Sona Assays 397.0g Au/t from Grab Sample of the Linda Vein at Its
Mineral Creek Gold Property
Program includes four surface and 14 drill core samples
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb 19, 2014) - Sona
Resources Corp. ("the Company" or "Sona") (TSX-VENTURE:SYS)
(FRANKFURT:QS7) is pleased to report results from its initial
geological reconnaissance and sampling program at the Mineral Creek
Gold Project, near Port Alberni, British Columbia. The program was
conducted on October 7, 2013, as part of a data verification
program in compliance with NI 43-101. It consisted of an
independent data verification duplicate sampling of the historical
gold and silver mineralization from previous project drilling on
the Ember and Linda Veins, with ten samples from a wide range of
gold and silver assay values. Four rock samples were taken directly
off the Ember and Linda Vein outcrop, which is exposed along an
access road.
"The initial results from Mineral Creek look promising," says
John Thompson, Sona's President and CEO. "We can now confirm the
presence of high-grade gold mineralization on this early-stage
property. Now we need to further compile data and establish
high-priority targets for a well-focused drilling campaign."
Historical and data verification results are shown in the tables
below for both the outcrop grab and drill core re-sampling. (Note:
all sample numbers begin with E5388.)
Surface Outcrop Grab
Sampling
Four samples of outcropping altered vein were taken within a
large historical soil anomaly encompassing the area of the Ember
and Linda Veins. These were tested at depth by previous operators
in both the 2006 and 2009 drill programs.
Outcrop Grab Sampling Results - Ember and Linda Veins
UTM 10U |
|
|
Easting |
Northing |
Elevation |
g
Au/t |
g Au/t |
g Ag/t |
Sample ID |
Vein ID |
(metres) |
(metres) |
(metres) |
Gravimetric |
Metallics |
AAS |
5388979 |
Ember |
379107 |
5448768 |
1011 |
195 |
299 |
54.6 |
5388980 |
Linda |
379068 |
5448882 |
1020 |
49.5 |
40.8 |
8.97 |
5388981 |
Linda |
379068 |
5448882 |
1018 |
397 |
372 |
58.3 |
5388982 |
Linda |
379067 |
5448880 |
1018 |
0.103 |
0.36 |
0.56 |
Samples 980 to 982 tested the outcrop of the Linda Vein, which
strikes approximately 037 degrees and dips northwest at 80 degrees.
Sample 980 returned assay values of 49.5g Au/t with gravimetric
finish ("GRAV") and 40.8g Au/t metallic assay ("MET"), indicating a
high concentration of coarse gold. Silver assayed at 8.97g Ag/t,
with a true width of 82 centimetres. Sample 981 tested the Linda
Vein over a 72-centimetre true width some 1.5 metres
stratigraphically lower than sample 980. It also returned the
highest gold value in the sampling, 397.0g Au/t (GRAV) and 372.0g
Au/t (MET), and silver values of 58.3g Ag/t. Sample 982 tested the
footwall alteration zone against the previous sample, and returned
values of 0.103g Au/t and 0.56g Ag/t (ICP-MS).
Sample 979 tested the Ember Vein and returned assay values of
195.0g Au/t (GRAV), and 299.0g Au/t (MET) by metallic screen, with
a silver value of 54.6g Ag/t. No directional information was
available for the Ember Vein at this site.
Drill Core
Sampling
The wooden drill core boxes from the 2006 Linda and 2009 Ember
drill programs were stacked and stored in the open on a third-party
property. The Linda Vein core boxes were in an advanced state of
decomposition, rendering sampling of specific intervals difficult.
The Ember Vein core boxes, which contained high-grade assays, had
been extracted from the pallets, were not replaced, and appear to
have been exposed to the elements for some time. As a result, very
little of the original high-grade Ember and Linda Vein core samples
remained, and re-sampling of certain core intervals within the
original sample boundaries proved impossible.
