CHICAGO, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/10/07 -- Tara Gold Resources Corp. (PINKSHEETS: TRGD) and (FRANKFURT: T8N) is pleased to announce trenching results from the ongoing San Miguel exploration program. The ten trenches, reported below, are located in the Santa Clara zone, which is adjoining and up to 1,380 meters along strike to the south of the La Union zone where drill results included 105.35 meters averaging 1.45% zinc, 0.52% lead, 28 g/t silver and 0.26 g/t gold in hole LU-09 (see news release dated November 8th, 2006).
In August 2005, Tara Gold Resources signed an agreement with Paramount Gold Mining Corp. giving Paramount the right to earn up to a 70% interest in the project by spending US$2.5 million, delivering 700,000 shares, and making various payments to Tara Gold, which has now been earned.
Trenches 01 through 10 span approximately 375 meters and identified the Santa Clara zone on surface and along strike for approximately 300 meters. At the south end, trench ZSC-06 reported 5.7 meters of 1.24 g/t gold, 101 g/t silver with 0.42% combined lead/zinc and is located approximately 1,380 meters south of and along strike from drill hole LU-09 in the La Union zone (one of the most southerly reported drill holes to date). ZSC-02 is approximately 20 meters north of ZSC-06 and reported 4.3 meters of 1.2 g/t gold, 282 g/t silver with 1.38% combined lead/zinc. Intersections of 3.0 to 4.0 meters continued to the north in ZSC-09, ZSC-08 and ZSC-04 until reaching ZSC-03 approximately 225 meters north of ZSC-2 where the zone widened to 12.1 meters averaging 0.2 g/t gold and 153 g/t silver, including 6.1 meters of 0.20 g/t gold and 224 g/t silver. Another 60 meters north of ZSC-03 is ZSC-10 the most northerly trench in this zone and reported 3.0 meters of 95 g/t silver. ZSC-10 is approximately 1,080 meters from La Union drill hole LU-09. The trenches are exploratory in nature, through thin overburden and as such trenches 01, 05 and 07 missed the zone and reported no values.
Paramount's Manager of Exploration in Mexico, Bill Reed, commented: "I am very pleased that our trenching and drilling programs are consistently identifying mineralization along the entire strike length that we have explored thus far. These latest trench results at Santa Clara compare very well with earlier trenches from the La Veronica, San Antonio, San Jose and La Union zones, and constitute the discovery of another new mineralized zone. The surface expression at Santa Clara does not appear to be as wide as other zones, but more importantly, this could possibly extend the total strike length of the system about 1,380 meters to the south and it remains open in all directions. Part of our exploration program this year will include drill testing the newly discovered Santa Clara zone."
The highlights of the trenching include: ZSC-02 - 4.3 meters of 1.2 g/t Au, 282 g/t Ag with 1.38% combined lead/zinc
ZSC-03 - 12.1 meters averaging 0.2 g/t Au and 153 g/t Ag
including 6.1 meters of 0.20 g/t Au and 224 g/t Ag
ZSC-04 - 4.0 meters of 0.09 g/t Au and 49 g/t Ag
ZSC-06 - 5.7 meters of 1.24 g/t Au, 101 g/t Ag with 0.42% lead/zinc
ZSC-08 - 3.0 meters of 0.11 g/t Au, 68 g/t Ag with 0.39% lead/zinc
ZSC-09 - 4.0 meters of 0.13 g/t Au, 41 g/t Ag with 0.23% lead/zinc
ZSC-10 - 3.0 meters of 95 g/t Ag with 0.08% lead/zinc
The trenches are excavated to a depth of 2-3 meters and extend from west to east across the quartz veins and stockwork quartz veins that host silver and gold mineralization in the Guazapares mining district. The trenches were cut through thin overburden to better define drill targets and spaced approximately 50 to 75 meters apart. The geology of the trenches is mapped in detail and continuous rock chip samples of no more than one meter in length are collected from the trench walls.
A location map of these trenches can be found on Paramount's web site. Area Trench From To Interval Au Ag Au Eq. Lead Zinc
meters meters meters g/t g/t g/t % %
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Santa ZSC-01 No Values
Clara
Santa ZSC-02 2.00 6.30 4.30 1.20 282.00 5.90 0.91 0.47
Clara
Santa ZSC-03 21.00 27.00 6.00 0.20 82.00 1.56 0.03 0.02
Clara 27.00 33.10 6.10 0.20 224.00 3.73 0.03 0.06
0.00
21 33.1 12.1 0.2 153 2.76 0.03 0.04
Santa ZSC-04 17.00 21.00 4.00 0.09 49.00 0.90 0.07 0.08
Clara
Santa ZSC-05 No Values
Clara
Santa ZSC-06 29.7O 35.40 5.70 1.24 101.00 2.92 0.28 0.14
Clara
Santa ZSC-07 No Values
Clara
Santa ZSC-08 22.50 25.50 3.00 0.11 68.00 1.24 0.24 0.15
Clara
Santa ZSC-09 37.00 41.00 4.00 0.13 41.00 0.81 0.07 0.16
Clara
Santa ZSC-10 29.00 32.00 3.00 0.00 95.00 1.58 0.02 0.06
Clara
C.W. (Bill) Reed, B. Sc. Mineralogy, is the qualified person for Paramount, the operator at San Miguel, and has prepared the detail and review with respect to this news release.
About San Miguel
San Miguel is currently comprised of 16 concessions covering a +8 km long structural zone that hosts silver and gold mineralization. The concessions also include other structural zones that host mineralization but have not yet been tested. It is located in Chihuahua, Mexico and lies in the Guazapares mining district, part of the gold-silver belt of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Paramount signed an agreement in August 2005 with Amermin S.A. de CV, a subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources, and has earned a 70% interest in the San Miguel project.
About Tara Gold Resources Corp.
Tara Gold Resources Corp. is a growth-oriented precious metals exploration and development company with existing production plants. It is management's objective to become a significant gold and precious metals producer by re-initiating and increasing production levels at La Currita, Lluvia de Oro and Picacho, and developing the San Miguel, La Millionaria, Pilar De Mocoribo and Las Minitas projects in Mexico. We continue to acquire other advanced-stage projects and/or producing mines in one of the most prolific precious metal districts in the world. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at: http://www.TaraGoldResources.com.
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