VANCOUVER, Aug. 9, 2011 /CNW/ --
VANCOUVER, Aug. 9, 2011 /CNW/ - New Gold Inc. ('New Gold')
(TSX:NGD)(NYSE AMEX:NGD) today announces the drill results for 12
additional holes and four metallurgical holes on its Blackwater Project
in central British Columbia. The latest results are a continuation of
New Gold's aggressive drill program at Blackwater where the company now
has assays for a total of 66 additional holes since the completion of
the project's initial March 2011 resource estimate. Today's results
include infill and step-out holes drilled within and around the
currently defined mineral resource. Highlights include:
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| August 2011 - Highlights |
|________________________________________________________|
| Hole | From | To |Interval|Weighted Average Gold |
| ID |(metres)|(metres)|(metres)| Grade (g/t) |
|______|________|________|________|______________________|
|BW-176| 42| 77| 35| 2.37 |
|______|________|________|________|______________________|
|BW-179| 83| 364| 278| 2.78 |
|______|________|________|________|______________________|
|BW-180| 77| 227| 150| 1.41 |
|______|________|________|________|______________________|
'The latest results are a continuation of our efforts to identify the
edges of the deposit while also focusing on infill drilling in the core
of the already established resource,' stated Mark Petersen, Vice
President, Exploration. 'We are excited about the results, in
particular the higher grades seen in holes 176 and 179 and the
extension of significant gold grades to the southwest as identified in
hole 180.'
The four metallurgical holes completed were drilled in four separate
areas of the deposit to generate representative bulk samples for
testing. A detailed map highlighting the latest 12 holes and four
metallurgical holes is available on New Gold's website at www.newgold.com.
As previously announced New Gold has increased the drill program for the
project and plans to drill 40,000 to 50,000 metres, or approximately
100 holes, in the second half of 2011. New Gold's exploration program
will target both the 100%-owned southern portion of the project and the
75%-owned northern portion, where Silver Quest Resources Ltd. owns the
remaining 25%. The planned camp expansion is progressing on schedule to
support as many as eight to ten drills by the middle of the fourth
quarter of 2011. There are currently five drills active at site. In
addition to the ongoing drilling, the company plans to complete a
detailed IP-Resistivity Survey in the fall to explore for extensions to
the deposit.
New Gold looks forward to providing further updates on the company's
exploration efforts at its Blackwater Project.
Drill Hole Data
Drill Hole From To Interval Au g/t Comments
BW-171 0 3 3 n/a No sampling
3 97 94 0.03
97 102 5 0.38
102 121 19 0.07
121 143 22 0.62
143 156 13 0.29
156 174 18 0.61
174 197 23 0.05
197 221 24 0.70
221 237 16 0.19
237 296.57 59.57 0.06
BW-172 0 7 7 n/a No sampling
7 81 74 0.13
81 87 6 0.38
87 98 11 0.08
98 113 15 0.27
113 200 87 0.09
200 207 7 0.36
207 220 13 0.17
220 271 51 0.39
271 324 53 0.19
324 395 71 0.34
395 403 8 0.11
403 425.2 22.2 0.54
BW-173 0 31.8 31.8 n/a No sampling
31.8 104 72.2 0.09
104 177 73 0.53
177 179 2 10.95
179 185 6 0.52
185 249.8 64.8 0.08
BW-174 0 3 3 n/a No sampling
3 78 75 0.04
78 80 2 2.51
80 91 11 0.06
91 93 2 3.65
93 108 15 0.42
108 233.17 125.17 0.05
BW-175 0 3 3 n/a No sampling
3 25 22 0.11
25 27 2 1.12
27 298.09 271.09 0.06
BW-176 0 3.5 3.5 n/a No sampling
3.5 30 26.5 0.13
30 35 5 1.56
35 42 7 0.12
42 77 35 2.37
77 79 2 37.25
79 119 40 0.74
119 137 18 0.31
137 138 1 4.45
138 164 26 0.43
164 207 43 0.27
207 251 44 0.10
251 261 10 0.77
261 286 25 0.35
286 299 13 0.72
299 340 41 0.10
340 361 21 0.33
361 580 219 0.07
BW-177 0 84.12 84.12 n/a No sampling
84.12 186 101.88 0.03
186 187 1 5.78
187 491.64 304.64 0.02
BW-178 0 83.21 83.21 n/a No sampling
83.21 202 118.79 0.07
202 217 15 0.54
217 374.3 157.3 0.03
BW-179 0 34 34 n/a No sampling
34 83 49 0.10
83 364 278 2.78
Includes 83 116 33 0.99
116 139 23 3.06
139 177 38 8.79
177 208 31 1.47
208 218 10 0.45
218 220 2 8.50
220 268 48 1.02
268 286 18 6.07
286 307 21 1.20
307 327 20 0.07
327 328 1 3.13
328 338 10 0.32
338 339 1 58.00
339 364 25 0.87
BW-180 0 13 13 n/a No sampling
13 32 19 0.14
32 33 1 11.9
33 55 22 0.13
55 61 6 3.54
61 77 16 0.12
77 227 150 1.41
Includes 77 96 19 0.68
96 99 3 5.77
99 103 4 1.52
103 115 12 0.41
115 116 1 6.10
116 124 8 0.76
124 126 2 6.75
126 148 22 0.83
148 172 24 0.11
172 180 8 0.53
180 181 1 8.80
181 185 4 1.40
185 187 2 8.55
187 197 10 1.44
197 208 11 5.50
208 227 19 0.69
227 377.34 150.34 0.02
BW-181 0 4 4 n/a No sampling
4 26 22 0.07
26 38 12 0.40
38 54 16 0.20
54 291.69 237.69 0.02
BW-182 0 1 1 n/a No sampling
