BISSETT, MB -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- Dale Ginn, CEO of San Gold Corporation (TSX-V: SGR), is pleased to report that a new high grade gold occurrence christened
the 007 Zone has been discovered by surface diamond drilling and is located
approximately 600 meters to the southeast of the Hinge Mine. Drill hole
#CD-09-007 encountered 1787.7 g/tonne (52.20 oz/ton) over 2.1 meters (6.9
ft) at 200 meters (660 feet) below surface in a continuous quartz-carbonate
vein containing abundant visible gold throughout. Results from this hole
are summarized below but due to the extremely high grade nature of this
intersection, an accompanying table is also provided in order to present
each individual assay interval within the geologically defined mineralized
boundaries. The first hole drilled in this area -- CD-09-001 is also
reported below and is located above and to the east of hole #CD-09-007. The
locations of the above intersections and of the remaining holes with
pending assay data are displayed in the longitudinal section provided
within the graphical version of this press release.
Hole # From To Length Gold g/tonne Zone
(oz/ton)
--------- ------- ------- ------------- -------------- -----
CD-09-007 290.3 m 292.4 m 2.1 m (6.9 ft) 1787.7 (52.20) 007
CD-09-001 294.0 m 295.6 m 1.6 m (5.3 ft) 2.4 (0.07) 007
Distribution of grade within CD-09-007:
From To Length Gold g/tonne (oz/ton) Rock Type
Assay
-------- -------- ------ ----------------------- ----------------
290.30 m 290.84 m 0.54 m 0.3 (0.01) Qtz Vein, Py
290.84 m 291.36 m 0.52 m 1691.4 (49.39) Qtz Vein, Py, VG
291.36 m 291.79 m 0.43 m 6465.4 (188.79) Qtz Vein, Py, VG
291.79 m 292.40 m 0.61 m 200.7 (5.86) Qtz Vein, Py, VG
Dale Ginn, CEO of San Gold stated: "Our exploration team led by Bill
Ferreira has made its fourth high grade discovery near surface in close
proximity to our mill in the past 18 months and its third discovery this
year. Hole #007 is the highest grade intersection that I can recall in the
Rice Lake Belt, rivaling the best holes ever drilled in the neighboring Red
Lake camp and certainly eclipses anything we have drilled to date in the
Hinge zone. This discovery is again testimony to the solid and unique
geological thinking that our exploration team has undertaken as well as a
credit to the time tested success that drilling near past and producing
mines brings."
Assays are pending from intersections of the same zone in four holes:
CD-09-002, 003, 004 and 005. Hole #006 has not yet been logged while hole
#008 was shut down early due to hole deviation from the intended target.
This zone remains open along strike to the north-east and to the south-west
as well as at depth and to surface. The 007 zone dips steeply to the
north-northwest and is made up of quartz and carbonate veins containing
gold and pyrite mineralization. The dominant deposit control appears to be
structural as with the previous three deposits (Hinge, Cohiba and L13);
however the lithology is slightly different in that this deposit occurs at
or near an intermediate-mafic contact. Strong chloritic alteration of the
mafic unit is observed at the footwall contact immediately below the
mineralized veining, the strike length of this contact is currently
unknown. A second diamond drill has been moved from the Cohiba area in
order to assist in grid drilling this zone. The 007 zone is located
approximately 2 kms to the north-east of San Gold's operating Rice Lake
mine and mill, is fully accessible by road and is potentially accessible
from the Hinge Mine decline.
Please see the San Gold website (www.sangoldcorp.com) for photos of this
high grade intersection, location maps, cross and longitudinal sections.
This program was carried out under the supervision of W.S. Ferreira,
P.Geo., the Qualified Person for this project under National Instrument
43-101. The drill core was split, with half sent to TSL Laboratories in
Saskatoon, SK and fire assayed with an AA and gravimetric finish. Whole
metallic assays were performed on samples containing visible gold. Check
assays were also performed on pulps and rejects by both TSL and by
Accurassay Laboratories of Thunder Bay, ON. The core lengths are actual
lengths as drilled and have not been adjusted for the true width of the
mineralized zones.
For further information contact Dale Ginn, CEO of San Gold Corporation, at
(204) 794-5818 or investor information at 1-800-321-8564 or visit
www.sangoldcorp.com.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Contact:
Dale Ginn
CEO
San Gold Corporation
(204) 794-5818