Bralorne Gold receives preliminary assessment report
Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd (TSX-V:BPM)
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Monday September 12 2005 - News Release
Mr. William Kocken reports
Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. has received a preliminary assessment report from Beacon Hill Consultants.
The report estimated a measured resource at Bralorne of 14,000 tonnes grading 12 grams per tonne Au and inferred resources of 125,300 tonnes grading 14.09 grams per tonne Au. These figures meet the National Instrument 43-101 criteria for resource calculation.
Beacon Hill also stated: "The narrow-vein, high-grade gold mines cannot, by their very nature, sustain a large resource inventory and generally, many of these mines operate very profitably for many years having only one to two years of known resources/reserves ahead of them."
Beacon Hill indicated a resource of 500,000 tonnes grading 12 grams per tonne Au should be established for a viable mining operation at 280 tonnes per day. The company has available a seven-by-10-foot ball mill c/w 300-HP motor, which is currently stored in the yard at the plant site. The company also has available to it a large number of Wemco flotation cells, which will enable the mill to operate at the recommended tonnage. The company noted: "there is potential for additional resources to be established as mining continues, thus increasing the life of the mine."
The preliminary assessment report identified four key areas of the Bralorne property that remain underexplored, and recommends a $1.5-million drill program.
the gap between the King and Bralorne mines (where Bralorne explored earlier in 2005.) Beacon Hill has recommended a series of four drill holes to test projected structures. The report noted: "This is the first time in the history of the Bralorne mining camp that all of the major deposits have been held by the same company. Historically, significant parts of the deposits, particularly the gap between the Bralorne and Pioneer mine, were not explored or developed because they were not owned by either of the operating companies. It has been a major accomplishment of the management of the company to acquire all of the claims that cover the most significant deposits in the camp;"
the Empire fault north of the 59 vein. An MMI geochemical survey has been recommended to investigate this area;
area east of the Fergusson fault. The report notes this entire area warrants further exploration; and
the Bralorne-Pioneer Gap. A 1,000-metre shallow dipping hole is planned to test the gap between the historic Pioneer and Bralorne mine from surface to the area of the 800 haulage level.
Bralorne management is now reviewing Beacon Hill's recommendations and examining options for financing.
Digitization of new and historical data
Digitization and compilation have been continuing since April. Completion, expected later this year, should provide a model on which a five-year development plan can be produced.
From August, 2003, to the present, Bralorne has invested more than $6-million in capital and operating expenditures to bring the project to its current stage of development. As a result, the facility now includes an operating mill, tailings dam with a five-year design life, assay laboratory, new mine dry, mine equipment (including scoops, ventilation fans, electric air compressors, generators, excavator, dump truck and hydraulic jumbo).
This news has been reviewed and technical content approved by David St. Clair Dunn, PGeo, a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.