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From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Thu Apr 28 2011 - 13:23:16 EDT
Sunridge Gold Announces Drill Results From the Debarwa Deposit, Asmara
Project, Eritrea
Thu Apr 28, 2011
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Sunridge Gold Corp. (SGC/TSX.V) announces assay results for the remaining
diamond drill holes from the Company's Debarwa copper-gold-zinc volcanogenic
massive sulphide (VMS) deposit located on the Asmara Project in Eritrea. The
7,000 meter drill program at Debarwa is now complete and was successful in
better defining all zones of the Debarwa deposit as well as extending the
known depth of the primary mineralization. Results from this program (along
with results from 35 drill holes completed in late 2009) will be used to
update the resource estimate for Debarwa which is scheduled to be completed
by late May as part of the ongoing Debarwa feasibility study. Drilling
continues on the Asmara North projects (Emba Derho, Adi Nefas and Gupo Gold)
with three drills currently operating.
The mineralization at Debarwa is known to extend over a strike length of
approximately 1,400 meters with the strongest mineralization being in the
northern and central portion of the deposit. The majority of these
twenty-four drill holes (DEBD-161 to DEBD-184) and one geotechnical hole (
DH-10) were targeted at the southernmost part of the deposit and were
successful in further defining and expanding the deposit in this area.
Highlights from the most recent drilling:
* DEBD-168 intersected 11.85 meters of 7.25 g/t gold and 96.47 g/t
silver
* DEBD-169 intersected 22.45 meters of 1.27 g/t gold and 13.69 g/t
silver
* DEBD-174 intersected 10.25 meters of 3.22% copper
* DEBD-178 intersected 14.40 meters of 3.27 g/t gold and 4.21% copper
* DEBD-184 intersected 35.30 meters of 7.72% copper (see note 3 below)
* DH11-10 intersected 15.40 meters of 2.40 g/t gold, 0.93% copper, and
2.38% zinc
Highlights from the entire 2011 diamond drill program include:
* DEBD-128 intersected 19.20 meters of 12.65% copper, 2.28 g/t gold,
and 49.39 g/t silver*
* DEBD-129 intersected 22.00 meters of 13.14% copper, 4.00 g/t gold,
and 60.91 g/t silver*
* DEBD-130 intersected 31.85 meters of 5.72% copper, 2.13 g/t gold,
and 57.59 g/t silver **
* DEBD-132 intersected 13.45 meters of 16.22% copper, 3.22 g/t gold,
and 86.57 g/t silver **
* DEBD-133 intersected 16.70 meters of 14.90% copper, 2.15 g/t gold,
and 75.92 g/t silver **
* DEBD-135 intersected 25.45 meters of 11.22% copper, 1.75 g/t gold,
and 40.23 g/t silver **
* DEBD-136 intersected 11.45 meters of 4.10% copper, 2.18 g/t gold,
and 46.84 g/t silver **
* DEBD-138 intersected 16.50 meters of 3.66% copper, 7.15% zinc, and
2.43 g/t gold**
* DEBD-140 intersected 14.00 meters of 2.78% copper, 7.33% zinc, and
1.35 g/t gold***
* DEBD-143 intersected 13.60 meters of 4.94% copper, 0.77 g/t gold,
and 23.62 g/t silver ***
* Results from these drill holes first reported on January 19, 2011
** Results from these drill holes first reported on February 3, 2011
*** Results from these drill holes first reported on March 17, 2011
A summary of all significant drill intersections from the Debarwa 2011 drill
program and map has been posted on the Company's website at
<http://www.sunridgegold.com> www.sunridgegold.com. The table below lists
the results from the final twenty-five drill holes from the 2011 program.
