Golden Reign Resources Drills 12.0 Metres of 16.37 g/t Gold and 23.45 g/t Silver at San Albino-Murra Property, Nicaragua
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/15/11 -- Golden Reign Resources Ltd. (the 'Company' or 'Golden Reign') (TSX VENTURE: GRR) is pleased to announce the results of eleven diamond drill holes from the ongoing 2011 exploration program at the San Albino-Murra Project, Nicaragua. To date, the Company has completed 7,289 metres of diamond drilling in 27 holes, with drilling expected to continue throughout 2011.
The 2011 drill program was designed to expand upon the highly successful 2010 drill program, further defining the strike and down dip extent of mineralized structures, including the San Albino and Arras zones. Highlights include:
-- 12.0 metres of 16.37 g/t Au and 23.45 g/t Ag - intercept of Arras vein
in hole SA11-18; including
-- 7.0 metres of 22.92 g/t Au and 32.43 g/t Ag; including
-- 1.5 metres of 46.70 g/t Au and 36.57 g/t Ag
and
-- 2.5 metres of 14.34 g/t Au and 21.66 g/t Ag
and
-- 7.0 metres of 12.28 g/t Au and 27.87 g/t Ag - intercept of Arras vein in
hole SA11-20; including
-- 1.5 metres of 23.67 g/t Au and 31.73 g/t Ag
Significantly, drill holes SA11-18 and SA11-20 demonstrate the down dip continuity of the Arras mineralization, which underlies the San Albino zone. The Arras prospect is situated some 400 metres to the east. These results are comparable to those of drill hole SA10-06, located roughly 250 metres along strike to the north, which intersected the Arras zone returning 4.0 metres of 13.67 g/t gold and 31.41 g/t silver (see news release dated November 1, 2010). The continuity in strike and width of the Arras mineralized zone is significant. Generally, high-grade gold vein type deposits of this nature are subject to structural deformation, pinching and swelling, which reduces the size potential of these deposits.
Drilling to date indicates a down dip extension of approximately 600 metres with a vertical depth of approximately 200 metres and also demonstrates a continuity of mineralization along strike of approximately 300 metres. Work to establish a 600 metre strike length is in process. The mineralized zones remain open along strike in both directions and at depth.
Drilling is designed to test the entire area between the San Albino and Arras prospects which represents approximately 2 square kilometres within the highly prospective 24 square kilometre Southern (San Albino) District of the Property. Initially, the 2011 diamond drill program consisted of 40 to 60 holes of definition drilling, totaling between 6,000 to 10,000 metres across a series of five fences of drill holes. After several very encouraging drill holes, the Company redesigned the program, which now consists of at least 70 drill holes totaling approximately 16,000 metres, to be drilled in six fences of drill holes located approximately 100 metres apart with holes spaced approximately 50 metres apart.
