Altair Drills 2.07g/t Gold Over 85.10 Metres and 1.04g/t Gold Over 117.74 Metres at Kena Property

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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAltair Drills 2.07g/t Gold Over 85.10 Metres and 1.04g/t Gold Over 117.74 Metres at Kena Property\n\n(via Thenewswire.ca)\n\n \nVancouver, BC - Aug 20, 2012: Altair Ventures Incorporated (TSX-V: AVX; \"the Company\") is pleased to announce the results of the first two diamond drill holes from the Kena Gold Zone (KGZ) of its Kena Property, located in southeastern British Columbia.\n\n\n \nIn addition to long intersections of consistent gold mineralization, each hole contained a higher grade core including a 'bonanza' grade intercept of 32.9g/t Au over 2.95 metres (47.55m to 50.5m) in 12KG02.\n\n\n \n\"We are extremely pleased with the initial drill results as the gold mineralization is showing excellent continuity and, so far, higher grades than the current resource estimate\", stated Fayyaz Alimohamed, Altair's President & CEO. \"As we gain a better understanding of the controls on mineralization, we will increase our confidence on step-out holes in order to build the resource.\"\n\n\n \nSignificant results from the first two drill holes are tabled below:\n\n\n \n\n -----------------------------------------------\n |Hole ID |From (m)|To (m)|Length (m)|Au (g/t)|\n |---------------------------------------------|\n |12KG01 |10.31 |128.05|117.74 |1.04 |\n |---------------------------------------------|\n |includes:|11.75 |29.26 |17.51 |0.97 |\n |---------------------------------------------|\n |and: |71.93 |114.60|42.67 |1.93 |\n |---------------------------------------------|\n |includes:|71.93 |94.06 |22.13 |2.78 |\n |---------------------------------------------|\n |includes:|73.97 |85.23 |11.26 |4.21 |\n |---------------------------------------------|\n |12KG02 |15.20 |100.30|85.10 |2.07 |\n |---------------------------------------------|\n |includes:|44.50 |86.15 |41.65 |3.76 |\n |---------------------------------------------|\n |Includes:|44.50 |58.30 |13.80 |9.63 |\n -----------------------------------------------\n\n\n \n*Note: True widths of intercepts are unknown at this time. True widths may be less than core lengths reported.\n\n\n \nDrill hole 12KG01 was collared as a short step-out from previous holes, designed to confirm and expand gold mineralization reported from the historic drilling. Drill hole 12KG02 was collared as a twin of a historic drill hole (LK85-07) and was drilled to a greater depth, thereby extend...

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