WestStar Receives Gold and Silver Rock Sample Assays from the La Paloma Property, Mexico
December 15 2011 - 5:00AM
Marketwired Canada
WestStar Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WER) (the "Company", "WestStar") has
received the first batch of assays for a rock sampling program recently
completed on its La Paloma property (the "Property"). The Property is located
approximately 70 kilometers west of the city of Guadalajara in the State of
Jalisco, Mexico. The most prospective sample was an outcrop rock chip sample
collected from a mineralized quartz vein hosted within silica and carbonate
altered rhyolite tuff. This sample (sample 11DMP135) assayed 311 grams-per-tonne
("g/t") silver and 7.81 g/t gold. Continuous rock channel sampling across this
partially exposed zone of mineralization returned assays of 64.1 g/t silver and
0.84 g/t gold over a true width of 6.0 metres (sample Channel 2). These results
outline the potential for the Property which is encouraging for the Company.
Table 1 below outlines the distribution of gold and silver grades by sample
type.
The first phase of work at the 160 hectare La Paloma Property is now complete.
Work included detailed geologic mapping; in addition to a property wide ground
magnetic survey, stream and soil geochemical sampling program. The rock samples
disclosed in this news release were collected throughout the property. Numerous
historic and artisanal surface pit and underground tunnel entrances from
historical gold and silver mining were located and documented. Outcrop rock grab
and channel samples were collected at a number of the tunnel entrances, however
it was not possible to collect rock samples from within any of the underground
workings.
WestStar has received gold and silver assays for 158 rock samples, 8 of which
are quality control and quality assurance ("QA/QC") field duplicate, blank and
certified assay standard samples. The 150 non QA/QC samples comprise 71 outcrop
rock grab, 32 outcrop channel, and 47 boulder or talus samples. Analytical
results for an additional 48 rock samples collected by APEX Geoscience Ltd.
("APEX") are still pending at this time. The Company also awaits assays for 174
stream samples and 686 soil samples.
Table 1: Summary of gold & silver assays from the rock sampling program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Samples
Total with less Samples Samples
Sample samples by than 1 with 1-5 with 5-30
Type type g/t Gold g/t Gold g/t Gold
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outcrop 86 73 10 3
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boulders 39 36 2 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Channel 17 15 2 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Talus 6 6 0 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Laterite 2 2 0 0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Samples Samples
with with
less Samples Samples greater
Total than 10 with 10- with 50- than 100
Sample samples g/t 50 g/t 100 g/t g/t
Type by type Silver silver silver silver
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outcrop 86 55 17 8 6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boulders 39 27 7 2 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Channel 17 11 4 2 0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Talus 6 6 0 0 0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Laterite 2 1 1 0 0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mitchell Adam, President, states "WestStar is encouraged to start receiving
assays for our rock sampling program on the La Paloma property. Once the final
assays come in for the remainder of WestStar's first phase of work and the IP
survey is complete WestStar will select the drill targets with confidence."
About the Silver and Gold Targets at La Paloma
Geologic mapping within the La Paloma Property has defined a southeast striking,
vertical to steeply southwest dipping vein structure ("Main Vein") over a 1
kilometre strike length. A second Eastern vein structure ("Northeast Vein")
located 195 metres to the northeast of the Main Vein occurs over an
approximately 200 metre strike length. A distance of 300 metres to the southwest
of the Main Vein is a zone approximately 100 by 30 metres which hosts areas of
centimetre-scale branching quartz veinlets and quartz vein breccias known as the
Ridge Showing. All of the vein systems are hosted within, and appear to
crosscut, a northeast trending sequence of felsic to intermediate volcanic host
rocks and northeast trending valley parallel faults.
Of the 118 outcrops and boulder/talus rock grab samples collected, a total of 23
samples returned assays of greater than or equal to 50 g/t silver or 0.5 g/t
gold (Table 2). Of the 23 samples, a total of 11 samples returned assays of
greater than 1.0 g/t gold, and a total of 8 samples returned assays of greater
than 100 g/t silver. A total of 6 channel samples tested the Main and Northeast
veins intermittently along strike. Summary results of the channel sampling
program are presented in Table 3 below.
