Oroco Announces Commencement of Exploration at its Xochipala Project
Oroco Resource Corp. is pleased to announce the commencement of an exploration program on its Xochipala Project in Guerrero State, Mexico. The project is located at the southern end of a gold rich district in Mexico called the Guerrero Gold Belt. To date more than 19 million ounces of NI 43-101 compliant gold resources in all categories have been reported, including Los Filos (goldcorp inc.:13.58 million ounces gold proven)(goldcorp inc.:probable)(goldcorp inc.:measured)(goldcorp inc.:indicated)(goldcorp inc.:and inferred as at 2011); El Limon and Los Guajes (torex gold resources inc.:5.44 million ounces gold measured)(torex gold resources inc.:indicated and inferred ounces as at September)(torex gold resources inc.:2012); and Ana Paula (newstrike capital inc.:currently estimating its resource). The Xochipala Property is the last remaining under-explored target in the GGB that has geological characteristics similar to the known deposits, including the existence of a strong magnetic signature and extensive areas of alteration associated with the contact between intrusives and sediments.