11-23 - Environmental license granted for Cascabel project in
Ecuador
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Mount Pearl, NL, Canada: Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.
("Cornerstone") (TSXV-CGP) (F-GWN) (B-GWN) (OTC-CTNXF) today
announced
that the Ministry of Environment (ME) of Ecuador has granted the
environmental license for Cornerstone's Cascabel gold-copper
project
located in northern Ecuador (see news releases of February 17 and March
29, 2011). The license is valid for the 4-year initial exploration
phase of the 5,000 hectare concession. A prospecting program has begun,
where stream sediment geochemical anomalies are being followed up to
locate and characterize the source of the anomalies and to define the
geological environment. Results of this first-step reconnaissance work
will be announced in the Fall.
Cascabel project
The Cascabel project is located in the Imbabura
province in northern
Ecuador, approximately 120 km north of Quito. The property comprises a
single 50 km2 concession which is 100% owned by Cornerstone. The area
is underlain by Cretaceous -- Tertiary volcanic and sedimentary rocks
which are intruded by a granodioritic stock. A
well-defined
multi-element (gold-copper-lead-zinc) anomaly measuring approximately
10 km2 has been identified with associated large areas of
silica-sericite-pyrite-clay alteration. Several
secondary stream
sediment anomalies have also been identified within the property
limits. Historic stream sediment samples have returned assay results
ranging from trace up to 3.36 g/t Au and 456 ppm Cu. Rock grab samples
of floats and outcrops collected by previous owners have returned assay
results ranging from trace up to 1.03 g/t Au, 4.4 g/t Ag, 1.90% Cu and
0.71% Zn. Coarse free gold occurs in most streams throughout the
property. Recent rock sampling (14 samples) by a previous owner
returned anomalous gold (5 samples > 0.1 g/t Au, up to 1.8 g/t Au),
silver (2 samples > 15 g/t Ag, up to 80.7 g/t Ag), copper (12 samples >
130 ppm Cu, up to 0.21% Cu) and zinc (8 samples > 130 ppm Zn, up to
1.0% Zn). Cornerstone considers the area to be prospective for both
porphyry and skarn-style mineralization.
A map showing the location of the Cascabel project is
provided here:
http://www.cornerstoneresources.com/s/Ecuador.asp?ReportID=136195.
Qualified Person
Yvan Crepeau, M.Ba., P.Geo, President of Cornerstone Ecuador S.A. and a
qualified person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101, is
responsible for supervising the exploration program at the Cascabel
project and has reviewed and approved the information contained in this
news release.
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. is a mineral
exploration company
based in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a
diversified portfolio of projects in Ecuador, Chile, and Atlantic
Canada, and a strong technical team that has proven its ability to
identify, acquire and advance properties of merit. The company's
business model is based on generating exploration projects whose
subsequent development is funded primarily through joint venture
partnerships. The company is well funded and commitments from JV
partners constitute significant validation of the strength of
Cornerstone's projects. Further information is available on
Cornerstone's website: www.cornerstoneresources.com.
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On Behalf of the Board,
Brooke Macdonald
President
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