Press Release – March 19 2013 – GTA Resumes Drilling at the Northshore Property
(Burlington, March 19, 2013) GTA Resources and Mining Inc. (TSXV: “GTA”) is pleased to announce that it has resumed diamond drilling at its flagship Northshore Property located in the Hemlo-Schreiber greenstone belt in Ontario. The phase four, 2500 metre, program is targeting the Afric Zone and its east and northeast extensions. The focus will be continuing to expand the broader Afric Gold Zone and on further delineating the high to bonanza grade gold bearing structures within the broader zone.
Since optioning the Northshore Property in September, 2011 GTA has drilled a total of 35 holes (8,224 metres) in three different campaigns. Most holes have produced significant gold intersections within a strongly altered felsic intrusive package, often including multiple occurrences of visible gold mineralization. Gold mineralization occurs in low-sulphide, brittle veins and veinlets throughout the host intrusive phases and has strong affinities to porphyry style gold deposits.
To date drilling by GTA and historic operators has defined this “porphyry style” disseminated gold mineralization – the Afric Zone – over an area of some 500 x 350 metres and to a vertical depth of 350 metres. Previous results from the Central part of the Afric Zone included an intersection of 12.49 g/t Au over 33.2 meters within a zone assaying 3.21 g/t Au (1.20 g/t cut) over 152 metres in hole WB-11-11 (see GTA press release Feb. 14, 2012). The drilling completed since then has helped outline the main zone however additional drilling is needed to establish the limits and controls on the gold system which remains open for expansion in multiple directions and at depth. The new drilling will target these extensions with the initial holes testing the “northeast” and “east” trends. Assay results will be released as they become available.
About GTA
GTA is a well funded publicly traded mineral exploration company. It is led by an experienced and successful management team and is focused on gold exploration in Canada. GTA currently has three active gold projects. Its flagship project, the Northshore Property, located near Schreiber, Ontario, is subject to an option agreement with Balmoral Resources Ltd. ( TSXV: “BAR”) whereby GTA can earn up to a 70% interest. Secondly, GTA recently completed an option agreement with Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: “MEK”) to earn up to a 70% interest in the Squid East Property in the White Gold District, Yukon. The third project, the 100% owned Auden Property, is located near Hearst, Ontario and consists of 1596 claim units covering virtually an entire greenstone belt.
GTA has 25,681,855 shares outstanding of which insiders control approximately 30% of the outstanding shares. The Company’s shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “GTA.”
On behalf of the board of directors
GTA Resources and Mining Inc.
“Wayne Reid”
President and CEO
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