("Amaroq" or the
"Company" or the "Corporation")
High Grade Gold from Maiden
Drilling Results at the Nanoq Project
**
High-Grade Gold Intersected in Maiden Drilling at
Nanoq Project, with up to 123 g/t Au over 0.5m **
TORONTO, ONTARIO - November 26, 2024
- Amaroq Minerals Ltd. (AIM, TSXV, NASDAQ
Iceland: AMRQ), an independent mining development Company with an
extensive land package of gold and strategic mineral assets across
Southern Greenland, is pleased to announce the results of the
successful inaugural drill program at the Nanoq Project, within the
Nanortalik Gold Belt. This maiden campaign has returned high-grade
gold intercepts, underscoring the project's robust potential and
advancing Amaroq's strategic foothold in this prolific gold
region.
The initial drilling program,
designed to validate Amaroq's geological model and to confirm
mineralization at depth within the Nanoq target, comprised two
strategically positioned scout drill holes totalling 133.1 meters.
The drill core intersected three zones of high-grade gold within
orogenic quartz veins including significant coarse visible
gold.
Highlights
· 133.1
meters of scout drilling completed at the Nanoq discovery outcrop,
originally identified by GEUS in 1996 and reassessed by Amaroq in
2021.
· Multiple intersections of high-grade orogenic gold
mineralization, with coarse visible gold in quartz veins with
thicknesses up to 3m surrounded by mineralized alteration
zones.
· Initial results confirm the high-grade gold potential of the
Nanoq Project, located 120 km from Amaroq's Nalunaq Mine, within
the Nanortalik Gold Belt.
· Highlights potential for an expanded 2025 drilling program to
further define Nanoq's potential and progress towards delineating a
maiden Mineral Resource.
· The
Company is exploring the feasibility of bulk sampling and
processing of the material from Nanoq at the Nalunaq
facility.
Eldur Olafsson, CEO of Amaroq, commented:
"These results mark a significant milestone in our Greenland
exploration efforts, confirming Nanoq's exceptional gold potential
and strengthening our understanding of the Nanortalik Gold Belt.
The visible gold intersected in these first drill holes reflects
the high-grade zones we see at Nalunaq, highlighting the potential
for multimillion-ounce discoveries in the region.
We
are now looking to broaden our exploration initiatives as well as
the concept of future bulk sampling at Nanoq with processing at our
Nalunaq facility. This cost-effective approach would not only
confirm Nanoq's high-grade potential and economic viability but
also position us to enhance production and cash flow by leveraging
and potentially expanding the processing capacity of our existing
infrastructure."
James Gilbertson, VP Exploration for Amaroq,
commented:
"This inaugural drilling at Nanoq has validated our geological
hypothesis and provides compelling evidence of a robust
gold-bearing system. We are optimistic about Nanoq's potential and
look forward to expanding our exploration efforts to increase our
understanding of this resource in 2025."
Nanoq Project Background
The Nanoq Project is in Southeast
Greenland, along the Nanortalik Gold Belt, which is known for its
exceptional geological potential. Positioned 120 km northeast of
the Nalunaq Mine, the project benefits from a prime location within
a regional shear system favourable for gold mineralization. This
folded volcano-sedimentary environment, first identified by GEUS
and Goldcorp in the 1990s, hosts outcropping gold and copper within
a sheared quartz vein body, which Amaroq rediscovered in 2021.
Through geological surveys and airborne geophysics, Amaroq has
since identified promising indications of gold
mineralization.
Work conducted by Amaroq to Date
Amaroq's exploration at Nanoq has
involved a phased approach:
1. Initial Sampling and Mapping (2021):
Surface sampling identified high-grade gold in quartz veins,
confirming complex structural features with significant mineral
potential.
2. Airborne Geophysics (2022-2023):
Collaborating with NRG and ALS Goldspot, Amaroq conducted surveys
identifying SW-NE structural corridors and 17 priority
targets.
3. First Drilling Campaign (2024): Two
scout holes totalling 133.1 meters intersected quartz veining with
visible gold, validating prior surface findings and highlighting
new exploration targets.
4. Structural Analysis: Analysing vein
orientations and structural complexity, enhancing understanding of
the gold distribution and refining exploration focus.
Collectively, Amaroq's exploration
work at Nanoq has demonstrated promising gold potential and set the
stage for further drilling and exploration initiatives aimed at
defining future mineral resources.
Summary of 2024 Drilling
This year's successful campaign,
aided by an on-site accommodation vessel and a newly acquired drill
rig, encompassed 133.1 meters across two holes, NAN2401 (51.1m) and
NAN2402 (82m). The drilling targeted high-priority zones within a
SW-NE oriented shear zone, SZ1, with both quartz veining and coarse
visible gold confirmed. This drilling confirms that gold
mineralisation is hosted both in the quartz vein material and the
surrounding alteration, with initial targets of around
3m.
The outcropping northwestern limb of
the mineralized shear system was also sampled, bolstering the
exploration data set for future campaigns.
