Everton Resources Inc., (TSX VENTURE:EVR)(Frankfurt:ERV) and its partner Brigus Gold Corp. (TSX and NYSE Amex: BRD) has announced the advances made on the core drilling program currently underway at the La Lechoza Prospect on the Ampliacion Pueblo Viejo property, located adjacent to the Pueblo Viejo gold deposit, in Central Dominican Republic.
Highlights are:
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Hole APV10-30: 4.76 g/t Au and 23.07 g/t Ag over 23.37 m.
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Hole APV10-33: 1.81 g/t Au and 99.0 g/t Ag over 26.0 m and 0.58% Cu over 40.5 m.
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Hole APV10-19: 0.49 g/t Au, 5.34 g/t Ag, 0.14% Cu and 1.14% Zn over 10.50 m.
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Hole APV10-20: 0.23 g/t Au, 8.34 g/t Ag, 0.20% Cu, 0.73% Zn over 129.00 m.
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Hole APV10-26: 5.11 g/t Ag, 0.43% Cu and 0.18% Zn over 9.00 m.
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Hole APV10-27: 0.27% Cu over 27.00 m.
Commenting on these developments, Everton's CEO and President, Andre Audet, said: "We continue to be very encouraged by the drill results at La Lechoza. We are now achieving some of our best gold, silver and copper drill results on this developing VMS target. We plan to continue drilling this prospect and test at least eight new targets in the next four months."
Everton also announces the results of five previously unreported holes from the 2010 campaign (APV10-08 to APV10-12):
Holes APV10-21, Holes APV10-24, and Holes APV10-29 at the Noth Manuel target returned low values.
Assays for APV11-01 to APV11-05 pending. Holes APV11-06 and APV11-09 currently underway.
The mineralization at La Lechoza has the characteristics of exhalative polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphides (VMS) and is zoned laterally and possibly vertically. Hole APV10-20 was drilled parallel to the interpreted structure and confirmed the lateral zonation of the metal distribution and the dip angle of the structure. The stratigraphy in these holes is dominated by basaltic andesites, breccias and tuffs, and banded cherts which directly overlay the mineralized structure at Pon Hill.
Diamond Drilling Program
This program to date has completed 3,400 metres and another 12 holes are planned during the next two months. This program is designed to follow-up on targets identified during the 2009 and 2010 drilling phases.
A second phase of the program that consists of deep drilling is slated to commence in early 2011, as soon as the adequate equipment is ready. This program will include 10,000 meters in 8 to 12 holes between 800 and 1200 meters. The purpose of this program is to test the deep portions of the mineralization system inferred to occur beneath a barren silica lithocap covering the area in the southwestern sector of the Ampliacion Pueblo Viejo concession.
Source: Everton Resources Inc