Greenheart Gold Inc. (TSXV: GHRT) (the “Company” or “Greenheart
Gold”) is pleased to provide an update on results from its
early-stage exploration programs at the Igab and Majorodam projects
in Suriname.
Igab Project, Suriname
Greenheart Gold has received positive results
from channel sampling of an exposed outcrop at the Lemon Tree
prospect within the Igab Project in Suriname (see Figure 1), which
is located approximately 30 km south of Newmont’s operating Merian
gold mine. These channel samples, including IGBT25-003 which
intersected 31.0 meters (m) grading 1.36 grams per ton of gold (g/t
Au), were produced from a strongly altered deformation zone within
a granitic outcrop that the Company exposed close to an area
recently mined by the titleholder. This channel sample follows up
on an initial 3 m channel sample IGBT24-002, which intersected 3.0
m grading 1.27 g/t Au when initially only 3 m of the outcrop was
exposed. Other channels on the same outcrop shown in Figure 1,
include IGBT24-005 intersecting 6 m grading 1.08 g/t Au and
IGBT24-004 intersecting 12.0 m grading 0.99 g/t Au. Work is ongoing
to expand the outcrop extents, and to carry out further channel
and/or trench sampling in the immediate area.
In addition to the outcrop channel sample
results at Igab, the Company also received encouraging results from
its property-wide stream sediment sampling program. These results,
which are shown in Figure 2, indicate two significant areas of
anomalous gold stream sediments samples. These anomalous samples
are in drainage basins lying both to the north and south, as well
as downstream of an elevated plateau in the central portion of the
project area that is represented by the 500 m contour line shown in
brown in Figure 2. The areas of anomalous stream sediments are
shown shaded as a background highlight (faded yellow) in Figure 2,
with the significant assay results being indicated by color coded
call outs. This area of interest, which appears to be underlain by
volcanic and sedimentary rock units, represents a target area of
approximately 2,500 m by 1,000 m and is being referred to as the
Mokro prospect. Mokro is located approximately 5 km north of and
appears to be on strike with the mineralized deformation corridor
associated with the Lemon Tree prospect.
Follow-up exploration programs at Igab are
currently underway and include a ridge and spur soil geochemical
survey over the areas that lie proximal to and upstream of
anomalous stream sediment samples. In addition, the Company will
continue with its efforts to further uncover and sample the altered
deformation corridor associated with the Lemon Tree target.
Detailed soil geochemical grid sampling will be carried out next,
prioritizing anomalous results from the ridge and spur sampling
program and this will be followed up by trenching where possible. A
LiDAR survey was recently flown and is anticipated to help with
geological mapping and program planning, with a geophysical survey
also expected to be completed in the coming months. The Company
expects to be in a position to mobilize a drill rig to the Igab
Project later in the year.
As announced on September 25, 2024, the Company
has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement (“HoA”) with an arm’s
length private Surinamese company to acquire a 100% interest in the
Igab Project. The HoA was amended to extend the exclusive right to
carry out technical and legal due diligence for a period of up to
six additional months. Based on the work completed so far, the
Company expects to enter into a definitive option agreement in the
next few weeks.
Majorodam Project, Suriname
At the Majorodam Project, which lies
approximately 12 km south of Zijin’s operating Saramacca mine,
Greenheart Gold has completed infill soil geochemical sampling over
the Heuvel and Helling targets, which were originally outlined in
the initial project wide soil sampling survey. Results from this
infill program continue to be very encouraging, further expanding
and adding definition to the Heuvel and Helling targets as shown in
Figure 3. Heuvel is in the northwestern portion of the project area
and is interpreted to be underlain by the same mafic volcanic rock
package that hosts the Saramacca mine. The anomaly is oriented in a
north-south direction, which is interpreted as being parallel to
the axial plane of a second phase of folding in the area. Heuvel is
approximately 3-4 km long by up to 800 m wide and appears to be
closely associated with a second significant parallel soil anomaly
of similar magnitude located approximately 500 m to the east. This
second anomaly extends approximately 1 km in length (north-south)
by up to 800 m wide. The Helling target at Majorodam lies
approximately 2.6 km to the southeast of Heuvel and appears to be
closely associated with the interpreted folded contact between
volcanic and granitic rock units, which are oriented in a
north-east, south-west direction. The gold anomalies at the Helling
target appear to be underlain by volcanic units and covers an area
of approximately 4-5 km long by 1-2 km wide.
At Majorodam, trenching and road cut sampling
programs are currently underway to help further define the Heuvel
and Helling targets prior to drill testing. The Company plans to
mobilize an RC drill rig to Majorodam before the end of February to
drill test both of these promising targets with an initial drill
program of 100 m deep holes, totalling approximately 1,500 m.
