Highlights:
- Results from the resource expansion drilling program at the Croinor gold deposit returned thick intercepts of significant grade, including 3.0 g/t Au over 13.5 metres and 1.7 g/t Au over 29.8 metres.
- Results from exploration holes between the Croinor and the Suzanne gold deposits returned high-grade intercepts of up to 6.5 g/t Au over 3.5 metres and thick zones of gold mineralization, including 1.2 g/t Au over 12.5 metres, indicating potential for connectivity and significant expansion of the resources.
- Regional exploration programs have also begun, including an MMI soil geochemical survey designed to identify new areas of high-grade gold mineralization.
The best gold results were returned from the northwest part of the Croinor deposit and the area between the Suzanne and the Croinor deposits (see table below and Figure 2). The mineralization intersected is characterized by a series of shallow-dipping gold-rich lenses consisting of quartz-carbonate-tourmaline-pyrite veins, altered pyritic host rock material, and/or tectonic breccia. The latest drilling results have improved our 3D model of the Croinor, Suzanne and
Selected drill results from the
Hole Number | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Gold (g/t) | Zone / Deposit |
CR-23-734 | 178.2 | 181.5 | 3.3 | 6.5 | Suzanne |
including | 179.8 | 180.6 | 0.8 | 26.9 | Suzanne |
CR-23-737 | 258.3 | 271.8 | 13.5 | 3.0 | Croinor |
including | 259.3 | 260.1 | 0.8 | 22.0 | Croinor |
CR-23-740 | 93.5 | 106.0 | 12.5 | 1.2 | Suzanne |
CR-23-746 | 113.0 | 141.0 | 28.0 | 0.5 | Suzanne |
CR-23-749 | 251.2 | 281.0 | 29.8 | 1.7 | Croinor |
including | 268.0 | 270.0 | 2.0 | 9.6 | Croinor |
(1) All the new analytical results reported in this release and in this table, are presented in core length. True width is estimated between 60 to 95 % of core length. Only intervals with grade times thickness above 10.0 g/t Au * m are reported.
Figure 1 – Probe Gold Val-d’Or properties with the Croinor drilling area
Figure 2: Surface Map –
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The Property is located 58 kilometres east of the Novador project in Val-d’Or,
The Property is transected by the Garden Island Deformation Corridor (“GIDC”) in a northwest-southeast direction, which is a major fault following the contact between the Assup and
The Croinor Gold deposit is hosted by a synvolcanic dioritic sill. This sill is 60 to 120 metres thick and is hosted within volcanic rocks of the Assup Domain. The deposit is characterized by gold-rich lenses consisting of quartz-carbonate-tourmaline-pyrite veins, altered pyritic host rock material, and/or tectonic breccia. The mineralized lenses range from 60 to 120 metres long and can be followed over lateral distances varying from several tens of metres up to 600 m. To date, about 40 gold-rich lenses have been identified. Other gold showings surrounding the Croinor deposit have seen limited exploration by trenching and drilling. Gold mineralization is found in vein systems within or associated with dyke, sill or intrusives within the volcanics.
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During the last drilling program, assay samples were taken from the NQ core by sawing the drill core in half, with one-half sent to a certified commercial laboratory and the other half retained for future reference. A strict QA/QC program was applied to all samples; which includes insertion of mineralized standards and blank samples for each batch of 20 samples. The gold analyses were completed by fire-assayed with an atomic absorption finish on 50 grams of materials. Repeats were carried out by fire-assay followed by gravimetric testing on each sample containing 3.0 g/t gold or more. Total gold analyses (Metallic Sieve) were carried out on the samples which presented a great variation of their gold contents or the presence of visible gold.
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Figure 2: Surface Map – Croinor Project new drilling (CR-23-723 to 749)
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Figure 2: Surface Map – Croinor Project new drilling (CR-23-723 to 749)
Figure 1 - Probe Gold Val-d’Or properties with the Croinor drilling
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Probe Gold Val-d’Or properties with the Croinor drilling
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