V34) whereas other intercepts are designated as below or outside of
the current Veta Sur mineral resource envelopes. Intercepts with grades X
thicknesses apparently significantly greater than for the corresponding
vein domains in the current resource block model are also highlighted in
gray.
Eight holes (BUSY369D04 to BUSY369D11, inclusive) and a further six holes (BUUY289D01 to BUUY289D06, inclusive) were respectively deviated and directionally drilled from "mother" holes BUSY369D and BUUY289D, to the south of Veta Sur. The deviated holes were drilled to the north and northwest across the Veta Sur system, infilling central areas of the mineral resource envelope as well as targeting potential extensions to depth (Figures 1 and 2). Holes drilled to the northwest also targeted potential southwest extensions of the deeper Veta Sur and far western Yaragua systems (Figures 1 and 2).
In central Veta Sur, drill holes encountered multiple vein families over 300 metres of vertical and lateral extents with apparent grades X thicknesses generally comparable with or significantly greater than those expected from the current mineral resource block model. Broad and/or high-grade intercepts and related master veins include:
-- 10.85 metres @ 56.4 g/t gold and 163 g/t silver, including 2.55 metres @
108.1 g/t gold and 320 g/t silver (BUSY369D04, V42, elevation of 1,315
metres);
-- 0.7 metres @ 77.6 g/t gold and 54 g/t silver (BUSY369D06, V41,
elevation of 1,286 metres);
-- 9.75 metres @ 26.4 g/t gold and 91 g/t silver, including 1.68 metres
@ 105 g/t gold and 366 g/t silver (BUSY369D07, V42, elevation of
1,324 metres);
-- 12.0 metres @ 27.3 g/t gold and 46 g/t silver, including 1.35 metres
@ 142.8 g/t gold and 195 g/t silver (BUSY369D11, V42, elevation of
1,272 metres);
-- 0.6 metres @ 116.0 g/t gold and 109 g/t silver (BUUY289D02, V34,
elevation of 1,185 metres);
-- 14.2 metres @ 12.2 g/t gold and 17 g/t silver, including 2.15 metres
@ 65.6 g/t gold and 78 g/t silver (BUUY289D02, V31, elevation of
1,152 metres);
-- 0.5 metres @ 107.5 g/t gold and 91 g/t silver (BUUY289D03, V41,
elevation of 1,237 metres);
-- 12.7 metres @ 14.8 g/t gold and 87 g/t silver, including 2.0 metres
@ 74.9 g/t gold and 468 g/t silver (BUUY289D03, V31, elevation of
1,186 metres); and
-- 1.18 metres @ 97.4 g/t gold and 6 g/t silver (BUUY289D04, V34,
elevation of 1,217 metres).
These and other intercepts (highlighted in Table I) in the 1,100 to 1,400-metre range of elevations will contribute to increased confidence levels of high-grade gold and silver mineral resources in master veins of central Veta Sur. The grade X thicknesses encountered are particularly encouraging for potential mining in an area that is close to main haulage development proposed in the 2014 PEA.
Elsewhere in central to western Veta Sur, drilling intersected multiple veins below or to the southwest of the current mineral resource envelope (Table 1), substantially extending the lateral and vertical extents of northern vein families in this area (Figures 1 and 2). Key intercepts and their relationships to the Veta Sur mineral resource envelope, include:
-- 5.75 metres @ 18.6 g/t gold and 31 g/t silver, including 1.3 metres @
58.6 g/t gold and 78 g/t silver (BUSY369D09, elevation of 1,360 metres,
below mineral resource envelope);
-- 0.5 metres @ 2.7 g/t gold and 903 g/t silver (BUSY369D10, elevation of
1,176 metres, outside mineral resource envelope);
-- 1.2 metres @ 4.7 g/t gold and 853 g/t silver (BUUY289D06, elevation of
1,170 metres, below mineral resource envelope); and
-- 4.75 metres @ 5.1 g/t gold and 13 g/t silver (BUUY289D06, elevation of
975 metres, outside mineral resource envelope).
These and other extensions of the Veta Sur system shown in Table 1 are all in proximity to mining development proposed in the 2014 PEA.
To the north and west of the current Veta Sur mineral resource envelope, two drill holes (BUSY369D10 (from 517 metres down-hole) and BUUY289D05 (from 700 metres down-hole) encountered multiple families of veins that are interpreted to represent as-yet unmodelled northern Veta Sur vein families, and also the farthest yet-drilled western extensions of the Yaragua vein system (Figure 1). Significant intercepts include:
-- 1.6 metres @ 7.4 g/t gold and 41 g/t silver (BUSY369D10, elevation of
1,081 metres);
-- 7.86 metres @ 7.2 g/t gold and 29 g/t silver, including 2.14 metres @
19.1 g/t gold and 77 g/t silver (BUUY289D05, elevation of 762 metres);
and
-- 0.93 metres @ 11.5 g/t gold and 2 g/t silver (BUUY289D05, elevation of
718 metres).
