Caledon finds wide zones on surface at Gaolong (November 24, 2003)

Surface sampling at the Gaolong gold deposit in Guanxi province, China, by London-listed explorer Caledon Resources (CDN-L), has shown extensive widths of silicified and brecciated limestone carrying gold grades in the range of 2 to 3 grams per tonne.

Six channel samples on extensions of known gold mineralization indicated mineralization over surface widths of 10 to 44 metres. The widest intersection graded 2.48 grams gold per tonne, while the two narrowest graded 3.85 grams across 10 metres and 3.29 grams across 12 metres.

The mineralization strongly resembles Carlin-style replacements, hosted in limestone of Permian and Triassic ages. The replacement zones are controlled by brecciation and are strongly silicified.