EX-99.1 2 cgdf022908exh991.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED FEBRUARY 28, 2008 Colombia Goldfields Ltd.: Exhibit 99.1 - Prepared by TNT Filings Inc.

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Colombia Goldfields Ltd. Reports on Marmato Diamond Drilling

TORONTO, ON, FEBRUARY 28, 2008: Colombia Goldfields Ltd. (the “Company”) (TSX: GOL / OTCBB: CGDF) results of 45 diamond drill holes on the Zona Alta at the Marmato Mountain gold project in Colombia.

Some of the highlights of the current program include: 72.0 meters of 1.62 g/t Au (MT-1002), 65.0 meters of 1.86 g/t Au (MT-1003), 23.45 meters at 1.37 g/t Au (MT-1007), 42.7 meters of 0.83 g/t Au (MT-1008), 32.0 meters of 1.13 g/t Au (MT-1021), 63.85 meters of 0.58 g/t Au (MT-1023), 34.0 meters of 0.81 g/t Au (MT-1026), 42.8 meters of 0.83 g/t Au (MT-1037), 37.7 meters of 1.64 g/t Au (MT-1037), 36.75 meters of 1.13 g/t Au (MT-1041), 36.0 meters of 2.37 g/t Au (MT-1043), 12.90 meters at 9.52 g/t Au (MT-1050), 34.85 meters of 0.84 g/t Au (MT-1052), and 10.0 meters at 11.94 g/t Au (MT-1057).

“Almost all the drill holes at Marmato returned significant gold intersections, longer than five meters,” said Colombia Goldfield’s Vice Chairman and CEO Randy Martin. “Together with the results of channel sampling in underground mines, the results confirm the types of grades and widths reported in the historical drilling and resource estimation reported in our press release of November 14, 2006. A resource calculation based on these results is expected to be completed in March, and ultimately we expect to combine the Zona Alta calculation with Zona Baja (Lower Zone), an asset for which we have a definitive agreement to acquire.”

To February 24, 2008, 15,886 meters of drilling has been completed in 86 diamond drill holes with five more underway. Results from 45 holes (8,829.72 meters) have been received to date and are listed in Table 1. The drill hole locations are shown on the accompanying plan. A resource calculation, which will include the results of approximately 11,000 meters of drilling and approximately 1,700 meters of underground channel sampling, is currently being conducted by Micon International Limited (“Micon”) and is expected to be completed in March 2008. This will be followed by a scoping study which is also being carried out by Micon and is expected to be released during the second quarter of 2008.

A larger drill program for a cumulative total of 60,000 meters is underway to upgrade and define additional resources with completion planned in the fourth quarter of 2008. The number of diamond drill rigs at Marmato will be increased from the current five to ten in the coming months. In addition, a 10,000 meter drill program, planned on the five new gold targets in the Caramanta exploration project surrounding Marmato Mountain, will start in the second quarter of 2008.


Dr Stewart D. Redwood, Vice President of Exploration of the Company, is the qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 who has prepared or supervised the preparation of all scientific or technical information contained in this press release. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM) of the UK, a foreign professional association and designation recognized by the Canadian regulatory authorities. The Company samples were prepared by Inspectorate (ISO 9001:2000 and 9002:2004 certified) at sample preparation facilities in Medellin, Colombia, and Reno, Nevada and assayed for gold by fire assay with gravimetric finish or AAS finish and analyzed for silver and a suite of multi-elements by ICP at their laboratories in Reno, Nevada, and Lima, Peru. Additional laboratories used were SGS in Medellin, Colombia (preparation) and Lima, Peru (analysis), and ALS Chemex in Reno, Nevada (analysis) using the same analytical methods. Blank, standard and duplicate samples are routinely inserted for quality assurance and quality control.

About Colombia Goldfields

Colombia Goldfields Ltd., through its subsidiaries Compañia Minera de Caldas S.A. and Gavilan Minerals S.A., is developing what we believe is a multi-million ounce gold resource in Colombia’s historic Marmato Mountain gold district.

Colombia Goldfields is traded in the US under the symbol CGDF, on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GOL, and in Germany under the symbol C2B. The Company's full September 30, 2007, unaudited consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis are available at www.colombiagoldfields.com, EDGAR at www.sec.gov and SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the Company's profile.

