AuRico Gold Reports New Drill Results Including 23.6 metres grading 3.96 g/t Gold Equivalent at the Dolores Vein at the El Cubo Mine

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Oct. 17, 2011 /CNW/ - AuRico Gold Inc. (TSX:AUQ) (NYSE:AUQ), (\"AuRico\") is pleased to provide an update of new drill results at its El Cubo\n Mine in Guanajuato State, Mexico.  Exploration drilling resumed in late\n July and as of September 30th the Company had completed 5,068 metres of core drilling using two\n surface drill rigs.  The drilling to date has focused on infill and\n step-out drilling of the Dolores-Capulin orebodies discovered in late\n 2009.\n\n\nThe new drilling continues to show good continuity to the known\n resources, as well as extending the discovery further at depth and to\n the south, in areas with thick zones of mineralization that are cored\n by a vein that is significantly higher grade than current grades in the\n El Cubo Mine. These wide intercepts of mineralization occur where the\n Bufa Formation, a brittle rhyolite rock unit, occurs in the footwall of\n the vein.  The exploration program will increase efforts in the\n district to explore the Bufa Formation. The significant widths, strong\n alteration and excellent grades in the core vein of the system all\n indicate this is a strong hydrothermal system and a discovery with\n potential to expand.  Along with the Dolores vein, the Company has\n continued drilling along the Capulin Fault that is subparallel to the\n historic San Nicolas Vein further north in the district where we\n continue to report encouraging values.\n\n\n\"The surface geology and drilling program at El Cubo is now up and\n running and has already reported some very encouraging gold-silver\n mineralization in the Dolores vein system,\" stated Peter Drobeck,\n Senior Vice President of Exploration and Business Development. \"The\n core veins indicate a significant extension of the Dolores Vein to the\n south-east which will significantly expand the resource base of the new\n discovery. We are also particularly encouraged with the near-surface\n good widths of mineralization surrounding the core vein, some of which\n are comparable to deposits being mined in our western open pit in\n Ocampo.\"\n\n\nSome of the best new drill intercepts include:\n\n\nHole\n\n\nFrom\n\n\nTo\n\n\nLength\n\n\nGold g/t\n\n\nSilver g/t\n\n\nGold eq. g/t (1)\n\n\nVein\n\n\nC-00564\n\n\n108.2\n\n\n132.3\n\n\n24.1\n\n\n0.65\n\n\n45\n\n\n1.47\n\n\nDolores\n\n\n &#...

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