Eskay Mining Corp. press release
Kenrich-Eskay Mining Corporation - Phase One Drilling on C 10 Zone Completed
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VANCOUVER, Aug. 28 /CNW/ - KENRICH-ESKAY MINING CORPORATION (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing drilling and exploration surveys at its 100% owned Corey Project in northwestern British Columbia. The Corey Project is located in the gold- silver-rich Eskay Creek mining camp north of Stewart. As of August 25, the combined Corey and Coastal Copper programs have completed a total of 61 drill holes, for an aggregate 48,668 feet (16,045 meters) drilled. The Company's geologists have recommended an extensive number of targets be tested based on both the existing geological information and the new geophysical data. Currently, there are four diamond drills active on these Eskay Rift properties. Further to the press release of August 15, 2006, assay results from 11 holes drilled at the coastal copper property have being released with the balance of 50 drill holes on both the Coastal Copper and Corey properties still pending. A total of 6,043 metres (19,838 feet) of diamond drilling has been completed in 25 drillholes at Corey property to date, during the 2006 season. The highly mineralized volcanic-sedimentary Eskay Rift belt crosses through the central axis of the Corey property, resulting in broad areas of sulphide-bearing, stringer-zone veining and alteration, and multiple locations of previously announced volcanogenic massive sulphides. Company geologists have conducted a program of geochemical analysis, prior to laying out selected zones for follow-up assay. All geochemical determinations are made with a 30g sub-sample and return a more reliable multi-element characterization of the major mineralization trends.
Phase One Drilling on C 10 is Complete Phase One diamond drilling has placed a total of 12 diamond drill holes into the C10 zone. Assays for the C 10 zone are pending; however, two parallel zones of highly foliated, sericite alteration and stockwork veining have returned a strong geochemical response. The zones are consistently flooded with pyrite, and lesser chalcopyrite, sphalerite and minor arsenopyrite with highly anomalous geochemical values in Cu-Zn-Au-Ag. The results are consistent with a very extensive stringer zone of the type found in the highest levels of a volcanogenic massive sulphide system. As in the fall of 2005, the Company's geologists interpreted the stringer zone as a pathfinder to volcanogenic massive sulphides. The discovery of visible gold further contributed to the potential of the zone. Now that the geometry of the target has be determined by the 2006 drilling, work is focusing on following the extensions, along strike and down dip and to test the stratigraphic horizons favourable for massive sulphide deposition.
AeroTEM II Airborne Geophysical Targets are being Tested Airborne geophysical surveys were completed and the full report received in July. Follow-up diamond drilling has commenced to test the numerous electromagnetic conductors identified in this survey. 13 drillholes in three different areas have been completed on these targets to date and assays are pending. Drilling is currently underway testing Salmon River Formation mudstones on the northern Corey property, in high alpine meadows (our 'Golfcourse' area), where AeroTEM II showed several distinct conductors.
Eskay-Rift Sequence Delineated on Battlement Zone Continued geological mapping and sampling in the rugged and overburden-covered Battlement zone on the northwest quadrant of the property has encountered Eskay-equivalent mudstone and sub-aqueous rhyolites and basalts. Lithogeochemical results confirm that this newly discovered zone is of the same tholeiitic affinity (lithogeochemical signature) as the main volcanic-sedimentary host sequence at the Eskay mine. Co-incident high geochemical sediment survey results in this area confirm the high potential of this zone. Construction of drill platforms is underway.
The information contained in this document has been reviewed by Paul McGuigan, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
<< On behalf of The Board of Directors of Kenrich-Eskay Mining Corporation
"Wally E. Boguski"
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