11 Oct 2017 13:29 ET
Marketwire Canada 3,235 tonnes of material test mined and processed yielded an average of 8.0 grams per tonne of gold recovered during part-time operations in September, a 27% increase in grade recovered over July and August Test milling operations to date have produced 2,113.5 ounces of gold Development into Saddle 6 commenced while bulk sampling continues in Saddles 1, 4 and 5 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 11, 2017) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Resource Capital Gold Corp., (TSX VENTURE:RCG) ("RCG" or the "Company"), is pleased to provide this project update at the Dufferin gold project in Nova Scotia (the "Project"). Successful bulk sampling and milling operations continue to deliver positive results in advancing the Project toward full operations. During part-time bulk sampling operations in September, the Company recovered an average of 8.0 grams of gold per tonne of material test mined and milled, processing a total of 3,235 tonnes during the month. The recovered grade represents a 27% increase over the recovered grade during July and August. The increase in recovered grade comes in response to a concerted effort by the Company to identify and target zones of mineralization containing elevated amounts of gold, as well as to conduct efficient mining to minimize dilution. The positive experience gained is now being employed in additional working faces being developed in Saddles 5 and 6, as the Company expands its activities toward full operations. The Company is now conducting mining activities on a 24-hour, 7-day basis, with test milling on a 24-hour basis during week days. Activities include developing additional mining faces for the purpose of increasing the production rate to continue to feed the test milling while accumulating a stockpile to enable the mill to commence activities on a 24-hour, 7-day basis as well. The Company plans to continue increasing mining and processing rates over the balance of the current quarter to reach full capacity during 2018. The Company is not basing its production decision on a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability; as a result there is increased uncertainty and economic and technical risks of failure associated with its production decision. "We are pleased with the excellent results and recoveries achieved during September," said George S. Young, CEO of the Company. "We are achieving our objectives of delineating and targeting the highest grade material from numerous faces simultaneously as we develop into new areas. In just three months since receiving our permits, we have developed into numerous faces in the mine, demonstrated the efficiency of the mill and flowsheet in recovering the free gold from the materials mined, refined our approach to mining in such a way that we are able to delineate and target high grade materials to be extracted, and improved our ability to selectively mine with minimal dilution, all while producing over 2,113 ounces for sale from limited operations. We are well on our way to bringing the mine and mill into full operation." About Resource Capital Gold and the Dufferin Project Resource Capital Gold Corp. is developing the high-grade Dufferin Gold Mine and mill in Nova Scotia, with initial gold production from test milling achieved in March 2017. The Dufferin project covers 1,684 hectares in 104 mineral claims which contain more than 14 east-west trending "saddle reef" quartz vein gold-bearing structures, each with free-milling gold. The stacked gold reefs are open at depth and extend along trend for over 3.2 kilometers. The Company is also advancing the Tangier and Forest Hill gold projects and is preparing preliminary economic assessments ("PEAs") on both. Additional information with respect to the Dufferin gold project is available in the revised technical report of the Company filed on SEDAR entitled "Revised Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Dufferin Gold Deposit", dated as of April 3, 2017. About the Forest Hill property Forest Hill is an advanced gold project with a drilled gold resource. Gold was discovered in 1893, followed by production, which up to 1916 produced 26,792 ounces at an overall recovered grade of 16.6 g/t Au. In the 1980s, a 230-m shaft was sunk and approximately 94,000 tonnes of mineralized material mined. A total of 10 km of underground workings exist on the project, along with 249 surface drill holes totaling 34,413 m and 127 underground drill holes totaling 7,267 m. The project comprises 1,840 hectares in 115 exploration claims. Steeply dipping stratabound quartz veins on the south limb of the east-west trending Forest Hill anticline contain free-milling gold. Numerous veins have been encountered on the property, and they have been tracked for over 600 m along strike and 250 m down dip with excellent continuity demonstrated by drilling and mine workings. The project shows very good grades, and bulk sampling during the 1980s returned grades between 9.2 g/t Au and 13.8 g/t Au for diluted mineralized material, with 94.9% overall recovery, of which 74.2% recovery was attained by gravity methods alone. The expansion potential at Forest Hill is very good, with mineralization open at depth along the entire mineralized system. Additional information with respect to the Forest Hill project is available in the technical report of the Company filed on SEDAR entitled "Technical Report - Forest Hill Gold Property, Nova Scotia, Canada", with an effective date of April 10, 2017. About the Tangier property Tangier was the site of the first gold discovery in Nova Scotia in 1860. Total historic gold production up to 1919 is estimated at 29,000 ounces at a recovered grade of 17.5 g/t Au. The property saw several phases of bulk sampling during the 1980s and 1990s, the best of which was 2,578 tonnes with a recovered grade of approximately 16 g/t Au. A total of 211 surface and underground drill holes have been completed on the property. Past mining activities have developed 3,300 m of underground workings. The mine sits on a project area of 1,904 hectares in 119 exploration claims. The Tangier gold deposit is situated along the east-west trending Tangier anticline, a structure that has been traced for 7.3 km. Within this anticline, two sections totaling 1.4 km have been explored with drilling and past mining, which demonstrate good continuity of gold-bearing quartz veins to depths of 300 m. Gold-bearing quartz veins have been identified over a total strike length of 3.4 km on the property. This work has identified 70 or more gold-bearing quartz veins, demonstrating an extensive mineralized system. Mineralization at Tangier consists of coarse flake gold and nuggets in generally stratabound quartz veins up to 1.5 meters thick containing calcite and up to 5% sulfide minerals, including pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, and galena. The characteristics of the mineralization indicate that the deposit is an orogenic gold deposit, similar to the Dufferin Mine and others in Nova Scotia's Meguma Terrane. Additional information with respect to the Tangier project is available in the technical report of the Company filed on SEDAR entitled "Tangier Gold Property Technical Report", with an effective date of April 7, 2017. Qualified Persons The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was reviewed and approved by David Smith, CPG, who is a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. On behalf of the Board of Directors of Resource Capital Gold Corp. George S. Young, CEO Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Forward-Looking Information |