Duncastle Completes Consolidation of Black Lake Project in NW Ontario
March 03 2014 - 9:23AM
Marketwired
Duncastle Completes Consolidation of Black Lake Project in NW
Ontario
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2014) -
Duncastle Gold Corp. ("Duncastle" or the "Company")
(TSX-VENTURE:DUN)(FRANKFURT:5D3) announced today that it has signed
an option agreement with NWT Copper Mines Ltd ("NWT") by which
Duncastle can earn a 100% interest in NWT's mineral claims
adjoining Duncastle's high-grade Black Lake-Drayton project located
10 kilometres south of Sioux Lookout and 70 kilometres east of
Dryden in Northwestern Ontario.
The NWT property includes the western extension of the Moretti
deformation zone which, in addition to the Black Lake property
acquired earlier, provides Duncastle with over 2.4km of strike on
the Moretti system where historic bulk samples averaged 14.1 and
18.6 g/t Au and multiple historical geological samples ranged up to
1,212 g/t Au (historic data not independently verified by
Duncastle).
This strategic acquisition re-unites the historic Black Lake
project and adds valuable targets and known mineralized zones,
bringing the combined project to about 7,968 hectares (over 79
square kilometers). The consolidated Black Lake-Drayton land
position now includes over 25km of largely untested strike on the
Sioux Lookout deformation zone in the rapidly developing Wabigoon
Greenstone belt which is south of and parallel to the Birch-Uchi
belt, a world-class archean greenstone belt that is home to some of
the world's most profitable gold producers including Goldcorp's Red
Lake mines, plus more recent high-grade developments such as
Rubicon's Phoenix Gold Project.
Despite its proximity to the Red Lake area and the Birch-Uchi
belt, the Wabigoon greenstone belt remained underexplored into the
1990s due to persistent ground cover, limited road access, and a
resulting lack of large discoveries. In the past 10 years however,
new roads and improved exploration techniques have led to the
delineation of over 10 million ounces of gold in discoveries by
Rainy River Resources (now New Gold), Bayfield Ventures, Treasury
Metals, Manitou Gold and Tamaka Gold, among others.
Duncastle President Michael Rowley commented "We are very
pleased to have been able to re-assemble the historic Black Lake
property by acquiring the NWT ground. Our recent compilation work
from the existing database of over 120 drill holes shows excellent
potential for high-grade gold mineralization in the more than 2.4km
strike at Moretti, and also within the broader +25km strike that we
have in total at the consolidated Black Lake-Drayton
project."
Planned exploration on the property for 2014 includes an initial
short surface program in thirteen different target areas, including
the Belekeno and the 75'er prospects located on the newly acquired
NWT ground followed by a 1,500m diamond drill program which will
initially target the Moretti zone before moving to other drilling
planned at several other priority targets including the Belekeno,
Dragfold/Emerald, Holbrook and Hornet prospects.
Under the terms of the agreement Duncastle can acquire 100% of
the right and title to five claims covering 384 hectares by
completing cash payments of $50,000, issuing 1,250,000 million
shares and completing $1.25 million in exploration work over six
years. The vendors retain a 3% net smelter royalty with a buy-down
to 2% for $1 million. The agreement, and the issuance of shares per
the agreement, are subject to acceptance of the TSX Venture
Exchange.
About Duncastle
Gold
Duncastle Gold Corp. is a Vancouver-based gold exploration
company with projects in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada. In
addition to the consolidated Black Lake-Drayton gold project in
Ontario and its royalty interest in the past-producing
Yankee-Dundee Mine in southeast BC, Duncastle controls the highly
prospective polymetallic Porphyry Creek project in northwest
BC.
Rob Macdonald, (P.Geo.), is the Qualified Person responsible for
reviewing the technical results in this release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Michael Rowley, President, Director, Duncastle Gold Corp.
This News Release may contain forward-looking statements
including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and
content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations,
receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes,
etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially from those currently
anticipated in such statements. These statements are based on a
number of assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions
regarding general economic conditions, interest rates, commodity
markets, regulatory and governmental approvals for the company's
projects, and the availability of financing for the company's
development projects on reasonable terms. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking
statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration
successes, the timing and receipt of government and regulatory
approvals, and continued availability of capital and financing and
general economic, market or business conditions. Duncastle Gold
Corp. does not assume any obligation to update or revise its
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by
applicable law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Duncastle Gold Corp.Michael Rowley1.888.456.1112 or
604.641.2742mrowley@mnxltd.comwww.duncastlegoldcorp.com