Dec 17 2010
Lago Dourado Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:LDM) has announced that a major gold-in-soil anomaly extending more than 4km long and 700m wide has been discovered at its flagship Juruena property located in MatoGrosso, Brazil.
The anomaly is particularly encouraging as the trend (north-west) appears to be relatively well defined and corresponds to a regional lineament and the contact zone between the two dominant geological blocks in the area. Of further note, the anomaly is located on an elevated part of the property and has not been subject to artisanal mining suggesting that the soil anomalies are in-situ geochemical anomalies. This new Gold-In-Soil anomaly is located directly south of the central core area, an area that has been subject to decades of extensive artisanal mining.
In addition to the above, the recently completed reconnaissance soil survey programs have also identified anomalous zones in the far west of the property (known as the Matador target) and in the eastern portion of the property (known as the Novo Astro target). Both areas are adjacent to or surrounding historic and current artisanal activity.
In an effort to consolidate its land ownership package on this prolific mineralised geological belt, the Company is also pleased to announce that it has expanded its land package at Juruena from 50,000ha to 70,000ha with the granting of additional exploration licences to the south of existing licences.
Qualified Person
Murray Paterson, Vice President Exploration and Development for Lago Dourado, is the Qualified Person who supervised the preparation of the technical data in this news release.
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Lago Dourado Minerals Ltd.