Anaconda Mining Intersects Multiple Zones Grading up to 3.17 g/t Gold Over 8.5 Meters in Down-Dip Drilling at Pine Cove Mine
TORONTO, June 18, 2014 /CNW/ - Anaconda Mining Inc. ("Anaconda" or "the Company") – (TSX: ANX) is pleased to report additional diamond-drilling results from the down-dip area, Pine Cove mine, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland. Prior to the commencement of drilling at the Deer Cove Project, Anaconda drilled a single, strategically placed hole on the northern edge of the Pine Cove mine's ultimate pit limit. Hole PC-14-234 returned multiple zones of gold mineralization including 2.46 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold over 8.5 meters ("m") and 3.17 g/t gold over 8.5 m. The following assay results highlight the key zones of mineralization that were intersected in hole PC-14-234.
- 1.54 g/t Au over 6.0 m beginning at a depth of 117.5 m;
- 1.70 g/t Au over 15.5 m beginning at a depth of 173.5 m;
- 2.46 g/t Au over 8.5 m beginning at a depth of 180.5 m; and
- 3.17 g/t Au over 8.5 m beginning at a depth of 212.0 m.
President and CEO, Dustin Angelo, stated, "We are encouraged by the additional drilling we've done on the northern side of the Pine Cove pit and a picture of a potential down-dip gold zone or zones is emerging. We expect to complete additional drilling in the down-dip area after we finish our summer drill campaigns at Deer Cove and Stog'er Tight. The focus will be on further delineating the potential of the down-dip to host economically significant gold mineralization."
Down-Dip Area:
Historic drilling in the down-dip area, principally around hole PC-07-179, had indicated that Pine Cove mineralization continued to the north of the mine. Anaconda has been testing the area immediately north of its Pine Cove mine since completing diamond-drill hole PC-11-181 (Figure 1) in June 2011, which intersected 2.50 g/t Au over 40.8 m. The Company has since drilled nine holes including PC-14-234. This 300 m, vertical hole targeted an area midway between gold mineralization intersected in both PC-11-181 and the historic hole, PC-07-179. Hole PC-14-234 intersected multiple zones of quartz veining/brecciation, iron carbonate, sericite and disseminated pyrite that are analogous to Pine Cove-style mineralization (Figures 2 to 4). Assay highlights from PC-14-234 are presented in Table 1.
Table 1. Assay highlights for PC-14-234
| Hole-ID | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Au g/t |
| PC-14-234 | 117.5 | 124.0 | 6.00 | 1.54 |
| PC-14-234 | 173.5 | 189.0 | 15.50 | 1.70 |
| Including | 180.5 | 188.0 | 8.50 | 2.46 |
| including | 182.0 | 182.5 | 0.50 | 10.40 |
| including | 187.0 | 188.0 | 1.00 | 6.44 |
| PC-14-234 | 212.0 | 220.5 | 8.50 | 3.17 |
| Including | 212.0 | 214.0 | 2.00 | 5.29 |
| including | 215.5 | 218.0 | 2.50 | 4.82 |
| including | 213.0 | 213.5 | 0.50 | 14.80 |
| including | 216.0 | 216.5 | 0.50 | 6.31 |
| including | 217.5 | 218.0 | 0.50 | 12.70 |
| PC-14-34 | 234.5 | 245.0 | 10.50 | 1.26 |
| including | 242.0 | 243.0 | 1.00 | 3.50 |
| PC-14-234 | 257.0 | 261.5 | 4.50 | 2.50 |
| including | 258.0 | 259.0 | 1.00 | 3.36 |
| including | 261.0 | 261.5 | 0.50 | 5.78 |
Anaconda's drilling has intersected multiple zones of mineralization in the down-dip area. The mineralization appears to flatten northwards and it has been traced approximately 160 m north of the ultimate open pit boundary, to a vertical depth greater than 200 m. It remains open to the north. The mineralization appears to occur within a gently north-plunging synformal fold with the thickest mineralization, as intersected by PC-11-181 and PC-14-234, occupying the core. Additional drilling is warranted to further define the limits of this mineralization and to test potential continuity between zones. A summary of composite diamond-drill assay results from the down-dip area is presented in Table 2.
