Detailed mapping at the NE edge of "La Cumbre" porphyry zone discovered the El Cedral target area. Currently, the main working hypothesis is this area represents a potential epithermal high sulphidation type environment. New exploration drilling at El Centro (El Cedral) zone, intersected gold and copper mineralization. QAP-DDH-033 is located approximately 250 metres ENE from the platform at La Lenguita where newly discovered porphyry-related mineralization near surface was intersected. Three drill holes, QAP-DDH-25, 32 and 39 were drilled from the same platform on different azimuths and angles with no significant mineralization intersected. The zone will continue to be defined as this new discovery of mineralization demonstrates further evidence that porphyry-related mineralization may be linked between exploration target areas and La Cumbre -- Dos Quebradas porphyry zones.

El Cedral High Sulphidation Epithermal New Occurrence in Quinchía Gold Porphyry Project, Quinchía Municipality, Risaralda Department, Colombia.
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The El Centro Zone is bordered by Dos Quabradas porphyry in the North and La Cumbre porphyry in the South and it is comprised of three targets, El Cedral to the East, Manzanillo to the West and La Leguita in the middle.

Drilling Highlights from the Manzanillo Target within the El Centro Zone

Drill Hole Highlights from La Lengita and El Cedral Tagets within the El Centro Zone

The Dos Quebradas zone drill results have results for both historic holes and holes drilled as part of the Batero 55,755 metre drill progam. Please note that historic holes are labelled DD in some documentation and maps and DQ-DDH in other documentation and maps. These are the same drill holes.

Detailed systematic exploration within the Dos Quebradas porphyry was initiated in 2006. This program included detailed mapping (1:2500 scale mapping), geochemical soil surveys and ultimately a 2006 diamond drilling program. The Dos Quebradas porphyry covers an area approximately 700m x 700m from mapping and baseline geology work.

The 2011 drill program has shown continuity of the Dos Quebradas system, which the drill results show extends the porphyry to the south greater than 115 metres with mineralization present at surface and at depth. (see November 3, 2011 news release)

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