Significant Sulfides Intercepts In First Deep Drill Hole At Passiflora

VANCOUVER - Viscount Mining Corp. reported on the successful completion of the first deep drill hole on the Passiflora in Silver Cliff, Colorado. The first drill hole completed to a downhole depth of 1143m at the Passiflora has intersected continuous sulphide mineralization throughout the entire length of the hole. The drill hole which identified disseminated sulphides as well as more massive zones and abundant veins are present over an interval of 1100m. Pyrite and chalcopyrite was first identified at 465m, followed by galena at 854m and sphalerite noted tentatively at 213m but more confidently further down the hole. Magnetite was noted in trace amounts at 680m and biotite at 125m. Argillic alteration was encountered below the overburden, and around 200m it seems to change to phyllic alteration. Much of the hole after showed abundant overprinting of different types of alteration. Also, three mineralized breccia zones were identified during preliminary logging. Chalcopyrite is a brass-yellow mineral with a chemical composition of CuFeS2. It occurs in all copper porphyry deposits and is the main copper mineral in the porphyry systems.

The core is presently being logged in detail and prepared for assay. Viscount is currently in the planning stages for confirmation holes.

Jim MacKenzie, CEO, said, "The first deep drill hole at Passiflora was very consistent with the findings of the Quantec Titan survey and exceeded our expectations. As predicted, the core has abundant metallic minerals in disseminated and interlocking veins and masses that are all likely connected over an interval of 1100m. This first hole with the geologic setting, in a caldera, the associated alteration and the presence of Manto deposits, gives us the confidence of that a porphyry style deposit may be reason for the geophysical anomaly."