Drill Core Assay Results |
Hole |
Sample |
From |
To |
Interval |
Historical Values |
Sona |
g Au/t |
g Au/t |
g Ag/t |
ID |
ID |
metres |
metres |
metres |
g Au/t |
g Ag/t |
Sample ID |
FA/AAS |
Metallics |
ICP/ICP-MS |
BTT L-17 |
209473 |
38.9 |
39.1 |
0.2 |
229.7 |
50.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
209483 |
39.1 |
39.7 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
<0.4 |
5388965 |
27.8 |
NSS |
3.5 |
BTT L-14 |
19669 |
21.3 |
21.8 |
0.5 |
212.0 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
19670 |
21.8 |
22.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
5388966 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
|
19671 |
22.1 |
22.4 |
0.3 |
25.0 |
40.0 |
|
|
|
|
BTT -L28 |
19686 |
43.3 |
43.5 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
19687 |
43.5 |
44.0 |
0.5 |
32.9 |
6.6 |
5388967 |
78.7 |
NSS |
14.3 |
|
19688 |
44.0 |
44.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
BTT-L3 |
209038 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
0.4 |
292.0 |
78.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
209039 |
13.9 |
14.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
<0.2 |
5388968 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.3 |
|
209040 |
14.8 |
15.7 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
5388969 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
209041 |
15.7 |
16.2 |
0.5 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
BTT L-25 |
19642 |
38.4 |
38.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
5388970 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
19643 |
38.7 |
39.7 |
1.0 |
8.5 |
3.5 |
5388971 |
2.4 |
NSS |
2.4 |
BTT L-56 |
248406 |
31.8 |
32.8 |
1.0 |
9.9 |
3.9 |
5388972 |
7.9 |
6.7 |
2.5 |
BTT L-58 |
248442 |
26.0 |
26.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
5388973 |
6.6 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
|
248443 |
26.4 |
26.8 |
0.4 |
998.0 |
261.0 |
5388974 |
9.0 |
10.7 |
2.4 |
MCC-E06 |
750119 |
98.8 |
99.1 |
0.3 |
23.8 |
4.0 |
5388975 |
8.1 |
NSS |
3.8 |
|
750120 |
99.1 |
100.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
5388976 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
750121 |
100.0 |
100.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
5388977 |
66.6 |
77.5 |
16.8 |
|
750122 |
100.6 |
100.8 |
0.2 |
200.0 |
79.6 |
|
|
|
|
MCC-E60 |
5517 |
89.4 |
90.2 |
0.9 |
78.3 |
11.1 |
5388978 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
*NSS = Not sufficient sample |
Linda Vein
Sample 965 tested two contiguous samples from Hole L-17. Sample
209473 returned assay values of 229.7g Au/t and 50.4g Ag/t over 0.2
metres, in a quartz-calcite vein with 57 grains of visible gold up
to 2.0 millimetres across. Footwall sample 209483 returned values
of 4.64g Au/t over 0.7 metres with silver values too small to
detect.
Sample 966 tested three contiguous samples from Hole L-14 that
defined a gold-bearing quartz vein and vein breccias in the
original sample. Assaying returned values of 212.0g Au/t over 60
centimetres, with 44 grains of visible gold of up to 2.0
millimetres across noted in the logs. New sampling returned trace
values of gold and silver, not surprising since the interval rubble
left in the core box had been thoroughly picked through by previous
workers.
Sample 967 tested three contiguous samples from Hole L-28 that
defined a zone of quartz-carbonate veining with up to 5%
fine-grained pyrite over 1.4 metres. Original weighted average
values from the three samples returned 32.8g Au/t and 6.6g Ag/t
from the central 0.5-metre sample, with slightly anomalous values
in the hanging wall and footwall samples. Sona results returned
78.7g Au/t (GRAV) and 14.3g Ag/t over a comparable interval, but
with insufficient sample for a metallics assay.
Sample 968 tested a quartz vein breccia with visible gold within
a faulted interval in Hole L-3 that originally ran 292.0g Au/t and
78.4g Ag/t over 40 centimetres. Sona sampling returned no
significant values in gold or silver. Sample 969 tested the two
footwall samples, which ran to 9.2g Au/t and 1.2g Ag/t. Sona
sampling did not return comparable values in gold or silver. The
lack of comparable values in both of these assays is attributed to
insufficient core remaining within the original box.
Samples 970 and 971 tested two intervals in a strong
quartz-carbonate vein with visible gold in Hole L-25. As seen from
the table above, Sona sampling of the first interval returned
comparable results. The second interval was not confirmed
numerically, but it confirmed the presence of gold above background
values, with the original value of 8.49g Au/t duplicated with a
value of 2.38g Au/t.
Sample 972 tested a 30-centimetre quartz vein and vein breccia
interval in Hole L-56. Original values of 9.85g Au/t and 3.9g Ag/t
were confirmed with values of 6.71g Au/t (MET), 7.92g Au/t (GRAV)
and 2.48g Ag/t.
