Cuervo Reports High Grade Magnetite in Final Holes of Initial Drilling On Bob 1 Zone at Cerro Ccopane Iron Project in Peru, Latest Results Extend Strike Length to Over 2,000 Meters
Cuervo Reports High Grade Magnetite in Final Holes of Initial Drilling On Bob 1 Zone at Cerro Ccopane Iron Project in Peru, Latest Results Extend Strike Length to Over 2,000 Meters
HIGHLIGHTS
* Holes 17 and 18, drilled as northerly step outs, showed intersections of 112 meters grading 49% Fe and 35 meters grading 52% Fe, respectively.
* Indicated strike length of magnetite mineralization at Bob 1 zone increased from 1,400 to over 2,000 meters.
* Release of NI 43-101 Resource Estimate on Bob 1 zone expected next month.
January 10, 2013 - Toronto, Ont.
Cuervo Resources Inc. (CNSX-FE; FWB-CRR; "Cuervo" or the "Company") reports results from the final two holes of initial drilling on the Bob 1 zone of its Cerro Ccopane Iron Project in south central Peru. Laboratory results of Hole 17, designated BDH 12-17, intersected 112.5 meters grading 49.3% Fe. Hole 18, designated BDH12-18, intersected 35.4 meters grading 52.4% Fe. Both holes were drilled as northerly step outs from the central area of the zone. As a consequence of the northerly step out drilling, the indicated strike length of the Bob 1 magnetite mineralization has been extended from approximately 1,400 meters to over 2,000 meters
The results from Hole 17 are similar to those of 13 previously reported holes from the central area of the Bob 1 zone, each evidencing a large intersection of high grade magnetite mineralization. The narrower magnetite mineralized intersection encountered in Hole 18 is viewed as being customary in skarn type deposits such as is evident at the Bob 1 zone.
Overall, the aim of the now completed 18 hole, 4,500 meter drill program has been to test the billion tonne potential of the Bob 1 zone indicated by a 3+ kilometer belt of magnetite outcropping and strong geophysical signatures. This potential has found strong support from internal analysis of geophysical data, surface trenching and drill results along approximately two-thirds of the known strike length of the anomaly.
The findings of an independent assessment of the Bob 1 zone will soon be available with the scheduled release of a NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate in February 2013.
Tables 1and 2 present the analytical summaries of results from holes BD12-17 and BDH12-18.
TECHNICAL RESULTS
Drill holes 17 and 18 intersected intervals of magnetite with intervals of an intermediate intrusive. Sulphide mineralization (predominantly pyrite) is also locally present in all drill holes reported on the Bob 1 zone.
Table 1
Intersection of Bob 1 Zone BDH 12-17
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Length
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of above Assay Results
From To Cutoff Interval Cutoff Fe Sio2 S P Mn Cu
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(m) (m) (%) (m) (m) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
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67.30 179.80 - 112.50 108.30 49.3% 14.76% 2.81% 0.043% 0.107% 0.116%
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67.30 179.80 10% 112.50 104.15 50.9% 13.48% 2.89% 0.042% 0.108% 0.116%
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67.30 179.80 20% 112.50 95.20 54.3% 10.95% 3.06% 0.039% 0.104% 0.119%
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Table 2
Intersection of Bob 1 Zone BDH 12-18
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Length
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of above Assay Results
From To Cutoff Interval Cutoff Fe Sio2 S P Mn Cu
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(m) (m) (%) (m) (m) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
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5.30 40.70 - 35.40 35.40 52.4% 11.22% 1.46% 0.121% 0.135% 0.093%
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5.30 40.70 10% 35.40 35.40 52.4% 11.22% 1.46% 0.121% 0.135% 0.093%
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5.30 40.70 20% 35.40 34.10 54.0% 10.05% 1.46% 0.121% 0.130% 0.094%
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Magnetic mineralization has been mapped on surface along more than 3 kilometers at Bob 1 providing the explanation of the geophysical anomaly. The sulphides when present in the Bob 1 drill cores exhibit similar grain sizes within the magnetite mineralization that were previously outlined at the Orcopura, Huillque and Aurora zones some 10 kilometers SSE. Additional information showing the map location of the current Bob 1 drill holes and the laboratory results can be found at the Company's website at:
http://www.cuervoresources.com/index.php/properties/cerro_ccopane_property/
A nominal sampling interval of 2.0m is currently being carried out within the sections of typical iron mineralization. Analyses were performed by the SGS DEL PERU S.A.C. Laboratory in Lima Peru which is a member of the S.G.S. International Group of Laboratories and is ISO 9001 certified. Laboratory check analyses were performed on approximately 10% of the samples submitted while field duplicate samples were performed on average of 1 in 15 samples submitted and field standard samples were performed on an average of 1 in 40 samples sent to the laboratory. The Company is satisfied with the reproducibility of the analyses for the elements
reported. All drill cores were logged and sampled at Cuervo's logging/cutting facility in Cusco.
The current exploration work and content of this release has been carried out under the supervision of Mr. Velasquez Spring, P.Eng., a qualified person for Cuervo under the definition of NI43-101.
For further information, please contact Mr. Brian Berner, CEO and a Director of the Company, at 416-203-3957 ext 201 or Mr. Tom Berner, Investor Relations, at 416-203-3957 ext 202. Additional information about Cuervo can be found at the Company's website at www.cuervoresources.com.
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