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Vancouver, B.C. September 22, 2011 - La Quinta Resources Corporation (TSX-V: LAQ / Frankfurt: LQK) ("La Quinta" or "The Company") is pleased to report that that exploration drilling on the Carruthers Pass volcanogenic massive sulfide project has been completed. Four diamond drill holes were completed on three target areas, for a total of 801 m (2,603 ft).
The Company has active permits through 2012 to complete two more diamond drill holes. Approximately 110 samples of visibly altered and mineralized split core intervals are being submitted for multi-element analyses to ALS Minerals Laboratories. Assays are pending. Using the pending drill assay results in concert with the recently completed induced polarization survey, the Company plans to direct drilling in 2012 to test the most promising targets. La Quinta has spent approximately $350,000 to date on field activities at Carruthers Pass project.
Mr. Geoffrey Goodall, P. Geo., an independent qualified person as defined under Standard for Disclosure of Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") has supervised field activities including chain-of-custody protocols. Mr. Goodall will be completing an NI43-101 compliant technical report re: acquisition and field activities at Carruthers Pass project by early November.
The information contained in this news release has been reviewed, approved and deemed relevant by Walter Martin, the Company's President, C.P.G., a qualified person as defined under Standards for Disclosure of Mineral Projects (National Instrument 43-101).
The Carruthers Pass project is under option from Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:CRB) ("Cariboo Rose"). Under the terms of the LOI, the Company can acquire 90% of the project from Cariboo Rose over a six (6) year term by spending $2 million in work commitments on the project, and making payments of $470,000 cash and issuing 2 million shares of the Company's common stock to Cariboo Rose. The Company further has opportunity to acquire the remaining 10% interest from Cariboo Rose at fair market value. The project is subject to a 2.5% royalty, which may be reduced to 1% royalty by purchase from the underlier, Phelps Dodge Corporation of Canada, Limited for $1.5 million.
About La Quinta Resources Corporation
La Quinta is a junior precious metals exploration company actively seeking mineral opportunities for the benefit of our stakeholders. Currently the Company is focused on exploring for gold and silver on the Easter Project and on its Black Jack properties in Nevada. The Easter Project is underlain by an epithermal quartz-adularia vein stockwork system hosted within Tertiary volcanic rocks of the Caliente Caldron Complex of southeastern Nevada. Numerous drill programs were conducted over the past 27 years by several operators. The resultant 121 holes and five adits were used to outline a 43-101 compliant resource of 2.6 million tons at 1.3 g/t gold (0.038 oz/t) and 14 g/t silver (0.4 oz/t) within an area of gold mineralization with a strike length of at least 6,450 feet (1,966 m) and drill-defined widths up to 90 feet (27.4 m). Significant prior intercepts include up to 0.194 oz. Au / ton over 90 feet (6.6 g/t over 27.4m true thickness) (including 0.549 oz. Au / ton over 15 feet [18.8 g/t over 4.5m]) and 0.084 oz. / ton over 110 feet (including 0.534 oz. Au / ton over 5 feet) [2.88 g/t over 33.5 m w/internal 18.3 g/t in 1.52 m]. The Black Jack property, an early-stage exploration target in NE Nevada, consists of old mine workings that contain silver- gold-base metals veins hosted in Ordovician limestones that overlie nearby Cambrian shale. The Carruthers Pass property is a massive sulfide project with copper, gold and silver located 70km south of Kemess copper-gold mine. The project consists of 8 claims covering 3,250 hectares. No resources have been identified in either the Black Jack or Carruthers Pass properties.
On behalf of the board
Glen Watson
CEO and Director
For further information, please contact:
Glen Watson, CEO and Director: 1(604) 803-5229
Ed Baer, Director: 1(416) 804-0512
La Quinta Resources Corp.
1(604) 943-1199 - Email: info@laquintaresources.com - Web Site: www.laquintaresources.com
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