Great Pacific Gold Corp. ("Great Pacific Gold,” “GPAC,” or the
"Company") (TSXV: GPAC) (OTCQX: FSXLF) (Germany: 4TU) is pleased to
announce that it has received notification from the Papua New
Guinea Mineral Resources Authority (the “MRA”) of the grant of
Exploration License 2711, which wholly covers the Kesar Creek
Project. The notice was received on November 14, 2023 with the
Exploration License in effect from October 31, 2023 for a period of
two years until October 30, 2025.
Highlights of Kesar Creek
Project
- Kesar Creek Project is
contiguous with the K92 Mining Inc. tenements and a short distance
from multiple epithermal vein deposits and porphyry targets
identified on the K92 Mining Inc. project (see Figure
1).
- Assays from an initial
small scale sampling program at the Kesar Creek Project identified
high-grade gold from veins in the same strike and orientation as
those found on the K92 Mining Inc. tenements.
- Exploration program to
commence including blanket soil geochemical work to further define
target areas for an upcoming drill program.
Bryan Slusarchuk, CEO of GPAC, states, “First of
all, we would like to thank our project partner, geologist Andy
Thomas, who did a significant amount of work securing the grant of
the Kesar Creek Exploration License, concurrent with the support of
the local landowners and communities. With the grant of the
Exploration License, we are now in a position to carry out the
necessary exploration work to define our lead drill targets. We
look forward to building on the good work done to date at Kesar
Creek, supported by the strong financial position of the company
and a team with a track record of exploration success and discovery
in-country.”
The Kesar Creek Project
The Kesar Creek Project consists of one
exploration license, EL 2711, and is contiguous with the K92 Mining
Inc. tenements, approximately 10 km to the northwest and along
strike from the Kora gold mine owned and operated by K92 Mining
Inc.
Exploration at Kesar Creek has identified the
presence of semi-massive copper rich sulphide mineralization
associated with quartz veins on strike to the Kora gold deposit, as
well as the potential for copper-gold porphyry prospects within the
tenement. Although limited exploration has been carried out at
Kesar Creek to date, initial rock sampling programs returned
high-grade gold-copper-silver values including:
- Rock sample no 14128 at 11.5 g/t Au
- Rock sample no A1428 at 11.9 g/t Au
- Rock sample no 9231F at 10.6 g/t Au
- Rock sample no 14236 at 11.6 g/t Au, 29 g/t Ag
- Rock sample no. A14023 at 30.4 g/t Au, 240 g/t Ag, 0.13%
Cu
Under the terms of the underlying agreement on
the Kesar Creek Property (see news release dated July 5, 2023), the
Company will issue a total of 640,295 common shares in the capital
of the Company and make a cash payment of CAD $100,000 to the
consulting company of Mr. Thomas. The shares will be subject to
restrictions on resale for a period of four months from the date of
issue.
Figure 1 – Kesar Creek
About GPAC
Great Pacific Gold has a portfolio of high-grade
gold projects in Papua New Guinea (“PNG”) and Australia.
In PNG, Great Pacific Gold recently acquired a
significant 2,166 sq. km mineral exploration land package in PNG.
The land package comprises of exploration licenses (EL) and
exploration license applications (ELA). It includes both
early-stage and advanced-stage exploration targets with high-grade
epithermal vein and porphyry-style mineralisation present.
The Arau Project consists of one granted
exploration license, EL 2651, and one exploration license
application, ELA 2715, located in the Kainantu region, and includes
the Mt. Victor Prospect, where previous drilling found a multiple
phase intrusion complex hosting copper and gold mineralisation.
The Wild Dog Project consists of one granted
exploration license, EL 2761, and one exploration license
application, ELA 2516, located on the island of New Britain and
about 50 km southwest of Rabaul and Kokopo, PNG.
The Kesar Creek Project consists of one
exploration license, EL 2711, and is contiguous with the K92 Mining
Inc. tenements.
In Australia, Great Pacific Gold began with two,
100% owned, high-grade gold projects called the Lauriston and
Golden Mountain Projects, and has since acquired a large area of
granted and application tenements containing further epizonal
(low-temperature) high-grade gold mineralisation and associated
intrusion-related gold mineralization all in the state of Victoria,
Australia. The Great Pacific Gold land package, assembled over a
multi-year period, notably includes the Lauriston Project which is
a 666 sq. km property immediately to the south of and within the
same geological framework that hosts Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd’s
Fosterville Gold Mine and associated exploration tenements. The
Golden Mountain Project is an intrusion-related gold project on the
edge of the Strathbogie granite and occurs at the northern end of
the Walhalla Gold Belt. The acquired projects include the epizonal
gold Providence Project containing the Reedy Creek goldfield which
adjoins the Southern Cross Gold’s Sunday Creek exploration project
and a large group of recently consolidated granted tenements called
the Walhalla Gold Belt Project, which contain a variety of epizonal
and intrusion related style gold mineralisation. Additionally,
Great Pacific Gold has another gold-focused project called the
Moormbool project which has epizonal style gold mineralisation and
associated potential intrusion-related gold mineralisation, as well
as the Beechworth Project occurs in the northeast of the state and
contains intrusion related and mesozonal gold mineralization.
All GPAC’s properties in Australia are 100%
owned and have had historical gold production from hard rock
sources despite limited modern exploration and drilling.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has
been reviewed, verified and approved by Rex Motton, AusIMM (CP),
COO of GPAC, a Qualified Person under the meaning of National
Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Mr. Motton is responsible for the technical content of this news
release.
On behalf of GPACRex MottonChief Operating Officer and
Director
Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this news release
contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions
as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect
management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and
expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Great
Pacific Gold cautions that all forward looking statements are
inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by
many material factors, many of which are beyond their respective
control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and
uncertainties relating to Great Pacific Gold's limited operating
history, its exploration and development activities on its mineral
properties and the need to comply with environmental and
governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events,
conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates,
beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the
forward looking information. Except as required under applicable
securities legislation, Great Pacific Gold does not undertake to
publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
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Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information: Adam
Ross, Investor Relations, Direct: (604) 229-9445, Toll Free: 1(833)
923-3334, Email: info@greatpacificgoldcorp.com
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