Capstone Begins a 5,000 Meter Drill Program on its Cozamin Copper-Gold-Silver Project in Mexico.Business Editors VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 Capstone Gold Corp. ("Capstone" or the "Company")(TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension VENTURE:CSG CSG - constructive solid geometry ) is pleased to announce it has begun the Phase 1, 5,000 meter drill program on its Cozamin Copper-Gold-Silver Project located in Zacatecas State, Mexico. Capstone has an option to earn a 90% interest in the Cozamin Project from Cozamin S.A. de C.V., a 100% owned subsidiary of Compania Minera Basis, S.A. de C.V. ("Basis"). The Cozamin Project is a multi-vein epithermal system located 3.8 km west of the city of Zacatecas. The Mala mala /ma·la/ (ma´lah) [L.] 1. cheek. 2. zygomatic bone. mala /ma·la/ (mu´lah Noche vein is the main exploration target. This structure outcrops for over 5.5 km and ranges from 5.0 to 18.0 meters in true width. Approximately 600,000 tonnes of ore has been processed by previous operators and a 750 TPD TPD Tons Per Day TPD Therapeutic Products Directorate TPD Total and Permanent Disablement (insurance) TPD Temperature Programmed Desorption TPD Temporary Partial Disability (insurance) mill is still on site and capable of being upgraded to 2000 TPD. In 1997 Basis processed 250,000 tonnes of ore grading 90 g/t Silver, 0.5 g/t Gold, 2% Copper, 1.8% Zinc and 0.6% Lead. The current 5,000 meter HQ drill program currently underway, is being conducted by Britton Brothers Drilling Company and will be distributed in up to 15 holes which will be directed at verifying ver·i·fy tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies 1. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate. 2. and expanding the resources previously announced. Other successful drilling programs (as reported in the technical report dated Nov. 25, 2003) were directed at locating and expanding reserves along 1.5 km of the vein strike length and to a depth of 250 meters, below the relatively shallow historical mine workings. These were limited programs and the holes were widely spaced. It was recognized that the vein was demonstrating metal zoning from being zinc, silver and lead-rich near surface to increasing amounts of gold and copper at depth. A summary of the significant drill intercepts outside of the inferred resource blocks follows:
Hole# g/t
Length Hole Intersection -------------
Meters True Width Cu% Pb% Zn% Au Ag
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CZM-1 229.5 4.20 1.64 0.50 1.92 0.26 83
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CZM-3 331.8 5.40 2.47 0.59 2.32 0.25 129
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CZM-8 359.6 14.40 1.34 0.06 0.67 N/A 28
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SR-1 231.6 1.10 2.54 0.16 0.02 0.17 20
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SR-2 330.8 14.20 1.4 0.24 1.29 0.40 118
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SR-3 257.1 14.75 1.49 0.22 0.39 0.40 109
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SR-5 420.2 12.50 3.37 0.08 0.25 0.40 103
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ZC-72 220.0 4.20 2.89 0.20 0.50 0.20 90
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Also a CSAMT CSAMT Controlled-Source Audio-Magnetotelluric Technique geophysical ge·o·phys·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, and seismology. program is currently underway over the 5.5 km strike length of the Mala Noche vein. The objective of the survey is to identify the sulphide sulphide: see sulfide. rich portions of the vein at depth and in the same region as the mineralized min·er·al·ize v. min·er·al·ized, min·er·al·iz·ing, min·er·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To convert to a mineral substance; petrify. 2. To transform a metal into a mineral by oxidation. 3. intercepts shown above. The Company's VP of Exploration Hugh Willson, P.Geo, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, is supervising the current drill program. A total 2004, Phase 1 exploration budget of $US 2 million is planned on the Cozamin copper-gold-silver project and five advanced epithermal silver-gold mineral projects, also located in Mexico. Forward-looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including descriptions of planned exploration and development of mineral projects in Mexico, are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may be encountered during mineral exploration and development operations. Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof here·of adv. Of this. hereof Adverb Formal or law of or concerning this Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic" based on information currently available. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD "Darren Pylot" President The TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. has neither approved or disapproved of the contents herein. |
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