Mar 5 2011
Volta Resources Inc. (TSX: VTR) announces the drill results from the next completed section from its on-going drilling program comprising more than 250 holes for approximately 50,000 meters in the Central Area at its Kiaka Gold Project in Burkina Faso.
Results have been received for 5 holes located on Section 5475N, respectively some 25m NE of previous released section 5450N (see News Release of February 22nd). These holes are aimed at infilling the main deposit defined so far in the Central Area to a 25m x 50m drill spacing and to extend the drilling depth down a further 100 vertical meters.
The highlights from the section include:
- KRD182 : 73.1m @ 0.90g/t Au, incl. 19.0m @ 2.24g/t Au
- KDH184 : 93.9m @ 1.03g/t Au, incl. 18.0m @ 2.00g/t Au
- KDH186 : 65.0m @ 1.11g/t Au, incl. 6.0m @ 2.57 g/t Au AND 11.0m @ 3.53g/t Au
- KRD189 : 109.0m @ 1.36g/t Au, incl. 16.0m @ 3.69 g/t Au
- KDH190 : 174.0m @ 0.86g/t Au, incl. 29.0m @ 1.76 g/t Au
Kevin Bullock, Volta's CEO, said, "At this point, after repeated and consistent positive results, we are eager to advance Kiaka to the next stage of its development. We have widened and lengthened the mineralized zones and followed them deeper than ever before. We anticipate our updated NI 43-101 resource, due out by the end of June, will provide a foundation to accelerate Kiaka's development path."
The holes on Section 5475N have extended the Kiaka Main Zone (KMZ) mineralization to over 300m vertical depth. Analyses of the Volta samples were undertaken by fire assay on a 50g charge at ALS Chemex Laboratories in Ouagadougou. Volta's sampling and assay procedures included QA/QC elements that employed the inclusion of certified standards and blanks.
Under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101, the qualified person for the Kiaka Gold Project is Mr. Guy Franceschi, Vice President, Exploration for Volta. Mr. Franceschi is a member of the European Federation of Geologists and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
Source: Volta Resources Inc.