Zinco Announces Completion of Drill Contract with Major Drilling on its San Juan and Jesus Maria Prospects in the Cuale Distr...
August 22 2011 - 5:45PM
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Zinco Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ZIM) (FRANKFURT: 61Z) has
completed 1534.8 meters of HQ diamond drilling in 14 holes at its
San Juan and Jesus Maria prospects in the Cuale VMS camp, Jalisco,
Mexico. The drilling was completed by Major Drilling de Mexico S.A.
de C.V. between 5 June 2011 and 20 July 2011. The main objective of
the program was to expand Zinco's geological knowledge of
significant reverse circulation drilling intercepts from both
prospects. Specific results that were followed up with additional
drilling include: (i) silver-rich hole ZIM9 from San Juan with 85.7
meters of 185 g/t Ag, 1.5% Zn and 0.8% Pb (followed up with an
additional 955.3 meters in Holes ZIM 34 to ZIM42), and (ii)
zinc-rich hole ZIM30 from Jesus Maria with 41.82 meters of 5% Zn,
1.4% Pb, 0.2% Cu and 14 g/t Ag (followed up with an additional
579.5 metres of drilling in holes ZIM43 to ZIM47).
Prior to sampling, diamond drill core was logged for geology and
structure, examined with a microscope, photographed using an
electronic camera, then analysed semiquantitatively using a Niton
GOLDD XRF analyser to delimit the mineralized intercepts. Prior to
the onset of the rains, some core samples from San Juan were
scanned with a short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectrometer. Once the
rains started, humidity levels were too high to properly dry the
core for SWIR spectroscopy.
Core was split in half using a gas powered core saw or
conventional core-splitter. Sample intervals were generally 1 metre
long, except where modified for geological reasons. One half of the
split core was kept in the box on site as a reference, and the
other half was sealed in a double-bagged plastic bag for assay.
Standard pulps and coarse blank samples were inserted into the
sample stream at regular intervals.
The samples were packed into rice bags, then shipped to Acme
Laboratories de Mexico in Guadalajara via Transportes Castores for
sample preparation. In the lab, the samples were dried, crushed and
pulverized. The prepared pulps were shipped via DHL from the lab in
Mexico to Acme's analytical laboratory in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. Gold determinations are to be completed using
fire-assay ICP-ES methods on a 30 gram charge. Silver and base
metals are to be analyzed using combined ICP-MS - ICP-ES methods on
a 0.5 gram charge with a 4 acid digestion. Silver over limits for
this method are to be re-analyzed using gravimetric methods.
The assaying is in-progress.
Qualified Person
This press release was reviewed by Michelle Robinson, M.A.Sc.,
P.Eng., a Director of Zinco Mining Corporation, who acts as Zinco's
qualified person as defined by NI 43-101.
Further information about the Jalisco VMS Project can be
reviewed on Zinco's website www.zincomining.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
David Elgee, PRESIDENT
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