Drilling at Abcourt-Barvue Intersects Two Bands of High Silver and Zinc Values
MONT-ST-HILAIRE, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 01/27/11 -- Mr. Renaud Hinse, President and C.E.O. of Abcourt Mines Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ABI)(BERLIN: ABI)(FRANKFURT: ABI) (the 'Company'), is pleased to announce the results of six holes drilled on sections 5310 E, 5250 E and 5290 E at depths ranging from 150 to 200 m from surface on the Abcourt-Barvue Silver-Zinc property located 60 km north of Val-d'Or, Quebec. The current drill program is designed to augment and upgrade existing 43-101 all-category resources and reserves and to justify an increase in the size of the proposed mill from 650,000 tonnes to 1,000,000 tonnes per year.
Three of these holes have intersected two zones of high silver and zinc values. The best part of Zone 1 averaged 173.41 grams per tonne of silver (5.58 oz/t Ag) and 2.56% zinc. Zone 2 averaged 179.93 grams per tonne of silver (5.78 oz/t Ag) and 5.26% zinc.
'We're excited with these results and those reported previously on December 7, 2010,' stated Mr. Hinse. 'Together they are adding to our reserves and resources. Diamond drilling is continuing.'
Assay results for six additional holes drilled on the Abcourt-Barvue silver-zinc property
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ZONE HOLE FROM TO LENGTH Ag Zn
No. Meters Meters Meters g/tonne g/tonne
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1 AB10-7 220.0 227.5 7.50 45.43 2.40
Inc 222.0 226.50 4.50 61.33 2.56
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1 AB10-8 161.3 165.9 4.60 56.56 2.43
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1 AB10-9 198.8 204.1 5.30 169.49 1.87
Inc 202.4 204.1 1.70 388.15 1.06
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2 207.5 209.3 1.80 166.65 8.74
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1 AB10-10 152.4 154.4 2.00 89.65 2.58
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2 162.60 167.50 4.90 278.94 6.15
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1 AB10-11 232.0 240.4 8.40 164.49 2.31
Inc 237.1 240.4 3.30 354.76 3.37
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2 246.70 249.0 2.30 68.76 2.66
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1 AB10-12 198.50 207.30 8.80 155.50 2.29
Inc 201.50 207.30 5.80 215.81 2.64
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2 216.40 218.50 2.10 82.06 3.02
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Zone 1 (best part) average 3.65 173.41 2.56
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Zone 2 average 2.78 179.93 5.26
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173.41 g/t silver = 5.58 oz/t Ag
179.93 g/t silver = 5.78 oz/t Ag
True width is about 80% of core length.
All assays were done by Techni-Lab S.G.B. Abitibi Inc., an approved laboratory.
Holes AB10-07 to AB10-12 represent only about 14% of the 10,000 metre drill program.
In the past, from 1952 to 1957 and from 1985 to 1990, the Abcourt-Barvue mine produced 6.2 M tonnes of ore with a grade of 1.43 ounces of silver per tonne (8.87 M ounces) and 3.21% zinc (178.965 tonnes or 394 M pounds of zinc).
In 2006, an in-situ mineral resource for Abcourt-Barvue was calculated according to guidelines set forth in NI-43-101. With the 2007 feasibility study, most of these resources were converted into ore reserves after taking into account mine dilution and mining recovery. See table below:
Mineral Reserves Statement by Genivar Limited Partnership (including dilution) (NI-43-101)
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Mining Classifi- Ounces Tonnes
method cation Tonnes Grade of silver of zinc
Ag g/t Zn %
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Proven
Open pit Mineral Res. 5,338,731 44.79 3.15 7,688,000 168,170
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Proven
Underground Mineral Res. 1,169,662 105.19 2.87 3,956,000 33,569
Probable Min.
Res. 315,139 101.61 3.23 1,030,000 10,179
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Total
underground 1,484,901 104.43 2.95 4,986,000 43,748
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Poven Mineral 6,508,393 55.64 3.10 11,644,000 201,760
Open pit and Res.
Probable
underground Mineral Res. 315,139 101.61 3.23 1,030,000 10,179
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Total 6,823,532 57.76 3.11 12,674,000 211,939
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Proven
Open pit marginal ore 1,152,502 17.65 1.58 654,000 18,210
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Remaining 43-101 resources
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Ounces of Tonnes of
Description Tonnes Grade silver zinc
Ag/t Zn %
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Measured and
indicated 562,748 71.26 3.76 1,289,000 21,159
Inferred 1,505,687 120.53 2.98 5,835,000 44,869
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About Abcourt Mines Inc.
Abcourt Mines Inc. is an exploration and development company with strategically located properties in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The Elder Mine with 43-101 gold resources, the Abcourt-Barvue Project with 43-101 silver-zinc ore reserves and resources and the Aldermac property with historical copper-zinc resources are all former producers. Abcourt is now focused on bringing the Elder and Abcourt-Barvue projects back into production with Elder as the first priority. At the same time the company is working on other projects (Aldermac, Jonpol and Vendome) to increase its mineral resources inventory. A 43-101 resource calculation was completed in July, 2009, for the Elder Mine. A positive 43-101 feasibility study was completed by GENIVAR in 2007 on the Abcourt-Barvue Project. In addition, mill equipment was purchased. To know more about Abcourt, please visit our web site at www.abcourt.com.
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This press release was prepared by Mr. Renaud Hinse, a qualified person, President of Abcourt Mines Inc.
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Contacts:
Abcourt Mines Inc.
Renaud Hinse
President and Chief Executive Officer
819-768-2857 or 450-446-5511
819-768-5475 or 450-446-3550 (FAX)
rhinse@abcourt.com
www.abcourt.com