Disclaimer

This release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the beliefs of Colombia Goldfield's management and reflect Colombia Goldfield's current expectations as contemplated under section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this release, the words "estimate, "project," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "plan," "predict," "may," "should," "will," "can," the negative of these words, or such other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, are all intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of Colombia Goldfields with respect to future events based on currently available information and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties pertaining to development of mining properties, changes in economic conditions and other risks, uncertainties and factors, which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ materially from the forward looking statements. In particular, there is no assurance that a definitive agreement will be executed or that the proposed transaction will be completed.


Company Contact:

J. Randall Martin, Vice Chairman and CEO
Colombia Goldfields Ltd. (TSX: GOL / OTC BB: CGDF)
8 King Street East, Suite 208
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1B5
T: 416-203-3856
F: 416-361-0883
info@colombiagoldfields.com
www.colombiagoldfields.com

U.S. Investor Relations: Canadian Investor Relations:
   
John Menditto Martti Kangas
Roth Investor Relations, Inc. The Equicom Group
Tel. +1 732 792 2200 Toronto, ON
Email: johnmenditto@rothir.com 416-815-0700 x 243

 


Table . Length-weighted average gold and silver grades of drill holes from Marmato.

Hole Number

From (meters)

To (meters)

Interval (meters)

Gold (g/t)

Silver (g/t)

MT-1001

30.00

44.60

14.60

0.361

4.5

MT-1001

60.00

66.00

6.00

0.538

10.2

MT-1001

119.30

134.00

14.70

0.960

6.3

MT-1001

139.50

152.00

12.50

1.025

14.5

MT-1001

172.00

186.00

14.00

1.740

8.6

MT-1002

35.94

56.00

20.06

0.816

9.2

MT-1002

60.00

82.00

22.00

0.356

4.8

MT-1002

226.00

298.00

72.00

1.624

3.5

MT-1003

229.00

294.00

65.00

1.869

9.1

MT-1003

300.05

310.00

9.95

0.428

6.2

MT-1003

345.95

354.00

8.05

0.364

1.7

MT-1004

379.50

393.55

14.05

0.431

3.0

MT-1005

225.00

233.25

8.25

0.337

2.3

MT-1005

266.60

277.00

10.40

0.545

3.6

MT-1005

308.60

316.00

7.40

0.470

4.5

MT-1006

No significant intervals

MT-1007

0.00

91.00

Results pending

MT-1007

91.15

107.15

16.00

0.643

17.5

MT-1007

113.10

119.00

5.90

0.591

8.6

MT-1007

151.00

181.00

30.00

0.784

9.4

MT-1007

187.00

210.45

23.45

1.370

15.8

MT-1007

218.95

241.00

22.05

0.511

4.5

MT-1008

167.00

177.00

10.00

0.525

6.5

MT-1008

185.00

191.00

6.00

0.570

3.6

MT-1008

229.00

235.00

6.00

0.314

3.5

MT-1008

240.30

283.00

42.70

0.837

6.2

with

240.30

248.40

8.10

3.247

15.7

MT-1009

18.00

32.00

14.00

0.456

7.5

MT-1010

21.00

27.86

6.86

0.403

5.1

MT-1010

142.00

156.00

14.00

1.568

2.6

MT-1011

No significant intervals

MT-1012

Results pending

MT-1013

Results pending

MT-1014

Results pending

MT-1015

No significant intervals

MT-1016

No significant intervals

MT-1017

Results pending

MT-1018

30.00

46.05

16.05

0.537

2.0

 


