Musgrove Minerals Reports Results From 2011 Drill Program And Update On Empire Project
22.02.2012 | The Newswire
Vancouver - Musgrove Minerals Corp. ("Musgrove" or the "Company") (TSX.V: MGS) is pleased to report, it has completed 24 of the 32 planned In-fill RC-drill hole program with 14,265 feet (4348 meters) drilled in 2011 on the 100% owned Empire Mine Project located in the Alder Creek Mining District in Custer County, Idaho.Results for the earlier released 14 holes predominately drilled in the northern mineralized zone are highlighted as follows; Highlights include: EM11-08 20ft of 1.24% Cu including 10ft of 34.90gm/T Ag, EM11-09 120ft of 0.60% Cu including 100ft of 26.63gm/T Ag and .0.64% Zn, EM11-02 90ft of 0.62% Cu.
The 32 hole drill program completes the original 65 hole drill program outlined in the Company's 43-101 technical report. In 2006 the Company drilled 33 holes (13,240ft), consisting of 5 NQ core and 28 RC at an incline of -45 degrees. The holes focused on the AP Pit area in the southern half of the mineralized body. The holes in the current infill drill program are -50 degrees which is approximately 85-87 degrees from the presumed attitude of the mineralization but the attitude of the mineralized zone is inconsistent and variable. True widths of the mineralized zones are variable and unknown.
The 32 hole drill program will complete the original 65 hole drill program outlined in the Company's
43-101 report. The highlights of the 2006 drill program include:
JDD05a - 77m (253ft) of 0.65% Cu and 25 gm/T Ag,
JRC 11 - 53m (174ft) of 1.37% CU and 29.7 gm/T Ag,(including 9m (30ft) of 4.64% Cu and 126.6 gm/T Ag),
JRC 15 - 98m (322ft) of .49% CU,
JRC 27 - 9m (30ft) grading 5.72gm/T Au (incl 1.5m (5ft) at 26.4 gm/T Au).
Results for the remaining 10 holes have been received from ALS Minerals Group. These holes were drilled predominately in the middle portion of the mineralized zone and highlights can be found at the bottom of the highlight table below, (EM11-15 to EM11-24).
Highlights for the 24 holes, drilled in the skarn mineralized zone during the 2011 season:
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|? |From (Ft)|To (Ft)|Interval (ft)|Au ppm|Ag ppm|Cu %|Zn % |
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|EM11-01 |0 |25 |25 |? |? |? |0.31 |
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|? |90 |95 |5 |2.23 |? |? |? |
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|? |90 |125 |35 |0.76 |? |? |? |
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|? |305 |335 |30 |? |? |0.47|? |
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|? |460 |465 |5 |? |? |0.28|0.32 |
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|? |From (Ft)|To (Ft)|? |Au ppm|Ag ppm|Cu %|Zn % |
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|? |590 |595 |5 |? |? |0.52|? |
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|? |695 |700 |5 |0.41 |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-02 |155 |165 |? |? |? |? |0.69 |
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|? |200 |235 |35 |? |? |0.32|0.40 |
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|? |225 |230 |5 |0.39 |? |? |? |
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|? |280 |370 |90 |? |? |0.62|? |
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|? |345 |355 |10 |? |20.7 |? |? |
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|? |360 |375 |15 |? |? |? |0.45 |
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|? |365 |370 |5 |? |33.3 |? |? |
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|? |390 |395 |5 |? |? |1.17|? |
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|? |490 |495 |5 |? |? |0.28|? |
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|? |490 |515 |25 |? |? |? |0.40 |
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|? |700 |710 |10 |? |? |? |0.29 |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-03 |175 |200 |25 |? |? |? |0.28 |
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|? |325 |350 |25 |? |? |0.36|? |
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|? |425 |435 |10 |? |? |? |0.32 |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-04 |545 |550 |5 |? |? |? |0.32 |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-05 |395 |400 |5 |? |39.7 |? |? |
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|? |395 |415 |20 |? |? |0.36|? |
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|? |445 |450 |5 |? |24.6 |? |? |
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|? |445 |460 |15 |? |? |? |0.52 |
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|? |535 |570 |35 |? |? |? |0.33 |
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|? |545 |550 |5 |? |32.7 |? |? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-06 |160 |180 |20 |? |? |0.27|? |
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|? |155 |185 |30 |? |? |? |0.41 |
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|? |175 |180 |5 |? |31.2 |? |? |
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|? |380 |390 |10 |0.65 |? |? |? |
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|? |405 |425 |20 |0.39 |? |? |? |
