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Plato Gold Corp. (News - Market indicators) ("Plato") an exploration company with a portfolio of properties in the prolific gold mining camps of Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec, and Santa Cruz (Argentina), is pleased to announce preliminary results from drilling on its Nordeau East Property, 40 km east of Val-d'Or, Quebec, which contains historical (i.e., non-NI 43-101 compliant) reserves of 345,900 tonnes at 6.0 g/t Au.
The latest phase of drilling on the Nordeau East Property comprised 17 holes (NE11-01 to NE11-17), totaling 8754 metres, and was designed to test the continuity of mineralized zones, underlying the Nordeau East Property ("Nordeau East" or, the "Property"), defined by previous drilling by Plato in 2006, 2009 and 2010.
The first three (3) holes in the western part of the Property (NE11-01, NE11-02 and NE11-03) intersected a steeply dipping, westward plunging mineralized zone at 237.5 m, 330.0 m and 430.0 m respectively. Results from this gold-bearing zone are summarized in Table 1.
Hole |
|
Au_gpt |
|
From (m) |
|
To (m) |
|
Length (m) |
|
Intersection (gpt / m) |
|
Geology |
NE11-01 |
|
0.76 |
|
199.10 |
|
200.35 |
|
1.25 |
|
1.57/4.80 |
|
Argillite, 1-2% Py, 1% As |
1.00 |
|
200.35 |
|
201.60 |
|
1.25 |
|
5.66 |
|
201.60 |
|
202.40 |
|
0.80 |
|
0.53 |
|
202.40 |
|
203.90 |
|
1.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.21 |
|
237.55 |
|
238.10 |
|
0.55 |
|
1.36/3.05 |
|
Argillite, 1% Py, 10% garnet |
0.33 |
|
238.10 |
|
239.00 |
|
0.90 |
|
0.35 |
|
239.00 |
|
240.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.07 |
|
240.00 |
|
240.60 |
|
0.60 |
|
NE11-02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argillite 1% Py, 1% Po |
6.01 |
|
330.00 |
|
331.50 |
|
1.50 |
|
6.01/1.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NE11-03 |
|
2.29 |
|
428.10 |
|
428.40 |
|
0.30 |
|
2.29/0.30 |
|
Qtz vein |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.84 |
|
430.00 |
|
431.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.02/3.00 |
|
Argillite 3% Py, 2% Po, 1% As |
1.52 |
|
431.00 |
|
432.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
0.71 |
|
432.00 |
|
433.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
All three holes intersected mineralized zones at their targeted locations indicating the validity of the Gemcom® database and 3-D model. The gold mineralization encountered corroborates the existence of a new zone, outlined in 2009-10 on the western part of Nordeau East, and extends its known dimension both up- and down-dip.
Assay results from the remaining holes drilled on the Property are not complete, but include:
Hole |
|
Au_gpt |
|
From (m) |
|
To (m) |
|
Length (m) |
|
Intersection (gpt / m) |
|
Geology |
NE11-08 |
|
2.46 |
|
229.40 |
|
230.30 |
|
0.90 |
|
2.46/0.90 m |
|
Argillite |
NE11-09 |
|
3.20 |
|
429.00 |
|
429.70 |
|
0.70 |
|
3.20/0.70 |
|
Argillite/I.F., 1% Py, 1-3% Po |
NE11-10 |
|
4.47 |
|
516.00 |
|
517.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
4.47/1.00 m |
|
Argillite, trace to 1% Py |
NE11-11 |
|
6.04 |
|
404.40 |
|
405.00 |
|
0.60 |
|
6.04/0.60 m |
|
1% Py, IF |
NE11-12 |
|
0.15 |
|
473.75 |
|
474.10 |
|
0.35 |
|
2.00/1.25 m |
|
Argilite 1% Py |
2.35 |
|
474.10 |
|
475.00 |
|
0.90 |
|
NE11-15 |
|
5.39 |
|
479.00 |
|
480.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
5.39/1.00 m |
|
Andesite 1% Po/Py |
NE11-17 |
|
0.6 |
|
84.00 |
|
85.10 |
|
1.10 |
|
4.53/3.00 m |
|
Argillite |
11.35 |
|
85.10 |
|
86.20 |
|
1.10 |
|
0.55 |
|
86.20 |
|
87.00 |
|
0.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.47 |
|
302.55 |
|
304.00 |
|
1.45 |
|
5.23/1.80 m |
|
Argillite, 1-2% Py, 1% Po |
18.4 |
|
304.00 |
|
304.35 |
|
0.35 |
|
Results from the 2011 Diamond-drilling campaigns drilling will be integrated into the Gemcom® database and 3-D model, already established for the Project, in order to revise the extent and grade of the known gold mineralization.
The Nordeau East Property lies within a highly sheared sequence of altered greywacke, iron formation and mafic volcanic rocks along the eastern extension of the prolific "Larder Lake - Cadillac Break", in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The gold mineralization typically occurs within quartz veins containing disseminated to locally semi-massive sulphides. Gold is found as free grains within quartz veins and with associated sulphide mineralization that consists of arsenopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and minor chalcopyrite.
The Nordeau East drilling program is being supervised by Martin Bourgoin P.Geo. and John Langton M.Sc. P.Geo., who are the Project's Qualified Persons under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101.
"These results validates our Gemcom® database and 3-D modeling for our drill program on the underlying gold structure in our Nordeau Bateman Property. We look forward to the remaining assay results and the resulting analysis for our next stage of exploration," said Anthony Cohen, President and CEO.
For further information, location maps, and drill-section maps, see Plato's website at: www.platogold.com
About Plato Gold Corp.
Plato Gold Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange with exploration projects in Northern Ontario, Northern Québec and the Lolita Property in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina.
The Northern Ontario project includes 5 properties: Guibord, Harker, Harker-Garrison, Holloway and Marriott in the Harker/Holloway gold camp located east of Timmins, Ontario. In November 2010, Plato signed an agreement granting St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. the option to earn a 75% interest in four of the above properties.
The Northern Québec project includes 7 properties: Nordeau Bateman, Vauquelin, Vauquelin Pershing, Vauquelin Horseshoe, Pershing Denain, Hop O'My Thumb and Vauquelin II. All 7 properties are located near Val d'Or, Québec. In November 2010, Plato signed an agreement granting Threegold Resources Inc. the option to earn a 75% interest in two of the above properties.
Plato is in the advanced exploration stage on the Nordeau West site with a NI 43-101 compliant gold resource reported on March 12, 2009. Highlights of the Nordeau West mineral resource update include:
indicated resources of 30,212 oz Au on average grade of 4.17 g/t and 225,342 tonnes; and
inferred resources of 146,315 oz Au on average grade of 4.09 g/t and 1,112,321 tonnes.
In Argentina, the Lolita Property is comprised of 3 contiguous concessions and initial work has been started on this property. For additional company information, please visit: www.platogold.com.
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