11:43 AM EST - Marathon Gold Corporation : announced further very positive results from deep drilling of the Main Zone at the Leprechaun Gold Deposit, Valentine Lake Project, Newfoundland. The drilling focused on targeting up to 100 meter down-dip extensions of high-grade Main Zone gold intercepts identified in earlier drilling by Marathon. These holes were drilled after the 2012 fall resource was estimated and were not included in that resource. Highlights include: New Main Zone high-grade cut gold intercepts: 9.57 g/t Au over 6.30 metres with 35.00 g/t Au (48.96 g/t Au uncut) over 0.90 metres in VL-12-504, New Main Zone high-grade cut gold intercepts: 6.91 g/t Au over 8.10 metres with 35.00 g/t Au (287.11 g/t uncut) over 0.90 metres in VL-12-503. Marathon Gold Corporation
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