Drill hole #
>From meters
To Meters
Interval
Meters
Gold g/t
Silver g/t
Copper %
Zinc %
Zone
DEBD-161
68.20
74.86
6.66
1.98
16.44
0.39
0.66
Oxide Zone
and
DEBD-161
74.86
83.2
8.34
1.23
44.15
0.96
5.48
Primary Zn-Cu
DEBD-162
52.00
59.03
7.03
2.78
54.54
1.21
3.66
Primary Zn-Cu
DEBD-163
53.00
57.41
4.41
0.71
14.37
0.38
2.17
Primary Zn
DEBD-164
47.80
51.50
3.70
0.01
2.50
1.26
0.01
Cu Supergene
DEBD-165
57.70
61.27
3.57
1.96
20.34
4.18
0.04
Cu Supergene
DEBD-166
46.65
51.80
5.15
3.25
71.58
2.08
5.79
Primary Zn-Cu
DEBD-167
50.00
58.00
8.00
0.24
8.00
2.97
0.11
Cu Supergene
DEBD-168
38.45
50.30
11.85
7.25
96.47
0.37
0.01
Oxide Zone
and
DEBD-168
51.00
63.90
12.90
0.08
2.74
1.38
0.01
Cu Supergene
DEBD-169
63.05
85.50
22.45
1.27
13.69
0.19
0.53
Oxide Zone
and
DEBD-169
87.52
91.12
3.60
3.12
73.79
1.26
10.70
Primary Zn-Cu
DEBD-170
92.71
97.16
4.45
1.27
19.46
0.43
1.99
Primary Zn
and
DEBD-170
98.62
100.90
2.28
0.18
5.03
1.73
0.21
Primary Cu
DEBD-171
55.00
59.95
4.95
0.97
16.32
0.19
0.19
Oxide Zone
DEBD-173
63.36
66.85
3.49
0.82
25.39
0.79
6.17
Primary Zn
DEBD-174
67.65
77.90
10.25
0.28
23.26
3.22
0.05
Cu Supergene
DEBD-175
50.07
53.07
3.00
0.88
12.00
0.29
0.89
Oxide Zone
DEBD-176
49.45
52.10
2.65
1.93
33.28
0.76
1.37
Primary Zn
DEBD-177
61.76
66.26
4.50
0.60
9.83
0.05
0.21
DEBD-178
52.25
66.65
14.40
3.27
43.00
4.21
0.19
Cu Supergene
DEBD-179
38.30
42.00
3.70
0.98
29.03
0.06
0.69
Oxide Zone
and
DEBD-179
42.00
47.00
5.00
1.13
31.41
0.50
3.57
Primary Zn
Inc
DEBD-179
45.87
47.00
1.13
3.82
118.0
0
1.86
12.95
Primary Zn
DEBD-180
Incomplete assays - 2 missing geotechnical samples in middle of
mineralization -- see note (1) below
DEBD-183
Incomplete assays -- 4 missing geotechnical samples in middle of
mineralization see note (1) below
DEBD-184
46.00
56.50
10.50
0.75
34.71
0.03
0.01
Au Cap
and
DEBD-184
58.15
93.45
35.30
0.89
16.27
7.72
0.04
Cu Supergene
Inc
DEBD-184
61.15
69.15
8.00
1.65
30.00
13.00
0.06
Cu Supergene
DH11-10
58.55
73.95
15.40
2.40
23.48
0.93
2.38
Primary Zn-Cu
Inc
DH11-10
59.45
63.50
4.05
2.06
28.22
1.05
4.91
Primary Zn-Cu
and
DH11-10
68.05
71.95
3.90
4.23
37.46
1.30
3.72
Primary Zn-Cu
Table footnote: No significant assays in drill holes DEBD-172, 181& 182.
Note (1) Drill hole DEBD-180 intersected 22.9 metres of mineralization but
no average grades can be reported because two samples were taken within the
mineralized section for geotechnical testing and assays for these samples
will not be available for several weeks. Similarly, no average grades can be
reported for drill hole DEBD-183 which intersected 20.97 meters of
mineralization but four samples were taken for geotechnical testing within
the mineralized section.
Medrizien Gold Drill Program:
Assays have been received for the 1,000 meter drill program at the Medrizien
Gold Prospect. The best results of the 12 hole reverse circulation drill
program are as follows:
* MEDR-002A intercepted 1.00 meter of 1.142 g/t gold
* MEDR-002B intercepted 5.00 meters of 0.79 g/t gold
* MEDR-006 intercepted 5.00 meters of 1.94 g/t gold
No significant assays in the remaining holes.
NOTES:
1. A Quality Assurance/Quality Control program was part of the drilling
program on the Debarwa and Medrizien Gold projects. This program includes
chain of custody protocols as well as systematic submittals of standards,
duplicates and blank samples into the flow of samples produced by the
sampling.
2. Samples were prepared at African Horn Testing Services (Eritrea) and
analyzed at Genalysis Laboratories (a NATA registered laboratory) in Perth,
Western Australia.
3. True thickness is estimated to be 80 to 90% of the drill intervals
reported, with the exception of drill hole DEBD-184 which was designed for
metallurgical samples in the Supergene Copper Zone and was drilled
sub-parallel to the mineralization.
4. The results of the Debarwa and Medrizien Gold project drill programs
have been reviewed by Michael J. Hopley the Qualified Person for Sunridge.
Mr. Hopley is also the person responsible for preparation of the technical
information contained in this news release and is President and Chief
Executive Officer of Sunridge.
ABOUT SUNRIDGE:
Sunridge is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the
acquisition, exploration, discovery and development of base and precious
metal projects on the Asmara Project in Eritrea and exploration properties
in Madagascar. Sunridge currently has approximately 117 million shares
outstanding and $22 million in cash. Sunridge trades on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol SGC. For additional information on the Company and
its projects please view the slide show on our website at
<http://www.sunridgegold.com> www.sunridgegold.com or call Don Halliday or
Greg Davis at the numbers listed below.
SUNRIDGE GOLD CORP.
"Michael Hopley"
Michael Hopley, President and Chief Executive Officer
For further information contact:
Greg Davis, VP Business Development
Email: <mailto:greg@sunridgegold.com> greg@sunridgegold.com
Tel: 604-688-1263 (direct)
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