Mr. Chris Lodder reports
BGM INTERSECTS 35.20 G/T AU OVER 4.00 METRES AT SHAFT ZONE
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. has released additional drilling results from the continuing 160,000-metre phase 2 Island Mountain exploration and infill drilling program at the company's flagship Cariboo gold project. The company is currently exploring and delineating the Valley and Shaft zones with nine drill rigs, while a 10th drill is expanding the known mineralization on the B.C. vein. Detailed drilling results, a drill hole location plan map and vertical sections are presented on the company's website. The exact geometry and hence true width of the mineralized zones cannot be assuredly concluded at this time therefore core lengths are reported.
Highlights:
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IM-17-156: 17.65 grams per tonne gold over 6.70 metres;
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IM-17-166: 12.23 g/t Au over 6.70 metres;
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IM-17-168: 16.05 g/t Au over 5.72 metres;
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IM-17-169: 19.58 g/t Au over 6.65 metres;
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IM-17-170: 20.50 g/t Au over 5.50 metres;
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IM-17-173: 10.82 g/t Au over 8.60 metres;
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IM-17-173: 35.20 g/t Au over 4.00 metres.
Beta corridor continues to expand to depth
The company is pleased to announce that phase 2 drill hole IM-17-169 has expanded the recently announced Beta corridor via the intersection of 19.58 g/t Au over 6.65 metres at a vertical depth of 320 metres below surface. The expansion occurs 90 metres southwest and updip along corridor strike from previously disclosed phase 2 drill hole IM-17-142 which intersected 10.04 g/t Au over 8.20 metres. Infill drilling between the above-mentioned drill holes has demonstrated the grade and geological continuity of this area as IM-17-173 intersected two veining systems grading 10.82 g/t Au over 8.60 metres and 7.70 g/t Au over 8.35 metres at respective vertical depths of 275 and 350 metres below surface. The Beta corridor still remains open for expansion along vein strike as well as downdip.
Infill drilling in the Beta corridor is also indicating the grade and geological continuity of this vein system as demonstrated by drill hole IM-17-172 which intersected two zones averaging 12.81 g/t Au over 4.80 metres followed closely by 12.56 g/t over 3.45 metres at a vertical depth of 150 metres below surface. These intersections occur 40 metres updip of previously released drill hole IM-17-141 which intersected 6.09 g/t Au over 20.40 metres.
Shaft zone -- corridors discussion
The sandstone-hosted veining which constitutes the newly named Alpha, Beta and Gamma corridors of the Shaft zone are manifested as an anastomosing network of high vein density with an overall subvertical dip and northeast strike. Based upon drilling results to date, estimated horizontal widths of the corridors are variable and range from five to 35 metres. These corridors, as well as others that are developing in the Shaft and Valley zones have been defined from surface to a vertical depth of 600 metres and remain open for expansion to depth and down plunge. Drill hole spacing in the corridors currently averages 25 metres between drilling sections with vertical drilling separations ranging from 20 to 75 metres with hole spacing increasing to depth. Gold grades are intimately associated with vein-hosted pyrite as well as pyritic, intensely silicified wall rock haloes in close proximity to the veins.
Qualified persons
Exploration activities at the Cariboo gold project are administered on-site by the company's exploration manager, Maggie Layman, PGeo. As per National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, Paul Geddes, PGeo, vice-president, exploration, is the qualified person for the company and has prepared, validated and approved the technical and scientific content of this news release. The company strictly adheres to CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum) Best Practices Guidelines in conducting, documenting and reporting its exploration activities on the Cariboo gold project.
Quality assuranc/quality control
Once received from the drill and processed, all drill core samples are sawn in half, labelled and bagged. The remaining drill core is subsequently stored on-site at the company's secure facility in Wells, B.C. Numbered security tags are applied to lab shipments for chain of custody requirements. The company inserts quality control (QC) samples at regular intervals in the sample stream, including blanks and reference materials with all sample shipments to monitor laboratory performance. The quality assurance/quality control program was designed and approved by Lynda Bloom, PGeo, of Analytical Solutions Ltd. and is overseen by Mr. Geddes.
