TORONTO, Ontario, (September 3, 2009)
- Pelangio Exploration Inc. (PX:TSX-V) ("Pelangio" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce its 2009 prospecting and surveying results to date
and to provide an update on the Company's Obuasi property (the "Obuasi
Property") in Ghana:
- New gold showings from grab samples grading up to 6.6 g/t
- New MMI anomalies measuring up to 100m x 1000m
- 2009 VTEM survey extends Main Obuasi Mine Trend by 7kms
- Preliminary 7,000m drill program planned for fourth quarter
Prospecting and Surveying Results Identify New Gold Showings
The Company has identified six new gold showings, with the best grab
samples grading 2.1 g/t to 6.6 g/t, from outcrops on the extension of
the Obuasi Main Mine Trend. The showings are located in the eastern
portion of the Obuasi Property bordering AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi
Mine. The Company has also identified two new MMI (mobile metal ion)
anomalies in the Mount Kate area of the Obuasi Main Mine Trend,
measuring 1000 metres by 100 metres and 500 metres by 200 metres,
respectively. These new gold showings and MMI anomalies are indicated
in the following link:
2009-09-03_NRF1.pdf
"Finding gold occurrences on surface within five kilometres of a mine
with more than 24 million ounces in measured and indicated resources is
very promising," commented Warren Bates, Senior Vice President
Exploration of Pelangio. "We continue to find gold by prospecting in
areas indicated by our geophysical and geochemical surveying, which
bodes well for the 7,000 metre drill program we plan to commence early
in the fourth quarter and for our future drill programs."
The gold-bearing grab samples were found by prospecting near conductor
axes established during the 2007 VTEM helicopter-borne electromagnetic
survey. Similarly, the new MMI anomalies were sampled on grids derived
from the 2007 VTEM survey and magnetic data.
Encouraging Results From 2009 VTEM Aerial Survey
Pelangio is also pleased to announce that the results and analysis of
the Company's 2009 VTEM aerial survey (announced April 7, 2009) have
confirmed that the Obuasi Main Mine Trend extends a further seven
kilometres through the Obuasi Property.
"Today's VTEM results confirm that the structures running from the
Obuasi Mine onto our property cross almost 50% more of our property than
was previously recognized," commented Mr. Bates. "Most significantly,
our previous drilling has confirmed that these structures are
gold-bearing."
The following link provides a map of the latest VTEM survey:
2009-09-03_NRF2.pdf
The Company has now confirmed that the Obuasi Main Mine Trend traverses a
minimum of approximately 15 kilometres of the Obuasi Property from the
southwest to the northeast. It has not yet been determined whether the
granitic intrusion delineated by the survey pre-dates or post-dates
gold mineralization in the region, which determination could increase
the known extent of the Trend through the Obuasi Property.
Pelangio has also been working throughout the summer with SRK Consulting
(Canada) Inc. and Condor Consulting Inc. on a detailed structural
analysis of geophysical surveying conducted to date. The resulting
interpretation accords closely with the results of the Company's
prospecting and geochemical surveying and defines numerous priority
drill targets on the Obuasi Main Mine Trend, as well as elsewhere on the
Obuasi Property.
The following link provides an image that collates certain results from
Pelangio's prospecting, drilling, geophysical and geochemical surveying
and structural analysis:
2009-09-03_NRF3.pdf
The ore at the Obuasi Mine is contained within a series of
shallow-plunging shoots, which plunge and trend towards Pelangio's
Obuasi Property (see Pelangio's website at www.pelangio.com
for an animation of the local geology). The shoots are hosted in
conductive sheared argillites, which are visible in VTEM surveys such as
those completed by Pelangio in 2007 and 2009. The Company has used the
results of these surveys as a structural mapping tool to locate areas
of the Obuasi Property with higher potential for gold mineralization.
The Company's goal is to locate Obuasi Mine-style shoots within the
Obuasi Property's boundaries.
Pelangio currently has bids from nine drill contractors and expects to
commence a preliminary 7,000 metre drill program early in the fourth
quarter focusing on the portion of the Obuasi Main Mine Trend closest to
the Obuasi Mine.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Qualified Person
All prospecting grab samples were collected in the field by contractors
working for Pelangio under the supervision of Chris Pegg, P.Geo. The
locations of grab samples were provided by Garmin GPS Map60CX GPS
receivers carried by geologists in the field. Grab samples vary in size
from 1 to 4 kg. A representative of each grab was stored for reference
- generally about one quarter of the mass of the sample and stored in a
secure location at the Pelangio compound in Brofoyedru, Ghana. The
other portion was shipped in sealed bags and stored at the site until it
was shipped to Transworld Laboratories in Tarkwa, Ghana. The samples
were dried and crushed by Transworld and a 150-gram pulp was prepared
from the coarse crushed material. Routine gold analysis was conducted
by Transworld, using a 50-gram charge and fire assaying with atomic
absorption finish. Quality control procedures included the systematic
insertion of blanks, duplicates and sample standards into the sample
stream at the rate of one per every 30 samples. In addition, Transworld
inserted one preparation blank and certified reference material for
every 20 samples and one duplicate analysis every 20 samples.
The exploration program at the Obuasi Property is managed by Mr. Chris
Pegg, P. Geo., a Qualified Person within the meaning of National
Instrument 43-101. Mr. Pegg has verified and approved the data
disclosed in this release, including the sampling, analytical and test
data underlying the information.
About Pelangio
Pelangio is a gold exploration company active in the top-ranked mining
jurisdictions in the world, Canada and Ghana. The Company's main focus
is to advance its exploration programs on its premier land position in
Ghana totaling 290 square kilometres, located on strike and adjacent to
AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi gold mine.
For additional information, please visit our website at www.pelangio.com or contact:
Ingrid Hibbard, President & CEO or
Warren Bates, Senior Vice President Exploration
Tel: 905-875-3828 / Toll-free: 1-877-746-1632 / Email: info@pelangio.com
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