- Positive infill drill results in the Dana North Area
include;
-
- 4.32 gpt Pd+Pt+Au over 9 metres in hole DN016
-
- Including 7.22 gpt*
Pd+Pt+Au** over 4
metres
- 2.8 gpt Pd+Pt+Au over 27 metres in hole DN017
-
- Including 3.62 gpt Pd+Pt+Au over 12 metres
- 2.15 gpt Pd+Pt+Au over 19 metres in hole DN018
-
- Including 3.43 gpt Pd+Pt+Au over 5 metres
- Phase IC drilling is expected to be completed by the end of
October.
- Induced polarization survey along the possible extension of the
Dana North mineralized zone generated significant new targets for
follow up by additional drilling.
- Phase ID will be 2500 metres of drilling focused on testing the
new induced polarization targets.
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*gpt = grams per tonne
**Pd+Pt+Au= Pladium+ Platinum+Gold
VANCOUVER,
Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Pacific
North West Capital Corp. (TSX: PFN; OTCQX: PAWEF; Frankfurt: P7J)
is pleased to announce assay results for five more drill holes in
the 2011 Phase IB Exploration program on its 100% owned River
Valley PGM-Gold Property, near Sudbury,
Ontario (Figures 1-3; Table 1). DN016 was drilled in the
Dana South Zone Area, where some infill and definition holes were
required. Drill holes DN017 to DN020 were collared in the Dana
North Zone Area.
The results of DN016 are particularly important
because the intercept of 9 m grading 4.32 gpt palladium + platinum
+ gold (3E) infills an approximately 70 metre gap between DN015 and
DN014 (Figures 1-2), which bodes well for adding high grade
material to the mineral resource.
Figure 1. 2011-Phase IA and IB drill
location map.
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The Company's current drilling activities are
focused on expanding mineralization in the Dana North area and
testing induced polarization (IP) targets between the north
boundary of the Breccia Zone and the southern-most section of Dana
North. The targets were identified during a three-dimensional (3D)
IP survey performed from March to July
2011. A first draft of the geophysical interpretations has
been completed and final results are expected by the end of
September.
Figure 2 is cross section DL-154 and shows a
significant geophysical target immediately to the east of DN016.
This exciting new target warrants more drilling. Later in the fall,
following completion of geophysical interpretation, drilling in the
Dana North area will shift to the new 3D IP targets.
Drill holes DN017 thru DN020 were infill holes
in Dana North Area which intersected
mineralization. These drill holes targeted the mineralized zone at
north part of Dana North. DN017 intercepted 2.8 gpt 3E over 27
metres, including 3.62 gpt 3E over 12 metres.
Figure 2. DN014 through DN016 cross section
on 3D-IP background showing new untested drill target in red.
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Drill Holes DN017 (‐56°) and DN018 (‐45°) were
collared at the same setup and targeted deeper extension of the
mineralized zone (Figure 3). DN019 and DN020 were collared
approximately 25 and 50 meters, respectively, east of DN017 in
order to test shallower extension of the mineralized zone. DN018
intercepted 2.15 gpt 3E over 19 metres, including 3.46 gpt 3E over
5 metres.
Significant mineralization in DN017 and DN018
correlates with the mineralization in DN019 and DN020, which
illustrates strong continuity of mineralization continuity on the
section (Figure 3).
Figure 3- DN017 thru DN020 Cross Section.
Mineralization is open to the depth.
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Table 1 Illustrates significant assay intervals
in holes DN016 through DN020.
During Phases IA and IB-2011, PFN completed 32
holes totalling 7250 metres of drilling in the Dana Area. Phase IC is expected to be
completed by the end of October. The results from this drill
program indicate that the mineralization is continuous along strike
and to depth. The assay results to date define a mineralized zone
that is from 5 to 55 metres in true thickness and extends to at
least 250 metres in depth and contains higher grades over
significant widths. Several additional high-grade intercepts have
been intersected in the current exploration drilling program.
