Reunion Gold Provides Further Drilling Results on its Matthews Ridge Manganese Project
13 Giugno 2012 - 2:00PM
Marketwired Canada
Reunion Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:RGD) ("Reunion or the "Company") is
pleased to provide an update on its exploration activities at the Matthews Ridge
manganese project in Guyana, South America.
The Company has completed a total of 43,444 meters of diamond drilling in 669
holes and 17,361 meters of reverse circulation drilling in 283 shallow holes.
There are currently four diamond drill rigs working at the project.
Reunion has to date received complete assay results from 556 drill holes, of
which 243 were previously released. Results from 98 diamond drill holes and 215
reverse circulation drill holes completed in 2011 and 2012 are reported in this
press release. Manganese mineralisation was intersected in 88% of all drill
holes, with most intersections starting from surface outcrops in trenches.
Highlights of the most significant assay results are presented in Table 1. Refer
to Appendix 1 for complete new results.
Table 1 (1)
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Manganese Intersection
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Target Total From To Lenght Grade
Hole ID hill length (m) (m) (m) (m) (Mn%)
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Diamond Drill Holes
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11MR0035A H9N 51.50 0.00 17.46 17.46 21.84
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11MR0124A H6 87.00 4.50 39.00 34.50 13.33
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11MR0167 H6 36.00 0.00 15.00 15.00 14.10
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11MR1001 H7 90.00 0.00 15.50 15.50 14.81
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11MR1041 H7 105.40 35.50 72.20 36.70 14.36
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11MR1071 H9N 51.50 10.50 30.30 19.80 15.67
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11MR1083 H9C 74.80 0.00 37.10 37.10 21.69
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11MR1083 H9C 74.80 41.00 70.50 29.50 19.56
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11MR1086 H9C 70.10 11.20 40.80 29.60 17.34
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11MR1101 H9C 41.30 0.00 34.10 34.10 23.13
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11MR1102 H9C 56.30 0.00 33.50 33.50 21.36
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11MR1103 H9C 63.20 0.00 28.00 28.00 18.22
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11MR1105 H9C 81.80 23.60 64.00 40.40 15.13
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11MR1113 H9C 73.70 21.80 38.80 17.00 20.92
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11MR1119 H9E 91.90 67.90 91.90 24.00 13.61
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Reverse Circulation Drill Holes
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12MR3085 H7 72.00 34.00 63.00 29.00 22.49
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12MR3093 H7 54.00 0.00 48.00 48.00 18.65
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12MR3141 H2 52.00 0.00 22.00 22.00 12.51
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12MR3143 H2 40.00 6.00 25.00 19.00 14.30
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12MR3159 H1 60.00 19.00 35.00 16.00 13.33
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12MR3160 H1 80.00 0.00 46.00 46.00 16.00
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12MR3161 H1 80.00 0.00 24.00 24.00 15.70
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12MR3162 H1 100.00 0.00 17.00 17.00 15.97
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12MR3199 H5E 80.00 59.00 74.00 15.00 17.42
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12MR3200 H5E-EXT 55.00 26.00 41.00 15.00 15.69
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12MR3216 H5W 63.00 15.00 63.00 48.00 13.31
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12MR3229 H9W 60.00 0.00 46.00 46.00 13.87
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12MR3230 H9W 60.00 0.00 15.00 15.00 12.76
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12MR3235 H9W 92.00 55.00 88.00 33.00 13.63
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12MR3238 H7 72.00 12.00 49.00 37.00 12.25
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12MR3239 H7 111.00 64.00 87.00 23.00 25.01
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12MR3240 H6 48.00 0.00 22.00 22.00 14.68
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12MR3242 H6 27.00 0.00 15.00 15.00 13.13
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12MR3243 H6 48.00 0.00 42.00 42.00 12.21
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12MR3244 H6 67.00 5.00 37.00 32.00 17.65
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12MR3245 H6 54.00 0.00 27.00 27.00 18.23
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12MR3246 H6 40.00 0.00 21.00 21.00 12.96
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12MR3247 H6 51.00 0.00 42.00 42.00 12.89
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12MR3259 H5C 51.00 7.00 50.00 43.00 17.22
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12MR3260 H4 67.00 42.00 63.00 21.00 20.20
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12MR3261 H4 66.00 0.00 20.00 20.00 20.09
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12MR3262 H4 72.00 0.00 29.00 29.00 14.41
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12MR3262 H4 72.00 46.00 69.00 23.00 16.82
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12MR3263 H4 64.00 10.00 27.00 17.00 12.30
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12MR3266 H4 51.00 0.00 28.00 28.00 14.83
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12MR3269 H4 54.00 0.00 25.00 25.00 12.06
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12MR3274 H4 57.00 27.00 44.00 17.00 19.13
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(1) Note: Minimum intersection length: 14 meters; minimum average grade:
12% Mn; maximum interval dilution: 2 meters
The drilling program on all targets between Hills 1 and 9 is expected to be
completed at the end of June 2012. The Company will have closed the drill
hole-spacing between Hill 5 to Hill 9 to nearly 50 m by 25 m centers, while
drill hole spacing for Hills 1 to 4 will be about 50 m by 50 m, thus providing
sufficient information on the mineralized bodies for the completion of
geological modelling and resource estimation in the second half of 2012. Maps
showing the various target hills and location of the drill holes are provided in
Appendix 2.
