VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 3, 2024 /CNW/ - 1911 Gold Corporation ("1911 Gold" or the "Company") (TSXV: AUMB) (OTCBB: AUMBF) (FRA: 2KY) is pleased to announce the mobilization of a drill rig for the 2024 surface drill program, commencing mid-October, 2024, at the Company's 100%-owned Rice Lake Gold property in Manitoba, Canada.
Highlights:
Initial 6,000 metre ("m") drill program planned to commence in mid-October, focusing on near surface targets within the True North Gold Mine footprint
Three (3) priority drill target areas generated through detailed data review, and updated geological interpretation:
San Antonio West Target, 3 drill holes totalling 1,200m testing a large target hosted within the prolific San Antonio mafic with historical drill intercepts of up to 3.38m @ 7.93 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold ("Au") and 3.08m @ 9.80 g/t Au
San Antonio Southeast Target, 4 drill holes totalling 2,500m testing a significant target area located within the San Antonio mafic with historical drill assays of up to 3.20m @ 6.25 g/t Au and 3.63m @ 4.01 g/t Au
Cohiba East Target, 3 drill holes totalling 1,300m testing two subparallel structures, covering the eastern extensions of the Cohiba mine, with historical drill intercepts of up to 1.58m @ 41.51 g/t Au and 5.85m @ 8.39 g/t Au, including 2.74m @ 13.17 g/t Au
An additional 1,000m have been allocated for follow-up drilling based on results
Additional drill targets expected to be generated following finalization of the mineral resource update later this month, focused on resource expansion drilling
Shaun Heinrichs, President & CEO, stated, "Our new team is very excited to be drilling several key targets at our True North Mine asset. The three target areas each show significant potential to host high grade gold mineralization and can be easily upgraded to mineral resources due to their close proximity to existing infrastructure and underground mine workings. With the forthcoming mineral resource estimate update we will also be looking to generate additional resource extension and expansion targets. The exploration team has also identified additional new resource drill targets at depth which, combined with the pending resource expansion targets and current shallow drill targets, highlight the significant potential to increase the gold resource base at the True North Gold Mine."
The 6,000m diamond drill program at the True North Gold Mine area has been designed to test the potential of high-grade vein hosted gold mineralization defined by:
Proximity to know mineralized veins and underground infrastructure
Areas with historical gold mineralized drill intercepts outside of the current and pending new resources
Location within known shear zone corridors and their intersections with favourable host rocks
Located within the first 400m from surface
Figure 1: Generalized True North Mine Geology Map with mine locations, surface projection of known gold mineralized veins, interpreted shear zones and drill target areas. (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)
Figure 2: Isometric view looking NNE of the True North Mine Complex underground workings and location of drill targets. (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)
San Antonio West target
The San Antonio West target occurs as a potential extension or subparallel gold mineralized vein system to the historical San Antonio Zone at the True North Gold Mine. The San Antonio zone historically produced 1,309,351 ounces Au at a grade of 9.33 g/t Au. It represents a priority target hosted within the prolific San Antonio mafic unit and the intersection with the Cartwright South shear zone. The drill targeted area is located in proximity to the True North underground mine workings and is well defined by historical gold mineralized drill intercepts along strike to the west (Figure 3 and 4) including the following:
Drill Hole CW-06-069: 3.38m @ 7.93 g/t Au
Drill Hole GAB-06-071: 1.62m @ 3.54 g/t Au
Drill Hole GAB-60-012: 0.98m @ 8.91 g/t Au
Drill Hole GAB-06-010: 0.79m @ 10.97 g/t Au
Drill Hole GAB-28-014: 1.74m @ 6.54 g/t Au
Drill Hole CW-06-073: 1.95m @ 4.05 g/t Au
Figure 3 (Left): Isometric view looking SW with the target area location with the San Antonio Mine UG working; Figure 4 (Right): Isometric view looking SW of the target area with historical gold mineralized intercepts and planned drill hole intercepts. (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)
San Antonio Southeast target
The San Antonio Southeast target is a potential extension of the known gold mineralization within the San Antonio Mine vein system. It is located on the intersection of the highly mineralized San Antonio Mafic unit and the interpreted L10 and L10 South shear zones. This geological intersection hosts the historical gold mineralization at the San Antonio zone within the True North Gold Mine and historically produced 1,309,351 ounces Au at a grade of 9.33 g/t Au.