Drill core samples are submitted to ALS Geochemistry's analytical facility in North Vancouver, B.C., for preparation and analysis. The ALS facility is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for gold assays and all analytical methods include quality control materials at set frequencies with established data acceptance criteria. The entire sample is crushed and 250 grams are pulverized. Analysis for gold is by 50 g fire assay fusion with atomic absorption (AAS) finish with a lower limit of 0.01 part per million and upper limit of 100 ppm. Samples with gold assays greater than 100 ppm are reanalyzed using a 1,000 g screen metallic fire assay. A selected number of samples are also analyzed using a 48-multielemental geochemical package by a four-acid digestion, followed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS).
About Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.
The company is focused on developing its extensive land package located in the historical Cariboo mining district of central British Columbia. Barkerville's mineral tenures cover 2,110 square kilometres along a strike length of 67 kilometres, which includes several past-producing hardrock mines of the historical Barkerville gold mining camp near the town of Wells, B.C. An extensive drill program is currently under way with the goal of delineating additional high-grade gold mineralization.
LENGTH-WEIGHTED GOLD COMPOSITES FOR
SHAFT ZONE PHASE 2 DRILL HOLES
Hole From To Core length Au
ID (m) (m) (m) (g/t)
IM-17-154 108.90 109.60 0.70 23.60
IM-17-156 63.80 64.60 0.80 29.90
IM-17-156 128.00 129.60 1.60 6.91
IM-17-156 146.85 148.75 1.90 17.23
including 146.85 147.35 0.50 48.30
and 147.35 147.85 0.50 16.45
IM-17-156 153.00 153.50 0.50 10.95
IM-17-156 252.90 259.60 6.70 17.65
including 253.90 254.60 0.70 18.00
and 255.75 256.40 0.65 42.80
and 258.50 259.10 0.60 59.30
and 259.10 259.60 0.50 64.90
IM-17-156 279.50 280.80 1.30 11.75
IM-17-156 315.65 316.15 0.50 33.90
IM-17-156 359.75 361.50 1.75 52.69
including 360.75 361.50 0.75 116.50
IM-17-160 173.00 177.00 4.00 5.45
including 174.50 175.20 0.70 11.00
IM-17-160 181.50 182.00 0.50 9.17
IM-17-160 190.00 191.00 1.00 83.90
IM-17-160 375.50 376.00 0.50 119.50
IM-17-160 380.85 381.35 0.50 11.70
IM-17-160 415.35 415.90 0.55 10.95
IM-17-161 76.20 79.60 3.40 9.25
including 77.35 78.15 0.80 25.00
IM-17-161 133.40 134.50 1.10 19.55
IM-17-161 359.75 360.90 1.15 9.41
IM-17-161 364.80 365.35 0.55 6.75
IM-17-161 455.40 456.10 0.70 53.30
IM-17-161 546.75 547.30 0.55 95.50
IM-17-165 203.50 204.40 0.90 6.14
IM-17-165 208.50 209.25 0.75 34.30
IM-17-165 265.00 265.50 0.50 11.00
IM-17-166 67.00 68.00 1.00 6.19
IM-17-166 72.80 73.30 0.50 17.30
IM-17-166 157.40 164.10 6.70 12.23
including 159.00 159.70 0.70 31.90
and 159.70 160.50 0.80 40.90
and 163.10 164.10 1.00 12.70
IM-17-166 490.80 492.00 1.20 30.50
IM-17-166 499.50 502.10 2.60 38.07
