August 16, 2011

Encouraging results from the 2011 field activities in Mauken Greenstone Belt Gold Project

Northern Highlands ApS is pleased to report initial results from large soil sample campaign at Mauken Greenstone Belt Gold Project, Norway.

More than 10,000 soil samples have been collected from the license property. The sampling program not only delineates the known gold-arsenic mineralisation but also defines three new arsenic-rich geochemical anomalies, all of a significant size.

Northern Highlands ApS's exploration activities in the Mauken greenstone belt commenced in early June and are still proceeding. The main focus of this year exploration program was to delineate the large structural controlled gold mineralized system and locate high grade mineralization's (see news release dated June 6, 2011). All 10,000 soil samples have been analyzed with a hand-held XRF (Innov-X systems) and subsequently a large number of soil samples have been analyzed by ICP at ALS Chemex, Sweden.

  • Currently peak soil sample ICP values is: 0.416 g/t gold; 0.3% copper; 82 g/t arsenic.
  • High arsenic values corrolates with extensive hyrdothermal alteration.

The survey design (N-S, E-W orientated lines with 250 meter line spacing, soil sample every 20 meter) has produced a coherent geochemical map, where three new areas show pronounced and consistent arsenic values in the soil.

Søren Lund Jensen (CEO) comments: "The amount of high arsenic values in the soil samples by far exceeds our expectations. High arsenic values are found not only in the Main Zone where we know there is strong correlation with gold, but in three larger areas. We are highly motivated by these results and will now also focus on these newly defined target areas".

Northern Highlands has expanded its license holding in the Mauken area as consequence of the positive results.

Last updated: May 11, 2012

Arsenic pattern in soil samples

Pronounced arsenic pattern in soil samples taken along lines with 250 m spacing, 20 m distance between samples. Pink to purble circles when above 50 ppm As. When below 50 ppm As circles are not colored. Gold in rock grab samples are shown with yellow windows. UTM grid (1x1 km).

Hardworking geostudents hauling samples down from mountain.

Hardworking students from University of Tromsø, Norway. Arne Alnes (left) and Øystein Skari (right). Stormauken in the background.

Soil samples piled up at base camp.

Soil samples in rice bags lined up outside the camp.