Drilling results to date continue to indicate an excellent correlation with
trench intersections, confirming that the mantle mineralization persists
regularly in the saprolite zone and continues as proto-ore in the fresh rock.
The trenching and drilling programs are designed both to evaluate the previously
mined areas and to define the extent and characteristics of known but unexplored
mineralized zones. While trenches allow surface sampling and provide good
structural information, the drilling program aims at demonstrating the
continuity of manganiferrous bodies at depth and their geometry. Drilling is
being done to the saprolite-fresh rock interface. The Company intends to define
mineable resources only in the saprolitic and residual materials, which is
amenable to simple earth-moving extraction.
Project description
The Matthews Ridge Project consists of four Prospecting Licenses covering an
area of 185 km2 located in northwest Guyana, in and around the former Matthews
Ridge mine. The Company also holds two Permissions for geological and
geophysical surveys for manganese over an area of 19,770 km2 surrounding the
four Prospecting Licences. Manganese ore was mined from 1960 to 1968 by Union
Carbide and exported via railroad and a fluvial port. Mining was done on five of
a series of nine hills extending for 15 km and striking
northeastern-southwestern (see Appendix 2).
The Company has also launched an exploration program at the Pipiani Hills
target, some 50 km to the southeast of Matthews Ridge, where Union Carbide
Corporation conducted extensive exploration work in the 1960s, including
pitting, trenching, two adits and 32 diamond drill holes to define a sequence
with manganese mineralization over four kilometers long. Reunion is mapping all
previous work and will launch a comprehensive trenching and drilling program to
define the geometry and grade of manganese mineralization.
At both Matthews Ridge and Pipiani, manganese mineralization is hosted by the
Barama sedimentary sequence of Proterozoic age and consists of typical mantle
and residual deposits formed as a result of oxidation and supergene enrichment
under an equatorial climate. The mantle deposits are formed by manganese oxide
and hydroxide minerals occurring along the crest of hills and are related to the
weathered profile, reaching 120 m below surface.
Quality assurance and quality control
Diamond drilling was done using HQ-diameter casing and triple-tube technology to
maximize recovery. Half of the core was used for sampling at regular 1.5 m
intervals. Reverse circulation drilling was done with 6-inch casing, sampling at
every meter and splitting the rock chips once in the field and processing an
entire half sample. Standard reference materials, blanks and duplicate samples
have been used to control laboratory accuracy and precision. Core sample
preparation was done by Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs) and ACME
Laboratories (ACME) at their facilities in Georgetown, comprised of crushing to
minus 2 mm and pulverization passing 200 mesh, followed by XRF assays for
manganese and other relevant oxides at their laboratories in Canada. Sample
preparation and XRF assay of RC samples were done by FILAB Laboratories on site
using the same methodology described above.
Carlos H. Bertoni, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined under the terms of NI
43-101, has verified the data and approved the technical information contained
in this press release.
About the Company
Reunion Gold Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on the
acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in the Guyana
Shield of South America. The Company through its 100% indirectly owned
subsidiary Reunion Manganese Inc., has assembled a large, strategic land
position to conduct exploration and development activities for manganese in the
North West District of Guyana. The Company also has the right to acquire a 100%
interest in a gold exploration project located in the Lely Mountain area in
Eastern Suriname.
Manganese is the fourth largest metal consumed in the world, behind iron,
aluminum and copper. It is a key component in steel and iron production with no
viable substitute, and is in short supply.
Additional information about the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
and at www.reuniongold.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking information. Although the Company
believes in light of the experience of its officers and directors, current
conditions and expected future developments and other factors that have been
considered appropriate that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking
information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because
the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Forward
looking information in this news release includes statements regarding the
results of the exploration activities and interpretation of such results, the
nature, potential size and continuity of the mineralization system, the timing
and completion of future work programs, mineral resource estimate and geological
modelling. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results or
events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
information. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligations to update
publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
applicable securities laws.
To view the appendix and maps, please visit the following link:
http://file.marketwire.com/release/rgd_appendices.pdf
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