Bravo Extending Homestake Mineralization; Drills 9.6 Metres of 5.9g/t Gold
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Oct 28, 2010 05:30PM
In 2011, Homestake Resource reported an updated mineral resource estimate, (NI43-101 compliant) of 191,000oz gold and 1,350,000oz silver indicated plus 530,000oz gold and 13,470,000oz silver inferred at a 3.0 g/t AuEq. cut-off in two separate deposits.
Bravo Gold Corp. TSX VENTURE: BVG FRANKFURT: B6I ![]() |
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 28, 2010) - Bravo Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BVG)(FRANKFURT:B6I) reported today that mineralization above a 3g/t gold equivalent cut-off is successfully being extended in multiple horizons at the Homestake Silver deposit on its 100 percent owned Homestake Ridge Project located in NW British Columbia.
The company provided results on a further 10 drill holes from the 2010 exploration program, including HR10-198, which returned a 0.6 metre interval averaging 56.3g/t gold and 48.3g/t silver within a broader 9.6 metre interval averaging 5.9g/t gold and 6.0g/t silver. Drill hole HR10-198, together with holes HR10-197 and HR10-192, define coherent gold-enriched mineralized horizons in the upper volcanic stratigraphy that extend the Homestake Silver deposit an additional 200 metres along strike and to the northwest of the 2009 drill-defined limits. Assays are pending for 14 holes that offset this mineralization, which could further expand the potential resources of this deposit.
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Drilling in the Fox Reef and Vanguard Copper zones returned thick intervals (>100 metres) of strongly anomalous gold (>0.1ppm), copper and pathfinder elements such as Mo and Bi, which may indicate proximity to large intrusion-related mineral systems, which remain viable targets for future exploration on the property.
Bravo has now completed the 2010 drilling program at the Homestake Ridge Project and crews are in the process of de-mobilization. A total of 48 core holes have been drilled on the property for approximately 17,924 metres during this year's program. Assays from 20 of these drill holes are pending. Twenty-six drill holes totaling 11,972 metres tested the Homestake Silver deposit while twenty-two drill holes totaling 5952 metres were completed in six other targets on the property.
An updated long section of the 2010 drill plan and a full compilation of the 2010 assay summaries are available on Bravo's website at www.bravogoldcorp.com.
Table 1: Select Assays from 2010 Drilling at the Homestake Silver Deposit
Homestake Ag Zone:
Collar Data | Est. | ||||||||||
Az | Dip | Depth | From | To | Interval | Tr. | Au | Ag | |||
Hole # | Deg | Deg | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | Thck | (g/t) | (g/t) | Comments | |
HR10-188 | 213.0 | -51.0 | 588.9 | 169.1 | 172.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 109.5 | 0.16% Pb | |
325.1 | 328.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 121.0 | 0.39% Pb, 0.19% Zn | |||||
536.4 | 559.6 | 23.2 | 17.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | ||||||
inc. | 548.5 | 555.2 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 9.7 | |||||
HR10-192 | 217.0 | -45.0 | 547.7 | 163.1 | 165.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 269.6 | 0.18% Zn | |
313.2 | 337.4 | 24.2 | 19.8 | 0.1 | 40.2 | ||||||
423.0 | 442.0 | 19.1 | 15.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||||||
inc. | 423.0 | 430.2 | 7.25 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | |||||
454.0 | 467.7 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||||||
inc. | 464.9 | 467.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 2.7 | |||||
HR10-195 | 221.0 | -45.0 | 460.5 | NSV | NSV | ||||||
HR10-197 | 203.0 | -49.0 | 441.1 | 296.5 | 303.7 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 34% Dilution at 0.5g/t Aueq cutoff | |
306.7 | 310.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 7.0 | ||||||
inc. | 308.2 | 309.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 8.0 | |||||
HR10-198 | 233.0 | -52.0 | 453.2 | 281.6 | 285.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 45.2 | ||
318.5 | 331.8 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 6.0 | ||||||
inc. | 318.5 | 323.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 10.6 | |||||
318.5 | 319.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 56.3 | 48.3 | ||||||
Additional Assays pending |
Table 2: Select Assays from 2010 Drilling at the Fox Reef and Vanguard Copper Zones
Fox Reef:
Collar Data | Est. | ||||||||||
Hole | Az | Dip | Depth | From | To | Interval | Tr. | Au | Ag | ||
# | Deg | Deg | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | Thck | (g/t) | (g/t) | Comments | |
HR10-187 | 75.0 | -45.0 | 203.3 | NSV | NSV | ||||||
HR10-190 | 195.0 | -60.0 | 227.7 | 121.1 | 123.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | Entire hole averages 0.15g/t Au | ||
HR10-191 | 180.0 | -45.0 | 206.4 | NSV | NSV | Entire hole averaged 0.16g/t Au | |||||
Vanguard Cu Zone:
Collar Data | Est. | ||||||||||
Hole | Az | Dip | Depth | From | To | Interval | Tr. | Au | Ag | ||
# | Deg | Deg | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | Thck | (g/t) | (g/t) | Comments | |
HR10-193 | 45.0 | -45.0 | 264.3 | NSV | NSV | Top to 184.4 averages 0.09g/t Au | |||||
HR10-194 | 47.0 | -45.0 | 279.5 | NSV | NSV | Top to 160.75 averages 0.14g/t Au |
Analyzed by FA-ES/AA for gold and ICP-MS by Acme Labs, Vancouver BC; Samples >10g/t Au re-assayed with FA-Grav – check assays are pending; Silver overlimits (>100g/t Ag) re-assayed with FA-Grav. |
>0.5g/t Au or 15g/t Ag cut-off used for compositing intervals, <25% internal dilution unless otherwise indicated |
About Bravo
Bravo Gold Corp. has a 100 percent interest in the Homestake Ridge project located in a prolific mineral belt in northwestern British Columbia. The project is being advanced as a potential high-grade underground mining operation with a current NI43-101 compliant indicated resource, at a 3.0 g/t AuEq. cut-off, of 191,000 ozs gold and 1,350,000 ozs silver plus an inferred resource of 348,000 ozs gold and 7,990,000 ozs silver (1). Two deposits have been identified to date and multiple exploration targets remain to be tested on the large, 2585ha property. Bravo also holds a 34 percent interest in Bravada Gold Corp. (TSX.V-BVA), which is exploring 13 projects in the Battle Mountain-Eureka Gold trend in Nevada.
Robert Macdonald (P.Geo) is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 for the Homestake Ridge project and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Joseph A. Kizis Jr., Director, President, Bravo Gold Corp.
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