Avion Increases Grade of Measured and Indicated Gold Resources at Tabakoto Deposit by 72%

Avion Gold Corporation (TSX:AVR) announces its updated resource estimation for eight deposit groups which comprise the Tabakoto Project.

The press release is quoted as saying:

Compared to the initial Tabakoto Deposit resource, presented on May 19, 2009, through additional drilling and refining of the geological models, the average grade of the Measured and Indicated Tabakoto Resources (including the Tabakoto, Tabakoto NW zones, Tabakoto NE zones, Dar Salam and Dioulafoundou deposits) increased 72% from 3.47 g/t Au to 5.98 g/t Au and the average grade of the Inferred mineral resource increased 46% from 3.66 g/t Au to 5.33 g/t Au.

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