The following table presents a summary of the current eleven drill holes results:
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From To Length Gold Silver
Sample No (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) Comments
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SA 11-10 Intersected adit - 400 level at 52.60 (130/45) - 366.60m
metres
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66543 52.60 54.00 1.40 0.69 2.7 San Albino vein - Tunnel
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66614 140.80 141.80 1.00 1.24 7.0 Naranjo
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66719 268.40 269.50 1.10 1.09 2.3 Arras vein. Fault Zone
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66721 269.50 270.50 1.00 1.00 4.5 Arras vein
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66722 270.50 271.50 1.00 0.12 1.4 Arras vein
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66729 277.00 277.50 0.50 0.37 1.8 Arras vein
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66768 313.50 314.00 0.50 0.19 0.6 Arras vein 2
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66769 314.00 315.00 1.00 2.63 4.2 Arras vein 2
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66771 315.00 316.00 1.00 0.94 4.5 Arras vein 2
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SA 11-11 Terminated - intersected 400 level at (130/60) - terminated at
53.00 metres 58.00m
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San Albino vein - Tunnel
66819 53.00 53.45 0.45 0.06 0.2 - 400 level
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SA11-12 San Albino intersection 7 metres of (130/90) - 180.00m
8.40 g/t Au and 14.77 g/t Ag, including
2.3 metres of 21.11 g/t Au and 43.31
g/t Ag
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66831 49.00 50.50 1.50 6.77 2.0 Mineralization in San
Albino hanging wall
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66832 50.50 52.00 1.50 0.04 0.2 San Albino vein
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66833 52.00 53.50 1.50 0.02 0.2 San Albino vein
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66834 53.50 53.70 0.20 0.04 1.0 San Albino vein
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66835 53.70 54.40 0.70 26.75 90.9 San Albino vein
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66836 54.40 55.00 0.60 43.26 46.8 San Albino vein
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66837 55.00 56.00 1.00 3.87 7.9 San Albino vein
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66856 92.00 94.00 2.00 2.22 4.4 Mineralized zone
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66876 129.00 130.00 1.00 1.68 0.7 Naranjo
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SA11-13 San Albino vein Intersection (130/50) - 339.70m
1.3 metres of 10.14 g/t Au and 24.57
g/t Ag
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66913 49.70 50.60 0.90 13.53 31.8 San Albino vein
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66914 50.60 51.00 0.40 2.50 8.3 San Albino vein
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66938 90.50 91.50 1.00 0.01 5.7 Intermediate
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66951 139.40 140.40 1.00 2.97 1.6 Naranjo
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66952 140.40 141.00 0.60 0.70 6.6 Naranjo
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SA11-14 Intersected 1.00 metre wide San Albino (130/75) - 176.65m
vein at 41.50 metres
with elevated gold values
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67399 41.50 42.50 1.00 0.12 0.3 Faulted San Albino vein
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67857 113.50 114.50 1.00 1.64 1.7 Naranjo?
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SA11-15 Intersected 1metre wide San Albino vein (130/75) - 178.10m
at 33.5 metre with elevated gold values
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5001 33.50 34.50 1.00 0.26 2.2 San Albino vein
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5059 90.00 91.00 1.00 0.20 2.4 Naranjo?
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SA11-16 Arras vein: 1.5 metre of 4.23 g/t Au (130/50) - 302.00m
and 11.93 g/t Ag
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5141 32.75 33.50 0.75 0.43 9.7 San Albino vein
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5142 33.50 34.50 1.00 0.19 2.4 San Albino vein
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5344 256.00 256.50 0.50 12.47 33.8 Arras vein
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5345 256.50 257.50 1.00 0.11 1.0 Arras vein
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5346 257.50 258.00 0.50 0.04 0.5 Arras vein
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5347 258.00 259.00 1.00 0.33 2.2 Arras vein
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SA11-17 San Albino vein: 0.5 metres of 3.25 g/t (130/75) - 146.80m
Au and 10.3 g/t Ag
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5403 29.00 29.50 0.50 0.03 1.5 San Albino vein
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5404 29.50 30.00 0.50 3.25 10.3 San Albino vein
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ext SA11-17 Arras vein: 1.0 metre of 2.58 g/t Au (130/75) - 276.4m
and 10.02 g/t Ag
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7262 228.00 228.50 0.50 3.59 5.6 Arras vein
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7264 228.50 229.00 0.50 1.57 14.8 Arras vein
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SA11-18 Arras vein: (130/50) - 285.00m
12 metres of 16.37 g/t Au and 23.45 g/t
Ag; including
7 metres of 22.92 g/t Au and 32.43 g/t
