15th Oct 2015 07:00
15 October 2015
Orogen Gold plc
("Orogen" or the "Company")
Diamond drilling re-commences at the Mutsk gold project in Armenia
Orogen Gold plc (AIM:ORE), the AIM quoted gold exploration company, announces the mobilisation of a drill rig to re-commence diamond drilling at the Mutsk gold project in Armenia.
Highlights
· In-company review identifies Mutsk as an attractive gold target
· Seasonally constrained drill programme put in place to continue assessment
· Programme designed to establish continuity and presence of gold in adjacent discovery areas
Colin Bird said: "During my initial review of the Orogen portfolio, Mutsk stood out as a project with enormous potential. With the limited time left for drilling this season, we have elected to test drill a number of locations in order to confirm and firm up our thoughts for next year. The Mutsk project to me represents an attractive gold environment with the possibilities of much value add for shareholder benefit."
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Orogen Gold plc Colin Bird, CEO Alan Mooney, FD
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About Orogen Gold
Orogen Gold plc is a UK public company quoted on the London Stock Exchange AIM market (ticker: ORE). The Company is focused on mineral exploration and development in Europe and is currently operating two gold exploration projects: a) at Mutsk in Armenia and b) at Deli Jovan in Serbia. The Mutsk gold project in Armenia was optioned by Orogen early in 2013 to follow-up reports of a new epithermal discovery within an established gold district. At Deli Jovan the historic high-grade gold mining camp was last in production prior to World War II and has been significantly under-explored in modern times. The Mutsk project has been prioritised by the Company due to the clear potential evident on the property.
About the Mutsk Project
The Mutsk Project is located in southern Armenia at about 2,000m elevation and is three hours' drive from the capital Yerevan. The site is accessible most of the year other than during the core winter months. Maps showing the location and details of the project are available on the Company's website.
Low sulphidation epithermal-type pyrite-gold mineralisation was discovered by limited drilling in altered and brecciated tuffs, similar in age to those that host the Lydian International high sulphidation Amulsar gold deposit (4.1 million ounces in Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources) located 30km to the northwest, also in Armenia. Drilling by Orogen in 2014 intersected wide zones of medium to low-grade gold mineralization within a large alteration system.
Orogen has an exclusive agreement with Georaid CJSC to earn an 80% interest in the property by spending a total of US$2.5m by the end of August 2016.
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