November 05, 2012 08:00 ET
Barkerville Provides Additional Update on its Technical Review and Projects
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 5, 2012) - Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BGM)(FRANKFURT:IWUB) ("Barkerville" or the "Company") wishes to provide additional update to its shareholders on the status of its response to the cease trade order (the "CTO") issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "BCSC") as disclosed in the Company's press release dated August 15, 2012, and a project update for the QR Mine and Bonanza Ledge Mine.
The Company reminds shareholders that the CTO will remain in place until the Company files a National Instrument 43-101 technical report (the Report or Ni 43-101 Report) acceptable to the BCSC addressing all technical disclosure concerns. The Company's directors and management, geological and engineering consultants, contractors, labs and staff have been working diligently to prepare a comprehensive report and it's nearing completion.
To assist the author Mr. Peter George of Geoex Ltd. in the NI 43-101 Report, the services of Mintec Inc., Apex Geoscience Inc., Tenerox Geoservices., F. Wright Consulting Inc., Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., Knight Piesold Ltd., ALS Group, Inspectorate Canada, Amine-Fairbase Inc., and Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Pty to name a few, have been retained by the Company over the years and some more recently, and whose work will form part of the appendicles to the Report of Geoex Ltd.
Chief Geologist, Jim Yin PhD., P.Geo., the Qualified Person as required under NI 43-101, reports that all twin drill holes totaling 2,759.4 meters (9,053.1 feet) on Cow Mountain at the Cariboo Gold Project near Wells, in central B.C., drilled between September 22 and October 14, 2012, requested by Snowden, have been logged, photographed and density measured. Three saws are cutting core and it is expected work will be completed this week. Cut core is shipped every day for assay. Data base building of lithology, pending assays, recovery/RQD, standards/blanks and surveys of all the twin drill holes, including channel samples of 2012 trenching on Cow Mountain is underway. Assay results of these drill holes and trench results will be released as soon as they are available. |