Maximus Ventures Begins a 3,600m Drilling Program at the Unity Project in Idaho
14 Juli 2008 - 2:30PM
Marketwired
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC (TSX VENTURE: MXV) is pleased to announce
today the beginning of a 3,600m drilling program on its Unity
project located in Idaho. The work will focus on testing the
lateral and down-dip extensions of historically very high-grade (30
to 150g/t gold) and very extensive (up to 2km long) quartz veins. A
first phase of work includes testing two of the richest gold veins,
namely the Little Giant and Rescue veins and investigating other
gold-rich veins on the property including Charity and Gun Metal.
Should the drilling program be successful, a pre-feasibility study
to justify the rehabilitation of old workings and additional
underground development would then be commissioned?
A striking feature of this project is the extent of the
gold-rich narrow quartz vein system. While individual veins range
from few centimetres to often over 1 metre in thickness, they can
be traced for hundreds to thousands of meters along strike and
occur over an area of over 4 square kilometres. The veins are
locally very high-grade and are reported to have locally-yielded
grades of up to several hundred ounces of gold per tonne. However,
production grades were generally recorded at 30 to 150 grams per
tonne (1 to 5 ounces per ton) according to historic information
(John C. Reed, 1937; Geology and Ore Deposits of the Warren Mining
District, Idaho County, Idaho). Over 1.2 million ounces of gold was
historically produced from the area, both from underground and
alluvial operations. Maximus believes that there is excellent
potential to develop resources both in previously-mined veins and
in veins that are yet to be explored by diamond drilling.
To date, 41 different gold-bearing quartz veins have been
identified on the property, of which the Rescue, the Little Giant
and the Charity are three of the 18 better-known veins and supplied
most of the reported historic gold production. These veins are
still open laterally and down-dip and, with limited exploration and
development work, their extensions could potentially be mined again
from an existing 1,600m long adit.
No previous drilling has been recorded on the property and all
previous exploration efforts were conducted using trenching and
underground drifting along the veins. There are strong geological
indications that significant mineralization remains in place along
the three principal veins already exposed by old workings (either
laterally or down-dip). Furthermore, many other gold-bearing quartz
veins, parallel to or intersecting the main veins remain, to be
explored.
Unity Property
Maximus, through its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Walker Lane
Gold LLC (Walker), can earn a 60% joint venture interest from Unity
GoldSilver Mines Inc. by spending US$1.0 million in exploration and
development work on the property and by completing a positive
feasibility study on or before November 30, 2010. The property
located in Township 22N, Idaho County, Idaho consists of 8 patented
claims and 51 leased (staked) claims covering 420 hectares. The
objective of the work program planned for Unity is to complete, as
soon as possible, a feasibility study to evaluate the economic
viability of reopening the Unity gold mine.
Qualified Person
The technical content of the information contained in this news
release was reviewed and approved by Mr. Bernard Boily, P. Geo.,
and Maximus' Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Boily is
responsible for supervising the drilling program and is a qualified
person under National Instrument 43-101.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements".
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that
address activities, events or developments that Maximus believes,
expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
reflect the current internal projections, expectations or beliefs
of management of Maximus based on information currently available
to it. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known
and unknown risks and uncertainties beyond Maximus' control
including uncertainties related to the exploration program,
potential mineralization, exploration results, completion of work
program, and availability of equipment necessary for the drilling
program and future plans and objectives of Maximus. Resource
exploration, development and operations are highly speculative,
characterized by a number of significant risks, which even a
combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not
eliminate, including, among other things, unprofitable efforts
resulting not only from the failure to discover mineral resources
but from finding mineral deposits which, though present, are
insufficient in quantity and quality to return a profit from
production. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate and actual results could differ materially
from those suggested by these forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements herein are qualified by this cautionary
statement. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Maximus undertakes no obligation to
update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements,
except as may be required by law.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Maximus Ventures Ltd. Francois Viens President and CEO
450-677-1009 450-677-2601 (FAX) www.maximusventures.com Maximus
Ventures Ltd. Gerri Paxton/Louise Quinn Investor Relations
450-677-2054/677-3523 gpaxton@maximusventures.com
lquinn@maximusventures.com
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