Andover Ventures Inc. ("Andover" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:
AOX)(OTCBB: AOVTF)(FRANKFURT: R2X), is pleased to announce the
assay results from the one remaining drill hole of its 2011
drilling program on the Sun Property located in the Ambler Mining
District, Northwest, Alaska. Drill hole Sun11-28 was completed in
July 2011 at a depth of 154.5 meters. Assay results from the other
five drill holes completed this year, Sun11-23A, Sun11-24,
Sun11-25, Sun11-26 and Sun11-27 were reported in previous news
releases.
The 2011 drill core was split on site by Company staff and sent
for assay to ALS Minerals located in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada. The core was analyzed for a 30 element ICP-AA analysis with
gold and silver fire assayed with an AA finish. Base metal
over-limits were wet assayed. Blanks and standards were inserted
with each sample shipment.
Drill hole Sun11-28 was the last hole drilled during the 2011
drilling program at the Sun property. It tested a 250 meter wide
gap in the previous drilling at the Sun Deposit. Significant
intercepts from Sun11-28 are as follows:
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Inter- Thick-
From To val ness Ag Au
Drill Hole (m) (m) (m) (m) Cu (%) Pb (%) Zn (%) (g/T) (g/T)
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Sun11-28 57.45 68.00 10.65 10.01 2.56 0.81 4.47 63.8 0.216
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Sun11-28 124.75 125.00 0.25 0.23 11.40 0.29 2.50 244.0 1.540
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Sun11-28 was successful in proving continuity of thickness and
grade through this important portion of the Sun Deposit.
Significantly, the zone in Sun11-28 below the massive sulfide
horizon contained abundant stringer chalcopyrite and sphalerite.
The stringer zone, logged at depths of 65.55 - 72 meters (6.45 m),
containing an average grade of 1.19% Cu, 0.20% Pb, 1.05% Zn, 22.0
g/T Ag and 0.003 g/T Au, is believed by the onsite geologists to
indicate that the feeder zone for the Sun Deposit has been
intersected.
The Sun Deposit now has a known strike length of more than one
kilometer and is open to the northeast and down dip. There are now
50 drill holes that have intersected the mineralized zones of the
Sun Deposit (not including S.W. Sun or the Picnic Creek area).
Andover Ventures has retained Mine Development Associates of Reno,
Nevada, an independent consulting firm, to complete a NI 43-101
compliant resource estimate for the Sun Deposit.
Anaconda, a previous operator of the Sun Project, had a four
volume Pre-Feasibility Study completed on the Sun Deposit in
September 1977 by Canadian Mine Services Ltd., Kilborn Engineering
(B.C.) Ltd. and Swan Wooster Engineering Co Ltd. This
Pre-Feasibility Study is historic in nature and a qualified person
has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as
current mineral resources, the issuer is not treating the
historical estimate as current mineral resources and the historical
estimate should not be relied upon. However, Andover has no reason
to believe that the data contained in the Anaconda Pre-Feasibility
Study is not accurate.
Anaconda Historical Pre-Feasibility Study
Tons Silver Copper Lead Zinc
Open pit 2,399,000 2.39 opt 1.93% 1.20% 4.51%
Underground 17,891,000 2.37 opt 1.91% 1.18% 4.46%
The above report does not include the S.W. Sun Deposit, the
Picnic Creek mineralized zone or any of Andover's drilling in 2007
and 2011. The 2007 drill program was successful in extending the
Sun Deposit to the northeast an additional 300 meters into the "Hot
Zone" which included drill holes Sun07-8a, Sun07-15, Sun07-16 and
Sun 07-17. These holes generally contained multiple intercepts.
