TORONTO, March 26, 2012 /CNW/ - Sulliden Gold Corporation Ltd.
("Sulliden", or the "Company") (TSX: SUE) (OTCQX: SDDDF) (BVL: SUE) is
pleased to report additional assay results for 23 holes totaling 4,398
metres of exploration drilling conducted on its Shahuindo property in
northern Peru (See property location map, Figure 2).
Sulliden has successfully identified a new parallel mineralized zone
approximately 300 metres in strike length adjacent to the main
mineralized structure in the Central Corridor (See Figure 1).
Geological interpretations of surface samples and drill results suggest
a geological link between the new gold bearing area and the
mineralization in the Sub-Corridor 'B', located approximately 800
metres to the north-west. The area between the two mineral occurrences
remains undrilled and will remain a target for future exploration. The
following intercept highlights were obtained from drill holes that have
all identified mineralization in this new gold-bearing extension.
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Hole RSH11-227: Intersected 73.5 metres of 0.64 g/t gold and 11.9 g/t silver, including 7.5 metres of 3.30 g/t gold
and 66.3 g/t silver
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Hole RSH11-238: Intersected 93.0 metres of 0.47 g/t gold and 4.3 g/t silver, including
6.0 metres of 1.71 g/t gold and 7.1 g/t silver
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Hole RSH11-236: Intersected 9.0 metres of 2.83 g/t gold and 10.5 g/t silver, as well as
24.0 metres of 1.05 g/t gold and 8.1 g/t silver, including 6.0 metres
of 2.26 g/t gold and 11.3 g/t silver
Please see Figure 1 - Plan View of Mineral Deposit with New Drill Hole Locations in Central
Corridor
Stéphane Amireault, Vice-President of Exploration for Sulliden,
commented, "We are encouraged by the new mineral discovery adjacent to
the Central Corridor. Based on our geological interpretations to date,
we believe this area is an extension of the Sub Corridor 'B', and
together these two areas could form a continuous mineral trend, of
which approximately 800 metres remains undrilled. We are encouraged by
the ongoing positive results obtained from our drilling program and we
believe this success is evidence of the continued exploration potential
on the Shahuindo property."
The Sub-Corridor 'B' is a parallel mineral structure that was initially
identified in the north western part of the Central Corridor. Since
its discovery in May, 2011, drilling and exploration work has led to
the definition of mineralization along 300 metres of strike length. If
additional drilling on strike is successful, the newly discovered gold
bearing area could potentially extend the Sub-Corridor 'B' up to 1,400
metres (See Figure 1).
The Sub-Corridor 'B' is a parallel mineral structure that was initially
identified in the north western part of the Central Corridor. Since
its discovery in May 2011, drilling and exploration work has led to the
definition of mineralization on 300 metres of strike length, however
the newly discovered gold bearing area is now believed to potentially
extend the strike length of this mineral occurrence up to 1,400 metres
(See Figure 1).
Deepening of Sulphide Mineralization
Results have been obtained from hole SHD11-326, which was part of the
dedicated deep drilling program testing the sulphide mineralization
below the known oxide cap. This hole was drilled in the East Zone of
the Central Corridor (see Figure 2) and has extended sulphide
mineralization at depth by approximately 100 metres. Highlights from
the sulphide portion of hole SHD11-326 include 1.45 g/t gold over 18.0
metres (See Table 1 for complete results).
Please see Figure 2 - The Shahuindo property is located in a world-class mining district in
northern Peru
Table 1 - Central Corridor Drill Results (Assays presented in this table
have been capped at 7 g/t gold and 300 g/t silver where noted.
Intercepts have been calculated using a 0.2 g/t Au cut-off.)