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|? |380 |425 |45 |? |? |0.30|? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-07 |40 |45 |5 |0.42 |? |0.93|? |
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|? |140 |155 |15 |? |? |0.35|? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-08 |40 |60 |10 |? |? |1.32|? |
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|? |45 |55 |10 |? |34.9 |? |? |
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|? |305 |325 |20 |? |? |? |0.39 |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-09 |0 |15 |15 |? |? |? |0.29 |
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|? |45 |165 |120 |? |? |0.60|? |
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|? |55 |155 |100 |? |? |? |0.64 |
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|? |135 |150 |15 |? |26.6 |? |? |
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|? |145 |150 |5 |0.41 |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|? |From (Ft)|To (Ft)|Interval (ft)|Au ppm|Ag ppm|Cu %|Zn % |
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|EM11-10 |95 |125 |30 |? |? |0.28|? |
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|? |95 |145 |50 |? |? |? |0.68 |
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|? |100 |105 |5 |? |30.20 |? |? |
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|? |115 |125 |10 |? |32.1 |? |? |
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|? |200 |205 |5 |? |? |0.81|? |
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|? |200 |215 |15 |? |? |? |0.43 |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-11 |No Highlights |? |? |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-12 |No Highlights |? |? |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-13 |5 |25 |20 |? |? |? |0.28 |
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|? |150 |160 |10 |? |? |0.54|? |
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|? |170 |175 |5 |0.28 |? |0.55|? |
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|? |185 |200 |15 |? |? |0.33|? |
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|? |205 |215 |10 |? |? |0.38|? |
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|? |500 |505 |5 |? |? |? |0.65 |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-14 |60 |80 |20 |? |? |0.35|? |
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|? |355 |395 |40 |0.32 |? |? |? |
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|? |410 |450 |40 |0.61 |? |? |? |
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|? |440 |445 |5 |? |24.2 |? |? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-15 |215 |255 |40 |? |? |0.43|? |
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|? |225 |235 |10 |0.36 |? |? |? |
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|? |235 |255 |20 |? |? |? |0.34 |
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|? |270 |285 |15 |? |? |? |0.63 |
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|? |325 |485 |160 |? |? |0.54|? |
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|? |330 |335 |5 |? |? |? |0.47 |
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|? |340 |350 |10 |? |24.1 |? |? |
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|? |345 |370 |25 |1.10 |? |? |? |
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|? |380 |415 |35 |0.33 |? |? |? |
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|? |500 |525 |25 |0.34 |? |? |? |
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|? |505 |525 |20 |0.39 |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-16 |90 |110 |20 |? |31.5 |? |? |
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|? |90 |115 |25 |? |? |0.55|? |
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|? |95 |110 |15 |? |? |? |0.54 |
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|? |150 |165 |15 |1.06 |? |? |? |
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|? |200 |210 |10 |? |? |0.53|? |
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|? |220 |225 |5 |1.65 |? |? |? |
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|? |220 |235 |15 |? |33.8 |? |0.51 |
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|? |220 |240 |20 |? |? |1.42|? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-17 |90 |95 |5 |? |65.2 |? |? |
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|? |95 |105 |10 |? |? |? |0.63 |
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|? |180 |185 |5 |1.01 |? |? |? |
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|? |180 |190 |10 |? |? |0.43|? |
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|? |From (Ft)|To (Ft)|Interval (ft)|Au ppm|Ag ppm|Cu %|Zn % |
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|? |180 |245 |65 |? |? |? |1.03 |
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|? |210 |215 |5 |0.42 |45.5 |? |? |
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|? |225 |235 |10 |0.31 |20.2 |? |? |
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|? |205 |290 |85 |? |? |0.93|? |
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|? |340 |345 |5 |0.54 |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |0 |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-18 |30 |50 |20 |? |? |? |0.35 |