Figure 1: Coarse visitable
gold identified in Vein 1 within NAN2401
Table 1: 2024 Scout Drilling
Coordinates
Hole ID
|
X
|
Y
|
Z
|
Azimuth
|
Dip
|
Total Depth
(m)
|
NAN2401
|
597909
|
6774507
|
432.3
|
140
|
-45
|
51.1
|
NAN2402
|
597909
|
6774507
|
432.3
|
130
|
-67
|
82
|
Table 2: Significant
Intersection
Hole ID
|
From (m)
|
To
(m)
|
Interval (m)
|
True Thickness (m)#
|
Au
(g/t)
|
NAN2401
|
8
|
9.5
|
1.5
|
1.30
|
18.10
|
|
Including
|
|
0.5
|
0.43
|
44.20
|
NAN2401
|
33.7
|
36.9
|
3.2
|
3.01
|
19.51
|
|
Including
|
|
0.5
|
0.47
|
123.00
|
NAN2402*
|
12.55
|
14.75
|
2.2
|
1.10
|
4.61
|
|
Including
|
|
1.1
|
0.55
|
7.23
|
NAN2402*
|
21.3
|
24.32
|
3.02
|
1.51
|
1.87
|
*provisional results; still under review - awaiting some
re-assay results
#
True thickness estimated to be 50-95% of apparent
thickness
Assay results further provide
evidence that the mineralisation is clean with very low arsenic and
other deleterious elements.
Future Plans
With these encouraging results,
Amaroq is preparing for a comprehensive 2025 drilling program to
further evaluate Nanoq's potential and work towards delineating a
Mineral Resource. The Company is also exploring the feasibility of
bulk sampling and processing at the Nalunaq facility in 2026/27,
which could offer additional insight into Nanoq's high-grade
potential and economic viability.
Sampling and QAQC
Disclosure
Drill core was cut in half using a
diamond blade core saw. Cut lines were consistently drawn along the
core foliation axis and the right-hand side of the core was
sampled. All drill core samples were placed into thick polymer bags
with a sample ticket. All samples were prepared at ALS
Geochemistry's containerised preparation laboratory on-site at
Nalunaq, before being packaged and sent to an accredited
laboratory, ALS Geochemistry, Loughrea, Ireland, for
analysis.
Sample preparation scheme PREP-31BY
was used on all samples. This involves crushing to 70% under 2 mm,
rotary split off 1 kg, and pulverizing the split to better than 85%
passing 75 microns. Samples were then analysed by 50 g fire assay
with method Au-AA26 which has a detection limit of 0.01 ppm Au.
Samples containing visible gold and samples considered to be the
Main Vein were assayed with screen-metallics fire assay technique
Au-SCR24 which has a detection limit of 0.05 ppm Au. This involves
screening 1 kg of pulverised sample to 106 microns followed by a
gravimetric assay of the entire plus fraction and a duplicate 50 g
AAS assay of the minus fraction.
Amaroq's QA/QC program consists of
the systematic insertion of certified reference materials of known
gold content, blanks, and quarter core field duplicates at a rate
of 1 in 20 or 5% per QA/QC type. In addition, ALS insert blanks and
standards into the analytical process.
Enquiries:
Amaroq Minerals Ltd.
Eldur Olafsson, Executive Director
and CEO
eo@amaroqminerals.com
Eddie Wyvill, Corporate
Development
+44 (0)7713 126727
ew@amaroqminerals.com
Panmure Liberum Limited (Nominated Adviser and Corporate
Broker)
Scott Mathieson
Nikhil Varghese
Kieron Hodgson
+44 (0) 20 7886 2500
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Corporate Broker)
James Asensio
Harry Rees
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Camarco (Financial PR)
Billy Clegg
Elfie Kent
Fergus Young
+44 (0) 20 3757 4980
For
Corporation updates:
Follow @Amaroq_Minerals on X
(Formerly known as Twitter)
Follow Amaroq Minerals Ltd. on
LinkedIn
Further Information:
About Amaroq Minerals
Amaroq Minerals' principal business
objectives are the identification, acquisition, exploration, and
development of gold and strategic metal properties in South
Greenland. The Company's principal asset is a 100% interest in the
past producing Nalunaq Gold mine which is due to go into production
towards the end of 2024. The Company has a portfolio of gold and
strategic metal assets in Southern Greenland covering the two known
gold belts in the region as well as advanced exploration projects
at Stendalen and the Sava Copper Belt exploring for Strategic
metals such as Copper, Nickel, Rare Earths and other minerals.
Amaroq Minerals is continued under the Business Corporations Act
(Ontario) and wholly owns Nalunaq A/S, incorporated under the
Greenland Public Companies Act.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains
forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation, which reflects the Corporation's current
expectations regarding future events and the future growth of the
Corporation's business. In this press release there is
forward-looking information based on a number of assumptions and
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are
beyond the Corporation's control, that could cause actual results
and events to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or
implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and
uncertainties include but are not limited to the factors discussed
under "Risk Factors" in the Final Prospectus available under the
Corporation's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Any
forward-looking information included in this press release is based
only on information currently available to the Corporation and
speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required
by applicable securities laws, the Corporation assumes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to
reflect new circumstances or events. No securities regulatory
authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of
this press release. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Inside Information
This announcement contains inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK version of
Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 on Market Abuse ("UK MAR"), as it
forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018, and Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 on Market
Abuse ("EU MAR").
Qualified Person Statement
The technical information presented
in this press release has been approved by James Gilbertson CGeol,
VP Exploration for Amaroq Minerals and a Chartered Geologist with
the Geological Society of London, and as such a Qualified Person as
defined by NI 43-101.