Ag; including
1.5 metres of 46.70 g/t Au and 36.57
g/t Ag
and
2.5 metres of 14.34 g/t Au and 21.66
g/t Ag
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5711 247.50 248.00 0.50 31.17 39.8 Arras vein
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5712 248.00 248.50 0.50 19.43 26.1 Arras vein
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5713 248.50 249.00 0.50 8.49 11.8 Arras vein
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5714 249.00 249.50 0.50 1.55 0.2 Arras vein
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5715 249.50 250.00 0.50 2.83 2.4 Arras vein
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5716 250.00 250.50 0.50 7.99 4.4 Arras vein
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5717 250.50 251.00 0.50 73.00 53.2 Arras vein
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5718 251.00 251.50 0.50 40.73 47.0 Arras vein
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5719 251.50 252.00 0.50 26.37 9.5 Arras vein
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5721 252.00 252.50 0.50 6.87 5.7 Arras vein
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5722 252.50 253.00 0.50 42.21 60.7 Arras vein
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5723 253.00 253.50 0.50 9.49 31.8 Arras vein
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5724 253.50 254.00 0.50 19.97 69.3 Arras vein
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5725 254.00 254.50 0.50 30.79 92.1 Arras vein
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5726 254.50 255.00 0.50 0.10 0.1 Arras vein
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5727 255.00 256.00 1.00 0.04 0.1 Arras vein
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5728 256.00 257.00 1.00 0.04 0.1 Arras vein
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5729 257.00 258.50 1.50 1.90 0.7 Arras vein
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5731 258.50 259.50 1.00 32.99 53.1 Arras vein
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SA11-19 Intersected intervals with elevated (130/75) - 176.70m
gold values on projected depth of zones
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5755 44.50 46.50 2.00 0.05 0.6 San Albino vein
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5779 88.50 89.50 1.00 0.12 0.5 Naranjo?
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ext SA11-19 Arras vein: 2.0 metres of 3.11 g/t Au (130/75) - 284.20m
and 22.1 g/t Ag
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7361 233.00 234.00 1.00 4.88 26.8 Arras vein
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7363 234.00 235.00 1.00 1.34 17.4 Arras vein
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SA11-20 Arras vein: (130/50) - 324.00m
7 metres of 12.28 g/t Au and 27.87 g/t
Ag; including
1.5 metres of 23.67 g/t Au and 31.73
g/t Ag
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5846 45.50 46.00 0.50 0.35 17.0 San Albino vein
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5847 46.00 46.50 0.50 0.17 0.8 San Albino vein
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5985 251.00 251.50 0.50 0.46 2.1 hanging wall - fault
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5986 251.50 252.60 1.10 21.93 87.6 Arras vein
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5988 252.60 254.00 1.40 0.14 1.4 Arras vein
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5989 254.00 254.60 0.60 5.55 17.8 Arras vein
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5991 254.60 255.00 0.40 2.60 5.9 Arras vein
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5993 255.00 256.50 1.50 13.67 20.8 Arras vein
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5995 256.50 257.00 0.50 2.53 9.8 Arras vein
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5997 257.00 257.50 0.50 48.98 65.9 Arras vein
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5999 257.50 258.00 0.50 13.40 18.1 Arras vein
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6001 258.00 258.50 0.50 8.62 11.2 Arras vein
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Quality Assurance
The Company has implemented a rigorous QA/QC program using best industry practices, involving insertion of appropriate blanks and duplicates. All drill holes are sampled on at most a 1.0 metre interval within the mineralized zones, with drill core split on site and one half then being transported to the Inspectorate America Corporation ('Inspectorate'), a certified USA based laboratory (UKAS, NAMAS, STERLAB, ISO 17025), preparation facility in Managua. The samples are then transferred to Inspectorate's analytical laboratory in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Duplicate samples have also been sent to Acme Analytical Laboratories Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for comparative analysis.
Qualified Person
John M. Kowalchuk, P.Geo., a geologist and qualified person (as defined under NI 43-101) has read and approved the technical information contained in this news release.
On behalf of the Board,
Kim Evans, CGA, President & CEO
About Golden Reign:
Golden Reign Resources Ltd. is a publicly listed (TSX VENTURE: GRR) mineral exploration company engaged in exploring the San Albino-Murra Property located in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua.
Nicaragua, a mining-friendly jurisdiction, is situated in the Central American Gold Belt, which extends from Costa Rica in the south to Guatemala in the north. Within this prolific gold belt, estimates of historical production total more than 20 million ounces.
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