Constitution completes phase 1 at Atena

Constitution Mining Corp. announces the completion of the first phase of a three-phase exploration program at its Atena gold property in Salta Province, northwest Argentina.

Previous exploration by Rio Tinto and others at Atena has led to the identification and mapping of approximately 11 kilometers of mineralized vein structure. Although there remained several large unexplored areas of interest.

The 1st phase of exploration included a thorough examination of the entire property, resulting in the identification and mapping of more than 36 kilometers (21 1/2 miles) of vein structure.

Field geologists collected composite samples from highly leached environments every 54 meters along the entire 36-kilometer vein system. The samples were sent for assay to ALS Chemex, the South American division of ALS Laboratory Group.

The initial batch of results returned values ranging as high as 3.93 g/t gold, 934 g/t silver, 2.4% copper, 3.23% lead and 5.2% zinc. Additional assays are pending.

Constitution Mining CEO, Dr. Willem Fuchter said, the Atena property forms part of a rapidly developing mineral district in northwestern Argentina that includes such deposits as TacaTaca, Lindero, and Rio Grande. Leading up to Rio Tinto’s recently initiated drill program at TacaTaca, the region has been subject to aggressive staking.

The second phase of exploration will include further detailed sampling in trenches and channels across the veins, as well as their alteration envelopes, to outline and interpret the shape and tenor of specific lodes. These lodes can then be tested in the subsurface by diamond drilling in Phase 3.