Results For 2009 Drill Program At Livengood Gold Deposit
VANCOUVER, BC - International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. reported assay results for the first 16 holes of the 2009 summer drilling program at Livengood gold deposit, Alaska. Results demonstrate the continuity of mineralization at greater than 1 kilometre to the northeast and the extension of the deposit to the east of the main body of the current resource estimate area. Overall, seven of the sixteen holes reported have cumulative grade-thickness products in excess of 100 gram metres, many with mineralization starting at or near surface, establishing the bulk mining potential of these newly delineated areas. To date, 56 holes (16,300 metres) have been completed in the summer program and an additional 25,000 metres of drilling is planned for the remainder of the year.
Key assay results which confirm the continuation of mineralization for over one kilometre to the northeast from the Core Zone include: drill holes MK-RC-143 (30.5 metres @1.06g/t gold), MK-RC-145 (25.9 metres @0.91g/t gold), and MK-RC-155 (35.1 metres @1.59g/t gold and 53.3 metres @1.35g/t gold). Additional notable results in the northeast sector include: MK-RC-156 (170 cumulative gram metres) and MK-RC-158 (137 cumulative gram metres), both of which have mineralization starting at shallow depths.
In the East sector, results from drill holes MK-RC-153 (69 cumulative gram metres) and MK-RC-157 (108 cumulative gram metres) reflect the continuity of mineralization as drilling steps eastward from the south end of the Core Zone. Current drilling has now extended the east zone mineralization over 225 metres to the east with all holes continuing to intersect significant alteration (assays pending).
Hole MK-09-34, the first 'deep' core hole designed to establish structural controls for the deep target below the Core Zone, intersected several zones of higher grade mineralization associated with NNW trending steeply dipping veins and a high concentration of dikes (22 metres @0.98g/t gold, 41 metres @1.17g/t gold and 48 metres @1.02g/t gold). Results confirmed the structural control for the deep target in this area which is currently being tested with several deep core holes.
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