Burin Gold Corp. (“
Burin Gold” or the
“
Company”; TSX-V:BURG) is pleased to provide an
update on drilling operations at its Hickey’s Pond – Paradise Gold
Project in Newfoundland, Canada. As previously announced, diamond
drilling operations commenced on February 3rd, 2022. As of February
27th, 2022, the Company has completed 14 holes on the project for a
total of 2,158 metres of drilling. A total of 3,584 samples
(including quality assurance samples) have been collected for
analysis, and of that number, a total of 1,149 samples have been
sawed and expedited to Eastern Analytical Ltd.
(“
Eastern”) in Springdale, NL for gold fire assay.
The completed drill holes have been focused on the Hickey’s Pond
showing. The Company’s initial objective is to document the volume
and grade of mineralisation of the showing at depths amenable to
open-pit mining methods with two to three drill holes per section,
on 100 m-spaced sections along the strike of the system.
All holes drilled in 2022 so far have
intersected zones of high-sulphidation epithermal alteration
consistent with the Company’s current geological model for the
system. Hydrothermal alteration types which were found to be
gold-bearing in the Company’s previous scout drill program in 2020
(e.g., quartz-alunite schists, quartz breccias, and quartz-hematite
breccias) have been intersected in every hole. The Company will
report assay results as soon as they are delivered and have passed
internal quality control review and cautions that until assay
results are received it is not possible to determine whether the
high-sulphidation alteration intercepted in the drill holes
completed to date this year contain gold mineralisation or not.
Burin Gold’s chief executive officer, David
Clark, P.Geo., commented: “We have completed 2,158 metres of
drilling in 26 days since our drill program began, which equates to
average production of 83 metres per day, excellent production
considering the difficult winter conditions on the Burin Peninsula
this year. Our partners at RNR Drilling and our crew on the ground
have come together quickly and we’ve now reached this milestone of
2,000 m of drilling on the property less than three months after
our IPO..
I am highly encouraged by the high-sulphidation
epithermal alteration we are seeing in drill core, and we have put
a ‘rush’ on the initial batches of samples delivered to the assay
laboratory so as to be able to share assay results as quickly as we
can. Considering current turnaround times at Eastern for ‘rush’
samples, I expect to receive initial assay results in late March
and be able to disclose these to the market shortly
thereafter.”
Drilling operations will continue until the
spring breakup, during which time drilling will be paused. Once the
early summer season has begun, the Company intends to mobilise a
second drill to the project and drilling should continue throughout
the summer and fall. The Company plans to drill 10,000 m during
2022, focusing on Hickey’s Pond as well as testing the Company’s
other high-priority targets on the property.
About Burin Gold Corp.
Burin Gold is a newly listed public company on
the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company’s principal asset is its
Hickey’s Pond-Paradise Gold Project on the Burin Peninsula,
Newfoundland. This project contains the Hickey’s Pond gold
prospect, drill tested with an initial 1,000 m drill program in
2020 with best results of 10.8 m of 4.43 g/t Au, as well as
numerous other historical high-sulphidation epithermal gold
showings that have yet to be drill tested. The Company has
initiated a 10,000 m diamond drill program on the property in
Q1/2022 and expects to be drilling throughout the year.
Qualified Person
David Clark, MSc, PGeo, CEO of Burin Gold, is
the Company’s designated Qualified Person within the meaning of
National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects (“NI 43-101”). He has prepared the
technical content of this news release.
Acknowledgement
The Company acknowledges the financial
assistance of the Mineral Development Division, Department of
Industry, Energy, and Technology, Government of Newfoundland &
Labrador, via its Junior Exploration Assistance Program. The
program provides valuable financial rebates on exploration
expenditures made in the province to qualifying exploration
companies. The Company has benefited from the program yearly since
2018.
On behalf of the Board
“David Clark”CEO & Director
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accuracy of this release.
This News Release includes certain
“forward-looking statements” which are not comprised of historical
facts. Forward looking statements include estimates and statements
that describe the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals,
including words to the effect that the Company or management
expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward looking
statements may be identified by such terms as “believes”,
“anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”,
“will”, or “plan”. Since forward-looking statements are based on
assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very
nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although
these statements are based on information currently available to
the Company, the Company provides no assurance that actual results
will meet management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other
factors involved with forward-looking information could cause
actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this
news release includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s
objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results,
potential mineralization, the estimation of mineral resources,
exploration and mine development plans, timing of the commencement
of operations and estimates of market conditions. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from such
forward-looking information include, but are not limited to failure
to identify mineral resources, failure to convert estimated mineral
resources to reserves, the inability to complete a feasibility
study which recommends a production decision, the preliminary
nature of metallurgical test results, delays in obtaining or
failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other
project approvals, political risks, inability to fulfill the duty
to accommodate First Nations and other indigenous peoples,
uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing
needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes
in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the
development of projects, capital and operating costs varying
significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the
mineral exploration and development industry, an inability to
predict and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business of
the Company, including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19
on the price of commodities, capital market conditions, restriction
on labour and international travel and supply chains, and those
risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR.
Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used
in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release
are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such
information, which only applies as of the date of this news
release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur
in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, other than as required by law.
Further Information:
David Clark
CEO & Director
Burin Gold Corp.
1-877-620-4185 – toll free
info@burin-gold.com
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