The San Antonio Southeast target occurs in close proximity to underground mine workings and has been historically drilled with significant gold intercepts, including the following (Figure 5 and 6):
Drill Hole AB-07-003: 2.16m @ 12.90 g/t Au
Drill Hole AB-10-001: 3.63m @ 3.67 g/t Au
Drill Hole AB-06-006: 3.63m @ 4.01 g/t Au
Drill Hole AB-06-005: 3.20m @ 6.25 g/t Au
Drill Hole AB-06-002: 2.50m @ 4.02 g/t Au
Drill Hole AB-06-008: 4.08m @ 3.33 g/t Au
Figure 5 (Left): Isometric view looking WSW with the target area location with the San Antonio Zone underground workings; Figure 6: Isometric view looking SW of the target area with historical gold mineralized intercepts and planned drill hole intercepts. (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)
Cohiba East target
The Cohiba East target occurs as two modelled subparallel veins (North Vein and South Vein located to the East of the previously mined Cohiba zone. The targeted veins are located within the highly mineralized volcanic breccia package and the intersection with the WSW (Cohiba-L13) shear zone. The target has been historically drilled intersecting high-grade gold intercepts and occurs as the extensions of known vein hosted gold mineralization (Figure 7 and 8):
Drill Hole ST-11-006: 1.58m @ 41.51 g/t Au
Drill Hole ST-11-006: 0.30m @ 18.86 g/t Au
Drill Hole ST-11-008: 5.85m @ 8.39 g/t Au, including 2.74m @ 13.17 g/t Au
Drill Hole ST-11-008: 1.83m @ 11.15 g/t Au
Drill Hole ST-12-003: 1.89m @ 12.11 g/t Au
Figure 7: Plan view showing Cohiba Mine and vein system, interpreted shear zones and Cohiba East North Vein and South Vein targets. (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)
Figure 8: Long section looking N of the North Vein and South Vein targets showing interpreted shear zones (blue), historical gold mineralized intercepts and planned drill hole intercepts (light blue). (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)
The current planned drill program testing targets within the True North Gold Mine complex is a results based program and represents the start of a larger drill program. The program will be expanded to also target extensions of the new updated resource due to be completed in October, 2024, new gold mineralized targets at depth within the True North Mine area as well as new targets initially targeting new resources within exploration targets outside of the True North Mine area and within the Company's prolific 63,000 hectares ("ha") land package covering the Rice Lake greenstone belt, including the Ogama-Rockland gold resource area.
Quality Assurance/Quality Controls (QA/QC)
Core samples are collected by sawing the drill core along the axis in half, with one-half sample labelled, placed in plastic sample bags and sealed and the other half retained for future reference. A batch of 20 samples are placed into durable rice bags and shipped to a certified commercial laboratory. A strict QA/QC program will be applied to all samples, which includes insertion of certified gold mineralized standards and blank samples at intervals of one every 20 samples, additional blanks will be inserted after samples hosting visible gold. The gold analyses will be completed by fire-assay with an atomic absorption finish on 50 grams of prepared material. Samples returning values greater or equal to 5.00 g/t Au will be reanalysed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish. Total gold analyses (Screen Metallic Sieve) will be carried out on highly mineralized samples or the presence of visible gold.
About 1911 Gold Corporation
1911 Gold is a junior explorer that holds a highly prospective, consolidated land package totalling more than 63,000 ha within and adjacent to the Archean Rice Lake greenstone belt in Manitoba, and also owns the True North mine and mill complex at Bissett, Manitoba. 1911 Gold believes its land package is a prime exploration opportunity, with potential to develop a mining district centred on the True North complex. The Company also owns the Apex project near Snow Lake, Manitoba and the Denton-Keefer project near Timmins, Ontario, and intends to focus on organic growth and accretive acquisition opportunities in North America.
1911 Gold's True North complex and exploration land package are located within the traditional territory of the Hollow Water First Nation, signatory to Treaty No. 5 (1875-76). 1911 Gold looks forward to maintaining open, co-operative and respectful communication with the Hollow Water First Nation, and all local stakeholders, in order to build mutually beneficial working relationships.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shaun Heinrichs President and CEO
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