Belo Sun Mining Intersects 31.90 Meters Grading 3.05 g/t Gold Including 14.05 Meters Grading 5.13 g/t Gold at Volta Grande Project, Brazil
TORONTO, October 7, 2010 – Belo Sun Mining Corp. (BSX:TSX-V) (the "Company" or "Belo Sun") is pleased to announce the results of 12 additional drill holes from the current diamond drilling program at the Volta Grande Gold Project located in Para State, Brazil.
Results from five holes announced herein are from the Grota Seca deposit, confirming the presence of and extending the near surface mineralization. Hole VVGD-018 intersected 31.90 meters grading 3.05 g/t gold from 43.00 meters depth, which includes 14.05 meters grading 5.13 g/t gold. A summary of the intercepts is presented in the table below.
Results from additional drilling at the Ouro Verde deposit include Hole VVGD-010 which intersected 9.00 meters grading 4.16 g/t gold from 153 meters depth and Hole VVGD-017 which intersected 7.75 meters grading 2.18 g/t gold from 220.05 meters.
Results have now been received from the initial five holes drilled at the Gameleira target, which is a large geochemical anomaly approximately 1.5 kilometers northwest from the Ouro Verde deposit. Hole VVGD-016 intersected 11.5 meters grading 1.97 g/t gold from 114.00 meters depth. This intercept represents a newly discovered mineralized zone that will be subject to further drilling. See location map (Figure 1) and cross sections below for reference.
Belo Sun has completed approximately 8,000 meters (29 holes) of the currently planned 15,000 meter program; 15 such holes are from the Ouro Verde Deposit, five from the Gameleira Target, and nine from the Grota Seca Deposit. The Company’s current drill program focuses on upgrading the existing estimated mineral resources and increasing the estimated mineral resources by delineating extensions of the mineralized zones along strike and down dip.
In addition to the drilling, Belo Sun is sampling a 50 line-km soil grid on the “South Block” target. This target extends approximately 7 kilometers along strike within a sheared diorite intrusion and is located 5 kilometers southeast of the Grota Seca deposit in an area with numerous garimpos (artisanal gold mine workings). An induced-polarization (IP) survey is scheduled to start in mid-October over this area, as Belo Sun geologists have observed a correlation between gold mineralization and sulfide minerals (primarily pyrite and minor chalcopyrite) in this particular area.
The Volta Grande Gold Project has an estimated indicated mineral resource of 892,000 ounces of gold (20.6 million tonnes grading 1.34 g/t gold) and an estimated inferred mineral resource of 1.4 million ounces of gold (41.9 million tonnes grading 1.05 g/t gold) based on 0.50 g/t gold cut off, as outlined by the National Instrument 43-101 study undertaken by Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. (“Scott Wilson RPA”) of Toronto (see news release of September 21, 2010). The previous preliminary economic assessment carried out by Scott Wilson RPA was based on the mineral resources estimated with drilling to only 150 meters below surface on the North Block.
Helio Diniz, the Vice President, Exploration for Belo Sun, stated “We continue to be very excited about the progress of the Volta Grande Project. We are particularly encouraged that a number of the intercepts are showing higher grades than much of the previous drilling. Moreover, extensions of the known deposits are being confirmed during the current drilling program.”
