NR - Papuan Precious Metals Corp.: Au-Cu Drill Res Papuan Precious Metals Corp.: Au-Cu Drill Results From Urua Creek Prospect, Mt Suckling
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 1, 2012) - PAPUAN PRECIOUS METALS CORP. (TSX VENTURE:PAU) (OTCQX:PAUFF) ("PPM or the "Company") announces that further to its press release dated February 27th, 2012, which reported partial results from drill hole URD002 at its Urua Creek prospect within the Mt Suckling project area, complete results for this drill hole, in addition to drill hole URD003 have now been received.
Hole URD 002 (collar location: 699284mE, 890612mN; azimuth: 000°; dip: -60°; total depth 302.60m)
Hole URD002 tested both gold and copper soil anomalies and gold and copper trench values in found in Trenches 1 and 2, Line 10 of the Urua Creek grid (45m @ 0.13% Cu, 0.06g/t Au; 42m @ 0.10% Cu, 0.21g/t Au; 18m grading 0.16% Cu, 0.12g/t Au). This hole encountered several types of Au and Cu mineralization throughout its 302.60m length. As previously reported, a near surface 70m (8.00m-78.00m) wide interval of low-grade copper mineralization assayed 0.10% Cu. Massive magnetite-sulphide and stockwork mineralisation encountered between 208.55m and 215.50m, containing 6.65m grading 0.77% Cu, 1.84g/t Au, including a 1.10m high-grade interval grading 9.60g/t Au, 2.16% Cu, were also previously reported. The latest results demonstrate a broad 12.30m quartz stockwork zone, at depth (264.60m-276.90m), grading 0.13% Cu, including 0.70m of 1.12% Cu, 1.16g/t Au.
Complete results received from URD002 are summarized in Table 1:
Table 1: Drill Hole URD002, Urua Creek Prospect, Mt. Suckling
| Interval | Width | Grade Cu | Grade Au | Comments |
| 8.00 - 78.00m | 70.00m | 0.10% Cu | | 0 - 8.00m scree; breccia and monzonite dykes |
| 103.00 - 105.00m | 2.00m | 0.17% Cu | | Breccia and monzonite dykes |
| 109.00 - 111.00m | 2.00m | 0.19% Cu | |
| 125.00 - 127.30m | 2.30m | 0.18% Cu | |
| 139.00 - 140.50m | 1.50m | 0.16% Cu | |
| 150.80 - 152.00m | 1.20m | 0.13% Cu | |
| 203.55 - 203.70m | 0.15m | 1.15% Cu | 0.26g/t Au | Massive magnetite-sulphide lens in monzonite |
| 208.85 - 215.50m | 6.65m | 0.77% Cu | 1.84g/t Au | Massive magnetite-sulphide lenses & stockwork in monzonite |
| Incl. 1.10m | 2.16% Cu | 9.60g/t Au | Massive magnetite-sulphide |
| Incl. 0.50m | 0.55% Cu | 13.59g/t Au |
| & 0.60m | 3.49% Cu | 6.20g/t Au |
| 244.10 - 246.10m | 2.00m | 0.31% Cu | | Vein |
| 264.60 - 276.90m | 12.30m | 0.13% Cu | | Epidote altered monzonite |
| Incl. 5.90m | 0.23% Cu | 0.6g/t Au |
| Incl. 2.10m | 0.50% Cu | 0.7g/t Au |
| Incl. 0.70m | 1.12% Cu | 1.16g/t Au |
| 289.60 - 290.20m | 0.60m | 0.12% Cu | 0.42g/t Au |
| Cutoffs: 0.1% Cu; 0.1g/t Au |
Hole URD003 (collar location: 699284mE, 890612mN; azimuth: 045°; dip: -55°; total depth: 300.00m)
Hole URD003 intersected 4.0m (14.00m-18.00m) grading 0.71% Cu, 0.25g/t Au and 12.00m (148.00m-160.00m) grading 0.20% Cu, including 4.00m of 0.84% Cu. This hole tested both gold and copper soil anomalies and long intervals of gold and copper trench values in Trench 1, Line 10 of the Urua Creek grid (42m grading 0.10% Cu, 0.21g/t Au; 45m grading 0.13% Cu, 0.06g/t Au). It is the second to intersect the Urua Creek diatreme breccia, as part of a three hole drill program that targeted a significant chargeability anomaly identified by a 3D-Induced Polarization ground geophysical survey completed last fall. The chargeability anomaly is found within the 1700m x 900m breccia, which hosts the gold and copper mineralization (see news release dated September 26, 2011).
