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Castle Peak reports final 2011 phase I drill results for Apankrah, files NI 43-101 technical report for Asuogya concession Castle Peak Mining Ltd. (‘Castle Peak' or the ‘Company', TSX.V: CAP) reports the final drill results for the 2011 Phase I drill evaluation program completed on December 20, 2011. The final hole of the Phase I program returned 16 metres (‘m') of 3.3 grams per tonne (‘g/t') gold (‘Au') from the Apankrah target on the Nkwanta concession. This hole was a follow-up on NKDDH010 intercept of 7.5m of 7.2 g/t Au from the Apankrah target. The final three holes from the seven hole Dansuom target on the POW concession, from which Castle Peak demobilized early due to road safety issues, returned 14m of 0.5 g/t Au from POWDDH005, 17.8m of 0.3 g/t Au from POWDDH006 and 1.5m of 1.8 g/t Au from POWDDH007. Additionally, Castle Peak files a NI 43-101 compliant Technical Report from SRK Exploration Ltd (‘SRK'), covering the Asuogya concession. For the full release click here | | | | | | | | | | | | CONFERENCES | Vancouver Resource Investment Conference | | Date: 22 January 2012 - 23 January 2012 | | Venue: Vancouver Convention Centre, Canada | | Event will feature world class speakers, covering all types of direct investment in resource companies, speculative investing, resource exploration, oil & gas, green technology and clean energy, world outlook, investment strategies and more. Mineweb's Jan Chadwick, Kip Keen, will be in attendance. Read More | | Mineral Exploration Roundup 2012 | | Date: 23 January 2012 - 26 January 2012 | | Venue: Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, Canada | | Major mineral exploration conference and exhibition held annually in Vancouver. Mineweb's Kip Keen and Jan Chadwick are planning to attend. Read More | | Mining Indaba 2012 | | Date: 06 February 2012 - 09 February 2012 | | Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre | | Africa's biggest mining and mining investment conference and exhibition held annually in Cape Town. Mineweb will be exhibiting and covering the event. Read More | | | | | | FEATURED
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