Abcourt Mines Inc. (« Abcourt » or the « Company ») (TSX
Venture: ABI ) is pleased to announce the assay results of
its most recent drilling campaign completed in November 2023 on its
Flordin Property (100% ABI) in the Lebel-sur-Quévillon area.
Highlights:
- A new gold zone is identified on the Flordin Property;
- The mineralization is characterized by two parallel structures
4 m thick and 8 m apart;
- The type of mineralization is different from that previously
observed on the Property and is characterized by disseminated
sulphides in sheared and altered basalt;
- The zones are very close to the surface, less than 50 m
vertical;
- The continuity of these structures has been confirmed over more
than 200 m.
A total of 1,512 metres of drilling was
completed (8 holes) in the fall of 2023 in the eastern sector of
the Property. The main objective of this drilling campaign was to
validate and confirm the presence of new high-grade gold zones
located near surface, identified by hole FL-18-254 conducted in
2018. Hole FL-23-265 intersected two gold mineralized zones in an
interval of 36 to 52 m. The first mineralized zone returned 3.58
g/t gold over 4 m from 36 to 40 m, and the second
returned 14.79 g/t gold over 4 m from 48 to 52
m. The mineralization consists mainly of fine cubic pyrite
disseminated in a sheared, strongly hematized and ankeritized
basalt. This style of mineralization does not appear to be
associated with tensioned and sheared quartz-carbonate veins and
veinlets that are recognized as the main component of the gold
mineralization contained in the Flordin deposit (1,530,000 tonnes
measured and indicated at 2.15 g/t gold for a total of 107,000
ounces, published on June 29, 2023 in a report of InnovExplo,
entitled NI 43-101 Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate
for the Flordin Project, Quebec, Canada and available on
SEDAR+).
Figure 1: Mineralized Zone Drill Hole
FL-23-265
Other drill holes on either side of hole
FL-23-265 confirmed the lateral continuity of the mineralization
over more than 200 metres. Indeed, each of the gold mineralized
zones intercepted in the lateral extensions have the same
geological signature as that observed in hole FL-23-265. Hole FL
23-270, which is located more than 150 metres west of hole
FL-23-265, returned 2.3 g/t gold over 4 m in a
disseminated cubic fine pyrite mineralized zone, also hosted in
hematized and ankeritized sheared basalt. Also close to surface, 15
to 19 m, drill hole FL-23-269, 75 m west of 265, intersected
1.91 g/t gold over 4 m. The area east of drill
hole 265 also intersected hematized and ankeritized zones enriched
in fine disseminated cubic pyrite and hosted in sheared basalt.
Hole 271 returned 1.51 g/t gold over 3.5 metres,
more than 150 metres east of hole 265.
Confirmation of the lateral continuity of the
mineralized zone is encouraging for future drilling at deeper
depth. The high-grade gold intersection obtained in hole FL-23-265
is among the most significant ever reported on the Flordin Property
with a metal factor of 59 (grade X thickness).
The following table shows the best gold
intersections obtained during the 2023 drilling campaign on the
Flordin Property.
#DDH |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Thickness (m) |
Grade (g/t) |
FL-23-265 |
36 |
40 |
4,0 |
3,58 |
FL-23-265 |
48 |
52 |
4,0 |
14,79 |
Including |
49 |
50 |
1,0 |
33,1 |
Including |
50 |
51 |
1,0 |
20,4 |
FL-23-267 |
105 |
106 |
1,0 |
6,19 |
FL-23-269 |
15 |
19 |
4,0 |
1,91 |
FL-23-270 |
67 |
71 |
4,0 |
2,30 |
FL-23-271 |
69,5 |
73 |
3,5 |
1,51 |
Pascal Hamelin, President and Chief
Executive Officer comments: "This recent drilling
campaign on our Flordin Property has allowed us to highlight a new
style of high-grade mineralization near surface, demonstrating an
interesting lateral continuity that deserves follow-up in the
future. With only 1,500 m of drilling completed during this
campaign, our team has demonstrated the relevance of continuing
exploration work on our Flordin project, and this once again
confirms our development vision which is to concentrate exploration
efforts within a 100 km radius around our Sleeping Giant mill.
"We believe that the Sleeping
Giant-Discovery-Flordin corridor will develop in the short to
medium term with the recent rise in the price of gold to over
US$2,000 per ounce. We are the only junior company currently able
to capitalize and deliver ounces of gold quickly. As such, it is
imperative to make the most of our many potential gold projects
that can secure the Company's future ounces of gold. This campaign
is in line with the Company's development strategy by rapidly
developing an advanced exploration project and opens up great
prospects near our Sleeping Giant mill."
Qualified Persons
Mr. Robert Gagnon, P.Geo. Vice-President
Exploration of the Company, has reviewed and approved the technical
information contained in this press release.
Quality Control Measures
(QA/QC)
Following an analytical quality assurance and
control program, blank samples and certified reference materials
were added to the NQ half-core samples before being shipped and
analyzed by the ALS CHEMEX laboratory in Val-d'Or, Quebec, using
the fire assay method. The drilling, core description and
preparation for analysis work was carried out under the supervision
of Robert Gagnon, P.Geo., Vice-President Exploration of Abcourt
Mines, a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
Figure 2-3: Property location and claims map
Figure 4-5: Plan view and 2023 drilling
results
Figure 6: Cross section looking East
About Abcourt Mines Inc.
Abcourt Mines Inc. is a Canadian exploration
company with strategically located properties in northwestern
Quebec, Canada. Abcourt owns the Sleeping Giant mine and mill,
where it concentrates its development activities.
For more information about Abcourt Mines Inc., please visit our
website and view our filings under Abcourt's profile on
www.sedarplus.ca.
Pascal Hamelin |
Dany Cenac Robert, Investor Relations |
President and Chief
Executive Officer |
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