Feb 23 2011
Frontline Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FGC) has reported that it has received all assay results from the Phase I diamond drill program on its 100%-owned Niaouleni Gold Project in Mali, West Africa.
Diamond Drilling Assay Results
The diamond drill program was comprised of 25 diamond drill holes totaling 3,287 metres. In addition to confirming previous historic drilling results and testing at depth Frontline's prior RAB results, the primary objective of the Phase I diamond drill program was verification of four known gold zones on the Niaouleni property, as follows:
- Zone I located on the Lebre Plateau area has now been identified within a 100m x 80m area;
- Zone II located on the Lebre Plateau, Niaouleni South and Kankou Moussa gold mineralized areas has been followed for a strike length of 1,400m with a width of 95m;
- Zone III located on the Kankou Moussa area is identifiable on a 220m x 120m area;
- Zone IV located in the Gouingouindougou active artisanal mining area approx. 4km south of the Kankou Moussa zone covering an area of 400m by 150m.
Based on the preliminary interpretation of the drill sections, the width of the gold mineralized intersections are believed to be close to the true width, except for hole N-10-DD-002 which may have encountered a down dipping mineralized zone.
Based on the results of the diamond drill program, Frontline's consulting geologists have developed a mineralization model that is similar to other gold deposits in the Birimian greenstone belt in Mali and other parts of West Africa such as Iamgold's Sadiola Mine. At Niaouleni, the gold mineralization appears to be associated with subsidiary fractures trending at 020° within the regional North-South deformation zone that has affected most of the Birimian province. A similar model is reported to have been used for exploration at African Gold Group Inc.'s Kobada gold deposit located approximately 5 kilometers north of the Niaouleni property and on the same North-South mineralized trend.
Assaying and QC/QA
All field samples are delivered to the ALS Global Assay Lab in Bamako. The samples are assayed by the AU-AA26 method, consisting of a fire assay on a 50 g sample with an atomic absorption finish with a range of 0.01 to 100 ppm. Frontline has implemented a QC/QA program, which inserts alternately gold standards and blanks every 20 samples, and uses four standards with grades varying from 0.10 g/t Au to 3.52 g/t Au.
Phase II - RC Drilling Initiated
Frontline has initiated a RC drill program of up to 10,000 metres to test additional soil and termite gold geochemical anomalies associated with 020° structures, and will continue to follow-up on drill targets identified by Phase I, including the gold intersections found in the 2010 RAB drilling and the 2010-2011 diamond drilling program results. Phase II program of 8,000 metres encompassing 7 RC fence lines will explore untested 020° structures with coincident soil or termite gold anomalies. The remainder of the Phase II program will test known gold zones and other gold showings on the property. A total of 3,700 meters has been drilled to date, and results will be released as they become available.
Source: Frontline Gold Corp.