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GoldQuest Reports 224 Metres Grading 4.8 g/t Gold Equivalent from Pre-Feasibility Drilling at Romero Project
VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - October 27, 2015) - GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GQC) (FRANKFURT: M1W) (BERLIN: M1W) ("GoldQuest" or the "Company") is pleased to report the balance of results of the remaining from its recently completed six hole 2015 drill program on its 100% owned Romero gold/copper deposit in the Dominican Republic. This pre-feasibility drill program was designed to gather material for advanced metallurgical test work and to move inferred material to the measured and indicated categories that will allow it to be included in feasibility level economic studies. All holes met expectations in terms of grade and thickness, based on the existing mineral resource block model.
Highlights include LTP-165 which intersected 223.8 metres of 3.03 g/t gold, 1.22 % copper (4.77 g/t gold equivalent), which included 27.3 metres grading 11.05 g/t gold, 2.38 % copper (14.45 g/t gold equivalent).
"We are pleased with these results, especially with the overall continuity and strength of mineralization and additional high grade intervals in the upper part of the deposit that will be accessed early in the mine plan," commented Julio Espaillat, President and Chief Executive Officer. "With funding in place and the drilling completed, we will move quickly to final selection of pre-feasibility study consultants to advance the Romero project towards production."
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hole ID | | From (m) | | To (m) | | Interval (m) | | Gold g/t | | Copper % | | Zinc % | | Silver g/t | | Gold Equivalent* g/t | | LTP-165 | | 78.03 | | 90.22 | | 12.19 | | 2.68 | | 0.02 | | 0.29 | | 8.99 | | 2.71 | | | and | | 140.21 | | 364.0 | | 223.79 | | 3.03 | | 1.22 | | 0.14 | | 5.31 | | 4.77 | | | including | | 158.8 | | 186.13 | | 27.33 | | 11.05 | | 2.38 | | 0.12 | | 12.35 | | 14.45 | | | and | | 252.66 | | 264.0 | | 11.34 | | 10.97 | | 3.30 | | 0.12 | | 18.60 | | 15.68 | | | and | | 314.25 | | 321.92 | | 7.67 | | 13.28 | | 1.35 | | 0.03 | | 2.45 | | 15.21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LTP-166 | | 131.27 | | 262.0 | | 130.73 | | 2.08 | | 0.65 | | 0.17 | | 4.25 | | 3.01 | | | including | | 140.51 | | 208 | | 67.49 | | 3.41 | | 1.02 | | 0.12 | | 5.83 | | 4.87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LTP-167 | | 72.0 | | 104.0 | | 32.0 | | 1.87 | | 0.04 | | 0.61 | | 4.25 | | 1.93 | | | including | | 92.0 | | 100.0 | | 8.0 | | 4.09 | | 0.06 | | 1.72 | | 9.75 | | 4.18 | | | and | | 147.85 | | 328.0 | | 180.15 | | 1.15 | | 0.98 | | 0.22 | | 3.50 | | 2.55 | | | including | | 246.0 | | 264.0 | | 18.0 | | 4.63 | | 4.04 | | 0.75 | | 7.78 | | 10.40 | | | and | | 344.0 | | 388.0 | | 44.0 | | 0.28 | | 0.38 | | 0.07 | | 1.69 | | 0.82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *Gold equivalent values calculated using $1,250 US/ounce for gold and $2.50 US/pound of copper and assume 100% recovery. Gold Equivalent formula: AuEQ g/t = Au(g/t) + [(Cu% x 22.0462 x 2.50)/(1550/31.1035)]
All the results and sub intervals summarized in the table above have a top cut-off of 72 g/t of gold as supported in the October 29, 2013 NI43-101 Mineral Resource estimate. Interval widths may not represent true thickness of the deposit. All holes are inclined, LTP-165 drilled at azimuth of 240 degrees and dipping at -77 degrees, LTP-166 drilled at azimuth of 25 degrees and dipping at -50 degrees and LTP-167 drilled at azimuth 170 and dipping at -74 degrees.
The hole locations are shown on the map found here:
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The Romero pre-feasibility drill program was designed to improve the confidence in the mineral resource estimate, collect geotechnical and hydrology data for the mine design and to supply material for the next phase of metallurgical test work. All of the holes have been logged for geotechnical data to refine the underground mine design and the geotechnical study by SRK Engineering is in-progress. Immediately following the assaying of the half core samples, the remaining material was put in cold storage to prevent oxidation and thus provide reliable and readily available material for metallurgical testing planned for the pre-feasibility study.
As part of the Company's Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures (QA/QC), most of the high grade intervals are re-assayed and the Company is awaiting these check samples. In addition, systematic re-assaying of intervals is in progress, to confirm compliance of blanks and duplicates checks. The Company also reviews results from Certified Standard Reference materials (CRSM or Standards), which are inserted at a rate of five per 100 samples. Within the results disclosed herein there was one sample that had results below the recommended tolerance for gold. A portion of the batches will be re-assayed. In GoldQuest's drill programs, composite intervals were chosen using a combination of geological criteria and mineralization, averaging around two metres core length. The drill core is cut in half with one half of the core sample shipped to ACME Labs by GoldQuest technicians. The remaining half of the core is kept at the Company core shack for future assay verification, or any other further investigation. Assays within intervals below the 0.005 g/t detection limit for Au were given a zero value. All drill samples were prepared and screened by ACME Labs (Vancouver); metallic fire assay and multi-element ICP-MS were assayed by ACME Analytical Laboratories (Vancouver). Gold values are determined by standard fire assay with an AA finish, or, if over 10.0 g/t Au, were re-assayed and completed with a gravimetric finish. QA/QC included the insertion and continual monitoring of numerous standards, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream, at random intervals within each batch. The comprehensive GoldQuest Quality Assurance and Quality Control protocols can be viewed on GoldQuest's website at: goldquestcorp.us2.list-manage2.com.
The information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Jeremy Niemi, P. Geo., Vice President, Exploration of GoldQuest and a Qualified Person for the technical information in this press release under NI 43-101 standards.
About GoldQuest
GoldQuest is a Canadian based mineral exploration company with projects in the Dominican Republic. GoldQuest is traded on the TSX-V under the symbol GQC and in Frankfurt/Berlin with symbol M1W, with 164,045,954 shares outstanding (186,747,572 on a fully diluted basis) as at the date of this release. |
