09:49 AM EST - Aurizon Mines Ltd. : reported further results from the current drilling along the exploration drift on the 810-metre level at its Casa Berardi Mine in northwestern Quebec. As at December 31, 2009, the 123 Zone contained inferred mineral resources of 714,000 tonnes at 9.4 grams of gold per tonne for 216,000 ounces using a cut-off grade of four grams of gold per tonne. Since February 2010, a total of 24 holes have been drilled from the 810- and 280-metre levels at an average spacing of 50 to 75 metres with the objective of extending the known mineralization. Fourteen mineralized intervals returned a metal factor above 10 (true width in metres x the gold grade in grams per tonne), or higher. The drilling program covered an area of 400 metres along strike, 200 meters in width, to a depth of 300 metres below the 810-metre level. Aurizon Mines Ltd.
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