ABRIDGED NEWS RELEASE
DETOUR GOLD
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TORONTO, ON - Detour Gold Corporation (TSX:DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") reports initial results from its 2015 summer drilling program at Lower Detour, located approximately six kilometres south of its flagship Detour Lake gold mine.
The Company started the infill drilling program of 30,000 metres at 50 metres spacing inJune 2015 to confirm the continuity and extent of the gold mineralization within Zone 58N.
Results for the first 34 holes totaling 14,800 metres demonstrated continuity of the mineralization with visible gold observed in all but five holes.
To date, gold mineralization has been intersected over an east-west strike length of 450 metres, from surface to a depth of 550 metres.
The mineralized system remains open at depth and down plunge to the east.
Once the Company receives the results from the eastern and deeper holes and completes the interpretation of Zone 58N, it will be in a position to consider the option of proceeding with underground definition drilling and/or surface infill drilling of the upper portion of the deposit at a closer spacing.
"The excellent results from the first half of the infill drilling program are encouraging and once we receive the assays from the deeper holes of Zone 58N, we can better assess the underground potential of this high-grade target." said Paul Martin, President and CEO ofDetour Gold. "The exploration successes at Detour Lake and Block A, and now at Lower Detour, highlight the potential for a significant mining camp on our large land package."
Significant Intercepts (uncut gold assay reported)
- 6.46 g/t over 22.4 m (DLD-15-140)
- 5.07 g/t over 30.5 m (DLD-15-142)
- 7.53 g/t over 19 m, including 19.36 g/t over 5 m (DLD-15-146)
- 3.71 g/t over 26 m, including 9.63 g/t over 7 m (DLD-15-151)
- 14.72 g/t over 13.5 m, including 32.05 g/t over 6 m (DLD-15-157)
- 9.68 g/t over 11.3 m, including 24.92 g/t over 4.2 m (DLD-15-165A)
- 9.45 g/t over 14.9 m, including 17.20 g/t over 7 m (DLD-15-166)
- 3.88 g/t over 23.7 m, including 7.55 g/t over 11 m (DLD-15-149)
Mineralization starts at near-surface (i.e. DLD-15-138 intersected 6.4 g/t over 13.0 metres, below 10 metres of overburden) and thus far extends to a vertical depth of approximately 550 metres (i.e. DLD-15-157 intersected 14.7 g/t over 13.5 metres).
Gold mineralization is mainly found within the southern portion of an altered feldspar porphyry intrusive characterized by brittle deformation, containing quartz and/or quartz-tourmaline veins with up to 5% pyrite and multiple occurrences of visible gold.
The thickness of the feldspar porphyry can exceed 100 metres, although individual mineralized lenses are typically up to 30 metres in width.
The feldspar porphyry narrows to the east and west near surface.
To view Long Section of Zone 58N, Lower Detour Area, open the following link:http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/Lower-Detour-Select-Sig-Assays-from-Zone-58N_15_10_20.pdf.
Technical Information
The drilling program is being managed by Guy MacGillivray, P.Geo., Exploration Manager ofDetour Gold, a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101.
Mr. MacGillivray has verified and approved the data disclosed in this release, including the sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information.
For this drilling campaign, samples are prepared at ALS Laboratories in Timmins and Sudbury and assayed at theirVancouver, B.C laboratory. Analysis for gold is done on sawn half core samples (size HQ or NQ) using 50 grams fire assay (AAS finish).
Samples with higher grade gold (>3 g/t) or with visible gold are re-assayed using the pulp and fire assay with gravimetric finish procedures.
The Company's quality control checks include the insertion of standard reference materials and blank samples to monitor the precision and accuracy of the assay data.
About Detour Gold
Detour Gold is an intermediate gold producer in Canada that holds a 100% interest in the Detour Lake mine, a long life large-scale open pit operation.
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