AssayMERCER GOLD DRILL HOLE MGDH-02 ENCOUNTERS 4 METERS OF 2.0 GRAMS PER TONNE GOLD AND 33.56 GRAMS PER TONNE SILVER AT GUAYABALES GOLD PROJECT, COLOMBIA
DENVER, January 4/PRNewswire-First Call/ --
Mercer Gold Corporation ("Mercer Gold" or the "Company")
(MRGP-OTCQB, AN4 -Frankfurt ) has received confirmation of positive results of both gold and silver values from Hole MGDH-02 from the Guayabales Gold Project in the Marmato District in Caldas Department, Colombia.
Hole MGDH-02, drilled to a depth of 300.5 meters from the same pad as MGDH-01/01A at an angle of -60 degrees intercepted 4 meters of 2.00 grams per tonne gold and 33.5 grams per tonne silver within a broad area of anomalous values in the Encanto Zone. Similarly, the predicted parallel zone to the Encanto mineralization was also encountered.
Gold and silver values are now available for both zones and are shown in the table below. This hole and previous drill Holes MGDH-01 and MGDH-01A holes are demonstrated on the attached plan and section map.
James Stonehouse, Mercer's Country Manager states, "These results show the continuity of the structural environment we are looking for. The anomalous areas are about the same width or slightly greater, so I suspect we will find more strongly mineralized areas in this structure as we move forward."
Mercer has recently completed hole MGDH-03, its third drill hole on the Guayabales Project and expects results shortly. Drilling has resumed after a break for the holiday season in December and will investigate other possible targets at Guayabales, while continuing to further define the Encanto Zone.
Rahim Jivraj, Mercer's President and CEO states, "It's encouraging to see the results of this hole since it was drilled with the same orientation, but with a different angle from the same drill pad as MGDG-01/01A. It starts to substantiate the depth of the zone. I look forward to the results from our third hole and other proposed holes. We are especially interested in those along the Guayabales southern border and adjacent to the Marmato / Echandia trends."
The Company is also pleased to report that it has amended the exploration expenditure commitments under the Mineral Assets Option Agreement. The amended terms contemplate $750,000 to be spent in 2010, $5,750,000 in 2011, and $5,000,000 in 2012 respectively.
Comments on Sampling, Assaying, and QA/QC: Mercer's samples were collected in accordance with accepted industry standards and procedures. The program was carried out by Mercer personnel under close geologic supervision. Samples were submitted using in-house QA/QC protocols employing commercially purchased standards to Acme Laboratories commercial preparation laboratory in Medellin, Colombia. A series of commercially prepared standards was used to verify precision and accuracy in analysis.