Southern Arc completes phase two drilling campaign at Lemonga gold prospect

Vancouver-based mining company Southern Arc Minerals Inc reported Tuesday it had completed the phase two of drilling program, with a total of 5,655.50 meters drilled in 40 diamond core holes, at the Lemonga prospect located on Sumbawa Island.

The Lemonga prospect is a low-sulfidation epithermal quartz vein system. Five auriferous quartz vein targets, named Amy, Betty, Cici, Dessy and Evi, have been identified within the alteration zone. The best exposed vein, the Amy Vein, has a mapped strike extent of at least 950 meters.

Southern Arc said Tuesday the final holes LDG-45 to LDG-56 were drilled mainly to test lateral extensions of high-grade gold-silver shoots intersected in previous drill holes of both this and an earlier scout drilling program.

?Final assay results for ten drill holes, LDG-45 to LDG-54, have been received,? Southern Arc said.

According to the report, drill holes LDG-46 and LDG-47 both confirm the northern strike extension and depth continuity of grade of the Betty/Cici sheeted vein complex. Meanwhile, drill hole LDG-48 appears to close off the Dessy Vein to the north, although further trenching is warranted to confirm this.

Drill holes LDG-49 and LDG-54 effectively double the known strike length of this vein, which still remains open to the south and at depth. Similarly drill holes LDG-51 and LDG-52 into the Evi Vein confirm the lateral extent of previous gold-silver intercepts from drill hole LDG-34 (9.95m (at) 3.82 g/t Au & 29 g/t Ag).

Drill hole LDG-50 was drilled beneath the previous wide quartz vein intercept in hole LDG-16, but proved inconclusive in extending the vein to depth. However, a significant width of gold-silver mineralization (1.65 m (at) 28.90 g/t Au & 124 g/t Ag) hosted in coarsely crystalline massive sulfides was intersected in the upper portions of the hole, indicating the structural and mineralogical complexity of the Amy/Betty Vein convergence area.

?All data is currently being finalized into a format whereby the resource potential may be indicated,? Southern Arc said.

Southern Arc is exploring for precious and base metals on the 31,204 hectare Sumbawa concession, where the Lemonga prospect is located. This concession is held under preliminary general survey license (SIPP). (robert)