NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CANADIAN CORPORATE NEWS
FOR: BIRIM GOLDFIELDS INC.
TSE SYMBOL: BGI
MARCH 7, 2000
Birim Drilling Outlines Gold Zones at Opon
MONTREAL, CANADA--Birim Goldfields Inc. is pleased to announce the
results of its latest drilling program carried out on the Dunkwa
concession in Ghana.
A 17 hole (1,075 metres) reverse circulation drilling program has
recently been completed on the Opon prospect which occurs at the
Dunkwa property's southern boundary, adjacent to the Bogosu mining
lease (Golden Star Resources/Anvil Mining). The Opon prospect is
directly on strike with Bogosu's northernmost operational open
pit, 2 kilometres to the south.
As indicated in Birim's last press release (February 14, 2000),
this program was planned to follow up on previous trenching and
drilling. All of the holes were drilled toward the east at minus
60 degrees, on four fences 50 metres apart, collared on 25 metres
centres. Holes were sampled at one metre intervals and
representative two kilogram samples were submitted to SGS
Laboratories in Tarkwa, Ghana, for standard 50g fire assay
analysis.
Drilling has defined a broad structure dipping shallowly at
between 25o and 40o to the northwest. The latest results indicate
a higher grade payshoot plunging gently to the north within the
plane of the main zone. Also, hole BOR-29 has intersected what is
believed to be a second parallel structure, the surface projection
of which would outcrop further to the east.
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Sixteen of the seventeen holes drilled intersected gold mineralization,
all in oxide. Significant results include:
Hole East North From To Interval Grade
m m m m m g/t
BOR-29 10025 6750 68 75 7 1.63
BOR-31 9975 6750 0 6 6 1.27
BOR-32 9950 6750 7 18 11 1.52
BOR-33 9850 6800 69 79 10 0.98
BOR-34 9900 6800 32 39 7 0.92
BOR-35 9875 6750 49 54 5 1.51
BOR-36 9900 6750 35 41 6 1.26
BOR-37 9925 6750 11 29 18 2.64
including 12 14 2 5.99
and 23 27 4 5.71
BOR-38 9950 6650 0 26 26 1.98
including 7 19 12 3.36
including 8 12 4 5.83
BOR-39 9925 6650 0 22 22 1.19
BOR-40 9900 6650 25 41 16 1.10
BOR-41 9925 6700 10 13 3 14.24
and 27 36 9 1.16
BOR-42 9975 6650 0 24 24 1.25
including 0 16 16 1.54
BOR-43 10000 6650 0 8 8 1.21
BOR44 10025 6650 0 13 13 1.16
and 23 27 4 1.55
BOR-45 10050 6650 0 6 6 0.90
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A 30 hole (1,800 metres) reverse circulation drilling program is
planned, and will be begun within the next two weeks to trace
extensions of the main zone both northward and southward, as well
as to test the parallel structure discovered to the east during
this drilling.
Reverse circulation drilling will also be carried out on the Mansi
West prospect located approximately eight kilomtres north of Opon.
This target lies on a splay of the main Ashanti trend. This
initial program will include 30 holes (1,200 metres) drilled on
three fences, 200 metres apart and collared on 20 metres centres.
Mansi West is one of several targets on the Dunkwa property which
have yet to be drill tested. Further drilling will also be
carried out at Asikuma, Chirbra and Chirbra North in due course.
Birim's president, Denis Simoneau, was quick to outline the
significance of this discovery at Opon, saying that "Once again,
the Ashanti trend is delivering the goods and more pleasant
surprises are expected. One good thing about the current
depressed level of exploration activity is that those few
companies which are active can take advantage of very competitive
drilling prices allowing each dollar to go that much further.
Also, while it is still too early to start counting ounces at
Opon, the Company realizes that this target has now been upgraded
and is confident that further drilling will extend the Opon Gold
Zone."
For a complete description of the Company's activities, readers
are highly encouraged to visit Birim's web site at
birim.com
Birim Goldfields Inc. is a mining exploration firm whose mission
is to explore and develop gold deposits in Ghana, West Africa.
The Company currently has 23.7 million common shares outstanding.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Birim Goldfields Inc.
Denis Simoneau
President
(514) 393-8611
(514) 393-1158 (FAX)
1-800-721-8611
e-mail: info@birim.com |