The last two Linda Vein core samples, 973 and 974, tested a very
well mineralized zone and hanging wall of Hole L-58. The first data
verification sample returned assays of 6.55g Au/t (GRAV) and 3.43g
Au/t (MET), versus a historical value of 0.37g Au/t. There was
little difference in silver values, with 0.4g Ag/t historically
versus 0.94g Ag/t in Sona sampling.
The second sample did not confirm the historical value of 989.0g
Au/t, with new samples returning 9.0g Au/t in (FA/AAS) and 10.7g
Au/t (MET). The drill log describes the interval as a
3.0-centimetre quartz vein breccia with visible gold to 1.2
millimetres, with a 20-centimetre interval of alteration but no
quartz veins, followed by a 3.0-centimetre clayey gouge zone with
10% arsenopyrite and pyrite. There was no remaining
quartz-carbonate to take for the Sona data verification, which
predominantly contained the more massive internal section of 20
centimetres of weakly silificied basalt.
Ember Vein
Samples 975 to 977 tested four original samples from MCC-E06,
which are described as quartz-arsenopyrite-pyrite veins containing
up to 20% combined arsenopyrite and pyrite, with no visible gold
described and values ranging up to 200.0g Au/t over 15 centimetres.
Because of the lack of rock left in the box, only three data
verification samples were obtained for the same interval. The
weighted average of the four original samples is 19.3g Au/t and
6.3g Ag/t; the comparable Sona weighted average value of three
samples covering the same interval was 6.41g Au/t and 1.95g
Ag/t.
Sample 978 tested an eight-centimetre quartz vein and a
15-centimetre zone of quartz-sulphide micro-veinlets in Hole
MCC-E60, carrying 78.3g Au/t and 11.1g Ag/t. Data verification
sampling did not confirm these values.
Sample
Preparation
After drying, crushing and homogenization, samples were split
into three fractions. One fraction was fire assayed with atomic
absorption spectroscopy finish ("FA/AAS"). Samples with values
greater than 10.0g Au/t were re-assayed by gravimetric finish
("GRAV"). One fraction was screened for metallics ("MET") before
being fire assayed in a separate split. One fraction was assayed
for 50-element geochemical background by digestion in aqua regia
and analysis with ICP/ICP-MS finish ("ICP-MS"). Samples were taken
by an independent geoscientist, transported as checked baggage, and
delivered by same to Agat Laboratories of Mississauga, Ontario.
Additional studies are ongoing to determine, based in part on
these sample results, the best and most economic way to determine
the true potential of the Mineral Creek Gold Property and to
establish high-priority drill targets.
Mineral Creek is an early-stage exploration project, and the
Company does not consider it to be material. The content of this
news release has been reviewed by John P. Thompson, a Qualified
Person for the purposes of NI 43-101, with the ability and
authority to verify the authenticity and validity of the data
herein.
About Sona Resources Corp.
Sona is a junior gold resource company based in Vancouver, with
a focus on bringing its Blackdome-Elizabeth Gold Project into full
commercial production. Since its inception in 1990, Sona has
engaged in a wide range of mineral exploration activities in
Canada, Mexico and the United States, as well as small-scale gold
production.
Sona owns a 100 percent interest in the former Blackdome Gold
Mine in south-central British Columbia, 250 kilometres north of
Vancouver; and the Elizabeth Gold Deposit Property, 30 kilometres
south of Blackdome. At Blackdome, the mineral resources are
estimated to be 144,500 tonnes, grading 11.29g Au/t and containing
52,500 oz. gold, indicated; and 90,600 tonnes, grading 8.79g Au/t
and containing 25,900 oz. gold, inferred (news release dated May 4,
2010). At Elizabeth, Sona has outlined an inferred gold resource of
523,000 tonnes, grading 12.26g Au/t and containing 206,100 oz. gold
(news release dated June 8, 2009).
Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability.
Sona aims to bring the fully permitted Blackdome mill back into
production at an initial rate of 200 tonnes per day, with feed from
the formerly producing Blackdome Gold Mine.
On July 15, 2013, Sona announced the acquisition of the highly
prospective Mineral Creek Gold-Silver Project near Port Alberni,
British Columbia.
Sona also holds a 100 percent interest in the Montgolfier
Project in Quebec, 40 kilometres east of the multimillion-ounce
Casa Berardi Mine gold deposit.
On behalf of the Board,
Nick Ferris, Executive Chairman
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