Dutch Gold Announces Initial Assay Results From Nicaragua Joint Venture
Press Release: Dutch Gold Resources, Inc.
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire -05/30/12)- Dutch Gold Resources, Inc. (DGRI) (DGRI) (the "Company") today announced initial assay results from its joint venture in Nicaragua.
The samples represent preliminary verification sampling of key materials by Rauno Perttu, COO of the Company. He observed the collection of sample N-1 and took the other samples himself. He maintained a chain of custody until he shipped them for assay. Mr. Perttu brought back five samples, which were prepared by the laboratory, which took and fire assayed three splits of each sample to check for variance. Only gold and silver assays were run. A brief description, with results follows:
N-1 was a sample of the ore mined by artisan miners and sold to a local processer. This represents the material that the Company would expect to be processed in the joint venture operation. The assay values were higher than the reported recoveries of 0.4 ounce per ton to 0.7 ounce per ton reported in the current amalgamation recovery operation. It is unclear whether the sample was of higher grade than normal, or whether the difference represents poor production from prior recoveries.
N-2 was a select quartz sample from the same ore stockpile. The sample suggests the gold may be preferentially carried in the altered fines, not in the vein quartz.
N-3 was a sample of fines from the venture partner's trapiche, a type of grinding mill, which was gathered by the use of a strong magnet. The strong increase in silver content may represent the presence of a magnetic silver mineral.
N-4 was a sample of the tailings from the partner's operation. It would suggest strong recoveries, but the total sample was so small, that the number could be unrealistically low.
N-5 was a sample of the ore feed pile from the partner's operation. It verified the reported ore grade of the current operations.
DGRI NICA Ag: opt Au: opt
112309 N 1 A 0.98 0.930
112310 N 1 B 1.16 1.028
112311 N 1 C 1.12 1.022
112312 N 2 A 0.76 0.156
112313 N 2 B 0.78 0.170
112314 N 2 C 0.68 0.158
112315 N 3 A 5.30 1.114
112316 N 3 B 5.36 1.074
112317 N 3 C 5.22 1.068
112318 N 4 A 0.50 0.024
112319 N 4 B 0.32 0.014
112320 N 4 C 0.52 0.016
112321 N 5 A 0.44 0.468
112322 N 5 B 0.40 0.444
112323 N 5 C 0.62 0.494
Rauno Perttu, Chief Operating Officer of DGRI, said, "We are very pleased with these preliminary results, and plan an aggressive follow-up program to achieve the Company's goals for modernizing and expanding the current operation. This data, which confirms some of the earlier data, forms the basis for our expansion strategy with our partner. We are also beginning to see a path that may allow us to profitably clean up the environmental legacy of past operations."
About Dutch Gold Resources
Dutch Gold Resources, Inc. is engaged in the acquisition and development of gold properties in North America. The company's strategy is to focus on overlooked resources that have the potential to have a value creation event within 24 months of acquisition. The Company criteria call for a property to reach either near term production, or be a candidate for development through joint venture financing during the two years subsequent to acquisition. The Basin Gulch project Montana, the Jungo property in Nevada, and the Gold Bug Mine in Oregon comprise the Company's current portfolio, along with its previously announced joint venture in Nicaragua. The DGRI management team is composed of seasoned professionals with decades of experience in geology, and in mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate finance. For further information, please see www.DutchGold.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Tom Leahey
CFO
Dutch Gold Resources, Inc.
(404) 419-2440