Technical Information
Vic Wall, PhD, special advisor to the Company and a qualified person for the purpose of NI 43-101, has prepared or supervised the preparation of, or approved, as applicable, the technical information contained in this press release. Dr. Wall is a geologist with 35 years' experience in the minerals mining, consulting, exploration and research industries. Following a career in Australian and North American academes, he held senior positions in a number of multinational major and junior minerals companies. A Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, Dr. Wall is Principal of Vic Wall & Associates, a Brisbane-based consultancy that provides geoscientific services to mineral companies and government agencies, worldwide.
The Company utilizes a rigorous, industry-standard QA/QC program. HQ and NQ core is sawn or split with one-half shipped to a sample preparation lab in Medellin run by ALS Colombia Limited ("ALS") in Colombia, whereas BQ core samples are full core. Samples are then shipped for analysis to an ALS-certified assay laboratory in Lima, Peru. The remainder of the core is stored in a secured storage facility for future assay verification. Blanks, duplicates and certified reference standards are inserted into the sample stream to monitor laboratory performance and a portion of the samples are periodically check assayed at ACME Analytical Laboratories in Vancouver, British Columbia and/or Inspectorate America Corp. in Reno, Nevada.
The Company does not receive assay results for drill-holes in sequential order; however, all significant assay results are publicly reported. A listing of assay results to date for the Buritica project is available on the Company's website at www.continentalgold.com.
For additional information on the Buritica project, please refer to the 2014 PEA, led by M3 Engineering and Technology of Tucson, Arizona, with contributions from other independent consultants including NCL Ingeneria y Construccion SPA, which was responsible for the underground mine plan for the project. The 2014 PEA is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on the OTCQX at www.otcmarkets.com and on the Company website at www.continentalgold.com
About Continental Gold
Continental Gold Limited is an advanced-stage exploration and development company with an extensive portfolio of 100%-owned gold projects in Colombia. Spearheaded by a team with over 40 years of exploration and mining experience in Colombia, the Company is focused on advancing its high-grade Buritica gold project to production. On November 17, 2014, the Company announced the 2014 PEA, the results of which included an 18-year mine life based on 20,055,000 tonnes grading 7.80 g/t gold and 19.35 g/t silver, resulting in 4,777,000 ounces of recovered gold and 7,088,000 ounces of recovered silver, and utilized the May 2014 mineral resource estimate prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. The 2014 PEA concludes an after-tax net present value at a 5% discount of $1.08 billion and an after-tax internal rate of return of 31.5% on an initial capital cost of $390.3 million with a payback of 2.8 years. The 2014 PEA technical report is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company website at www.continentalgold.com.
In August 2012, Continental achieved an important milestone, receiving formal approval for the modification of its existing Environmental Impact Assessment. The amendment allows the Company to build a six-kilometre switchback road and begin underground development by constructing a one-kilometre access tunnel. With a goal of being the newest hard rock gold producer in Colombia, Continental has achieved major advances with the access tunnel, which is providing access for underground drilling and will eventually be used for commercial production. A Phase VII drill program is underway at the Buritica project to further delineate the mineral resources and drill new target zones identified within its concessions.
Additional details on the Buritica project and the rest of Continental's suite of gold exploration properties are available at www.continentalgold.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains or refers to forward-looking information under Canadian securities legislation, including statements regarding the estimation of mineral resources, results of the 2014 PEA, advancing the Buritica project, exploration results, potential mineralization, potential development of mine openings, potential improvement of mining dilution grades, timing of an updated mineral resource estimate, and exploration and mine development plans, and is based on current expectations that involve a number of significant business risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are subject to other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to, an inability to advance the Buritica project to the next level, failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates, the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, political risks, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry. Specific reference is made to the most recent Annual Information Form on file with Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities for a discussion of some of the factors underlying forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements, and are made as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no responsibility to update them or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances other than as required by law.
Differences in Reporting of Resource Estimates
This press release was prepared in accordance with Canadian standards, which differ in some respects from United States standards. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the terms "inferred mineral resources," "indicated mineral resources," "measured mineral resources" and "mineral resources" used or referenced in this press release are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects under the guidelines set out in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the "CIM") Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (the "CIM Standards"). The CIM Standards differ significantly from standards in the United States. While the terms "mineral resource," "measured mineral resources," "indicated mineral resources," and "inferred mineral resources" are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, they are not defined terms under standards in the United States. "Inferred mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. Readers are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated mineral resources will ever be converted into reserves. Readers are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. Disclosure of "contained ounces" in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, United States companies are only permitted to report mineralization that does not constitute "reserves" by standards in the United States as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, information regarding resources contained or referenced in this press release containing descriptions of our mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by United States companies.
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