Table 2. Assay composites for diamond-drill intersections, down-dip area, Pine Cove
| Hole-ID | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Au g/t |
| PC-00-113 | 102.20 | 107.50 | 5.30 | 1.81 |
| PC-00-113 | 110.50 | 144.10 | 4.00 | 1.94 |
| PC-00-113 | 187.00 | 200.40 | 3.80 | 2.01 |
| PC-07-176 | 82.90 | 84.90 | 2.00 | 11.7 |
| PC-07-176 | 107.40 | 109.60 | 2.20 | 1.35 |
| PC-07-177 | 88.60 | 92.00 | 3.40 | 11.59 |
| PC-07-177 | 101.00 | 104.00 | 3.00 | 1.88 |
| PC-07-178 | 162.70 | 164.70 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| PC-07-178 | 210.60 | 212.60 | 2.00 | 2.40 |
| PC-07-179 | 102.00 | 105.90 | 3.90 | 1.20 |
| PC-07-179 | 113.90 | 115.80 | 1.90 | 1.84 |
| PC-07-179 | 122.00 | 127.00 | 5.00 | 2.58 |
| PC-07-179 | 181.50 | 197.60 | 16.10 | 2.97 |
| Including | 181.50 | 190.40 | 9.20 | 4.05 |
| PC-11-180 | 85.00 | 86.00 | 1.00 | 3.35 |
| PC-11-180 | 126.30 | 129.70 | 3.40 | 2.86 |
| PC-11-180 | 222.00 | 226.00 | 4.00 | 1.14 |
| PC-11-180 | 284.30 | 284.80 | 0.50 | 12.59 |
| PC-11-181 | 175.70 | 176.00 | 0.30 | 26.23 |
| PC-11-181 | 178.00 | 180.70 | 2.70 | 2.19 |
| PC-11-181 | 206.60 | 207.20 | 0.60 | 15.11 |
| PC-11-181 | 221.40 | 262.20 | 40.80 | 2.50 |
| including | 221.40 | 232.00 | 10.60 | 3.00 |
| Including | 221.40 | 224.00 | 2.60 | 8.66 |
| Including | 241.20 | 245.00 | 3.80 | 12.79 |
| PC-12-188 | 192.75 | 193.75 | 1.00 | 3.56 |
| PC-12-188 | 234.05 | 238.60 | 2.90 | 1.59 |
| PC-12-189 | 194.05 | 198.00 | 3.95 | 1.12 |
| PC-12-189 | 214.00 | 216.00 | 2.00 | 1.77 |
| PC-12-189 | 261.00 | 265.00 | 4.00 | 3.39 |
| Including | 263.05 | 265.00 | 1.95 | 6.42 |
| PC-12-189 | 274.00 | 275.00 | 1.00 | 3.09 |
| PC-13-195 | 82.92 | 84.00 | 1.08 | 2.70 |
| PC-13-195 | 168.66 | 176.58 | 7.92 | 4.67 |
| PC-13-198 | 171.04 | 177.98 | 6.94 | 1.74 |
| PC-13-198 | 193.86 | 197.07 | 3.21 | 1.26 |
Table 2 (Continued). Assay composites for diamond-drill intersections, down-dip area, Pine Cove
| Hole-ID | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Au g/t |
| PC-13-199 | 91.00 | 92.00 | 1.00 | 3.39 |
| PC-13-199 | 144.15 | 150.26 | 6.11 | 3.48 |
| Including | 147.20 | 150.26 | 3.06 | 6.14 |
| PC-13-199 | 192.03 | 196.05 | 4.02 | 1.20 |
| PC-13-199 | 237.95 | 240.00 | 2.05 | 1.68 |
| PC-13-200 | 141.68 | 144.50 | 2.82 | 2.98 |
| PC-14-224 | 207.37 | 212.91 | 5.54 | 3.06 |
| PC-14-224 | 243.23 | 245.20 | 1.97 | 2.23 |
Note: All assay intervals refer to core length and at present true thicknesses of mineralized zones are not known. The diamond drilling was carried out by New Valley Drilling of Springdale, Newfoundland and was supervised by Silvertip Exploration Consultants Inc. The NQ core was logged and sampled at the Pine Cove mine site. Samples selected for analyses were sawn and half the sample was tagged and placed in a sealed plastic bag. Samples generally comprised one meter core intervals. Samples were transported by Silvertip personnel to the Eastern Analytical Laboratory in Springdale, Newfoundland for fire assay. As part of the QA-QC protocol, standards and blanks were randomly inserted during the sampling process. The remaining core is stored at the Pine Cove mine.
This news release has been reviewed and approved by David Evans, P. Geo., with Silvertip Exploration Consultants Inc., a "Qualified Person" under National Instrument 43-101.
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Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Anaconda is a growth oriented, gold mining and exploration company with a producing asset located on the Baie Verte Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada called the Pine Cove mine.
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