Table 1 - Significant assay intervals of DN016
to DN015 (Composite Results)
Hole # |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length of the Intersect
(m) |
Length of the Intersect
(feet) |
True Thickness (m) |
Pt (gpt) |
Pt (opt) |
Pd (gpt) |
Pd (opt) |
Au (gpt) |
Rh (gpt) |
3E (gpt) |
3E (opt) |
Ni (%) |
Cu (%) |
DN016-2011 |
294 |
303 |
9 |
29.5 |
8.9 |
0.99 |
0.03 |
3.20 |
0.10 |
0.13 |
0.012 |
4.32 |
0.14 |
0.02 |
0.16 |
Including |
294 |
298 |
4 |
13.1 |
3.9 |
1.58 |
0.05 |
5.44 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
0.021 |
7.21 |
0.23 |
0.04 |
0.27 |
And |
328 |
334 |
6 |
19.7 |
5.9 |
1.05 |
0.03 |
2.86 |
0.09 |
0.13 |
0.010 |
4.04 |
0.13 |
0.05 |
0.21 |
DN017-2011 |
144 |
171 |
27 |
88.6 |
26.7 |
0.69 |
0.02 |
1.99 |
0.06 |
0.12 |
0.007 |
2.80 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
0.12 |
Including |
150 |
162 |
12 |
39.4 |
11.9 |
0.91 |
0.03 |
2.57 |
0.08 |
0.14 |
0.009 |
3.62 |
0.12 |
0.04 |
0.20 |
DN018-2011 |
132 |
151 |
19 |
62.3 |
18.8 |
0.50 |
0.02 |
1.56 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.005 |
2.15 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
0.13 |
Including |
135 |
140 |
5 |
16.4 |
4.9 |
0.79 |
0.03 |
2.50 |
0.08 |
0.14 |
0.008 |
3.43 |
0.11 |
0.04 |
0.19 |
DN019-2011 |
103 |
116 |
13 |
42.6 |
12.8 |
0.41 |
0.01 |
1.24 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.004 |
1.72 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
0.12 |
Including |
105 |
109 |
4 |
13.1 |
4.0 |
0.41 |
0.01 |
1.27 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.003 |
1.76 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.11 |
And |
129 |
137 |
8 |
26.2 |
7.9 |
0.30 |
0.01 |
0.90 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.002 |
1.24 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
Including |
129 |
131 |
2 |
6.6 |
2.0 |
0.49 |
0.02 |
1.53 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.004 |
2.10 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
0.16 |
DN020-2011 |
44 |
54 |
10 |
32.8 |
9.9 |
0.31 |
0.01 |
0.98 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.003 |
1.35 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.12 |
Including |
51 |
53 |
2 |
6.6 |
2.0 |
0.46 |
0.01 |
1.50 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.005 |
2.03 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
0.13 |
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
(QA/QC)
All diamond drill core samples were submitted to
SGS Laboratories, Toronto, Ontario
and assayed for Pt, Pd, Au, Cu and Ni and 29 additional elements by
inductively coupled plasma (ICP) methods. Concentrations of
Pt-Pd-Au were determined using standard lead fire assay, followed
by dissolution with aqua-regia, and measurement with an ICP finish.
Lower limited of detection (30 gram sample) are 1 ppb for Au and Pd
and 10 ppb for Pt; upper limits are 10,000 ppb by ICP.
Concentrations of Cu-Ni were determined by ICP methods with
detection limit of 0.5 ppm for Cu and 1 ppm for Ni; upper limit for
both Cu and Ni is 1 %. One standard and one blank were inserted
every 40 samples into the sample stream. Duplicates were taken each
20th sample. This practice continues throughout 2011
Phase I (A) and Phase II drilling, and includes the preparation and
insertion of new and necessary standards at the cut-off grade and
at the mean grade of the deposits. All sample preparation has been
conducted and directed on site by contract geologists and samplers
hired by PFN.
Qualified Person Statement
This news release has been reviewed and approved
for technical content by Ali Hassanalizadeh
M.Sc. P.Geo, Acting Vice President Exploration for PFN and a
Qualified Person under the provisions of National Instrument
43-101.
About Pacific North West Capital
Corp.
Pacific North West Capital Corp. is a mineral
exploration company whose corporate philosophy is to be a
project generator, explorer and project operator with the objective
of optioning/joint venturing its projects through to
production. In January 2011,
Pacific North West Capital successfully negotiated the 100%
acquisition of the River Valley PGM Project from Anglo Platinum
Limited, which makes Anglo Platinum the largest shareholder of
PFN holding approximately 9% of the Company (as of July, 2011).
In special situations, like our 100% owned River Valley PGM
Project, the Company plans to fund the project through feasibility
and on to production. The River Valley PGM project is one of
North America's newest and largest
primary platinum group metals (PGM) deposits. The project has
excellent infrastructure support and is located 100 km from
Sudbury, Ontario, one of
Canada's largest mining centres
with two large mineral processing facilities that have excess
capacity.
On April
20th, 2011 PFN announced that it
commenced the Phase I of the $5
million, 15,500 metre drill program for its 100% owned River
Valley PGM Project. As of August
2011, PFN has completed more than 10,000 metres of drilling
and more than 140 line km of 3D IP geophysics survey. Work to date
at River Valley suggests that the
best potential for economic accumulations of PGM-Cu-Ni sulphide
mineralization is within the Breccia Zone. This Zone includes the
main mineralized breccia or Main Zone. The Main Zone occurs within
about 20 metres of the intrusive contact with Archean gneisses.