1 43 42 0.02
43 45 2 0.89
45 58 13 0.04
58 59 1 1.01
59 286.51 227.51 0.04
Metallurgical Hole Data
Drill Hole From To Interval Au g/t Comments
BW-MET1 0 4 4 n/a No sampling
(BW-140) 4 7 3 1.17
7 27 20 0.14
27 28 1 4.50
28 34 6 0.28
34 58 24 0.62
58 78 20 0.35
78 92 14 2.23
92 138 46 0.16
138 142 4 1.08
142 161 19 0.26
161 196 35 0.09
196 197 1 29.00
197 209 12 0.23
209 325.53 116.53 0.10
BW-MET2 0 12 12 n/a No sampling
(BW-129) 12 40 28 0.02
40 50 10 0.19
50 53 3 1.40
53 64 11 0.19
64 72 8 0.88
72 100 28 0.23
100 107 7 0.54
107 122 15 0.34
122 126 4 1.35
126 147 21 0.33
147 155 8 0.69
155 164 9 0.10
164 169 5 2.32
169 177 8 0.32
177 186 9 4.61
186 206 20 0.60
206 217 11 3.15
217 256 39 0.78
256 278 22 2.16
278 280 2 4.46
280 282 2 39.10
282 299 17 4.18
299 368.2 69.2 0.07
BW-MET3 0 55 55 n/a No sampling
(BW-126) 55 60 5 0.28
60 65 5 n/a No Assays
65 71 6 0.09
71 81 10 0.49
81 93 12 0.06
93 100 7 2.69
100 194 94 0.13
194 208 14 0.51
208 213 5 2.13
213 226 13 0.42
226 257 31 0.14
257 270 13 0.37
270 299 29 1.07
299 352.5 53.5 0.05
BW-MET4 0 94 94 0.06
(BW-158) 94 107 13 0.21
107 134 27 1.03
134 154 20 0.31
154 179 25 0.82
179 180 1 6.80
180 240 60 0.37
240 254 14 1.74
254 279 25 0.41
279 308 29 0.17
308 318 10 0.57
318 338 20 0.13
338 343 5 0.96
343 389.53 46.53 0.15
Quality Assurance
New Gold maintains a Quality Assurance / Quality Control ('QA/QC')
program at the Blackwater Project using industry best practices that
are consistent with the QA/QC protocols in use at all of its
exploration and development projects. Key elements of New Gold's QA/QC
program include chain of custody of samples, regular insertion of
certified reference standards and blanks, and duplicate check assays.
Drill core is halved and shipped in sealed bags to Eco Tech
Laboratories in Kamloops, British Columbia. Check analyses are
completed by ALS Chemex Laboratories, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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|About New Gold Inc. |
| |
|New Gold is an intermediate gold mining company. The company has a |
|portfolio of three producing assets and three significant development|
|projects. The Mesquite Mine in the United States, the Cerro San Pedro|
|Mine in Mexico and Peak Gold Mines in Australia are expected to |
|produce between 380,000 and 400,000 ounces of gold in 2011. The |
|fully-funded New Afton project in Canada is scheduled to add further |
|growth in 2012. In addition, New Gold owns 30% of the world-class El |
|Morro project located in Chile and, in June 2011, New Gold acquired |
|the exciting Blackwater project in Canada. For further information on|
|the company, please visit |
|www.newgold.com. |
|_____________________________________________________________________|
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exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining and
maintaining the validity and enforceability of the necessary licenses
and permits and complying with the permitting requirements of each
jurisdiction that New Gold operates, including, but not limited to,
Mexico, where New Gold is involved with ongoing challenges relating to
its environmental impact statement for the Cerro San Pedro Mine; the
lack of certainty with respect to the Mexican and other foreign legal
systems, which may not be immune from the influence of political
pressure, corruption or other factors that are inconsistent with the
rule of law; the uncertainties inherent to current and future legal
challenges the company is or may become a party to, including the third
party claim related to the El Morro transaction with respect to New
Gold's exercise of its right of first refusal on the El Morro
copper-gold project in Chile and its partnership with Goldcorp Inc.,
which transaction and third party claim were announced by New Gold in
January 2010; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves;
competition; loss of key employees; additional funding requirements;
actual results of current exploration or reclamation activities;
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined;
accidents; labour disputes; defective title to mineral claims or
property or contests over claims to mineral properties. In addition,
there are risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral
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industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures,
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expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities
laws.
Technical Information
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been
reviewed by Mark Petersen, a Qualified Person under National Instrument
43-101 and employee of New Gold.
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