LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — Avala Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVZ) (the „Company“ or „Avala“) is pleased to provide an update on the Korkan target area, part of its Timok Gold Project, a new gold discovery in an emerging sediment-hosted gold belt located in a proven and prolific copper-gold mining district, the Timok Magmatic Complex („TMC“) in Eastern Serbia. The Timok Gold Project (formerly referred to by the Company as the sediment hosted gold project or the Potoj Cuka gold project) is comprised of several target areas including Bigar Hill, Korkan and Kraku Pestar. Avala controls 100% of this newly identified sediment-hosted gold belt which totals approximately 250 square kilometres.
5. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
The majority of soil samples have been assayed at the ALS Chemex laboratory, Perth, Australia. More recent programs have been assayed at the SGS managed laboratory at Chelopech in Bulgaria using a combination of ICP-OES and ICP-MS; whereas gold has been assayed by low level detection fire assay method with an AAS finish. The Company has established a laboratory facility at Bor, Eastern Serbia which is independently managed by SGS. Trench samples were prepared at the laboratory facility at Bor and the samples have been assayed at the SGS managed laboratory at Chelopech in Bulgaria or the laboratory facility at Bor. Diamond drill core has been prepared at the laboratory facility at Bor and assayed at either the SGS managed laboratory at Chelopech in Bulgaria or the assay laboratory at Bor. A one metre sampling interval has been used where possible for the Timok Gold Project diamond drilling program. Half core is routinely submitted to the laboratory for analysis. Reverse circulation drill samples have been prepared at the laboratory facility at Bor and assayed at the laboratory at Bor. A one metre sampling interval has been used for the Timok Gold Project reverse circulation drilling program. Following Avala standard quality assurance procedures, a full suite of field and laboratory duplicates and replicates along with internationally accredited standards and blanks, have been submitted with each batch of samples.
Trench sampling was carried out as channels in the wall just above the trench floor on 2m intervals. Except where extensive soil cover is encountered, trenches are sampled in their entirety. The samples were routinely weighed prior to final bagging to maintain an even sample size and to avoid sampling bias in harder rock types. An average channel sample weight was maintained at 3kg/m, which produces a consistent sample weight approximating half HQ core samples. Field duplicate samples were taken every 20 samples and known standards were inserted into the sample stream after every 20th sample. A geological and structural log was completed as for diamond drilling. All data collected in the field is routinely entered into geology and structural geology spread sheets using Field Marshal software for subsequent inclusion in an acQuire database and validation.
Dr Julian F. H. Barnes, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, a Director and the Company-s Special Consultant, has supervised the preparation of the technical data in this press release.
Previously released data refers to data included in the „Potoj Cuka Gold Project, Serbia National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report“ by Paul Mazzoni dated March 10, 2010 (the „Technical Report“), filed on SEDAR at . Further information in respect of results, investigations, interpretations, quality assurance and quality control measures, along with geology, mineralogy, sampling, and analytical procedures is included in the Technical Report.
About Avala Resources Ltd.: Avala is a recently-formed company focused on the exploration and development of the Potoj Cuka sediment-hosted gold project and the Timok gold-copper project in Serbia. The common shares of Avala trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol AVZ.
Avala is well-capitalized, with approximately $28.5 million in its treasury at January 31, 2011, which it plans to use for the exploration and development of its mineral projects in Serbia. Avala-s issued and outstanding share capital totals 214,492,223 common shares, of which approximately 51.4% is held by Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM).
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains forward-looking information. Although the Company believes in light of the experience of its officers and directors, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors that have been considered appropriate that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Forward looking information in this news release includes statements regarding the results of the exploration activities and interpretation of such results, the nature of the mineralization of the project and the potential size of the sediment-hosted gold system, the suggested similarity to the style of gold mineralization of the North Carlin Trend project, the completion of a resource estimation, and the timing and location of future work programs. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligations to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.
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Contacts: Avala Resources Ltd. James Crombie President and Chief Executive Officer 450.640.0810
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