FORT FRANCES, ONTARIO--(June 27, 2007) - Q-Gold Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:QAU) (FRANKFURT:QX9) (http://www.qgoldresources.com) is pleased to announce that it has engaged Paul Whelan Mining Contractor
s of Kirkland Lake, Ontario ("Whelan") to implement the First Phase of the de-waterin
g, inspection
, and re-entry of the Corporatio
n's 100%-owned Foley Gold Mine near Mine Centre, Ontario. The historic Foley Mine was acquired by Q-Gold in February of 2006, having been under option to the Corporatio
n since October of 2005.
The First Phase will consist of reconstruc
ting the collar of the North Shaft, and installing a permanent pumping system to the 400 foot level. A building will also be constructe
d to house generating equipment, electrical panels, hoisting mechanisms
, compressor
s and tools in preparatio
n for the dewatering and subsequent safe re-entry of the mine and conduct of undergroun
d exploratio
n operations to 400 feet. Men and equipment are being mobilized and are expected to be on site within two weeks. The Second Phase will involve installing an additional pump and pumping out water to the 850 foot level to permit exploratio
n of the levels below 400 feet, where many of the reported "speculati
ve" resources are located.
Based on the results of exploratio
n efforts in Phase 1 and 2, if warranted, Phase 3 will prepare Feasibilit
y Studies to determine the economic viability of developing commercial gold production from the Foley Mine.
Chairman and CEO, J. Bruce Carruthers II, said "Q-Gold is pleased to have a company working at Foley with the tremendous undergroun
d expertise offered by Whelan in all phases of mining. Whelan is completing a similar de-waterin
g job at Armistice Resources' mine at Virginiato
wn, Ontario, and is currently the primary developmen
t contractor for Tagish Lake Gold Corp.'s Skukum Creek gold mine near Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory.
"
Mark Greasley, the Area Manager for Whelan, who will run the Foley Project, commented, "We look forward to initiating the Foley Mine rehabilita
tion. With the amount of existing developmen
t already at the mine, if enough gold reserves can be establishe
d by Q-Gold's upcoming exploratio
n efforts, the mine could be put in production in a relatively short time".
About Foley Gold Mine
The mine produced 5,267 ounces of gold, principall
y in the late 1890's via the North Shaft sunk to the 400 foot level. However, the mine's surface facilities were destroyed by fire at the end of the century, terminatin
g gold production
.
During the period 1923-27, an extensive developmen
t program at the North Shaft of the Foley Mine was undertaken by London-bas
ed British Canadian Mining Ltd. An offset winze was then sunk from the 400 to the 850 foot level. A total of 2.5 kilometres of drifting on seven levels plus cross-cutt
ing was completed and a mill was under constructi
on when funds ran out prior to the Great Depression of 1929. The mine has been flooded since 1927.
A recent report by Northweste
rn Mineral Developmen
t Services of Kenora, Ontario, prepared for the Corporatio
n entitled "An Undergroun
d Exploratio
n Program on the Foley Mine Property", estimates that existing developmen
t at the Foley Mine completed by British Canadian Mining and others represents $12,000,00
0 worth of work in today's dollar terms.
According to the Ontario Geologic Survey, in its "Open File Report 6146 (2005)", p. 33, (authors P. Hinz, C. Ravnass and A. Raoul), the Ontario Geologic Survey reports in its recent inventory of gold reserves in Ontario that the Foley Mine contains remaining "speculati
ve" ore reserves of 400,000 tons and 40,000 tons of "proven/pr
obable" ore reserves - all grading one-half ounce of gold per ton. However, these figures are not compliant with reserve/ resource definition
s required by NI 43-101 and will have to be confirmed by future drilling, both undergroun
d and from surface, and sampling.
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About Q-Gold Resources Ltd.
Q-Gold is a Canadian-b
ased mineral exploratio
n company currently exploring for precious and base metals on its extensive Ontario holdings in the historic Gold Camp at Mine Centre of over 32,000 acres and over 4,000 acres in the Rainy River greenstone belt.
Richard C. Beard, P.Eng., Consulting Geologist, a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this press release.
The statements made in this Press Release may contain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations and projections.
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