Canada Fluorspar Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CFI)(OTC:CNDFF) ("CFI" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce the 10th set of assay results under the Company's Phase 3
diamond drilling program from three drill holes on its AGS Vein property
(formerly Grebes Nest). One drill hole, GS-13-35, located 100 metres southeast
of previously reported drill hole GS-13-34 (press release dated October 21,
2013) cored three separate intersections down dip: the first intersection having
an average grade of 29.93% CaF2 over 4.25 metres; the second intersection having
an average grade of 49.84% CaF2 over 4.77 metres; and the third intersection
(AGS Vein) having an average grade of 41.78% CaF2 over 3.54 metres. Two
additional drill holes, GS-13-36, located on the same plane as drill hole
GS-13-35, and GS-13-38, located 237 metres southeast of drill hole GS-13-35-36
and 337 metres southeast of drill hole GS-13-34, intersected the AGS Vein
structure. The AGS Vein intersection in drill hole GS-13-38 extends the AGS Vein
along strike, from that reported in a press release dated October 21, 2013, by a
further 337 metres for a total new strike length of about 1,737 metres. The AGS
Vein structure is situated approximately 4 kilometers from the former Tarefare
Mine and less than 6 kilometers from the former Blue Beach North Mine (see
location map below). The three drill holes discussed in this press release are
located in the vicinity of Grebes Nest Pond within the AGS property grid area.
Ground geophysical (magnetometer and EM) survey results indicate that the
mineralized structure has potential to extend for more than 4,000 metres along
strike.
Drill hole GS-13-35 was inclined at -45 degrees and oriented at azimuth 34
degrees, drill hole GS-13-36 was inclined at -65 degrees and oriented at azimuth
34 degrees and drill hole GS-13-38 was inclined at -45 degrees and oriented at
azimuth 34 degrees.
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following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/907496_Fig_1.pdf.
Assay Results
Drill hole GS-13-35 tested the strike extension of the AGS Vein to the southeast
and intersected mineralized structures in three separate locations down dip: the
first structure having an average grade of 29.93% CaF2 over 4.25 metres; the
second structure having an average grade of 49.84% CaF2 over 4.77 metres; and
the third (AGS Vein structure) having an average grade of 41.78% CaF2 over 3.54
metres.
Drill hole GS-13-36 was designed to test the AGS Vein structure down depth and
below drill hole GS-13-35 intersecting two separate structures; one vein
intersection having an average grade of 26.43% CaF2 over 3.00 metres; and second
vein (AGS Structure) intersection having an average grade of 30.72% CaF2 over
1.96 metres.
Drill hole GS-13-38 tested the extension of the AGS Vein along strike to the
southeast. The drill hole intersected three mineralized fluorite zones/veins;
one vein (AGS Structure) having an average grade of 19.82% CaF2 over 9.27
metres; the second vein down depth having an average grade of 22.12% CaF2 over
4.18 metres and the third vein down depth having an average grade of 20.04% CaF2
over 3.49 metres.
To view the second figure associated with this press release, please visit the
following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/907496_Fig_2.pdf.
"This is exciting news that the strike length of the AGS Vein has been increased
by over 300 metres from our last reported length of 1.4 kilometres," stated
Lindsay Gorrill, President and CEO of the Company. "There is a high degree of
confidence that with further drilling the strike length of the structure could
continue to be traced to the east."
Geological Interpretation
CFI has received assay results for samples collected from drill holes GS-13-35,
GS-13-36 and GS-13-38 located along the western part of the AGS property target
area. The three drill holes intersected mineralization that has been interpreted
to be the AGS Vein.
Drill hole GS-13-35 identified the AGS Vein 100 metres further to the southeast
along strike than any previously known location, thus increasing the AGS Vein
strike by another 100 metres to a total distance of about 1,500 metres. There
were three separate vein intersections down dip and they occurred at about 15
metres, 50 metres and 70 metres, respectively, below surface. This drill hole
identified two mineralized structures to the south of the AGS Vein structure.
Drill hole GS-13-36, located on the same plane as drill holes GS-13-35 with a
steeper dip angle, intersected mineralized structures down dip at about 85
metres and 130 metres (AGS Vein structure), respectively, below surface and
about 35 metres and 60 metres, respectively, below the two deepest vein
intersections identified in drill hole GS-13-35.
Drill hole GS-13-38, located 237 metres southeast of drill holes GS-13-35 and
GS-13-36 and 337 metres southeast of drill hole GS-13-34 (press release dated
October 21, 2013), intersected three mineralized zones/veins: one vein (AGS
Vein) located about 110 metres vertically from surface; the second vein located
about 125 metres from surface; and the third vein located about 140 metres from
surface. Additional drilling will be required to test the AGS Vein structure
down depth. Drill results from hole GS-13-37, 100 metres to the northwest of
GS-13-38 and 100 meters southeast of drill holes GS-13-35 and GS-13-36 suggests
that a pinch zone may have developed. Additional drilling will be required to
evaluate the existence and extent of this possible pinch zone.