This contact zone extends for over 9 km of prospective strike
length, holds the current defined resource. The latest mineral
resource estimate in accordance with the guidelines set out by
NI43‐101 was published in 2006 and the results are as
follows:
NI43-101 Compliant Mineral Resources for
River Valley
- Measured Resource: 7.99 million tonnes containing
342,000 ounces of palladium (1.33 gpt Pd), 112,400 ounces of
platinum (0.44 gpt Pt), and 19,600 ounces of gold (0.08 gpt Au) at
a cut off grade of 1 gpt Pd+Pt
- Indicated Resources: 11.31 million tonnes containing
391,100 ounces of palladium (1.08 gpt Pd), 132,600 ounces of
platinum (0.36 gpt Pt), and 24,000 ounces of gold (0.07 gpt Au),
with an additional inferred resource of 0.88 million tones
containing 38,400 ounces of palladium (1.36 gpt Pd), 13,100 ounces
of platinum (0.46 gpt Pt), and 2,100 ounces of gold (0.07 gpt Au)
at a cut off grade of 1 gpt Pd+Pt
PFNs objective for River Valley is to delineate sufficient
resources to establish a multi-million tonne open pit PGM mine.
This objective will be accomplished through completion of
multi-phase drill programs and a new NI43-101 mineral resource
estimate by the end of first quarter of 2012.
On January
24th, 2011, PFN announced a new NI43-101 mineral
resource estimate on the Destiny Gold Project which is situated 75
km from Val-d'Or, Québec (see news
release dated January 24, 2011). On
August 8th, 2011 Pacific
North West Capital announced that subject to regulatory and
shareholder approvals, it has entered into a letter agreement with
Next Gen Metals Inc. ("Next Gen") (TSX.V:N) whereby Next Gen
has been granted an option to acquire the Company's 60% earn‐in
option interest in the Destiny Gold Project (Please see news
release dated August 8th 2011) .
On April
27th, 2011, PFN announced a new NI43-101 mineral
resource estimate on the Rock & Roll Gold-Silver-Polymetallic
Project in northern BC (see news release dated April 27th, 2011). Indicated resources
include: 2,155,679 tonnes grading 0.68 gpt gold (47,040
contained oz Au), and 82.7 gpt silver (5,734,445 contained oz Ag)
at a cut‐off grade of 0.5 gpt AuEq and including 0.22%
Copper (10,500,833 lbs Cu), 0.22% Lead (10,399,960 lbs Pb), and
0.94% Zinc (44,522,995 lbs Zn). The Rock and Roll Polymetallic
Project is under option from Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd.,
First Fiscal Enterprises Ltd. and Pamicon Developments Ltd.
In addition, PFN is a significant shareholder of
Fire River Gold Corp (FAU: TSX.V). Fire River Gold Corp.'s Nixon
Fork Mine is operated by Mystery Creek Resources, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Fire River Gold based in Anchorage, Alaska. The Nixon Fork Mine,
located in the Tintina Gold Belt, is Alaska's newest operating gold mine and is
projected to produce 50,000 ounces of gold per year. Operations
started in July of 2011, with plans to ramp up to full production
by late fall 2011. This year‐round mining program will be producing
concentrate and doré bars. Fire River
Gold aims to replace annual production by further drilling
exploration targets on surface and underground, thereby extending
the life of the mine (please See Press Release dated July 5th 2011
and September 14th 2011).
Pacific North West Capital Corp. is well funded
with an experienced management team and the ability to take
advantage of its growing asset base in platinum group metals, gold
and base metals. To that end, the Company is in the process of
adding key technical and financial people to our management,
advisory team and board of directors. PFN has approximately
$6.5 million in working capital and
securities and no debt.
Aggressive Ongoing Acquisition
Program
The Company has PGM, gold and base metal
projects in BC, Québec, Ontario,
Saskatchewan and Alaska and continues to aggressively acquire
new acquisition of additional platinum group metals projects,
precious metals and base metals projects on an international
scale.
The Company has recently begun significantly
expanding its PGM project portfolio in Canada and the U.S. (Alaska) and will be releasing updates as soon
as these acquisitions have been completed.
Pacific North West Capital Corp. is an
International Metals Group Company.
(www.pfncapital.com)
On behalf of the Board of Directors
(signed)
Harry Barr
President and CEO
Further Information:
Disclaimer: This news release may contain
certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of Section
21E of the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact, included herein are
forward-looking statements that involve various risks and
uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed in the
Company's documents filed from time to time with The Toronto Stock
Exchange, British Columbia Securities Commission and the United
States Securities & Exchange Commission
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