| Grota Seca target | ||||
| Hole # | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Au g/t |
| VVGD-012 and and including | 49.00 73.24 99.50 103.00 | 54.00 76.24 109.00 106.00 | 5.00 3.00 9.50 3.00 | 1.60 1.56 0.86 2.00 |
| VVGD-013 and including and including | 22.93 98.00 98.86 167.65 167.65 | 24.84 123.77 109.06 187.00 171.49 | 1.91 25.77 10.20 19.35 3.84 | 1.05 1.00 1.84 1.21 2.64 |
| VVGD-015 and and including including and and and including and and and and | 0.00 32.50 46.30 46.30 56.00 75.40 99.30 148.30 148.30 168.00 198.50 220.00 251.00 | 7.80 38.50 58.00 51.90 58.00 82.50 104.25 163.30 154.20 174.00 206.00 223.00 255.50 | 7.80 6.00 11.70 5.60 2.00 7.10 4.95 15.00 5.90 6.00 7.50 3.00 4.50 | 1.35 0.79 1.00 1.39 1.63 2.02 0.56 2.75 5.38 0.68 0.53 1.12 1.54 |
| VVGD-018 including and and and and and and and including and and including | 43.00 45.40 82.00 104.70 124.05 144.00 161.75 177.55 191.80 202.00 213.30 276.10 276.10 | 74.90 59.45 91.00 109.00 132.65 152.40 166.12 186.25 203.00 203.00 218.65 284.80 277.43 | 31.90 14.05 9.00 4.30 8.60 8.40 4.37 8.70 11.20 1.00 5.35 8.70 1.33 | 3.05 5.13 1.03 1.80 0.68 0.95 1.43 0.54 1.41 13.80 1.25 1.60 9.59 |
| VVGD-019 and including and and | 149.45 174.95 198.20 212.55 227.33 | 156.44 203.04 203.04 221.20 231.25 | 6.99 28.09 4.84 8.65 3.92 | 0.61 1.32 3.27 0.74 0.56 |
| Ouro Verde target | ||||
| Hole # | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Au g/t |
| VVGD-010 and and including and | 49.29 66.70 153.00 158.17 202.93 | 52.54 69.82 162.00 162.00 205.2 | 3.25 3.12 9.00 3.83 2.27 | 1.40 1.17 4.16 7.19 2.11 |
| VVGD-017 and and and and and including and and including | 19.60 56.50 62.50 125.20 143.50 175.80 175.80 | 22.60 69.00 69.00 131.20 149.00 178.70 177.00 | 3.00 12.50 6.50 6.00 5.50 2.90 1.20 | 0.53 0.62 0.56 0.56 1.32 1.86 4.23 |
| 190.20 220.05 224.50 | 196.50 227.80 227.80 | 6.30 7.75 3.30 | 1.60 2.18 4.49 | |
| VVGD-021 and and and and and | 0.00 19.05 50.00 82.88 135.25 174.39 | 6.20 31.40 53.32 100.30 141.25 184.00 | 6.20 12.35 3.32 17.42 6.00 9.61 | 1.23 0.51 0.65 0.85 1.34 0.60 |
| Gameleira target | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole # | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Au g/t |
| VVGD-014 and | 160.55 175.15 | 160.95 176.02 | 0.40 0.87 | 7.02 3.21 |
| VVGD-016 including | 114.00 118.00 | 125.50 125.50 | 11.50 7.50 | 1.97 2.84 |
| VVGD-020 | 46.00 | 46.45 | 0.45 | 1.59 |
| VVGD-023 including | 38.30 44.70 | 45.70 45.70 | 7.40 1.00 | 0.69 4.11 |
The widths reported above represent the core width of the intercepts; true widths are expected to range between 85-95% of the core width.
Qualified Assurance and Quality Control
The scientific and technical information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by David Gower, P. Geo., an advisor to Belo Sun and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The exploration program is directly supervised by Mr. Carlos Cravo, Belo Sun’s exploration manager. Belo Sun’s procedures for handling drill core comprise initial description and logging into a Microsoft Access database. Mineralized and suspected mineralized intervals in the drill holes are described in detail and marked for sampling. Core is then cut in half with the right-hand portion of the core put into plastic sample bags and sealed. The left-hand portion is returned to the core box and is stored for future reference or study. Assay standard and “Blank” samples are inserted every 20th sample. These samples are then delivered to ACME Labs sample preparation facility in Itaituba, Para, Brazil. The assay samples are then fine-crushed to better than 85% passing 10 mesh screen, with an assay pulp split of up to 500 grams pulverized to better than 85% passing 200 mesh screen. Samples are assayed at ACME Labs in Santiago, Chile, using a 50 gram fire assay with AAS finish. These QA/QC procedures provide several measures of data quality and assure the Company that the assay data is representative of the original sample.
About the Company
Belo Sun Mining Corp. (formerly Verena Minerals) is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company with a portfolio of properties focused on gold in Brazil. Belo Sun’s primary focus is on advancing and expanding its 100% owned Volta Grande Project, located in Para State. Belo Sun trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “BSX” and has approximately 138 million common shares issued and outstanding.
Cautionary Statement on Forward Looking Information
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Mark Eaton, President and CEO Belo Sun Mining Corp.
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Figure 1 – Volta Grande Geological Map and deposits location
Figure 2 – Ouro Verde Drilling Location
Figure 3 – Grota Seca Drilling Location