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CENTRAL CORRIDOR
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Drill hole #
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From
(metres)
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To
(metres)
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Interval
(metres)
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True Width
(metres)(1)
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Gold
(g/t)
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Silver
(g/t)
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Type
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WEST ZONE
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SH11-327
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209.8
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219.3
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9.5
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5.5
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0.64
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8.9
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Sulphide
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CENTRAL ZONE
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RSH11-216
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91.5
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102.0
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10.5
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3.9
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0.37
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3.7
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Mixed
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RSH11-216 (2,3)
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111.0
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156.0
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45.0
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16.5
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0.45
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24.2
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Sulphide
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RSH11-222
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36.0
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46.5
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10.5
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6.9
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0.74
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9.6
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Oxide
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SH11-315
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369.0
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387.0
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18.0
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12.1
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1.14
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4.6
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Sulphide
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including
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379.7
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385.5
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5.8
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3.9
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2.85
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10.6
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Sulphide
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SH11-315
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402.0
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424.5
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22.5
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15.1
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0.89
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10.3
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Sulphide
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including
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409.2
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414.0
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4.8
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3.2
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2.15
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12.7
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Sulphide
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EAST ZONE
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RSH11-252
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12.0
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18.0
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6.0
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3.4
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0.47
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2.8
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Oxide
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SH11-314 (4)
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0.0
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24.1
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24.1
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18.5
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0.65
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4.6
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Oxide
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including (4)
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0.0
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3.1
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3.1
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2.4
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1.34
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8.7
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Oxide
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SH11-314
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24.1
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30.8
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6.7
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2.8
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0.36
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7.3
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Oxide
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SH11-314
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177.1
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184.6
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7.5
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3.1
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0.42
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6.6
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Oxide
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SH11-314
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193.6
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198.1
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4.5
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1.9
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0.37
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18.4
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Oxide
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SHD11-326 (4)
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0.0
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14.6
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14.6
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7.3
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0.42
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2.3
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Oxide
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SHD11-326
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22.1
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32.6
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10.5
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5.3
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0.87
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3.1
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Oxide
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SHD11-326
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61.1
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86.6
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25.5
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12.8
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0.30
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1.7
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Oxide
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SHD11-326
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104.6
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111.0
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6.4
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3.1
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0.62
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13.0
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Oxide
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SHD11-326
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118.9
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129.4
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10.5
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5.1
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0.53
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5.1
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Oxide
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SHD11-326
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142.1
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152.6
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10.5
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5.1
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0.43
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4.7
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Oxide
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SHD11-326
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211.1
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226.1
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15.0
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7.3
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0.27
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6.0
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Oxide
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SHD11-326
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254.6
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272.6
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18.0
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8.8
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1.45
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9.7
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Sulphide
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SHD11-326 (2,5)
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356.6
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392.0
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35.4
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17.2
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0.67
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11.4
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Sulphide
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SHD11-326
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395.9
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416.6
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20.7
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10.1
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0.43
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8.9
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Sulphide
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SHD11-326
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419.6
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425.1
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5.5
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2.7
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1.10
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8.1
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Sulphide
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SHD11-326
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428.6
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448.6
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20.0
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9.7
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0.49
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5.2
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Sulphide
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SH11-331
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249.2
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262.8
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13.6
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7.8
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0.58
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14.6
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Sulphide
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SUB-CORRIDOR 'A'
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RSH11-247
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10.5
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37.5
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27.0
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26.9
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0.31
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3.1
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Mixed
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SH11-310
