HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Brigus Gold Corp. ("Brigus" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: BRD; TSX: BRD) is pleased to announce that exploration in-fill drilling on the southern portion of the Black Fox Complex continues to return high-grade gold assays from the 147 Zone.
The following table includes highlights from the drill holes reported today from the 147 Zone (all uncut, average gold grades over core length widths):
Hole Number From To Core Width Gold Assay
(m) (m) (m) grams per tonne
GF11-328 142.00 154.00 12.00 6.28
including 148.00 149.00 1.00 51.91
165.00 169.00 4.00 6.74
195.00 202.00 7.00 5.71
including 201.00 202.00 1.00 25.27
GF11-329 304.00 335.00 31.00 3.20
including 325.00 330.70 5.70 9.93
GF11-378 304.50 315.70 12.20 5.82
including 305.00 306.00 1.00 36.55
and 309.00 310.00 1.00 26.54
GF12-457 95.00 111.00 16.00 3.14
124.00 145.00 21.00 7.12
including 124.00 125.00 1.00 97.10
and 133.00 135.00 2.00 16.13
GF12-469 63.00 89.00 26.00 11.68
including 73.00 77.00 4.00 57.28
GF12-521 73.00 102.75 29.75 6.78
including 80.50 101.75 21.25 9.12
and 97.80 101.75 3.95 28.05
GF12-525 98.00 126.20 28.20 7.80
including 100.00 101.00 1.00 30.40
and 106.00 107.00 1.00 30.70
and 114.00 122.00 8.00 16.78
including 118.00 119.00 1.00 66.20
The initial resource estimate for the 147 and Contact zones, as released in December 2011, added more than 50 percent to the gold resource at the Black Fox Complex. An updated resource estimate will be released later in 2012.
These zones provide Brigus with near term production growth opportunities because of their proximity to the Black Fox Mine infrastructure.