including 499.50 500.10 0.60 106.50
and 500.80 501.30 0.50 67.10
IM-17-166 515.00 515.50 0.50 14.65
IM-17-166 528.80 529.30 0.50 22.10
IM-17-167 31.40 32.80 1.40 19.50
IM-17-167 82.00 82.50 0.50 17.20
IM-17-167 123.00 123.60 0.60 16.75
IM-17-167 265.30 266.40 1.10 19.05
IM-17-167 373.20 374.70 1.50 8.06
IM-17-167 393.20 394.00 0.80 10.20
IM-17-167 397.45 398.50 1.05 7.56
IM-17-168 78.50 84.22 5.72 16.05
including 80.50 81.80 1.30 55.50
and 83.00 84.22 1.22 9.80
IM-17-168 135.35 135.90 0.55 48.30
IM-17-169 33.15 33.85 0.70 17.30
IM-17-169 50.45 51.45 1.00 10.15
IM-17-169 81.70 83.00 1.30 7.84
IM-17-169 130.15 130.75 0.60 53.50
IM-17-169 222.50 229.00 6.50 7.00
including 223.20 224.00 0.80 18.55
and 224.00 225.00 1.00 10.55
and 225.00 226.05 1.05 10.25
and 228.50 229.00 0.50 13.85
IM-17-169 233.00 233.70 0.70 12.45
IM-17-169 248.35 250.60 2.25 10.91
including 249.25 250.10 0.85 24.20
IM-17-169 263.65 266.50 2.85 12.44
including 263.65 264.40 0.75 10.75
and 264.40 265.00 0.60 30.40
and 265.00 266.00 1.00 9.06
IM-17-169 343.80 350.45 6.65 19.58
including 343.80 344.40 0.60 9.22
and 344.40 345.35 0.95 16.35
and 347.55 348.30 0.75 102.50
and 348.30 349.80 1.50 6.82
and 349.80 350.45 0.65 33.50
IM-17-169 437.75 438.30 0.55 11.30
IM-17-169 540.05 541.00 0.95 8.42
IM-17-170 39.45 40.25 0.80 50.10
IM-17-170 46.50 47.20 0.70 15.05
IM-17-170 90.50 96.00 5.50 20.50
including 90.50 91.65 1.15 47.70
and 92.55 93.10 0.55 14.10
and 94.40 95.45 1.05 35.00
IM-17-170 123.20 123.90 0.70 8.39
IM-17-170 166.10 166.60 0.50 8.50
IM-17-170 216.00 219.75 3.75 8.42
including 217.05 218.10 1.05 24.40
IM-17-171 221.00 221.65 0.65 40.00
IM-17-172 130.10 132.20 2.10 24.20
including 130.10 131.20 1.10 36.70
and 131.20 132.20 1.00 10.45
IM-17-172 196.80 201.60 4.80 12.81
including 198.94 199.75 0.81 56.50
and 199.75 200.90 1.15 9.72
IM-17-172 208.55 212.00 3.45 12.56
including 208.55 210.00 1.45 7.40
and 210.00 211.00 1.00 17.50
and 211.00 212.00 1.00 15.10
IM-17-172 235.90 236.40 0.50 41.20
IM-17-172 416.60 417.10 0.50 9.98
IM-17-172 494.75 495.45 0.70 14.40
IM-17-173 118.45 122.45 4.00 35.20
including 119.45 120.95 1.50 23.60
and 120.95 122.45 1.50 68.20
IM-17-173 239.50 240.25 0.75 49.10
IM-17-173 283.40 284.25 0.85 10.30
IM-17-173 306.25 314.85 8.60 10.82
including 306.25 306.75 0.50 14.40
and 307.50 308.00 0.50 46.50
and 308.00 308.60 0.60 18.60
and 314.00 314.85 0.85 58.60
IM-17-173 345.85 346.50 0.65 11.00
IM-17-173 358.00 358.75 0.75 22.30
IM-17-173 369.25 369.90 0.65 8.17
IM-17-173 381.15 389.50 8.35 7.70
including 381.15 381.90 0.75 29.80
and 387.75 389.00 1.25 22.80
and 389.00 389.50 0.50 23.40
True widths cannot be accurately determined from the
information available therefore core lengths are
reported. Rock not recovered by drilling was assigned
zero grade. Top cuts have not been applied to high-grade
assays.
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