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Minaurum Sampling Confirms Gold Mineralization At Aurena Project
Minaurum Sampling Confirms Gold Mineralization At Aurena Project
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nMinaurum Sampling Confirms Gold Mineralization At Aurena Project\n\n\n Oct. 19, 2010 (TheNewswire.ca) -- Minaurum Gold is pleased to announce the results of soil and rock sampling on its 100% owned , 17,000 hectare Aurena project in southeastern Oaxaca state, Mexico. The Aurena property consists of three mineral concessions; the 1,035-ha Aurena concession, the 1,876-ha Guelaguichi concession, and the 14,170-ha Corazón del Oro concession. A diamond drill program is planned for early 2011.Rock outcrop sampling from the Aurena Concession has confirmed gold mineralization. Twenty six outcrop samples assayed more than 1 gram per tonne (g/t) Au. Four outcrop samples assayed more than 5 g/t Au; the highest gold value reported was 6.46 g/t. Outcrop samples assaying greater than 1 g/t Au are concentrated in a zone 150 meters long by 50 meters wide, located in the southern part of the > 100 ppb gold soil anomaly.The soil- and rock-sampling program on the Aurena concession portion of the project has revealed a >100 parts per billion (ppb) gold-in-soil anomaly measuring 1,000 metres east-west by 100 to 400 metres north-south. 28 soil samples within the >100 ppb Au anomaly area assayed greater than 500 ppb Au, including 7 soil samples greater than 1 g/t Au. The highest Au value in soil samples was 5.77 g/t Au.Soil sampling has also indicated that the gold-anomalous soil continues in significant patches of 25-100 ppb Au, for a distance of 1.8 km to the southeast of the >100 ppb Au anomaly area. The anomalous area is underlain by sulfide-bearing skarn-altered sedimentary and intrusive rocks along a E/SE-W/NW-trending zone at least 3 km long and 1.5 km wide. Additionally, anomalous values of silver, lead, and zinc are present in the soil and rock sampling and are somewhat divergent from peak gold values, this could reflect zonation of the metallic mineralization.\"The results of soil- and rock-geochemical sampling at Aurena indicate potential for a robust gold system\", stated Darrell Rader, Minaurum Gold's (TSXV:MGG) President and CEO. \"The apparent metal zonation, combined with favorable rock types and persistence of gold anomalies along strike, suggests the possibility of buried mineralization away from the principal anomaly area.\"The Aurena sampling program compiled 902 soil samples taken on lines 50 metres apart, with samples take...