Northair Intersects 21.85 Metres of 185.8 g/t Silver at La Cigarra
VANCOUVER, BC - International Northair Mines Ltd. reported assay results from three diamond drill holes recently completed in the Las Carolinas Zone at its La Cigarra silver project, located in north central Mexico.
"Drilling at the Las Carolinas Zone continues to intersect significant silver values and encounter similar geology to that found in San Gregorio Zone which is located 1 kilometre to the northwest," said Fred Hewett, President & CEO. "Both zones remain open along strike and down dip. The drill results to date from these two zones, along with the intervening 1,000 metres of untested ground provides excellent immediate upside exploration potential. Additional potential also exists 1 kilometre north of San Gregorio at the La Borracha Zone which has yet to see core drilling." Holes CC-11-012, CC-11-013 and CC-11-014 were drilled at Las Carolinas to test for continuity of the silver bearing zone along strike and to depth where previous drilling had returned significant silver values.
Hole CC-11-012 was drilled on section 1+00N to establish the width of the mineralized zone and test 70 metres down dip of CC-11-006 (which was collared in the zone and returning 53.3 metres of 55.5 g/t silver). Results of hole CC-11-012 has now extended the mineralized system 130 metres down-dip from surface and established that the zone is at least 100 metres wide. The area remains open to depth and along strike. Hole CC-11-013 was drilled on section 1+50N as a step-out hole along strike, 50 metres to the north of CC-11-006 and CC-11-012. This is the northern most hole reported in the zone to date, and has successfully extended the zone, which remains open along strike and to depth. Hole CC-11-014 was drilled on section 0+00 to test below CRC-10-002 and 70 metres down dip of CC-11-005 (which was collared in the zone and returning 60.8 metres of 114.8 g/t silver). Hole CC-014 successfully tested the mineralized zone 135 metres below surface with an apparent drop in grade from that in comparison to upper holes on this section. Results from four additional holes drilled in Las Carolinas are pending and will be reported when available. While Northair awaits the assays from these holes, drilling is continuing at the San Gregorio Zone with the program testing the zone along strike in both directions and downdip. All technical information for the La Cigarra exploration program is obtained and reported under a formal quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program. Samples are taken under the direction of qualified geologists and stored in sealed bags. Samples are delivered by the Company via courier to ALS Chemex Labs in Chihuahua for drying, crushing and pulverizing; with the pulps sent airfreight by ALS Chemex to Vancouver B.C. for analysis. Systematic assaying of standards and blanks are performed for precision and accuracy. Analysis for silver, zinc, lead and copper and related trace elements was done by ICP four acid digestion, with gold analysis by 30 gram fire assay with an AA finish. The La Cigarra Project is located in State of Chihuahua along the eastern fringes of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. Local topography is gentle with good road access to the major city of Parral, located 26 kilometres to the south east. The La Cigarra Project hosts a silver-rich, epithermal mineral system with three identified zones along a three kilometre trend. The company's address is Suite 860 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6, 604. 687.7545, fax: 604.689.5041 .