Teras Commences Core Drilling Program at Cahuilla
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - March 12, 2015) - Teras Resources Inc. (TSXV: TRA) ("Teras" or the "Company"): announces that an angled core drill program has commenced on its Cahuilla gold-silver project in Imperial County, California. The high grade intercepts and geologic information obtained from the previous angled core drilling program has proven invaluable with respect to better understanding the geometry and style of the higher grade sheeted vein system (press releases issued on June 05, 2014 and September 09, 2014). This current core program seeks to further develop the controls and distribution of gold / silver mineralization within the high grade sheeted vein block referred to as "Zone A" (press release December 16th, 2014) and to potentially expand the block by targeting areas where limited data exists.
The company has engaged West-Core Drilling, LLC of Elko Nevada for the angled core program which started March 7th. The chart below highlights an 8 hole drill program with an anticipated total footage of approximately 5000 feet.
To view an enhanced version of Figure 1: Cahuilla Gold-Silver Project High Grade Angled Drill Core Program, please visit:http://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/2074/14420_teras.2.jpg
The specific geometry of the high grade veins was not well understood in the past because the existing geologic model was interpreted from chips obtained from reverse circulation drilling with a majority of vertical drill holes. The previous program of angled core holes clearly illustrated the sub-vertical nature of the veins. In addition, evaluation of the assay results indicates a linear trend of high grade precious metal mineralization that follows a distinct west-northwest direction.
About Teras
Teras is focused on developing its Cahuilla project located in Imperial County, California. The project encompasses an area of at least 3 km by 1.5 km and Teras believes that the Cahuilla project has the potential to develop into a mining operation consisting of altered and mineralized sedimentary and volcanic host rocks with numerous sheeted high-grade quartz veins. Teras filed a NI 43-101 compliant technical report with an indicated resource of 1.0 million ounces of gold and 11.9 million ounces of silver on its Cahuilla project (70 million tons at an average grade of 0.015 ounces per ton gold and 0.17 ounces per ton silver with a cut-off of 0.008 ounces per ton gold) and inferred class of 10 million tons grading 0.011 opt gold and 0.10 opt silver. Gold equivalent ounces are 1.2 million ounces in indicated class and 130,000 ounces in inferred class using a ratio of 55 silver ounces to 1 gold ounce.
Dale A Vitone P. Eng., registered with the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, Alberta and Northwest Territories and a director of Teras, is the Company's nominated qualified person responsible for monitoring the supervision and quality control of the programs completed on the Company's properties. Mr. Vitone has reviewed and verified the mining scientific and technical information contained in this news release.
For further project and corporate information, contact:
Teras Resources Inc. Peter Leger, President(403) 262-8411 (403) 852-0644 Email: pleger@teras.caWebsite: www.teras.ca
Michael Padley, Director of Finance (403) 689-2237 Email: mikepadley@teras.ca
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