Select intercepts from the holes are shown below:
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Inter- Thick-
From val ness Ag Au
Hole No. (m) To (m) (m) (m) Cu (%) Pb (%) Zn (%) (g/T) (g/T)
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Sun 07-8a 85.34 88.80 3.46 3.40 1.20 5.00 10.20 226.0 0.482
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Sun 07-15 46.65 52.00 5.35 4.63 4.00 0.20 2.50 27.8 0.331
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Sun 07-16 148.25 151.60 3.35 1.15 4.10 1.30 3.80 70.8 0.123
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Sun 07-17 126.10 134.70 8.60 8.08 0.80 0.60 2.60 33.7 0.363
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The drill program planning for 2012 will include follow-up
drilling to continue definition of this "Hot Zone".
The 2011 drilling included two holes into the "heart" of the Sun
Deposit in two areas that had seen little or no previous drilling.
These were holes Sun11-24 and Sun11-28. The two holes were of great
value in confirming the thickness and grade through zones that
constitute a large percentage of the deposit's tonnage. Intercepts
from Sun11-28 are shown above. Sun11-24 had a select intercept
of:
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Inter- Thick-
From val ness Ag Au
Hole No. (m) To (m) (m) (m) Cu (%) Pb (%) Zn (%) (g/T) (g/T)
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Sun11-24 67.5 84 16.5 15.0 1.60 3.49 10.25 80.64 0.32
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In 2011 the drilling program, also succeeded in extending the
S.W. Sun Deposit an additional 300 meters to the southwest and
extended down dip the known mineralization from historic drilling.
The drill holes that accomplished this are Sun11-25, Sun11-26 and
Sun11-27. Select intercepts for these holes are as follows:
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Inter- Thick-
From val ness Ag Au
Hole No. (m) To (m) (m) (m) Cu (%) Pb (%) Zn (%) (g/T) (g/T)
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Sun11-25 155.00 159.00 4.00 3.86 1.13 1.27 4.88 46.3 0.229
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Sun11-25 174.00 180.00 6.00 5.64 0.67 0.06 0.26 4.7 0.117
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Sun11-26 228.00 237.30 9.30 7.12 0.41 1.57 4.79 164.2 0.248
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Including 232.85 237.30 4.45 3.41 0.48 2.18 5.11 304.6 0.395
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Sun11-27 159.00 164.00 5.00 3.58 2.10 0.35 1.23 231.1 0.619
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Including 159.00 160.60 1.60 1.15 6.08 1.08 3.81 692.9 1.792
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Sun11-27 210.00 210.50 0.50 0.36 8.10 1.08 4.57 43.2 0.049
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Bradley C. Peek, Andover's General Manager for the Sun Project
states, "Both the 2007 and the 2011 Andover drill programs added
substantially to our understanding and to the size of the Sun
Deposit. The planned 43-101 compliant resource estimate will expand
our knowledge of the Sun Deposit and will help define where
additional drilling is needed to move the Sun toward a future
Preliminary Economic Assessment."
Larry Segerstrom, Andover's COO states, "Mine Development
Associates work to complete a NI-43-101 complaint resource estimate
and their assistance in planning our 2012 drill program will enable
us to move quickly to a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on
the main Sun Deposit."
With the completion of the 2011 drill program, 76 holes
(approximately 49,000 feet) have been drilled on the property.
Andover drilled 27 of these holes; the others were done by previous
operators, including Anaconda, Noranda, Sunshine Mining Company,
Cominco and Bear Creek Mining Company.
The above news release has been reviewed by Bradley C. Peek,
Certified Professional Geologist (AIPG CPG-11299) and General
Manager for the Sun Project for Andover Ventures. Mr. Peek is a
National Instruments 43-101 Qualified Person and is responsible for
the technical aspects of this press release.
About Andover:
Andover Ventures is a precious and base metal exploration and
development company, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada. Andover Ventures' holdings are located in the historic East
Tintic Mining District, Utah, USA, and the polymetallic-rich Ambler
Mining District, Alaska, USA.
For further information we invite you to visit us at
www.andoverventures.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Gordon Blankstein, CEO and Chairman
Contacts: Andover Ventures Inc. Richard Martens Investor
Relations 1-604-682-2168 or Int'l Toll Free: 1-800-266-4484
www.andoverventures.com
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