12:00 PM EST - Avion Gold Corporation : announced results for an additional 23 holes drilled in 2011 in the Vindaloo zone area, Hounde Project, Burkina Faso. Highlights of the current drill program include the following intercepts: 4.86 grams per ton gold (g/t Au) over 38.5 metres; 3.03 g/t Au over 35.2 meters; 2.52 g/t Au over 47.0 metres. Avion Gold Corporation
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