VANCOUVER, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Goldgroup Mining Inc., (“Goldgroup” or the “Company”) (TSX: GGA) announces that the technical report on the updated mineral resource estimate on the San José de Gracia project titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the San José de Gracia Project – Updated Resources Estimates on the Tres Amigos, San Pablo, La Union, La Purisina Zones – Northeast Sinaloa, Mexico” (the “Technical Report”), effective September 5, 2011 and dated January 3, 2012, has been filed on SEDAR in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) requirements. This filing is further to the Company’s previously announced updated mineral resource estimate on November 23, 2011.
This Technical Report significantly increased the Company’s mineral resource estimate at San José de Gracia, establishing indicated resources at the Tres Amigos vein of 147,000 ounces of gold, and growing inferred resources at all four veins from 618,000 to 963,000 ounces of gold, representing an increase of 56%. The prior NI 43-101 Technical Report dated February 28, 2011, estimated solely inferred mineral resources.
| Date of NI 43-101 Report | Cut-off Au (g/t) | Resource Class | Tonnes > Cut-off (tonnes) | Grade > Cut-off Au (g/t) | Oz Au |
| Feb 22, 2011 | 2.00 | Indicated | – | – | – |
| 2.00 | Inferred | 3,441,000 | 5.59 | 618,000 | |
| Sep 5, 2011 | 2.00 | Indicated | 913,000 | 5.00 | 147,000 |
| 2.00 | Inferred | 5,813,000 | 5.16 | 963,000 | |
| Note: All figures rounded to the nearest thousand ounces | |||||
Key maps from the Company’s Technical Report can be found at
http://www.goldgroupmining.com/s/san_jose_gracia.asp
The Technical Report was prepared for the Company by Jim Cuttle, B.Sc., P.Geo., and Gary H. Giroux, P.Eng., MASc., of Giroux Consultants Ltd., each an independent qualified person under NI 43-101.
The Technical Report has been filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and can be viewed on the Company’s website at http://www.goldgroupmining.com/s/technical_reports.asp
About Goldgroup
Goldgroup is a well-funded Canadian-based gold production and exploration Company with significant upside in a portfolio of projects in Mexico, including its flagship 100%-owned advanced stage gold development project, Caballo Blanco, in Veracruz, and the 50%-owned high grade gold exploration project, San José de Gracia, in Sinaloa. The Company operates the 100%-owned Cerro Colorado gold mine in Sonora, Mexico.
Goldgroup is led by a team of highly successful and seasoned individuals with extensive expertise in mine development, corporate finance, and exploration in Mexico. Goldgroup’s mission is to grow gold production, mineral resources, profitability and cash flow, building a leading gold producer in Mexico.
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