LAKE VICTORIA MINING COMPANY UPDATES DRILL PROGRESS AT GEITA GOLD PROJECT, NORTHERN TANZANIA
February 19, 2009 – Geita, Tanzania. Lake Victoria Mining Company (OTCBB:LVCA) is pleased to provide an up date on drilling progress at its Geita Gold Project in northern Tanzania, about 80 kilometers west of the city of Mwanza.
Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling started on January 29th and to date ten holes are complete and drill hole eleven is in progress. A total of 1,404 meters have been completed. The Geita program called for a total of 6,000 meters of drilling, with anticipated pre-drilling hole depths of 150 meters. The Geita license covers 43.77 square kilometers, and the current drill program is concentrated in the northeast part of the license, where major intrusives and large shear zone structures are known to exist.
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Hole Number |
Depth (m) |
Major Observations |
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GR-001 |
072 |
Saprolite, mafic intrusive, traces of pyrite. |
|
GR-002 |
150 |
Saprolite, mafic intrusive, granite and traces of pyrite. |
|
GR-003 |
112 |
Saprolite, mafic intrusive, quartz veins and granite and traces of pyrite. |
|
GR-004 |
162 |
Saprolite, Banded Iron Formation, mafic intrusive, mafic intrusive and traces of pyrite. |
|
GR-005 |
122 |
Laterite, mafic intrusive, epidote, traces of pyrite. |
|
GR-006 |
150 |
Laterite, mafic intrusive, traces of epidote, chlorite, traces of pyrite and pyrrhotite. |
|
GR-007 |
152 |
Saprolite, mafic intrusive, quartz veins, traces of pyrite and pyrrhotite. |
|
GR-008 |
150 |
Laterite, diorite intrusive, traces of pyrite and pyrhotite. |
|
GR-009 |
86 |
Laterite, diorite intrusive, traces of pyrite. |
|
GR-010 |
150 |
Saprolite, Banded Iron Formation, feldspar porphyry—very strong silicification, strong pyrite and pyrhotite, mafic intrusive with moderate pyrite and pyrrhotite. |
|
GR-011 |
098 |
Saprolite, granite, traces of pyrite. This hole remains in progress. |
To date a total of 560 samples have been sent for analysis and assay results will be announced shortly. The complete drilling program will generate about 2000 samples with assays being conducted at the internationally accredited SGS laboratory in Mwanza. Additional results will be provided as the information becomes available.
About the Company
Lake Victoria Mining Company, Inc. is working to create another gold mine in the world famous Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt, Tanzania, East Africa. Tanzania produced 1.75 million troy ounces of gold during 2007 and is the 3rd largest gold producer in Africa behind South Africa and Ghana. Lake Victoria Mining Company, Inc. currently holds an ownership and option interest in the Geita, Kalemela, Igusule and Bahi-Hombolo projects along with Geo Can Resources Company Limited (Tanzania), a subsidiary of Kilimanjaro Mining Company Inc. of Nevada. Kilimanjaro Mining Company’s website is www.kilimanjarominingcompany.com
Additional information regarding the Company is available on the corporate website at: www.lakevictoriaminingcompany.com or by contacting:
Lake Victoria Mining Company, Inc.
President - Roger A. Newell, Ph.D.
Phone: 303-586-1390
Email: info@lvcamining.com
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