Preliminary interpretation of the drill results indicates that the western part
of the target area of the mineralized AGS Vein structure maintains a relatively
uniform width along strike and pinches slightly down depth to a vertical
distance of between 150 and 200 metres below surface. The drill intersections
indicate very competent core and good continuity of mineralized material along
strike. CFI notes that most of the mineralized material is hosted by
metasedimentary rocks (interbedded siltstones and shales, whereas most of the
mineralized material at the major fluorspar veins in the general area - the
historic Director, Tarefare, and Blue Beach North Mines - are hosted by the St.
Lawrence Granite ("SLG"). The metasedimentary rocks in the St. Lawrence area are
older than the SLG and early geological mapping indicates that the AGS property
area, where the AGS Vein is located, is underlain by a series of stacked pink
rhyolite sills and dykes, similar in composition to the SLG, which intruded the
metasedimentary rocks. The structure, which has been identified by the drill
program, is a late phase event that cuts both the metasedimentary rocks and the
sills.
The following table shows the detailed results of the 10th set of drill holes
completed by CFI on the AGS Vein noted in Phase 3 of the Company's 2013
exploration diamond drilling program.
2013 Diamond-Drill Hole Assay Results
AGS Vein Property - Phase 3
Canada Fluorspar Inc.
St. Lawrence Project, NL
Hole GS-13-35
Sample No. From (m) To (m) Length (m) % CaF2
Vein #1
108719 11.55 12.55 1.00 24.65
108720 12.55 13.55 1.00 10.58
108721 13.55 14.09 0.54 16.20
108723 14.09 15.06 0.97 24.38
108724 15.06 16.19 0.74 80.54
Vein #2
108728 63.43 64.31 0.88 73.29
108729 64.31 65.35 1.04 86.53
108730 65.35 66.35 1.00 30.45
108731 66.35 67.35 1.00 18.62
108732 67.35 68.20 0.85 40.21
Vein #3
108735 96.54 97.17 0.63 41.30
108736 97.17 97.86 0.69 82.30
108737 97.86 98.45 0.59 10.59
108738 98.45 99.08 0.63 67.83
108739 99.08 100.08 1.00 16.13
Hole GS-13-36
Sample No. From (m) To (m) Length (m) % CaF 2
Vein #1
108758 94.43 95.43 1.00 29.57
108759 95.43 96.43 1.00 18.59
108761 96.43 97.43 1.00 31.12
Vein #2
108765 141.70 142.47 0.77 21.95
108766 142.47 143.02 0.55 52.86
108767 143.02 143.66 0.64 22.26
Hole-GS-13-38
Sample No. From (m) To (m) Length (m) % CaF2
Vein #1
108770 148.03 149.03 1.00 19.55
108771 149.03 150.03 1.00 23.98
108772 150.03 151.23 1.20 6.24
108773 151.23 152.23 1.00 12.44
108774 152.23 153.23 1.00 42.30
108775 153.23 154.23 1.00 17.40
108776 154.23 155.10 0.87 14.27
108777 155.10 155.70 0.60 32.98
108778 155.70 156.47 0.77 1.03
108779 156.47 157.30 0.83 33.27
Vein #2
108782 165.64 166.30 0.66 34.82
108783 166.30 166.82 0.52 43.12
108784 174.00 175.00 1.00 3.09
108785 175.00 176.00 1.00 26.06
108786 176.00 177.00 1.00 17.90
Vein #3
108794 196.56 197.30 0.74 64.11
108795 197.30 198.30 1.00 0.91
108796 198.30 199.05 0.75 0.27
108797 199.05 200.05 1.00 21.38
Assays on these drill holes were carried out at SGS Lakefield Laboratories
("SGS") of Lakefield, Ontario, using the Ion Selective Electrode method to
determine the fluorite content in the low-grade samples and the Dual Calcium
method for samples expected to contain high-grade values (i.e., those with
significant visible fluorspar in the drill core).
Quality Assurance and Quality Control ("QA/QC")
Check assay work by CFI includes insertion of duplicate samples and blanks with
regular batches of mineralized samples of drill core. QA/QC work is also done at
SGS, and results are reviewed and verified by CFI personnel. An independent
geological consultant (Qualified Person) has submitted additional samples
collected from the drill core for analyses.
Phase 1 of the 2013 exploration program was designed to assess the northern
extension of the Director Vein structure. The six drill holes with assay results
to date have shown that the fluorspar mineralization at the Director Vein
extends further along strike and at depth from the old Aluminum Company of
Canada ("Alcan") workings.
Phase 2 of the 2013 exploration program was designed to evaluate the southern
extension of the Director Vein. A trenching program and a geophysical survey
conducted in the area during 2012 identified the structure over a strike length
of 1,000 metres. The current drill program was planned to evaluate the mineral
potential, at depth, of the southern extension of Director Structure and to test
the north extension of the adjacent Hares Ears Vein to the west.