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|? |130 |135 |5 |0.16 |? |? |? |
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|? |235 |255 |20 |? |? |? |0.39 |
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|? |395 |405 |10 |? |? |? |0.40 |
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|? |510 |515 |5 |0.16 |? |? |? |
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|? |505 |515 |10 |? |? |? |0.39 |
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|? |? |? |0 |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-19 |20 |25 |5 |0.29 |? |? |? |
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|? |25 |30 |5 |? |? |? |0.60 |
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|? |85 |95 |10 |? |? |? |0.43 |
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|? |100 |105 |5 |? |25.3 |? |? |
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|? |205 |215 |10 |? |? |0.33|? |
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|? |235 |270 |35 |? |? |? |0.33 |
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|? |280 |315 |35 |? |? |? |1.18 |
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|? |295 |310 |15 |0.73 |? |? |? |
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|? |365 |410 |45 |? |? |? |0.46 |
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|? |615 |645 |30 |0.94 |? |? |? |
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|? |615 |630 |15 |? |34.0 |? |? |
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|? |615 |635 |20 |? |? |0.57|? |
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|? |? |? |0 |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-20 |95 |100 |5 |? |22.5 |? |? |
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|? |95 |125 |30 |? |? |0.49|? |
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|? |160 |170 |10 |? |? |0.64|? |
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|? |160 |175 |15 |? |? |? |0.74 |
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|? |185 |225 |40 |? |? |0.42|? |
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|? |195 |200 |5 |? |22.9 |? |? |
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|? |240 |265 |25 |? |? |0.61|? |
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|? |260 |265 |5 |0.42 |? |? |? |
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|? |280 |290 |10 |0.42 |? |? |? |
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|? |205 |300 |95 |? |? |? |0.72 |
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|? |325 |345 |20 |? |? |? |0.36 |
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|? |355 |375 |20 |0.33 |? |? |? |
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|? |405 |420 |15 |0.49 |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |0 |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-21 |0 |10 |10 |0.40 |? |? |? |
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|? |70 |85 |15 |? |45.9 |? |? |
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|? |75 |80 |5 |? |? |? |0.41 |
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|? |75 |110 |35 |? |? |0.37|? |
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|? |105 |120 |15 |? |38.1 |? |? |
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|? |130 |160 |30 |? |? |0.44|? |
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|? |135 |145 |10 |? |? |? |0.45 |
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|? |170 |210 |40 |? |? |0.33|? |
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|? |From (Ft)|To (Ft)|Interval (ft)|Au ppm|Ag ppm|Cu %|Zn % |
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|? |210 |255 |45 |? |? |? |0.60 |
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|? |305 |320 |15 |0.62 |? |? |? |
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|? |450 |495 |45 |0.41 |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |0 |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-22A|245 |255 |10 |? |? |? |1.33 |
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|? |285 |305 |20 |0.37 |? |? |? |
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|? |310 |330 |20 |0.39 |? |? |? |
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|? |440 |485 |45 |? |? |? |0..70|
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|? |450 |480 |30 |? |? |0.57|? |
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|? |455 |480 |25 |0.61 |? |? |? |
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|? |500 |505 |5 |? |? |0.94|? |
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|? |555 |565 |10 |0.50 |? |0.50|? |
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|? |? |? |0 |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-23 |45 |50 |5 |? |? |? |0.34 |
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|? |95 |140 |45 |0.63 |? |? |? |
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|? |95 |100 |5 |? |276.0 |? |? |
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|? |95 |195 |100 |? |? |? |2.06 |
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|? |120 |125 |5 |? |? |0.56|? |
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|? |185 |195 |10 |? |? |0.38|? |
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|? |190 |195 |5 |? |27.7 |? |? |
