Westminster Assembles a New Project in Sonora, Mexico That Includes the
Historic High-grade, Copper-Gold-Silver, Anita Copper Mine
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VANCOUVER, Sept. 23 /CNW/ - Westminster Resources Ltd. (the "Company") has assembled a new project now known as the "EL COBRE" which covers an area of 24,156 hectares and is located in Sonora state, Mexico. Within the "EL COBRE" property, the Los Amigos, El Guayacan, Los Alamos, (all former mines) and the famous ANITA COPPER MINE are all examples of near surface, vein-type prospects having elevated grades of gold-copper and silver. Within the project area, these high grade gold-copper-silver veins, breccias, and diatremes have been identified by the Company as being associated with porphyry deposit-style mineralized systems. The project has not been explored previously using modern methodologies nor previously drill tested.
The Company's initial "EL COBRE" exploration focus will be at the previously undrilled ANITA COPPER MINE originally exploited by the DOUGLAS COPPER MINING COMPANY (NY) from 1900 until operations ceased in 1910 due to the Mexican revolution.
In Technical File 260385 (October, 1989) by Eng. Guillermo G. Teran M. for the Council of Mineral Resources, Regional Deputy Management, Resident Management in Sonora entitled "Geological and Mining Report of "El Cobre and Anita" Mining Claims, Municipality of Quirieco, Sonora" the author quotes (p.23) from an April, 1969 report by Engineer Oleg Saitcevsky who discusses an earlier study by Mining Engineer Mr. Francisco Quirago:
"Quirago divided the estimated ore into two parts: 42,000 tons with a low grade that yielded 5.815 gms/ton gold, 62.20 gms/ton silver and 4% copper, as well as 42,000 tons of high-grade ore with values of 8.0 gms/ton gold, 124.4 gms/ton silver and 6% copper....."
The Company cautions that these estimates were made prior to 1969, are non-compliant with current National Instrument 43-101 requirements and historic in nature and therefore cautions the reader not to rely on them. The Company considers the historic estimates only to indicate the nature of mineralization which may be present at the "EL COBRE" project and the Company does not treat them as current mineral resources. The planned 2010 exploration program has been designed in part incorporating the historic information. In all likelihood these historic estimates were underground ores blocked out and sampled to supply the smelting plant built in the town of Fundicion (about 27 km away) where
".....initial processing was to be 250 tons per day expanding to 600 tons per day"......"the investment for the development of the Anita Copper Mine (1200 meters and inclined shaft 185 meters) and construction of the smelting plant exceeded 12 million dollars (steam power and 300 men employed); the 1910 revolution obliged the Anita Copper Company to abandon the project and all American employees left the country." (ING. Oleg Saitcevsky, March, 1969).
Company personnel have now traced the surface expression at the ANITA COPPER MINE for a length of 600 meters and at the Los Amigos Mine, which is located 3 km to the South, for 400 meters on surface. Similar breccias, epithermal vein and diatreme styles of mineralization at the two historic mines will be tested by CSAMT surficial geophysical surveying followed up by 3500 meters of NQ-sized, diamond core drilling scheduled for October-November, 2010.
Glen Indra, President of Westminster, stated "with the "EL COBRE" Project, we have been able to acquire many near-surface, mineralized zones with reported elevated precious and base metal content that fit into our interpretation that this is part of an extensive gold-copper-silver porphyry system. At the ANITA COPPER MINE site the vein, breccia and diatreme mineralization is an attractive stand alone and untested shallow drill target. We have started our work program at "EL COBRE" and look forward to Phase one results".
The Company now has two active exploration projects in Sonora, the "EL COBRE" near Obregon and the "NAVOJOA" project located to the South. These mineral concessions have been acquired by staking, option agreements and through outright purchases. In this part of Sonora, excellent infrastructure includes roads, hydro-power, water and service centres.
The foregoing disclosure has been reviewed and verified by director Glen C. Macdonald, P. Geo., a qualified person for the purpose of National Instrument 43-101, Standard of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WESTMINSTER RESOURCES LTD. "Glen C. Macdonald" --------------------------------------
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For further information: regarding Westminster Resources Ltd., please contact Leif Smither at 604-608-0400, Toll Free: 1-877-608-0007 or visit our website at www.westminsterres.com
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