Mercer Gold MGDH-05 Intercepts Three Zones at Guayabales, Colombia
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/07/11 -- Mercer Gold Corporation ('Mercer Gold' or the 'Company') (OTCQB: MRGP)(FRANKFURT: AN4) continues to drill at its Guayabales Gold Project in the Department of Caldas in Colombia near the town of Marmato. Mercer has received positive partial results from Hole MGDH-05 as a portion of samples between 158 and 316 meters have been delayed for over limit samples.
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Hole MGDH-05
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Est. True Width
Interval Length (m) (m) Grams/tonne Au Grams/tonne Ag
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20.5-26.5 6.0 4.97 0.797 57.000
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384-428 44 36.5 0.337 N/A
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544-556 12.0 9.9 2.142 12.83
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Including
544-546 2 1.66 6.223 13.00
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582-586 4.0 3.3 2.082 5.00
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Hole MGDH-05 expands the strike of the Encanto zone and connects to deeper Marmato style mineralization, which is interpreted as an extension of the neighboring Echandia and Marmato geological trends.
James Stonehouse, Vice President of Exploration, commented, 'We continue to expand strike length in the Encanto Zone and expect to broaden and lengthen the zone as we mobilize to the southern boundary of our property along this structure. We may have begun to connect to the Marmato geology at depth and hope to verify that with these southern drill holes. I'm enthusiastic about finding parallel areas and am hopeful that we will find more similar sheeted zones.'
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.
About Mercer Gold Corporation
Mercer Gold Corporation is a focused exploration company with one major asset: the Guayabales Gold Project located in the Marmato Gold District, in Caldas, Colombia. The company's priority mining target is bulk-tonnage, gold-silver deposits that are amenable to open pit mining as well as higher grade gold-silver mineralization that can be drawn out with selective underground mining techniques. Historically Colombia has been one of the largest gold producers in the world and the Colombian mining industry remains one of the most dynamic and promising sectors of the Colombian economy. Mercer Gold is committed to respectful, social responsibility programs that ensure the enrichment of the communities they serve.
James M. Stonehouse, CA P.Geo. #5518, is a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators. He has prepared, reviewed and verified the technical information contained in this news release.
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