Vancouver — Shares of GoldQuest Mining (GQC-V, GDQMF-O) rocketed more than 300% in recent trading, following the announcement of a wide mineralized drill intercept containing copper, zinc and gold from its Las Animas volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project, in the western Dominican Republic.
The latest 4-hole program testing the strike extension of a previously drilled massive sulphide horizon extended mineralization to more than 275 metres below surface and indicates a thickening of the zone attributed to folding.
Hole no. 10 cut 142 metres of massive sulphides and stockwork (from 162 metres down-hole depth) averaging 2.6% copper, 1.9% zinc, 2.5 grams gold per tonne and 36.6 grams silver. Within the wide intercept and at the sediment-volcanic contact, a 14.6-metre interval returned 3.1% copper, 3.3% zinc, 4.2 grams gold and 86 grams silver.
The massive sulphide intercept, comprised of chalcopyrite, sphalerite and pyrite, was vertically below an earlier hole, no. 6, which intersected a gossanous zone.
The company plans a perpendicular “scissor-hole” to hole no. 10 to test the geometry and true thickness of the steeply dipping-to-vertical massive sulphide body, which remains open at depth and to the west.
Las Animas had undergone historic mining focused on higher-grade gold and silver occurrences. Recent programs of stream-sediment sampling, mapping and geophysics conducted by GoldQuest identified several new zones of mineralization.
The company’s initial half-dozen drill holes in late 2006 and early 2007 indicated significant base and precious metal mineralization including an oxide gold cap in sections, prompting a second program.
GoldQuest was formed in mid-2004 as a spinoff of AIM-listed Minmet’s (MNT-L) Dominican Republic mineral project portfolio.
GoldQuest has an agreement with Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFI-J), whereby the South African mining major can earn 60% of specific GoldQuest projects, but Las Animas is excluded from the deal.
On the drill results, shares of GoldQuest closed up a whopping 322% at $1.50 apiece, posting a gain of $1.15.
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