October 7, 2009 NR 12-2009
Tirex Resources To Drill Previously Undrilled East Slope Trend
· Drilling to begin on the high priority East Slope Trend
· Large trend first detected when Tirex flew Albania’s first ever airborne geophysical
survey
· Trend hidden from previous Albanian state run exploration by thin limestone cap
that hid favourable host rocks
Tirex Resources (“Tirex”) is pleased to announce that a second drill will begin turning on the
company’s Mirdita District. The second drill will test East Slope Trend anomalies with a focus on new
discoveries and will be turning within one week.
The East Slope Trend has never been drilled and has never been the subject of any
previous modern and systematic exploration.
Prior to Tirex’s arrival in Albania, little was known about the East Slope Trend. The trend is considered
to be of equal potential importance to the Gurthi and Munelle Trends which hosted multiple
historic mines and VMS deposits. It is largely hidden by a thin limestone cap that covered the
favourable volcanic host rocks and potential mineralization.
When Tirex flew the country’s first ever airborne geophysical survey, the East Slope Trend was first
identified. The trend has since become the subject of significant Tirex ground work including detailed
geological mapping, stream sediment sampling and ground geophysics. Stream sediment sampling
from creeks that drain the Trend were highly anomalous with copper values of 70-637ppm. Based on
the airborne electromagnetic results, two Induced Polarization (“IP”) lines (each about 2km long)
were carried out across the trend. High priority drill targets, resulting from this ground work, have
been identified. The target deposit type is Noranda-style VMS deposits. Such deposits on the Gurthi
and Munelle Trends to the west host high grade copper, zinc, gold and silver mineralization.
George Gorzynski, P.Eng and Tirex Director states, “Armed with the data generated from significant
ground work completed during the past year, Tirex is ready to drill the East Slope Trend. This trend,
never before drilled, represents multiple opportunities for discovery. The initial identification of this
trend and the subsequent target definition work are indicative of what modern exploration in this
large historically producing District can do. “
A map showing the East Slope Trend in relation to the historically producing Gurthi and Munelle
Trends can be found on the company website at
www.tirexresources.com.In addition to the discovery focused drilling on the East Slope Trend, Tirex continues to drill step out
holes at Letitna, targeting potential large tonnage VMS mineralization. Letitna is a thick zone of strong
mineralization, open for expansion in every direction. Assays from recent holes drilled at Letitna are
expected soon. George Gorzynski, P.Eng.,Tirex Director, and a Qualified Person under the meaning of
Canadian National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for the technical content of this news release.
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Tirex is a company purpose-built to explore and develop the large 553 square kilometer Mirdita
District in Albania. The nature of the VMS mineralization in this District provides Tirex investors with
exposure to a high grade basket of metals: Copper, Zinc, Gold, and Silver. The property is readily
accessible by paved and gravel roads and is located 70 km north of the capital city of Tirana. The
property covers the core of the historically productive Mirdita VMS base metal district. It represents an
opportunity to explore Copper, Zinc, Gold and Silver zones that were previously partially mined,
explored or evaluated at lower metal prices, and provides an opportunity to apply modern exploration
techniques toward the discovery of new VMS deposits and extensions of known zones. In addition to
the 17 historical deposits identified by previous state-run exploration, Tirex has identified numerous
high priority exploration targets resulting from the 2007 airborne geophysical survey, ongoing ground
geophysics, geological mapping and other field work. The Mirdita exploration project is managed by
an experienced team of Canadian geologists and other professionals, and several senior Albanian
geologists, geophysicists and surveyors.
Further details on the company and the Mirdita Project can be found on the Tirex website at
www.TirexResources.com .