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Xtra-Gold Intercepts 62 Metres of 1.57 g/t Gold, Including 42 Metres of 2.00 g/t Gold; and 41 Metres of 1.62 g/t Gold, Including 20 Metres of 2.18 g/t Gold, at Kibi Gold Project in Ghana, West Africa
Toronto, Ontario--(November 9, 2011) - Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. (“Xtra-Gold” or ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nXtra-Gold Intercepts 62 Metres of 1.57 g/t Gold, Including 42 Metres of 2.00 g/t Gold; and 41 Metres of 1.62 g/t Gold, Including 20 Metres of 2.18 g/t Gold, at Kibi Gold Project in Ghana, West Africa\n\nToronto, Ontario--(November 9, 2011) - Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. (“Xtra-Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX: XTG) (OTCBB: XTGR), is very pleased to announce that ongoing drilling continues to confirm the down-plunge continuity and the multiple en-echelon vein package structural style of the Big Bend gold zone, and demonstrate the multiple gold deposit potential within Zone 2 of the Company’s wholly-owned Kibi Gold Project, located in the Kibi – Winneba greenstone belt (“Kibi Gold Belt”), in Ghana, West Africa. \nHighlights of the 15 new diamond core holes (5,714 metres) reported today include: \n\n62 metres grading 1.57 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold, including 2.00 g/t gold over 42 metres (and including 2.76 g/t gold over 19 metres) in #KBDD11141 from 232 metres down-hole (Big Bend Zone); \n\n41 metres grading 1.62 g/t gold, including 2.18 g/t gold over 20 metres, in #KBDD11143 from 249 metres down-hole (East Dyke-North Zone); \n\nBig Bend Zone now traced over approximately 325 metre strike length and 500 metre down plunge from surface within the Central Granitoid body; \n\nSouth Ridge Gold Zone extended 170 metres further down dip than from 2010 drilling; gold mineralization now traced over distances of approximately 440 metres along the strike and 400 metres down the dip of the South Ridge Granitoid body; \n\nNew typical Kibi-type granitoid hosted vein system (i.e. Road Cut Zone) discovered in diorite body located 60 metres due south of the Central Granitoid’s Big Bend Zone; \n\nSecond diamond drill rig contracted to accelerate delineation/infill drilling of the Big Bend Zone and East Dyke – North Zone geared towards an initial resource estimate. Table 1: Significant Drill Intercepts - Kibi Gold Project Big Bend Zone (Central Granitoid) / East Dyke Zone   \n  \n  \nCore \nGold\n    \nFrom \nTo \nLength \nGrams Per \n         Hole ID \n(metres) \n(metres) \n(metres) \nTonne \n\nTarget Granitoid / Zone \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \nKBDD11129 \n261 \n263 \n2 \n   3.46...