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95.3
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124.5
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29.2
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29.1
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0.41
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21.8
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Mixed
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including
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96.5
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100.8
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4.4
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4.3
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0.98
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26.1
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Sulphide
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SUB-CORRIDOR 'B'
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RSH11-221 (5)
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28.5
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118.5
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90.0
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56.9
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0.64
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4.5
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Oxide
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including (5)
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67.5
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70.5
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3.0
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1.9
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4.10
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53.8
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Oxide
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including
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102.0
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106.5
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4.5
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2.9
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1.44
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4.8
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Oxide
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RSH11-223
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42.0
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48.0
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6.0
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3.9
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0.63
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2.3
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Oxide
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RSH11-224
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13.5
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19.5
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6.0
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6.0
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0.26
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1.3
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Oxide
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RSH11-225
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12.0
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21.0
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9.0
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9.0
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0.36
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4.4
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Oxide
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RSH11-226
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No significant mineralized interval
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RSH11-227 (4,5)
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7.5
|
81.0
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73.5
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45.8
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0.64
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11.9
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Oxide
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including
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55.5
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63.0
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7.5
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4.7
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3.30
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66.3
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Oxide
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RSH11-228 (4)
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4.5
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13.5
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9.0
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9.0
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0.38
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2.2
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Oxide
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RSH11-229
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16.5
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40.5
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24.0
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15.4
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0.44
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2.2
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Oxide
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RSH11-236
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103.5
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112.5
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9.0
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6.3
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2.83
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10.5
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Oxide
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RSH11-236 (3)
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123.0
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147.0
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24.0
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16.7
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1.05
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8.1
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Oxide
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including
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130.5
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136.5
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6.0
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4.2
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2.26
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11.3
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Oxide
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RSH11-237
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No significant mineralized interval
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RSH11-238
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10.5
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25.5
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15.0
|
10.1
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0.33
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4.3
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Oxide
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RSH11-238
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73.5
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166.5
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93.0
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62.6
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0.47
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4.3
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Oxide
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including
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157.5
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163.5
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6.0
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4.0
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1.71
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7.1
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Oxide
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RSH11-251
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No significant mineralized interval
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SH11-324 (3)
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177.6
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191.3
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13.7
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8.6
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0.39
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6.4
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Sulphide
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(1)
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Assuming perpendicular or near perpendicular to the plane defined by the
drill hole. Geological understanding of the mineralized zones is
continuing to develop as the project advances
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(2)
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One or more Silver assays capped at 300 g/t Silver
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(3)
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Mineralization found within 10 meters of end of hole
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(4)
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Mineralization found within 10 meters of beginning of hole
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(5)
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One or more Gold assays capped at 7 g/t Gold
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Quality Control and Assurance
Sulliden's exploration program is being managed by its Vice-President of
Exploration, Stéphane Amireault, P.Eng., a Qualified Person within the
meaning of National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Amireault has read and
approved the technical and scientific information in this news release.
The analyses for this drilling campaign were carried out by ALS Chemex
in Lima, Peru, exercising a thorough Quality Control and Assurance
program (QA/QC). All ALS Chemex labs are ISO 9000 registered
laboratories. Gold assays reported in this press release were obtained
by standard 50 gram fire assaying with AA finish. Gold values over
10g/t Au were obtained by fire assay and gravimetric finish. Silver
assays reported in the press release were obtained by Aqua-Regia
dissolution followed by ICP-AES measurement. For silver values over
100g/t Ag, Aqua-Regia was followed by Atomic Absorption spectrometer
reading. For silver values over 1000g/t Ag, a 30g fire assay was
completed with a gravimetric finish.
About Sulliden
Sulliden is a Canadian-based precious metals company focused on the
exploration and development of the Shahuindo Gold and Silver Project,
located in a prolific gold producing district in northern Peru. A
positive Preliminary Assessment for the Shahuindo Project was completed
in February 2010 and a Feasibility Study is currently underway. On
June 16, 2011, an updated mineral resource estimate more than doubled
the Indicated gold ounces in the oxides and almost quadrupled the
Inferred gold ounces relative to the previous estimate. While the
Company progresses towards its goal of becoming a gold producer, a
significant focus is being placed on exploration drilling. The current
mineral deposit is open in all directions and at depth, and the Company
plans to further drill the property in 2012 to continue the mineral
expansion. Sulliden is led by a strong management team with the proven
ability to develop, finance and operate mining projects and is poised
to generate superior value for its shareholders.
On behalf of Sulliden Gold Corporation Ltd.:
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Peter Tagliamonte
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Stan Bharti
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President and CEO
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Chairman
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Caution regarding forward-looking information:
This press release contains "forward looking information" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking
information includes without limitation, statements regarding the
drilling results, the size and quality of the company's mineral
resources, progress in development of mineral properties, future
capital and operating expenses, future metal prices, the future
financial or operating performance of the Company, the prospective
mineralization of the properties, planned exploration programs and
anticipated production schedule. Generally, forward looking information
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phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may",
"could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved".
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general
business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties;
the actual results of current exploration activities; other risks of
the mining industry and the risks described in the annual information
form of the Company. Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to
be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information.
The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking
information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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