Phase 3 of the 2013 exploration program was designed to evaluate the AGS Vein
property (previously the Grebes Nest mineral property); namely, the AGS Vein
which was identified in the 1940s. The vein was exposed on the east side of
Little Lawn Harbour where the structure is approximately 1 metre wide and dips
to the north at -70 degrees. Prospecting in the late 1940s traced the structure,
through a series of trenches, to the southeast for a reported distance of 3.2
kilometers. In the late 1940s, a 20 metre deep exploration shaft was sunk on the
vein about 500 metres east of the coast. A drift was driven along the vein for
60 metres and a number of short cross-cuts were developed. In 1949, five short
drill holes were completed approximately 1 km southeast of the shaft and to the
south of the projected strike of the structure. These drill holes identified a
number of narrow veins in the metasediments. Due to the remote location of the
showing and the adequate reserves at the operating mines owned by Alcan, no
additional work was undertaken.
Initial exploration information regarding the 2013 exploration program at
Director Vein was included in the Company's press releases dated January 16,
2013 and March 12, 2013.
To date, six Phase 1 drill holes have been completed together with 26 additional
drill holes in Phase 2 (19 holes in south extension Director Vein and 7 holes at
Hares Ears Vein) and 48 drill holes in Phase 3 (AGS Vein area) of the 2013
exploration program. Assay results for remaining completed drill holes in Phase
3 are pending.
Historic exploration data indicates that there are more than 40 mineralized
veins within the CFI property. The three prominent vein structures, however, are
the Director Vein, Blue Beach North Vein, and the Tarefare Vein. Probable
Reserves of the Blue Beach North and Tarefare veins total approximately 5.4
million tonnes at an average grade of 39.8% CaF2. These Mineral Reserves have
been outlined to a vertical depth of 300 metres below the surface, but fluorspar
mineralization extends further at depth. The key assumptions, parameters and
methods used to estimate the Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, as well as
other relevant information, including data verification, with respect to the
Blue Beach North and Tarefare veins can be found in a NI 43-101 Technical Report
prepared by the Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. dated March 6, 2013, which has
been filed by the Company on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
About the Company
The Company is a specialty mineral resource company engaged in the development
of fluorspar deposits located in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, Canada, and is
proposing, through Newspar, its 50/50 joint venture with Arkema, to reactivate
the existing Blue Beach North and Tarefare underground fluorspar mines, by
expanding the existing mill and constructing a new, environmentally sound
Tailings Management Facility.
Mr. James H. Reeves, Senior Geologist with CFI, who is a Qualified Person as
defined in National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Properties, reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.
The information regarding historic production has not been verified by the
Company and is provided for reference only.
Material results of the Company's 2012 and 2013 exploration program have been
disclosed in the Company's press releases dated March 1, 13 and 30, 2012, April
16 and 24, 2012 and January 16, 2013, March 12, 2013, April 24, 2013, May 8,
2013, June 5, 2013, July 2, 2013, and July 11, 2013 including assay results from
forty-two (42) previous drill holes and two (2) surface trenches under the
Company's diamond drilling program which were disclosed in the Company's press
releases dated March 12, 2013, April 24, 2013, May 8, 2013, June 5, 2013, July
2, 2013, July 11, 2013, July 18, 2013, August 6, 2013, August 12, 2013, August
20, 2013, August 29, 2013, September 18, 2013, October 8, 2013 and October 21,
2013.
For more information please see: www.canadafluorspar.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note and Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements which include, but are
not limited to: resource estimates, proposed mining techniques required to
construct and produce at expected levels, anticipated timing for completion of
metallurgical testing, the commencement of the drilling program, current
development and operating objectives and outlook, expectations, opinions,
forecasts, projections, guidance or other statements that are not statements of
fact. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot give any assurance that
such expectations will prove to be correct. Results of the Company may be
affected by a variety of variables and risks associated with mining development
including: loss of market, volatility of commodity prices, currency
fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates, environmental risks, competition
from other producers, ability to access sufficient debt and equity capital from
internal and external sources, ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet
its current and future obligations, regulatory approvals affecting construction
and mining operations. Such forward-looking statements are also based on a
number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not
limited to, assumptions about the following: the availability of financing for
exploration and development activities, the estimated timeline for the
development of the project at St. Lawrence, the supply and demand for, and the
level and volatility of the price of fluorspar, the assumptions on which
resource estimates are based, the receipt of necessary permit, market
competition, ongoing relations with employees and impacted communities, and
general business and economic conditions. Should one or more of the risks or
uncertainties involved in forward-looking statements materialize, or should the
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are qualified entirely by this cautionary statement
and are given only as at the date of this press release. The Company disclaims
any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Canada Fluorspar Inc.
Lindsay Gorrill
President and CEO
1-800-823-8095
lgorrill@canadafluorspar.com
www.canadafluorspar.com
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