Another DLKM NR!Douglas Lake Outlines Gold Exploration Targets
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2010) - Douglas Lake Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "Douglas Lake") (OTCBB: DLKM.OB) (FRANKFURT:D60) is pleased to provide an update regarding its recently acquired Handeni Project which is located in the rapidly developing region of eastern Tanzania. Douglas Lakes' 100% owned Handeni Project consists of four prospecting licenses covering approximately 800 km(2) which are directly adjacent to, and partly surround, Canaco Resources Inc's (V.CAN) 200 km(2) Kilindi license which holds the Magambazi gold mineralization occurrence.
Douglas Lake Successfully Delineates Structural Controls on Gold Mineralization in the Four Handeni Project PLs
The Company is pleased to provide the results of the recent exploration program conducted on PLR PLR4973/2008, subsequently subdivided into four PL's (PL6742/2010, PL6743/2010, PL6744/2010 and PL6779/2010), based on the outcomes of the first phase of the continuous exploration program conducted since 2008. This exploration phase included a fixed-wing aircraft flown aeromagnetic and radiometric survey at a line spacing of 200m and a height of 80m, subsequent interpretation of data and ground follow-up. The survey and interpretation was conducted according to internationally accepted standards by the Council for Geoscience, South Africa.
Interpretation of aeromagnetic data was successful in delineating prominent structural features including NW-SE shear zones of which five in the Company's property area, with a total length of 143km, are given first order priority. These shear zones and their distances within the Company's properties are: 1 - Southwestern shear zone (31km); 2 - Kimamba shear zone (41km); 3 - Kilima Mzinga - Kwandege main shear zone (28km); 4 - Mligazi shear zone (15km); and 5 - Magambazi - Mjembe (28km) shear zone. The Company has identified three further key elements in the delineation of gold mineralization which includes the prominence of NE-SW lineaments (seven in total), the role of SW to NE thrust planes and the use of radioelements to outline potential target areas. Three major SW to NE thrusts planes were also identified: a main thrust zone of 46km; and two additional thrusts zones of 5km and 3km each. In addition to the key elements sheath folding, open folds (2km to 10km scale) and boudinage provide additional targets with a second order priority.
The position of regional gold mining activities, as well as known gold mineralization occurrences, were utilized to test the Company's developed model for locating gold mineralization and this approach proved to be successful. Following from this the Company considers the Kilima Mzinga - Kwandege shear zone, with a distance of 28km in PL6742, PL6779 and PL6744 as one of their primary targets, substantiated by the artisanal mining activities along the northwestern and southwestern outcrop area of the shear. In addition to the shear component along the Kilima Mzinga - Kwandege shear zone, a considerable SW to NE thrust component acted along a 25km long stretch of the shear within the Company's property adding to the gold mineralization potential of this zone based on the current model.
Harp Sangha, the Company's CEO, stated: "We are confident that the model developed based on the first exploration phase provides a substantial platform for understanding gold mineralization in the prospecting licenses as exemplified by the success with which the model predicts and outlines existing and known gold anomalies". Phase two of the exploration program focused on the identified potential zones during an intensive stream sediment and soil sampling program. The results will be released in due course.
The Company has requested a geologist to prepare a Technical Report on the Handeni Project in accordance with the provisions of National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") of the Canadian Securities Administrators. Upon receipt of the Technical Report the Company will file it on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in NI 43-101 and has been reviewed by Reyno Scheepers, Ph.D., Pr.Sci.Nat, Director of Exploration and a director of the Company, a QP under NI 43-101.
About Douglas Lake
The Company is an emerging mineral exploration company focused on exploring mining opportunities in Tanzania. For more information, go to www.douglaslakeminerals.com.
Notice to U.S. Investors
Any mineral resources referred to herein or in other materials provided by the Company have been estimated in accordance with the definition standards on mineral resources of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum referred to in National Instrument 43-101 and are not compliant with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") Industry Guide 7 guidelines. In addition, measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources and inferred mineral resources, while recognized and required by Canadian regulations, are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. Accordingly, we have not reported them in the United States. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral resources in these categories will ever be converted into mineral reserves. These terms have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. In particular, it should be noted that mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources or inferred mineral resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category. In accordance with Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources cannot form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part of the reported measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources or inferred mineral resources referred to in this news release or in other materials provided by the Company are economically or legally mineable.
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Harp Sangha
Douglas Lake Minerals Inc.
CEO/director
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