Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation is pleased to report the first drill assay results from the 42,000-metre, Phase III drill program at its Cerro Maricunga Gold Project, located 140 kilometres northeast of Copiapo, Chile. Drill assay highlights include 0.95 g/t Au over 302 m from the Phoenix Zone from twin hole CMD-092 and 1.54 g/t Au over 96 m from [...]
Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation is pleased to report that column percolation leach tests from the Cerro Maricunga Gold Project achieved gold recoveries ranging from 77 to 86%. Eight column tests were completed on four master composite samples comprised of average to low grade oxide-associated gold mineralization. The mineralized test material was [...]
Atacama Pacific Gold is pleased to report that it has engaged NCL Ingenieria y Construccion SA as the lead contractor to prepare a Preliminary Economic Assessment on its 100%-owned Cerro Maricunga oxide gold project located in Chile's Maricunga Mineral Belt. Atacama Pacific intends to complete the PEA during the second quarter 2012.
Atacama Pacific is pleased to report that it has commenced a US$24.5 million Phase III exploration program on its 100%-owned Cerro Maricunga Gold Project located in Chile's Maricunga Mineral Belt. The exploration campaign, which will include 42,000 metres of drilling, will target the Cerro Maricunga oxide gold deposit which hosts 92.8 million [...]
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/17/11 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ('Atacama Pacific') is very pleased to report further positive results from metallurgical testing from the it's oxide-associated Cerro Maricunga Gold Project located in northern Chile, 20 kilometres south of Kinross Gold's La Coipa precious metals
Options Santa Teresa Gold Property and Adds Exploration Concessions
TORONTO, CANADA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/13/11 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ('Atacama Pacific') reports that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire the Santa Teresa gold property which lies within the boundaries of Atacama Pacific's Cerro Maricunga Gold Project. Further, Atacama Pacific has also made application for additional concessions expanding its Cerro Maricunga property to the northwest. The Cerro Maricunga property, which is located 140 road kilometres east of Copiapo, Chile, now encompasses 15,840 hectares (see figure 1).
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/04/11 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ('Atacama Pacific') is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Caldwell to Atacama Pacific's Board of Directors.
Mr. Caldwell is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. ('Allied Nevada') and has nearly
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/29/11 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ('Atacama Pacific') announces it has granted an aggregate of 782,500 options of which 530,000 were granted to directors and officers of the Company and 252,500 were granted to employees and consultants. Each option entitles the holder to acquire
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/24/11 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ('Atacama Pacific') is pleased to report an initial resource estimate from its oxide-associated Cerro Maricunga Gold Project of 92.8 million tonnes grading 0.54 gram per tonne gold ('g/t Au') for 1.616 million ounces of gold in the indicated
TORONTO, CANADA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/10/11 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ('Atacama Pacific') reports continued positive metallurgical results from its 100%-owned Cerro Maricunga Gold Project located in northern Chile. Gold recoveries of up to 89% were achieved from 36 bottle roll tests. The test results demonstrate that
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/07/11 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ('Atacama Pacific') is pleased to announce assay results for the final 22 drill holes from the 31,240 metre, Phase II exploration program recently completed on its 100%-owned Cerro Maricunga Gold Project located in northern Chile, 20 kilometres
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/04/11 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ('Atacama Pacific') announces drill assay results from a further fourteen holes drilled on its 100%-owned Cerro Maricunga Gold Project located in Chile's Region III, 170 kilometres northeast of the city of Copiapo and 20 kilometres south of Kinross