Frontline Advises of Third Party Accident on its Mali Exploration Permit - Niaouleni Gold Project
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 18, 2014) - Frontline Gold Corporation (TSXV: FGC) ("Frontline" or the "Company") has learned from media reports of an accident at an artisanal gold mine within its Niaouleni permit in Western Mali. Frontline understands that the accident involved a collapse of artisanal workings and a loss of life of 16 artisanal miners. The location of the accident is understood to be approximately 500m south of the Niaouleni permit's northern property boundary as highlighted within the shaded circled area in the attached map.
Frontline's interest is an exploration permit only at this stage. The Niaouleni permit covers an area of approximately 94 sq. kms. Frontline does not have control or direction over persons living on or entering the permit lands and was unaware of the movement of artisanal miners onto its permit.
Frontline regrets the loss of life and continues to support and cooperate with the ban on the dangerous practice of artisanal mining imposed by authorities in Mali, which prohibits any gold mining activity during the winter months in Mali from May to October of each year.
Frontline hopes that the results of further exploration will justify construction of a safe mine with meaningful employment prospects for the local community.
Frontline's Niaouleni Gold Project
Lies in the heart of West Mali in Africa's prolific gold belt, and is easily accessible by paved highway approximately 150km southwest of the capital city, Bamako. The Niaouleni area is one of the oldest artisanal workings in Mali, dating back to the fourteenth century.
Frontline's exploration permit is situated on a 12km long gold anomaly & structure.
Over the past 20 years, Niaouleni has had extensive historical exploration programs, which consisted of mapping, pitting, trenching, geophysical surveys & approximately 5,000m of limited drilling. Soil sampling has revealed a number of significant gold anomalies close to artisanal workings, and in areas with limited or no workings.
Exploration to date completed by the Company has included the following:
- 13,922 metres of reverse circulation ("RC") drilling and 31 diamond drilling holes totaling approximately 4,200m (full assay results provided in Frontline's News releases dated February 22, 2011 and October 12, 2011);
- A new gold discovery, a 400m long strike interval carrying gold in the bedrock. The structure is still open to the west, Hole N-11-RC-122 shows a gold intersection of 1.95 g/t Au over 4.0 m. Other notable assays of 1.04 g/t Au over 2m, 0.71 g/t Au over 4m, 1.66 g/t Au over 1m and 0.59 g/t Au over 3m were intersected (full assay results provided in FGC news release dated April 7, 2011 and October 12, 2011);
- Six principal areas of alluvial and hard rock mineralization have been identified. Rocks of the Birimian Group, divided into the Mako Series volcanic and pyroclastic sedimentary rocks, underlie the ground. The area underlain in Niaouleni is Diale met-sediments.
Active gold exploration projects in the immediate vicinity of Niaouleni include African Gold Group Inc.'s Kobada Project and Golden Rim Resources Ltd.'s Faraba Property.
About Frontline Gold Corporation
Frontline is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company with an experienced discovery team and a proven record of accomplishment. The Company's principal properties include the Menderes gold project in the Izmir province of Western Turkey, the Poly and Stewart (gold-copper polymetallic) projects in the Stewart region of British Columbia and the Niaouleni gold project in southern Mali in the heart of West Africa's prolific gold belt. Other Canadian exploration properties include its Red Lake (gold) claims.
For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.frontlinegold.com to view the most recent corporate presentation.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, which address future events and conditions, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, programs and financial position could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, some of which may be beyond the Company's control. These factors include: the availability of funds; the timing and content of work programs; results of exploration activities and development of mineral properties, the interpretation of drilling results and other geological data, the uncertainties of resource and reserve estimations, receipt and security of mineral property titles; project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, fluctuations in metal prices; currency fluctuations; and general market and industry conditions.
Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.
| Contact: | Walter Henry | |
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"Walter Henry" | Fax: | (416) 362-9300 |
Walter Henry, President & CEO | Email: | info@frontlinegold.com |
FRONTLINE GOLD CORP. | Website: | www.frontlinegold.com |
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Frontline's Niaouleni Gold Permit
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