Complete results from drill hole URD003 are summarized in the Table 2:
Table 2: Drill Hole URD003, Urua Creek Prospect, Mt. Suckling
| Interval | Width | Grade Cu | Grade Au | Comments |
| 4.00 - 6.00m | 2.00m | 0.11% Cu | - | Veins in breccia |
| 10.30 - 12.00m | 1.70m | - | 0.60g/t Au |
| 14.00 - 18.00m | 4.00m | 0.71% Cu | 0.25g/t Au | Hairline veins in monzonite and breccia |
| 61.30 - 64.00m | 2.70m | 0.13% Cu | - | Pyritic stockwork in monzonite |
| 95.00 - 99.60m | 4.60m | - | 0.33g/t Au |
| 148.00 - 160.00m | 12.00m | 0.20% Cu | - | Chalcopyrite+quartz stockwork in breccia |
| Incl. 4.00m | 0.84% Cu | - |
| 213.20 - 214.00m | 0.80m | 0.15% Cu | - | Stockwork quartz+chalcopyrite in intensely epidote altered monzonite and monzonite with orbicular texture |
| 237.80 - 246.00m | 8.20m | 0.14% Cu | - |
| 252.00 - 253.50m | 1.50m | 0.34% Cu | 0.16g/t Au |
| 268.00 - 270.00m | 2.00m | 0.11% Cu | - |
| 294.00 - 296.00m | 2.00m | 0.17% Cu | - |
| Cutoffs: 0.1% Cu; 0.1g/t Au |
Drill holes URD002 and URD003
Drill holes URD002 and URD003 were completed from the same drill pad: URD002 magnetic north, and URD003 oriented at 045° magnetic (https://www.ppmpng.com/SectionURD002/URD003.pdf). Both holes successfully tested gold and copper soil anomalies, in addition to the long intervals of gold and copper trench values in Trenches 1 and 2, Line 10 of the Urua Creek grid.
- Both holes intersected a strongly epidote, calcite, pyrite altered monzonite intrusive phase from 175m downhole. Epidote contents downhole from this level range from 5-80%. Long core intervals have a distinctive green appearance due to the abundance of epidote. The combined section URD002 and URD003 clearly indicates a strongly epidotised monzonite phase which postdates earlier weakly altered monzonite and hydrothermal breccia.
- Both holes intersected significant Au-Cu porphyry-style mineralisation along their entire length. The high-grade Au and Cu intervals in URD002 are contained in this epidotised monzonite.
The geologic model suggests this intense 'inner propylitic' epidote alteration will pass downwards to potassic alteration, similar to other SW Pacific porphyry copper deposits, such as Panguna (Bougainville). In this deposit, potassic alteration hosts the Au-Cu orebody. For this reason, drilling below the depths achieved during this program to around 300-450m depth will be necessary to test deeper prospective targets.
Further details of the prospects identified to date at the Mt Suckling project are available at (https://www.ppmpng.com/projects/mt-suckling/).
Samples were sent to Genalysis Laboratory in Lae, PNG, for sample preparation prior to pulps being sent to Townsville, Australia for analysis. Gold analyses were completed by standard 25g lead collection Fire Assay followed by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Copper analyses involved multi-acid digest including hydrofluoric, nitric, perchloric and hydrochloric acids in Teflon tubes. Analyses were completed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical (Atomic) Emission Spectrometry. High-grade gold and copper samples were repeat assayed for ore grade.
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed on behalf of the company by Ian David Lindley, President & Chief Operating Officer of Papuan Precious Metals Corp., a Qualified Person. Dr. Lindley has First Class Honours and Ph.D. degrees in Geology, 35 years mining industry experience, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
David Lindley, President and COO