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|? |215 |240 |25 |? |? |? |1.12 |
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|? |220 |230 |10 |? |? |0.49|? |
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|? |275 |320 |45 |1.08 |? |? |? |
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|? |285 |320 |35 |? |52.6 |? |? |
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|? |280 |320 |40 |? |? |1.54|1.33 |
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|? |335 |385 |50 |1.52 |114.2 |1.24|? |
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|? |345 |385 |40 |? |? |? |0.44 |
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|? |405 |415 |10 |? |? |0.35|? |
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|? |425 |435 |10 |1.36 |59.3 |1.47|? |
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|? |? |? |0 |? |? |? |? |
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|EM11-24 |175 |190 |15 |? |47.1 |0.52|? |
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|? |200 |220 |20 |? |? |0.58|? |
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|? |205 |220 |15 |? |35.1 |? |? |
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|? |210 |220 |10 |0.37 |? |? |? |
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|? |215 |220 |5 |? |? |? |0.68 |
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|? |230 |270 |40 |0.51 |? |? |? |
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|? |230 |250 |20 |? |39.9 |0.71|0.37 |
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|? |265 |270 |5 |? |33.2 |0.49|0.45 |
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|? |295 |300 |5 |? |? |0.34|? |
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|? |345 |350 |5 |0.30 |? |? |? |
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|? |370 |375 |5 |0.95 |? |? |? |
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|? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |
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Project Page: http://www.musgroveminerals.com/projects_empiremine.php
Drilling will resume again in 2012 to complete the remaining drill holes of the infill drill program and several step out, exploratory holes to expand the mineralization to the east. These holes are to target the sulphide zone at depth. The past producing Empire Mine Project is a polymetallic skarn deposit containing copper, zinc, gold and silver located in the Alder Creek Mining District in Custer County, Idaho. The Property is on the east-facing slope of the White Knob Mountains approximately three miles west of Mackay, Idaho. It consists of 26 patented mining claims, six mill-site claims and 21 unpatented mining claims.
Historic production records indicate the Empire Mine produced 765,000 tons grading 3.64% copper, 0.048 oz/t gold and 1.57 oz/t silver from underground workings in the period 1901 to 1942 (694,000 Tonnes grading 3.64% Cu, 1.64 gm/T Au, and 53.8 gm/T Ag). Geologically, the mineralization is classified as a polymetallic copper-skarn. Mineralization has been encountered over a strike length of 1,200m, thickness of 6m to 73m, and a depth of more than 300m.
In 1997, Cambior Exploration USA Inc. reported a drill-indicated, near-surface, oxide copper resource of 18,230,000 tons grading 0.49% Cu, 0.19% Zn, 0.44 oz/t Ag (15.1 gm/t) and 0.014 oz/t Au (0.48 gm/t), with an additional 9,650,000 tons of material grading 0.29% Cu and 0.31% Zn (Cambior, 1997). A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource; this issuer is not treating the historical estimate as a current mineral resource, and the historical estimate should not be relied upon.
Richard G.Walker,JR.,CPG is a qualified person by the standards of National Instrument 43-101, he is responsible for the above contents in this news release for the Empire Mine Project.
About Musgrove Minerals Corp.
Musgrove Minerals Corp. www.musgroveminerals.com is a mineral-exploration resource company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (Symbol: MGS). The Company is currently exploring advanced exploration-stage projects; the 100% interest "Empire Mine" Project; the 100% interest "Musgrove Creek" Gold Project, The Empire Mine Project is a polymetallic skarn deposit containing copper, zinc, gold and silver located in the Alder Creek Mining District in Custer County, Idaho. The mine is located on the east-facing slope of the White Knob Mountains approximately three miles west of Mackay, Idaho. The Property consists of 26 patented mining claims, six mill-site claims and 21 unpatented mining claims. The Musgrove Project, located in the Panther Creek drainage NNW of Challis, ID, is a prospect for a disseminated gold bulk-tonnage surface project similar to the Beartrack Mine, a nearby former gold producer.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD MUSGROVE MINERALS CORP.
"Rana Vig"
Rana Vig, President and CEO
For further information on Musgrove Minerals Corp., contact Rana Vig at (604) 633-2442, toll free 1-800-667-1442, e-mail rana@musgroveminerals.com, or visit our website at www.musgroveminerals.com
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