Anaconda Intersects More Near-Surface Mineralization at Northwestern Extension of the Pine Cove Deposit; Prepares for a Resource Calculation

TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2015 /CNW/ - Anaconda Mining Inc. ("Anaconda" or the "Company") – (TSX: ANX) recently conducted an exploration program within the Northwestern Extension area of the Pine Cove deposit. It is a zone of near-surface gold mineralization at the northwestern edge of the current Pine Cove pit design that extends for at least 125 metres along strike (Exhibit A).  The purpose of the program was to increase resources within the Northwestern Extension area and potentially expand the mine life of the Pine Cove pit. 

Anaconda conducted 462 metres of diamond drilling in 4 holes and 263 metres of percussion drilling in 12 holes (Exhibit B). The Company also re-logged and performed infill sampling of 14 pre-2015 diamond drill holes within the area of the Northwestern Extension to complete sampling along the holes to depths of approximately 100 metres. The results of the drilling, re-logging and additional sampling will be combined with the geological interpretation and incorporated into deposit modeling, a planned resource calculation and an internal economic analysis.  If the results of the economic analysis are positive, the Northwestern Extension area may be incorporated into the Pine Cove mine plan. 

Three of the diamond drill holes intersected mineralization at around 100 metres or less. Highlights from two of these holes include:

• 5.38 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold over 3.1 metres from 68 to 71.1 metres and 1.12 g/t gold over 8 metres from 86 to 94 metres in hole PC15-246;
• 1.30 g/t gold over 4 metres from 98.0 to 102.0 metres in hole PC15-248.

Four of 14 diamond drill holes chosen for infill sampling extended known mineralization within the Northwestern Extension.  The resampling resulted in the discovery of new zones as well as widening previously known zones of mineralization. Highlights of this sampling include the following updated and new drill intersections:

• 1.41 g/t gold over 19 metres from 49 to 68 metres in hole PC13-196;
• 1.47 g/t gold over 5.4 metres from 22.6 to 28 metres in hole PC00-113;
• 5.03 g/t gold over 8.5 metres from 84 to 97 metres in hole PC07-177.

Percussion drilling resulted in the discovery of a previously unknown area of surface mineralization.  Hole PCp15-50 intersected 1.45 g/t over 7 metres from 0 to 7 metres.

"We have completed our data acquisition at the Northwestern Extension area and will evaluate its potential as part of a resource calculation on the greater Pine Cove deposit," states President and CEO, Dustin Angelo. "We are committed to extending the life of the Point Rousse Project and see the potential right around the Pine Cove deposit as well as Stog'er Tight. A new resource calculation at both deposits will be the next step in demonstrating the long-term value of the project." 

Table 1.  Composited gold intercepts from the recent drill program at Pine Cove deposit – Northwestern Extension.

Hole PC15-247 did not contain significant intercepts of gold.

Table 2.  Composited gold intercepts from Pine Cove deposit - Northwestern Extension including infill sampling.

This news release has been reviewed and considered accurate by Paul McNeill, P. Geo., VP Exploration with Anaconda Mining Inc., a "Qualified Person", under National Instrument 43-101 Standard for Disclosure for Mineral Projects.  The drilling program was supervised by Silvertip Exploration Consultants Inc., of Bishops Falls NL. 

All samples are collected using QA/QC protocols including the regular insertion of duplicates, standards and blanks within the sample batch for analysis.  All samples quoted in this release are analyzed at Eastern Analytical Ltd. in Springdale, NL, for Au by fire assay (30g) with an AA finish. 

All results are reported as drill thickness, whereas, true thickness are interpreted to be between 60-100% of drill thickness.

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ABOUT ANACONDA

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Anaconda is a growth oriented, gold mining and exploration company with a producing project, called the Point Rousse Project, and approximately 6,346 hectares of exploration property on the Ming's Bight Peninsula located in the Baie Verte Mining District in Newfoundland, Canada. Since 2012, Anaconda has increased its property control by nine-fold. It is currently exploring three primary, prospective gold trends, which have approximately 20 kilometres of cumulative strike length and include four deposits and numerous prospects and showings, all within 8 kilometres of the Pine Cove mill.  The Company's plan is to discover and develop more resources within the project area and double annual production from its current rate of approximately 15,000 ounces to 30,000 ounces.

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