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ESO Uranium Corp. (TSX-V: ESO), (the “Company” or “ESO”) is pleased to announce results of silver and pathfinder element assays in a seven (7) hole, 850 meter drill program on the Donna Gold Property, in South Central British Columbia. (Oct. 28/10)
Elevated silver and pathfinder element results are consistent with a strongly anomalous gold zone that extends west from the trenching and is open (as yet undrilled) further to the west along the soils anomaly (described in the news release of October 6th, 2010). Highlights of the silver assays include:
- Elevated silver values are associated with gold mineralization in 6 out of 7 drill holes as broad anomalous zones (greater than 2.0 g/t silver) with higher grade veining.
- DDH10-4 intersected 0.5 meters of 287 g/t silver (9.2 opt) within a vein system 3 meters at approximately true width, grading 51.9 g/t silver. (Note the true width)
- Drill Hole Depth m Ag zone meters Grade g/t Ag
DDH10 -5 23.4 - 44.60 21.2 2.41
DDH10 -4 11.7 - 42.50 30.8 11.85
Including 14.0 - 17.0 3.0 51.85
Including 24.25 - 29.6 5.35 36.38
And 62.7 - 66.0 3.3 19.36
DDH10 -3 12.3 - 24.35 12.05 0.32
DDH10 -2 10.5 - 37.20 26.7 0.41
And 47.0 - 74.80 27.8 0.96
DDH10 -1 7.0 - 64.70 57.7 3.69
Including 10.4 - 17.0 6.6 17.18
Pathfinder elements that showed an association with the gold - silver zones included a population of anomalous copper, lead, and zinc whole rock values, and a second population with anomalous antimony, zinc, and arsenic whole rock values. These values are reflected in stream sediment and soil sample geochemical anomalies shown in the earlier regional and detailed sampling programs. The two populations of pathfinder elements suggest that gold was emplaced in multiple mineralizing events. (Allows for extended open depth for mineralization but how deep?)
ESO management is very encouraged with this initial drill program as it confirmed gold-silver mineralization targeted on the western side of earlier trenching and the gold anomaly in soils that extends more than 1,600 meters (5,300 feet) along the height of land between the Kettle River and Yeoward Creek. Both of these are historical gold placer producers with their source rock being in the area being tested. (If the source rock is in this area, the potential is enormous)
The multi-element analyses were carried out by ALS Laboratory Group, an ISO 17025 minerals assay laboratory. The 33 element analysis was done on each sample with a four acid digestion followed by ICP-MS techniques (ALS Group ME-ICP61).
A further drill program is planned, targeting a bulk tonnage gold/silver deposit that is to be hosted by the quartz stock work veining, metasediments and the dioritic dikes.
My observations: Remember your personal DD.
Solver