Probe Metals Inc. (TSX-V: PRB) (OTCQB:
PROBF) (“
Probe” or the
“
Company”) is pleased to provide additional
results from the 2021 drill program on its 100%-owned Val-d’Or East
Monique property (the “
Property”) located near
Val-d’Or, Quebec. Results from seventy-one (71) holes from the 2021
resource expansion and infill drilling program revealed
significant, new gold mineralization along strike and at depth in
the A, B, E, G, I, J and M gold zones east, southeast and south of
the former Monique open pit mine (see figure 1). Results from 40
holes drilled in 2021 and over 80 holes drilled since the beginning
of 2022 are still pending. All the holes released today were
successful in intersecting gold mineralization where predicted by
our 3D geological model and add confidence to the project’s gold
resources. Selected highlights from the current results are
presented below.
David Palmer, President and CEO of Probe,
states: “The Monique property continues to outperform in its
expansion program, particularly with the multiple high-grade
intervals being returned from drilling. In addition to numerous
thick, high-grade gold zones, all of the results released today are
within 300 metres of the surface and can be accessed in the earlier
mining operations. These results also bode well for deeper
exploration of high-grade zones that can support underground
operations and extend mine life. Infill programs are also
demonstrating significant success and confirming the quality of the
current resource while upgrading resource for the Pre-feasibility
Study, which is in progress. Monique is quickly becoming a centre
of gravity for the project and we currently have eight drills
turning on this property to advance it as rapidly as possible.”
Expansion drilling holes released today were
designed to test the extension of the known mineralization
laterally to the east and at shallow depth. About forty (40)
drill holes were designed to convert a proportion of the in-pit
Monique resources of the inferred category into the indicated
category. Infill and expansion drilling continue to show positive
results, good continuity and, strike and depth expansion along the
Monique gold zones.
Probe has initiated the largest drill program to
date at Val-d’Or East totalling 150,000 metres. One of the main
goals of the program is to convert inferred resource into indicated
category. All results released today will be included in an updated
resource for the Val-d’Or East project, which will form the basis
of the prefeasibility study (PFS) expected to be completed in 2023.
The PFS is an important step in advancing the project to production
and work will run concurrently with environmental studies and
permitting.
Selected drill results from holes MO-21-144 to
215 at the Monique Area drilling program are, as follows:
Hole Number |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m) |
Gold (g/t) |
Zone / Resource |
MO-21-149 |
289.8 |
293.8 |
4.0 |
12.2 |
A / Infill |
Including |
291.8 |
292.8 |
1.0 |
43.8 |
A / Expansion |
MO-21-154 |
73.8 |
92.8 |
19.0 |
1.6 |
A / Expansion |
Including |
84.8 |
92.8 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
A / Expansion |
MO-21-154 |
104.5 |
108.0 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
Below Zone A |
Including |
105.5 |
106.0 |
0.5 |
20.1 |
Below Zone A |
MO-21-156 |
66.5 |
77.4 |
10.9 |
1.4 |
A / Expansion |
MO-21-156 |
96.1 |
107.7 |
11.6 |
1.3 |
Below Zone A |
MO-21-156 |
116.2 |
121.5 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
A / Expansion |
Including |
116.8 |
117.4 |
0.6 |
48.0 |
A / Expansion |
MO-21-157 |
57.1 |
58.1 |
1.0 |
33.3 |
A / Expansion |
MO-21-158 |
26.7 |
44.7 |
18.0 |
3.7 |
E / Expansion |
Including |
40.8 |
41.7 |
0.9 |
22.9 |
E / Expansion |
MO-21-160 |
95.1 |
110.5 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
E / Expansion |
MO-21-161 |
60.6 |
75.1 |
14.5 |
1.0 |
E / Expansion |
MO-21-163 |
83.1 |
85.9 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
E / Expansion |
MO-21-164 |
207.5 |
208.9 |
1.4 |
10.5 |
B / Expansion |
MO-21-167 |
41.0 |
54.5 |
13.5 |
1.1 |
J / Infill |
MO-21-167 |
99.7 |
103.7 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
G / Infill |
Including |
99.7 |
100.7 |
1.0 |
16.3 |
G / Infill |
MO-21-169 |
67.8 |
113.3 |
45.5 |
0.6 |
J / Infill |
MO-21-171 |
27.7 |
67.8 |
40.1 |
1.2 |
J / Infill |
MO-21-177 |
184.2 |
198.7 |
14.5 |
2.5 |
A / Infill |
MO-21-177 |
197.7 |
198.7 |
1.0 |
29.7 |
A / Infill |
MO-21-180 |
116.3 |
134.5 |
18.2 |
1.6 |
A / Infill |
Including |
129.0 |
132.0 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
A / Infill |
MO-21-183 |
142.8 |
156.5 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
M / Expansion |
Including |
150.8 |
151.8 |
1.0 |
16.7 |
M / Expansion |
MO-21-187 |
72.1 |
87.0 |
14.9 |
2.1 |
I / Expansion |
Including |
74.0 |
74.9 |
0.9 |
23.0 |
