Grayd Doubles Land Position at La India Gold Project
July 20 2011 - 8:45AM
Marketwired
Grayd Resource Corporation (TSX VENTURE: GYD)(OTCQX: GYDRF) is
pleased to announce that it has doubled its land position at the La
India Gold Project in Sonora, Mexico. The company recently acquired
an additional 15 claims covering approximately 27,000 hectares
through staking and three new option agreements. The addition of
these new claims makes Grayd the largest mineral title holder in
the Mulatos Gold Belt with a total of approximately 54,000
hectares. The new claims include the area located adjacent to and
along trend of the recently discovered Tarachi Gold Porphyry. The
claims also cover several other prospective targets in the belt
including a potential new high sulphidation system and a historic
gold-silver prospect.
Marc Prefontaine, President and CEO of Grayd, comments: "The
most important aspect of this new land position is that we now
control claims covering the area where we project the Tarachi gold
porphyry system extends into. Our success on the claims we already
owned demonstrates the significant size potential of this system
and we look forward to drilling in the newly acquired area to test
our model. We are also going to start mapping and sampling other
prospects to identify drill targets. This claim acquisition is a
significant milestone for Grayd as we have now become the largest
mineral title holder in the Mulatos Gold Belt. We have made steady
progress in the district since starting exploration in 2004, from
discovering the La India prospect to completing a Preliminary
Economic Assessment on this area of the project in 2010. In 2010 we
discovered Tarachi and we are now expanding our efforts there as
well as acquiring new prospects to bring into our exploration
pipeline."
In addition to staking, the Company has signed two formal option
agreements and one binding Promissory Agreement as described
below:
Tayopa - La Chivitas Agreement (6 claims covering 11,807
hectares).
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay US
$750,000 over 5 years with an initial payment of US $50,000. The
property is subject to a 2% NSR whereby Grayd can buy back 1% for
US $1 million.
S. Colorado (one claim covering 400 hectares).
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay US
$750,000 over 6 years with an initial payment of US $20,000. The
property is subject to a 2% NSR whereby Grayd can buy back 1% for
US $1 million.
San Javier - Chivitas Agreement (7 claims covering 1,017
hectares).
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay US $2
million over 5 years with the last payment in year 5 of US $1.45
million. With the exception of an initial $50,000 payment on
signing the Promissory Agreement and a subsequent payment of
$15,000, the payments will be half in cash and half in Grayd
shares. Number of shares issued in each payment will be calculated
based on the 20 day average close of the share price. The property
is subject to a 2% NSR whereby Grayd can buy back each 1% for US $1
million.
The La India property is located in the prolific Mulatos gold
belt of Mexico's Sonora state. The La India property covers a
feasibility stage heap leach gold project. Results of a PEA
completed on October 21, 2010, show a 51% internal rate of return,
a US$187 million net present value (pre-tax, 5% discount rate), a
nine-year mine life and nearly 850,000 ounces of gold produced
using a gold price of $950/oz. (See Grayd news release dated
October 21, 2010). Grayd has initiated feasibility level work on
this resource. The property also covers the Tarachi zone, where
porphyry gold style mineralization has been identified over a 10km2
area.
Hans Smit, P.Geo., VP Exploration for Grayd, is the Qualified
Person directing the exploration at La India and has approved the
contents of this news release.
To view accompanying map, visit the following link:
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The information in this news release may contain forward-looking
statements. When used in this release, words such as "estimate",
"expect", "anticipate" and "believe" as well as similar expression
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such
statements are used to describe management's future plans, objects,
and goals for the Company and therefore involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. The reader is cautioned that actual results,
performance or achievements may be materially different from those
implied or expressed in such statements, which speak only as of the
date the statements were made. Except as required by applicable
securities laws, the Company does not update forward-looking
statements continually as conditions change.
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of
the information contained herein.
Contacts: Grayd Resource Corporation Marc A. Prefontaine
President and CEO 604-681-7446 604-684-9877 (FAX) www.grayd.com
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