SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Nov. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Santo Mining Corp. (OTCBB:SANP), (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it is acquiring 100% of the Nathaniel gold exploration claim just East of Moncion in the Dominican Republic. This claim, of 475 hectares, is added to the Company´s growing portfolio of base and precious metal properties.
First, Nathaniel shares the mineral rich "Hispaniola Gold Copper Arc" formation with Barrick Gold's "Pueblo Viejo" mine with 25 million ounces of Gold, Perilya Gold's "Cerro de Maimón" and Goldquest's recent impressive "Romero" discovery.
Of special interest, the village of "Bulla" on the eastern side of the Nathaniel claim has a long history of gold panning and mining. As recently as the late 1950's a former Director of Mining operated a successful alluvial gold mine on the banks and terraces of the Mao River. According to a recent study by the prestigious IGME or Spanish Geological and Mining Institute they list Bulla as a "Place of Geological Interest where this village located Northeast of Moncion on the River Mao terraces was famous for panning gold in the sands during decades past". (http://mapas.igme.es/sgn/docu/LIG%205974-II%20Moncion.pdf).
Moncion also had its own mining co-operative whose members extracted gold from the surrounding ancient terraces. According to a report conducted by the Dominican Mining Office titled, "Analisis y Ordenacion de la Mineria Artesanal," the cooperative processed black sand to the south of Moncion with a gold assay of 101 g/m gold.
Santo Mining CEO Al French adds, "For years the alluvial benches around Bulla have been the focus of gold panning and sluicing gold. I have directed our exploration team to place a high priority on this area. We expect that within 90 days they will schedule a preliminary investigation on the newly acquired Nathaniel claim to identify potential hidden gold deposits of an economic scale."
About Santo Mining Corporation
Santo Mining Corporation is an aggressive junior minerals exploration and development Company, based in the Dominican Republic. The Company is actively pursuing the acquisition and exploring of properties, which are strategically located in the prolific and highly prospective Hispaniola Gold-Copper Back-Arc area in the Dominican Republic. A detailed description of the Company's activities is available at www.SantoMining.com.
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