VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 23, 2014) - Eldorado Gold Corporation ("Eldorado" or the "Company") (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO) is pleased to announce the year-to-date results from resource drilling programs at the Company's White Mountain and Jinfeng projects in China and the Piavitsa project in Greece.
White Mountain, China
At White Mountain, over 7,500 metres of exploration drilling and over 12,400 metres of delineation drilling have been completed year-to-date. Underground drilling has targeted three areas; in all of these, the new drilling has either produced mineralized intersections outside of the current resource model, or will upgrade existing Inferred Resources for year-end 2014 calculations ( see Table 1 and Figure 1 ).
- In the Central Zone, drilling has extended the existing resource on the 200 metre level, and has identified a new, deeper zone of high-grade mineralization downplunge of the current resource.
- In the North Zone, high grade intercepts have been obtained in several areas along the margin of the existing resource model.
- In the Northern Deeps Zone, new drillholes have encountered multiple high-grade zones within the previously defined Inferred Resource.
Surface drilling programs are currently testing the downdip extension of the Northern Deeps Zone, and will commence shortly on near-surface targets along strike to the southwest of the White Mountain deposit.
Jinfeng, China
At the Jinfeng operation, resource drilling programs in 2014 are directed towards converting existing Inferred Resources to Measured and Indicated Resources. Year-to-date, a total of 3,600 metres of drilling has been completed, targeting segments of the F2, F6 and F7 mineralized fault zones. Significant intercepts from this program are summarized in Table 1 below.
| Table 1: Selected results, China drilling programs |
| ( results reported restricted to intervals with > 10 gm x meters Au ) |
| White Mountain |
| Drillhole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Approx. true width (m) | Au (g/t) |
| Central Zone | |||||
| DHE325-06 | 124.6 | 129.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.73 |
| DHE325-10 | 112.5 | 115.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 35.70 |
| DHE335-05 | 35.2 | 51.3 | 16.1 | 13.2 | 4.95 |
| DHE335-07 | 31.2 | 57.5 | 26.3 | 14.8 | 4.88 |
| DHE335-10 | 39.9 | 69.9 | 30.0 | 20.8 | 1.61 |
| DHE350-09 | 46.5 | 59 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 7.93 |
| DHE350-10 | 43.9 | 57.8 | 13.9 | 11.0 | 7.22 |
| North Zone | |||||
| DHE335-37 | 77.2 | 87.1 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 5.07 |
| DHE335-39 | 82 | 90.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 14.13 |
| DHE335-40 | 85.9 | 92.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 8.22 |
| DHE335-51 | 88.6 | 92 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 5.47 |
| DHE335-52 | 91.2 | 97.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 7.72 |
| DHE365-89 | 199.2 | 220.8 | 21.6 | 16.0 | 11.01 |
| DHE365-92 | 125.6 | 135.7 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 1.59 |
| DHE365-94 | 90.6 | 94.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.67 |
| and | 123 | 129 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 3.57 |
| DHE365-95 | 86 | 108 | 22 | 11.3 | 1.85 |
| DHE365-107 | 19.2 | 25.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 2.87 |
| DHE365-109 | 125.7 | 137.8 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 1.71 |
| Northern Deeps Zone | |||||
| DHE365-86 | 458.8 | 464.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 7.22 |
| and | 469.8 | 477 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 3.54 |
| DHE365-110 | 419.1 | 431 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 20.45 |
| and | 446.8 | 456.5 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 10.62 |
| DHE365-123 | 253.5 | 267.8 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 3.50 |
| DHE365-112 | 447.2 | 478.7 | 31.5 | 20.7 | 5.09 |
| DHE335-31 | 52.0 | 59.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 4.37 |
| Jinfeng | |||||
| Drillhole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Estimated true width (m) | Au (g/t) |
| HDDU0249 | 79.0 | 108.0 | 29.0 | 20.4 | 4.11 |
| HDDU0250 | 61.0 | 91.0 | 30.0 | 28.8 | 2.95 |
| HDDU0251 | 54.0 | 65.0 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 5.97 |
| and | 71.0 | 77.0 | 6.0 | 5.35 | 2.30 |
| and | 90.0 | 97.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 2.58 |
| HDDU0254 | 32.0 | 47.0 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 2.03 |
| HDDU0255 | 46.0 | 60.0 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 2.80 |
| HDDU0255 | 92.0 | 110.0 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 1.28 |
| HDDU0256 | 25.0 | 43.0 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 2.31 |
| HDDU0257 | 205.0 | 210.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.93 |
| HDDU0262 | 145.0 | 159.10 | 14.10 | 13.9 | 2.93 |
| HDDU0263 | 116.0 | 148.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 3.05 |
Piavitsa, Greece
The Company has completed over 6,000 metres of exploration drilling this year at our Piavitsa project in the Halkidiki mining district, Greece. Eldorado's 2014 exploration drilling is targeting the wide data gaps within the two kilometre strike length over which the deposit has been defined, particularly in the western part of the deposit. Nearly all of the 2014 drillholes intersected mineralized intervals with grades and thicknesses similar to previous drilling, confirming continuity of mineralization within the deposit ( see Table 2, Figure 2 ).
| Table 2: Results, Piavitsa drilling |
| Drillhole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Au (g/t) |
| PV-137 | 185.5 | 214.0 | 28.5 | 3.79 |
| PV-139 | 288.5 | 292.5 | 4.0 | 2.07 |
| PV-140 | 182.7 | 191.0 | 8.3 | 3.52 |
| and | 200.0 | 206.0 | 6.0 | 3.72 |
| and | 246.0 | 265.0 | 19.0 | 2.07 |
| PV-141 | 308.0 | 313.0 | 5.0 | 5.61 |
| PV-142 | 111.0 | 119.0 | 8.0 | 2.69 |
| PV-143 | 103.0 | 123.0 | 20.0 | 3.29 |
| and | 352.0 | 377.0 | 25.0 | 4.16 |
| PV-146 | 412.0 | 459.0 | 47.0 | 2.59 |
| and | 480.0 | 488.0 | 8.0 | 5.53 |
| and | 494.0 | 497.0 | 3.0 | 3.80 |
| PV-138 and PV-147 | No significant intercepts | |||
Dr. Peter Lewis, P. Geo., Vice President, Exploration at Eldorado, is the Qualified Person for the technical disclosure in this press release. Assay results reported in this release for China were diamond drill core samples prepared at Eldorado's sample preparation facilities at the Company's Jinfeng and White Mountain mines, and assayed at the ALS Chemex facility in Guangzhou. Assay results for the Piavitsa project were diamond drill core samples prepared at Eldorado's sample preparation facility at Cannakale, Turkey and assayed at ACME Labs' laboratory in Ankara, Turkey. Certified standard reference materials, field duplicate, and blank samples were inserted prior to shipment from the preparation sites and were regularly monitored to ensure the quality of the data.
About Eldorado Gold
Eldorado is a leading low cost gold producer with mining, development and exploration operations in Turkey, China, Greece, Romania and Brazil. The Company's success to date is based on a low cost strategy, a highly skilled and dedicated workforce, safe and responsible operations, and long-term partnerships with the communities where it operates. Eldorado's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:ELD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:EGO).
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