Mr. Michael Allen reports
NORTHERN EMPIRE STEP-OUT DRILLING AT DAISY DEPOSIT EXTENDS MINERALIZATION TOWARD SURFACE
Northern Empire Resources Corp. has released exploration results from drilling at the Daisy deposit. The Daisy deposit is the westernmost of the Crown deposits located within the company's 100-per-cent-owned, 141-square-kilometre Sterling gold project in Nye county, Nevada.
Michael G. Allen, president and chief executive officer, stated: "Exploration at the Daisy deposit continues to exceed expectations. Today's results demonstrate increasing potential for economic viability of the resource as it has been extended further south toward surface.In addition to drilling, surface sampling has identified over 2.5 kilometres of additional targets south of Daisy suggesting the possibility of stacked zones of shallow mineralization."
DAISY DEPOSIT DRILL RESULTSHole IDFrom (m)To (m) Length (m) Au (g/t)*D18-005No significant assaysD18-00651.82 88.3936.58 0.17And89.92123.4433.52 0.61 * Fire assays reported; true width is estimated to be 90 to 95 per cent of reported length.
D18-006 was drilled from the same location as the previously announced D18-001 which returned 108.20 metres grading 0.80 gram per tonne Au. D18-006 represents an additional 45 m of up-dip mineralization in the stepout from hole D18-001.
Where cyanide soluble data are available, results averaged greater than 95 per cent of fire assays.
The data released today indicate the potential for the mineralization at the Daisy deposit to be amenable to open-pit mining with heap leach processing. Nevada is home to numerous open-pit heap leach gold mines, and ores from the Daisy deposit were mined and processed this way in the past.
The Daisy deposit, classified as Carlin-type mineralization, hosts an inferred resource of 5.4 million tonnes grading 1.34 g/t Au, and using a 0.3 g/t Au cut-off contains 232,000 ounces of gold. Mineralization at Daisy West is primarily in the Nopah (Dunderberg shale) formation, and at Daisy South in the Carrara formation. Company geologists have collected surface samples to the north and south of Daisy beyond the limits of drilling, returning grades ranging from less than detection to 13.85 g/t Au, suggesting additional expansion of the resource is possible.
About Northern Empire Resources Corp.
Northern Empire Resources is expanding and discovering heap leach gold deposits in Nevada. The company presently has initial resource statements on four heap leachable deposits at the 100-per-cent-owned Sterling gold project, including the high-grade, fully permitted Sterling mine. Using a 0.3 g/t Au cut-off, the pit constrained inferred resources on the property total 947,000 oz Au at an average grade of 1.26 g/t Au.
Sampling and quality assurance/quality control procedures
Samples were submitted to ALS Global in Reno, Nev. Gold grade was determined by fire assay with atomic absorption, and gravimetric finish as well as cyanide soluble methods. Most ALS geochemical laboratories are registered or are pending registration to ISO 9001:2008, and several analytical facilities have received ISO 17025 accreditations for specific laboratory procedures. Northern Empire inserts a series of standards, blanks and field duplicates into the sample stream as part of its quality assurance and quality control procedures which are continually monitored by the company.
Qualified persons
Michael G. Allen, PGeo, president and chief executive officer of Northern Empire, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the technical information contained in this news release. He is the non-independent qualified person for this news release and has verified the data.
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