MT-1019

Results pending

MT-1020

28.20

40.20

12.00

0.355

4.5

MT-1020

54.20

64.20

10.00

0.655

2.8

MT-1020

72.20

88.90

16.70

0.913

5.9

MT-1020

94.90

121.50

26.10

1.905

7.8

MT-1021

78.00

110.00

32.00

1.135

5.2

MT-1022

No significant intervals

MT-1023

61.15

125.00

63.85

0.584

4.1

MT-1024

3.95

19.00

15.05

2.584

7.7

MT-1024

42.80

79.00

36.20

0.431

2.1

MT-1024

81.00

95.00

14.00

0.300

1.9

MT-1024

97.00

115.70

18.70

0.863

3.9

MT-1025

117.50

127.50

10.00

0.455

2.9

MT-1025

147.50

153.50

6.00

2.134

8.3

MT-1026

37.00

45.00

8.00

0.313

1.6

MT-1026

48.15

75.00

26.85

0.912

8.0

MT-1026

81.00

115.00

34.00

0.812

7.4

MT-1026

133.00

158.00

25.00

0.582

5.5

MT-1027

13.00

19.00

6.00

0.502

12.7

MT-1027

28.00

36.20

8.20

0.325

6.5

MT-1028

Results pending

MT-1029

3.10

23.30

20.20

0.746

8.0

MT-1029

71.30

81.30

10.00

1.210

4.9

MT-1029

97.30

117.30

20.00

1.017

4.3

MT-1030

46.00

54.80

8.80

0.921

7.3

MT-1030

71.00

85.00

14.00

0.535

2.1

MT-1030

173.00

185.00

12.00

2.174

2.5

MT-1030

195.00

214.50

19.50

0.526

1.5

MT-1031

159.65

165.00

5.35

6.017

176.7

MT-1032

Results pending

MT-1033

No significant intervals

MT-1034

26.00

32.00

6.00

.32

1.90

MT-1034

56.00

63.90

7.90

1.419

4.3

MT-1035

Results pending

MT-1036

Results pending

MT-1037

63.60

69.50

5.90

0.38

7.60

MT-1037

95.50

105.50

10.00

0.449

3.6

MT-1037

117.50

160.30

42.80

0.837

5.9

MT-1037

172.30

188.30

16.00

1.020

3.7

MT-1037

210.00

224.30

14.30

4.540

10.8

MT-1037

232.30

270.00

37.70

1.645

4.4

 


MT-1038

No significant intervals

MT-1039

1.30

13.30

12.00

0.360

4.1

MT-1039

37.00

43.20

6.20

0.693

7.1

MT-1039

63.000

69.000

6.00

0.370

2.1

MT-1039

75.00

83.00

8.00

0.741

3.9

MT-1039

97.00

107.00

10.00

1.408

2.6

MT-1040

15.70

21.95

6.25

0.525

6.0

MT-1041

34.50

42.50

8.00

0.338

5.5

MT-1041

93.25

130.00

36.75

1.135

6.0

MT-1041

140.00

151.00

11.00

0.313

3.0

MT-1041

198.38

226.50

28.12

1.041

12.6

MT-1042

77.90

90.75

12.85

0.630

3.0

MT-1043

109.60

145.60

36.00

2.374

8.0

MT-1043

188.40

210.40

22.00

1.024

4.0

MT-1043

226.30

240.00

13.70

0.751

1.8

MT-1044

188.29

194.50

6.21

2.307

9.6

MT-1045

83.15

103.00

19.85

1.584

6.5

MT-1046

Results pending

MT-1047

56.50

72.30

15.80

0.756

6.9

MT-1047

78.30

88.30

10.00

0.831

8.3

MT-1048

.00

8.00

8.00

0.361

5.2

MT-1048

18.00

34.00

16.00

0.372

4.8

MT-1048

56.00

78.00

22.00

0.769

6.5

MT-1048

84.00

89.15

5.15

0.678

9.1

MT-1049

48.00

56.00

8.00

0.618

2.2

MT-1049

64.00

88.00

24.00

0.903

5.2

MT-1049

96.00

110.35

14.35

1.953

7.0

MT-1050

4.70

12.40

7.70

0.591

23.2

MT-1050

186.40

192.40

6.00

0.337

5.1

MT-1050

200.40

212.40

12.00

0.482

4.3

MT-1050

220.40

233.30

12.90

9.528

29.9

MT-1050

257.35

263.35

6.00

0.301

4.3

MT-1050

273.35

279.40

6.05

0.754

4.1

MT-1050

321.15

333.45

12.30

1.085

6.6

MT-1051

No significant intervals

MT-1052

113.30

148.15

34.85

0.845

5.4

MT-1053

No significant results

MT-1054

Results pending

MT-1055

133.70

139.70

6.00

2.067

4.3

MT-1055

208.44

220.25

11.81

0.902

9.9

 


MT-1055

276.20

285.00

8.80

0.543

14.7

MT-1055

300.40

306.75

6.35

1.445

6.6

MT-1055

326.75

336.30

9.55

0.827

3.1

MT-1056

Results pending

MT-1057

94.50

104.50

10.00

11.946

8.7

MT-1057

140.50

153.80

13.30

1.372

5.9

The drill holes were inclined and the intersection lengths do not represent true widths. A cut off grade of 0.10 g/t Au has been used. Results are reported above a minimum average grade of 0.30 g/t Au and a minimum width of 5.0 m. Gold grades are by fire assay with a AA or gravimetric finish; silver grades are by ICP analysis.  Mean values were used where duplicate data exist. In the case of core duplicates the average value has been used. Previously released holes MT-1001, MT-1002 and MT-1003 have been reassayed and restated to a lower cut off grade.  

 

 

 


Plan showing location of all drill holes to date in the Zona Alta (green line) of the Marmato Project, Colombia.