Other Activities
In addition to the exploration programs underway
in Suriname, Greenheart Gold continues to move its exploration
programs in Guyana forward as well. At the Abuya Project, which
lies approximately 20 km west of Zijin’s Aurora mine, the Company
has commenced a second phase of soil geochemical sampling to infill
the initial 1,000 m by 100 m spaced grid to 500 m by 50 m.
Consistent with its stated corporate strategy,
the Company also continues to be actively engaged in investigating
and negotiating the acquisition of additional projects as it moves
towards its goal of having 5 to 6 active projects in its pipeline.
Updates on these activities will be released in due course.
Sample Preparation and
Analysis
Soil samples of approximately 1 kg are collected
immediately below the surface lag and leaf litter, usually at a
depth of 5 cm to 30 cm depth below surface. Samples are dispatched
to Actlabs in Suriname, including regularly inserted certified
reference materials, for preparation that includes drying at 60 ºC
and sieving to minus 177 microns. The minus fraction is then
homogenized and pulverized to minus 105 microns. Samples are then
transferred internally by Actlabs to their analytical laboratory in
Guyana, where they are analysed by 50 g fire assay using method
1A2-50. Samples greater than 5 ppm Au are analysed using a 50 g
gravimetric assay.
Stream sediment samples are collected from
active or high energy portions of streams and are collected from
catchment basins of 1 to 2 km² in area. Sufficient material is
sieved to obtain approximately 5 kg of material at < 2 mm grain
size using stainless steel sieves and ensuring collection of all
fines. Samples are transported to Actlabs in Suriname, where they
are dried and sieved to minus 450 microns before a 1 kg split is
taken for BLEG (code 1A6) analysis with the remainder of the sample
being sieved to minus 75 microns after which a 50 g Fire Assay
(code 1A2-50) split and a 0.5 g Aqua Regia ICP-MS (UT1) split are
collected. The 1 kg BLEG and 50 g Fire assay are sent to
Actlabs facilities in Guyana for analysis while the 0.5 g UT1 is
shipped to Actlabs facilities in Canada for analysis.
About Greenheart Gold Inc.
Greenheart Gold is an exploration company that
builds on a proven legacy of discoveries within the Guiana Shield,
a highly prospective geological terrain that hosts numerous gold
deposits yet remains relatively under-explored. The Company is led
by former executives and members of the exploration group of
Reunion Gold, a team that was most recently noted for the discovery
and delineation of the multi million-ounce Oko West deposit in
Guyana. Greenheart Gold intends to build on its technical
knowledge, strong contact base and previous success from exploring
in the Guiana Shield to assemble, maintain and explore a portfolio
of early-stage exploration projects in Guyana and Suriname that are
prospective for orogenic gold deposits.
Greenheart Gold trades on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol ‘GHRT’. Additional information about the
Company is available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) and the Company's
website (www.greenheartgold.com).
For further information, please contact:
GREENHEART GOLD INC.
Justin van der Toorn, President and CEO, or Doug
Flegg CFA, Senior Vice President Corporate DevelopmentE:
d.flegg@greenheartgold.com E:
info@greenheartgold.com Telephone: +1 450-800-2882
Technical Information
All scientific and technical information in this
press release has been reviewed and approved by Justin van der
Toorn, CGeol FGS, EurGeol, President and CEO of Greenheart Gold,
and a Qualified Person under Canadian National Instrument 43-101 -
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
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more generally, the section entitled “About Greenheart Gold
Inc”.
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Figure 1 - Lemon Tree outcrop location, channel
sampling results, and a photo of the channel cut outcrop.
LINK TO FIGURE 1 -
https://www.greenheartgold.com/250210-pr?pgid=m6z4c5r25-ac3b06cf-2bf4-453e-aa6a-d4df4eedc7f9
Figure 2 - Stream sediment sampling results over
the IGAB project, overlain on preliminary (in processing) LiDAR
topography data, and highlighting strongly anomalous drainages
surrounding the Desi Berg ridge in the center of the project.
LINK TO FIGURE 2:
https://www.greenheartgold.com/250210-pr?pgid=m6z4c5r25-ffa9ed0e-ff78-42d6-b475-7b20fe3b88a9
Figure 3 - Infill soil results from the northern part of the
Majorodam Project, showing the Heuvel and Helling targets in
relation to the soil anomalies and LiDAR topography.
LINK TO FIGURE 3:
https://www.greenheartgold.com/250210-pr?pgid=m6z4c5r25-25866e21-6853-43cf-9eee-9fc5f10f7940
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