Table 2: Summary of outcrop, boulder and talus rock grab gold & silver assays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sample Vein System Material Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11ADP103 Main outcrop 6.78 198
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP135 Main outcrop 7.81 311
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP137 Main outcrop 0.50 63
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP139 Main outcrop 0.79 64
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP142 Main boulder 0.12 172
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP144 Main outcrop 2.62 91
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP147 Main boulder 0.84 25
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP155 Main outcrop 3.20 48
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ridge
11DMP163 Showing outcrop 1.22 12
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP169 Unknown boulder 0.82 8.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP172 Unknown boulder 0.06 51
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP173 Unknown boulder 2.13 199
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP174 Unknown boulder 0.14 88
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP175 Main outcrop 3.48 273
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP176 Main outcrop 2.64 266
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11DMP182 Unknown boulder 0.99 3.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11KRP310 Main outcrop 1.53 111
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11KRP311 Main outcrop 0.59 70
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11KRP313 Main outcrop 0.96 50
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11KRP320 Main outcrop 3.58 37
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11KRP327 Main outcrop 0.66 22
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11KRP329 Main outcrop 6.45 105
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11KRP330 Main outcrop 0.51 22
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sampling was focused on outlining new areas as well as gaining a greater
understanding of the areas of historical mining. WestStar is encouraged to have
outlined a series of drill targets from this sampling program. The upcoming
Induced Polarity ("IP") survey will allow the company to drill these targets
with greater confidence. Targets include the Northeastern Vein which is situated
approximately 195 metres to the northeast of the Main Vein. All of this
information gives the Company a greater understanding of the geology and
potential of the Property. WestStar will use these rock samples to further focus
in on drill targets.
Table 3: Summary of channel sample length weighted average gold & silver assays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Channel Location
Vein Number (m(i)) Interval (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Channel 1 0 5.5 metres 0.27 39.3
-------------------------------------------------------------
Channel 2 100 6.0 metres 0.84 64.1
-------------------------------------------------------------
Channel 3 300 2.0 metres 1.16 16.5
-------------------------------------------------------------
Channel 4 530 4.0 metres 1.01 9.33
-------------------------------------------------------------
Including 1.0 metre 2.53 28.5
-------------------------------------------------------------
Channel 5 560 1.0 metre 2.89 44.0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northeast Channel 6 n/a 4.0 metres 0.03 8.65
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i)distance in metres along strike of Main Vein measured from Channel 1
About the La Paloma Property
WestStar has an option to earn 60% and later 80% of the Property subject to a 2%
NSR. The Property lies at the very southern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental
physiographic province which is well known for gold and silver mineralization
and mining. WestStar decided to conduct the IP survey due to a successful first
phase work program that was completed by APEX Geoscience Ltd. ("APEX") as
recommended by Snowden Industry Mining Consultants Ltd. ("Snowden"). The IP
survey will cover all the primary known mineralized structures on the property
including all areas with Historical Non 43-101 Compliant gold and silver
resources. The primary goal of WestStar will be to work the Property and to
define a compliant gold and silver resource in the future.
History of the La Paloma Property
The Property was, at one time, owned by Penoles who relinquished it in 1980. In
1983 and 1984 the Consejo de Recursos Minerales ("CRM"), a government agency,
drained and entered the northern end of the main tunnel of the Veta Ancha
workings and sampled an exploration drift approximately 100 metres from the 1928
planned mining to the northwest. Based on this work CRM reported a "potential
reserve" of 750,000 tonnes grading 4.19 g/t Au and 123 g/t Ag from the CRM. This
estimate must be considered a historical resource and does not meet the National
Instrument 43-101 definitions for a resource or reserve as stated in sections
1.2 and 1.3. There has been no opportunity to verify either the grade or size of
the reported "reserve" and therefore the estimate cannot be considered to comply
with NI 43-101. At this time, Snowden has not completed sufficient work to
classify the historical reserve estimate as either a current mineral resource or
mineral reserve. The Company is not treating the historical estimate as a
current mineral resource or mineral reserve as defined in NI 43-101, and
therefore the historical estimate should not be relied upon.
Qualified Person
This technical content of this press release has been reviewed and accepted by
Thomas Clarke, Pr.Sci.Nat., and a Director of the Company. Mr. Clarke is a
Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
For further info on the Company please visit www.weststarresources.com.
On Behalf of the Board
Mitchell Adam, President
WestStar Resources Corp.
This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than
statements of historical facts, including the likelihood of commercial mining
and possible future financings are forward-looking statements. Please refer to
news release issued by the Company on August 17, 2011 for the Terms of the
option agreement executed to earn an interest in La Paloma. Although the Company
believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based
on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include unsuccessful
exploration results, changes in metals prices, changes in the availability of
funding for mineral exploration, unanticipated changes in key management
personnel and general economic conditions. Mining is an inherently risky
business. Accordingly the actual events may differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on the Company
and the risks and challenges of its business, investors should review the
Company's annual filings that are available at www.sedar.com.