Jul 17 2012
Lake Victoria Mining Company, Inc. (LVCA:OTCBB) is pleased to report results of an eleven hole, 1,459 meter core drilling program completed in May 2012 at its 100% owned Uyowa Prospecting License in northwestern Tanzania.
Highlights include: 27.3 g/t Au over 0.40 meters, 16.3g/t over 0.35 meters, 3.05g/t Au over 4 meters and 2.21 g/t Au over 6 meters.
The core drilling program was focused from the central to the western part of the east-west trending mineralized zone, and covered a length of about 300 meters within the 1,700 meter long artisanal gold zone (Press Release 29 May 2012). Vertical depth is about 100 meters below surface. Drilling successfully intersected the mineralized lenses as identified from the RC drill program in August 2011 (Press Releases 27 October and 28 November 2011). Diamond drilling further defined the geometry of the mineralized zones to consist of two gold separate lenses, situated approximately 25 meters apart and dipping moderately to the north at 65 degrees. The dip of the two lenses steepens to 75 degrees further along strike to the east. The southern lens is the more dominant of the two gold structures in having both a higher gold grade and a more continuous strike length. Gold mineralization is hosted with pyrite within narrow ductile shear zones having a maximum down hole intersected width of up to 7.8 meters.
The distribution of gold in Lens 2 suggests that there are 3, equally spaced gold "shoots" of approximately 80 meters wide plunging at 30 degrees to the west and which are open at depth. A left lateral fault on the western side of the main drilling target has offset the strike of the lenses by some 100 meters. Some of the highest gold intercepts, which have been reported from drilling, occur in the westernmost shoot. The central and eastern ore shoots appear to have lower overall gold grades and narrower intercepts. Additional drilling will be required to extend the down-dip resource potential of the western gold shoot. In the meantime, exploration will be aimed at discovering higher grade gold lenses along the 5.3 kilometers of strike to the west where landsat imagery and recent soil sampling indicates a possible extension of the gold bearing structural zone.
David Kalenuik, President and CEO said: "We're encouraged that our core drilling achieved its objective and confirmed the structure and vein locations as well as the apparent 3D geometry of the mineralized lenses. This information will further assist in exploring the structure to the west, but will also provide important details for evaluating a potential economic resource."
Analytical work is carried out at the independent SGS Laboratories in Mwanza, Tanzania. The drill samples have been subjected to full sample preparation followed by a 50 gram fire assay with an AA finish. Blanks (5%), commercial standards (5%) and duplicates (5%) have been used in each sample batch of 20 samples to monitor laboratory performance during the analysis. Samples submitted either represent 1 meter intervals or have been sampled according to lithology and/or structural zones that would include the presence of visible gold or gold bearing sulphides as logged in each of the boreholes.
The reader is cautioned that the potential quantity and grade of the regional exploration target is conceptual in nature; it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the exploration target being delineated as a mineral resource and there is no guarantee that these resources, if delineated, will be economic or sufficient to support a commercial mining operation. The Company's production objectives are intended to provide an indication of management's current expectations and are still conceptual in nature. It is uncertain that it will be established that these resources will be converted into economically viable mining reserves. Until a feasibility study has been completed, there is no certainty that these objectives will be met.
Clive King, P.Geo, a Qualified Person as such term is defined in Canadian National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for monitoring the supervision and quality control of Lake Victoria's exploration program and has reviewed and verified the technical information contained in this news release. Clive King is registered as a Professional Geologist with the South African Council of Natural Scientific Professions (Pr.Sci.Nat Reg. No. 400065/09).
About the Company
Lake Victoria Mining Company, Inc. is working to create another gold mine in the world famous Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt, Tanzania, East Africa. Tanzania is Africa's third largest gold producer, behind South Africa and Ghana, but also has reserves of uranium, nickel and coal. Gold exports alone earned it $1.076 billion in 2009, up from $932.4 million the previous year. Lake Victoria holds nine prospective gold projects and five uranium projects within its Tanzania property portfolio. Additional information regarding the Company is available on the corporate website at: www.lakevictoriaminingcompany.com
Disclaimer
This news release may contain forward-looking statements or information within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws applicable to the Company. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. Forward-looking statements or information are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to obtaining financing to meet the Company's exploration programs and operating costs during its exploratory stage, the interpretation of exploration results and the estimation of mineral resources and reserves, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations, accidents, equipment breakdowns, title matters, or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in production and operations, the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of feasibility studies, the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, commodity price fluctuations, currency fluctuations, regulatory restrictions, including the inability to obtain mining permits and environmental regulatory restrictions and liability, the speculative nature of mineral exploration, dilution, competition, loss of key employees, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on June 29, 2012, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the Company's periodic filings available at www.sec.gov and with Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly revisions to any "forward-looking statement," to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as is required under applicable securities laws.
Cautionary note to U.S. Investors -- The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits U.S. mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use certain terms on this press release, such as "mineralized zones" which the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies from including in their filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosures in our annual report on Form 10-K. This press release contains information about adjacent properties on which we have no right to explore or mine. We advise U.S. investors that the SEC's mining guidelines strictly prohibit information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. Investors are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on our properties.