Press Release Source: Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. On Friday March 4, 2011, 1:33 pm EST
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/04/11) - Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX-V:BPM - News)(PINK SHEETS:BPMSF - News)(Berlin:GV7 - News)(Frankfurt:GV7 - News)(WKN A0B75M) (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on underground exploration and development at the Bralorne- Pioneer Mine property, B.C.
Mining Development Update
Mining resumed on the BK and North veins on January 4. On the BK vein, a total of 16 lifts of 1.8 meter height have been blasted to date, comprising about 2/3 of the target resource. Assay results for the stope as of February 28 averaged 31.0 g/T gold (0.905 oz/ton) over 0.5 meters (1.8 ft) for the vein. The average grade over the full mining width is 11.9 g/T gold (0.348 oz/ton) over 1.5 meters (5.1 ft. The broken inventory in the stope is estimated at 8,700 tonnes (9,600 tons) at an average grade of 12.3 g/T (0.36 oz/ton) gold.
Mining was completed on the North vein, for an estimated total of 4,250 tonnes (4,685 tons) grading 14.4 g/T gold (0.419 oz/ton) mined and stockpiled at surface.