Entourage Commences Surface Exploration Program at Black Raven near Marathon
Announced July 14, 2011
VANCOUVER, BC – Entourage Metals Ltd. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that surface exploration has commenced at the Black Raven gold property. The 2011 program already in progress consists of reconnaissance level prospecting, and soil geochemical surveys. The proposed follow up upon receipt of results from this initial work will be geophysical surveys, mechanical trenching, and diamond drilling.
Located within the Hemlo Greenstone Belt, the 68 km2 Black Raven Property hosts multiple high-grade gold occurrences. The Super G prospect is a gold-bearing quartz vein within a shear zone in mafic volcanics from which eight historical grab and channel samples averaged 275.0 g/t Au. Of these, six samples were over 15.0 g/t Au with values of 846.4, 570.0, 391.4, 229.7, 110.2, and 40.0 g/t Au. Entourage is evaluating the potential of the claim group which encompasses a felsic intrusion that potentially is the source for the high grade gold previously identified.
Limited drilling has been conducted on the Black Raven Property and focused on known outcrop occurrences, such as the Super G Vein. The drill holes were short (<25 m vertical depth). The lack of significant evaluation at Black Raven is an example of the limited exploration that has been carried out in parts of the Hemlo Greenstone Belt over the past two decades.
The Black Raven Property is accessible from a logging road which connects to the Trans-Canada Highway. This logging road flanks the property on the southwest side. Otherwise, access to the property is by boat or aircraft. The Property is located in Northern Ontario, 220 km east-northeast of the City of Thunder Bay, and 14 km northeast of the town of Marathon.
Elsewhere, Entourage’s Phase 1 diamond drilling program is underway at Toothpick West property in the Hemlo Region of Ontario. Plans for the 2011 field season include up to 10,000 meters of diamond drilling totaling $3.3 million in exploration.
The 2011 exploration program in north west Ontario is being directed by John C. Florek, P.Geo, Vice-President Exploration for Entourage Metals; who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Florek prepared and approved the information contained in this release.
MORE INFO
- Review details on Entourage Metals portfolio at the Company’s website.
- Entourage Commences Phase 1 Drill Program at Toothpick West in Hemlo Region (June 2011)
- Entourage Metals Closes $1 Million Private Placement with Kinross Gold (May 16, 2011)
- Entourage Metals Announces Non-Brokered Financing with Kinross Gold (May 9, 2011)
- Entourage Metals expands Land Position in Hemlo Greenstone Belt (May 5, 2011)
- Entourage Metals Acquires Black Raven Property near Marathon (March 2011)
- Entourage Metals Ltd. Announces Closing of Its Fully Subscribed Initial Public Offering (Feb 2011)
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Cautionary Notice: This release may contain forward-looking statements or forward-looking information regarding the Company’s business or financial condition, including the proposed completion of private placements, anticipated regulatory approvals, the intended use of proceeds and exploration programs. Actual results could differ materially from those described in this release as a result of many factors, including without limitation the timing, results and success of exploration and development programs, financial arrangements and the ability to obtain financing, developments in global resource markets, the timing of regulatory and environmental approvals and other factors. Forward-looking statements are made in the context of information available as of the date stated. The Company undertakes no obligations to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur, unless required by applicable law.