I / Expansion |
MO-21-188 |
35.0 |
78.5 |
43.5 |
0.8 |
B / Infill |
MO-21-190 |
38.9 |
87.8 |
48.9 |
1.1 |
B / Expansion |
Including |
82.7 |
83.4 |
0.7 |
18.9 |
B / Expansion |
MO-21-190 |
188.0 |
196.0 |
8.0 |
2.1 |
M / Expansion |
MO-21-193 |
56.7 |
105.4 |
48.7 |
0.7 |
B / Infill |
MO-21-193 |
92.8 |
103.4 |
10.6 |
1.8 |
B / Infill |
MO-21-195 |
16.7 |
61.6 |
44.9 |
0.9 |
B / Infill |
Including |
51.8 |
55.1 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
B / Infill |
MO-21-195 |
208.0 |
218.0 |
10.0 |
5.6 |
M / Expansion |
Including |
209.0 |
210.0 |
1.0 |
39.9 |
M / Expansion |
MO-21-196 |
104.1 |
114.7 |
10.6 |
1.7 |
M / Expansion |
MO-21-198 |
106.3 |
141.70 |
35.4 |
1.0 |
B / Infill |
MO-21-198 |
272.6 |
288.6 |
16.0 |
6.0 |
M / Expansion |
Including |
276.1 |
276.8 |
0.7 |
103.0 |
M / Expansion |
MO-21-201 |
24.2 |
124.4 |
100.2 |
1.0 |
B / Infill |
Including |
103.8 |
104.4 |
0.6 |
29.0 |
B / Infill |
MO-21-206 |
214.3 |
230.3 |
16.0 |
1.8 |
M / Expansion |
Including |
218.8 |
223.6 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
M / Expansion |
MO-21-207 |
114.3 |
127.5 |
13.2 |
5.8 |
A / Expansion |
Including |
114.3 |
115.3 |
1.0 |
68.8 |
A / Expansion |
MO-21-211 |
28.6 |
104.2 |
75.6 |
0.8 |
E+A / Expansion |
MO-21-212 |
65.2 |
104.3 |
39.1 |
1.4 |
A / Expansion |
Including |
78.0 |
83.0 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
A / Expansion |
MO-21-215 |
107.9 |
140.5 |
32.6 |
0.6 |
A / Expansion |
(1) All the new analytical results reported in
this release and in this table, are presented in core length and
cut to 100 g/t Au when needed. True width is estimated between 65
to 95 % of core length. Only intercepts above 15.0 g/t Au * m are
reported.
Figure 1: Surface Map – Monique Gold Trend new
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About the Monique Property:The
Monique property is located 25 km east of Val-d’Or, in Quebec, and
consists of 21 claims and one mining lease covering a total area of
5.5 square kilometres in Louvicourt township. The property hosts a
current measured and indicated mineral resource of 13,619,000
tonnes at a grade of 1.54 g/t for 672,800 ounces of gold and
inferred mineral resource of 11,733,000 tonnes at a grade of 1.78
g/t for 671,400 ounces of gold (source: Probe Metals NI 43-101
Technical Report Val-d’Or East Project – June 2021). The Property
is part of the Company’s Val-d’Or East Project and the consolidated
land package stands at 436 square kilometres. Val-d’Or East is
situated in a politically stable and low-cost mining environment
that hosts numerous active producers and mills.
GeologyGold mineralization on
the Monique property is mainly associated with three deformation
zones that cross the property with an orientation of 280° and a
75°- 80° dip to the north. Gold mineralization is defined by a
network of quartz/tourmaline/carbonate veins and veinlets with
disseminated sulphides in the altered wall rocks. A total of 16
gold zones have been discovered on the property, to-date. Some
mineralized zones have been defined from surface to a depth of 600
metres and vary in width from 1 metre to up to 100 metres.
Mineralized structures extend laterally up to 900 metres.
Past ProductionThe Monique open
pit mine began commercial production in 2013 and ceased production
at the end of January 2015. A total of 0.58 Mt of mineralized
material was extracted at a grade of 2.53 g/t Au, from the surface
to 100 metres depth for a total of 45,694 ounces of gold.
Qualified Person: The
scientific and technical content of this press release has been
reviewed, prepared and approved by Mr. Marco Gagnon, P.Geo, who is
a "Qualified Person" within the meaning of NI 43-101, and Executive
Vice-President and a director of Probe.
Quality Control: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-assays 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.
About Probe Metals:Probe Metals
Inc. is a leading Canadian gold exploration company focused on the
acquisition, exploration and development of highly prospective gold
properties. The Company is committed to discovering and developing
high-quality gold projects, including its key asset the
multimillion-ounce Val-d’Or East Gold Project, Québec. The Company
is well-funded and controls a strategic land package of
approximately 1,500-square-kilometres of exploration ground within
some of the most prolific gold belts in Québec. The Company was
formed as a result of the $526M sale of Probe Mines Limited to
Goldcorp. Eldorado Gold Corporation currently owns approximately
10.4% of the Company.
On behalf of Probe Metals Inc.,
Dr. David Palmer, President & Chief
Executive Officer
For further information:
Please visit our website at www.probemetals.com or contact:
Seema SindwaniDirector of Investor
Relationsinfo@probemetals.com+1.416.777.9467
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