TORONTO, Oct. 18,
2022 /CNW/ - LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc.
(TSXV: LME) (OTCPINK: LMEFF) ("LAURION" or the
"Corporation") is very pleased to announce the assay
results for seven (7) new diamond drill holes, totaling
2,577 m, which tested the undrilled
potential continuity of mineralization between the southwestern
portion of the A-Zone the McLeod Zone and the Southwest extension
of the McLeod Zone.
These results confirm the strike length extension of the A-Zone
over 1.6km and remains open close to surface towards the Northeast
and at depth towards the Southwest.
The drilling also confirmed the continuity of the mineralization
between the CRK and McLeod areas, in previously undrilled areas.
Both the A-Zone and McLeod Zones are located along the 6 km long
Au-Zn-Cu-Ag mineralized trend at the Ishkoday Project, near
Beardmore, Ontario.
The results for hole LBX22-081 to LBX22-087 (7 holes) include
the following intersections:
Hole
ID
|
From
|
To
|
Core
Length
|
True
Width*
|
Au
|
Zn
|
Cu
|
Ag
|
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
(g/t)
|
( %)
|
( %)
|
(g/t)
|
LBX22-081
|
24.00
|
25.50
|
1.50
|
1.20
|
1.00
|
0.63
|
0.00
|
0.03
|
including
|
|
|
0.50
|
0.40
|
2.95
|
1.30
|
0.00
|
0.04
|
LBX22-081
|
452.00
|
456.50
|
4.50
|
3.60
|
0.45
|
2.92
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
LBX22-083
|
90.10
|
91.50
|
1.40
|
1.12
|
1.30
|
16.80
|
1.14
|
0.06
|
LBX22-083
|
212.50
|
214.50
|
2.00
|
1.60
|
1.78
|
6.09
|
0.16
|
3.93
|
including
|
|
|
0.85
|
0.68
|
2.99
|
10.20
|
0.25
|
6.87
|
LBX22-083
|
237.50
|
239.00
|
1.50
|
1.20
|
1.60
|
2.50
|
0.04
|
1.12
|
LBX22-085
|
268.00
|
269.80
|
1.80
|
1.44
|
1.35
|
5.19
|
0.20
|
0.60
|
including
|
|
|
0.80
|
0.64
|
2.63
|
7.80
|
0.35
|
0.72
|
LBX22-085
|
297.50
|
300.50
|
3.00
|
2.40
|
1.90
|
6.69
|
0.21
|
0.77
|
including
|
|
|
1.00
|
0.80
|
3.63
|
1.40
|
0.02
|
0.11
|
LBX22-085
|
301.50
|
303.50
|
2.00
|
1.60
|
1.79
|
16.95
|
0.38
|
0.60
|
including
|
|
|
1.00
|
0.80
|
2.91
|
27.70
|
0.51
|
0.77
|
LBX22-087
|
167.14
|
169.00
|
1.86
|
1.49
|
2.77
|
4.58
|
0.09
|
1.09
|
including
|
|
|
0.86
|
0.69
|
5.77
|
8.40
|
0.17
|
1.80
|
LBX22-087
|
244.00
|
245.00
|
1.00
|
0.80
|
2.46
|
5.00
|
0.11
|
0.09
|
including
|
|
|
0.86
|
0.69
|
5.77
|
8.40
|
0.17
|
1.80
|
* True width is
calculated based on an average dip of 70° towards N330° for the
mineralized zones
|
Drill holes LBX22-081and 082 are located west of the A-Zone and
tested the southwest undrilled extension of the A-Zone extension,
between the A-Zone and McLeod Zone.
Drill holes LBX22-083 and 085 are located approximately
45 m NW of drill holes LBX20-020 and
021, targeting a high-grade sulphide zone at the McLeod Area,
400 m southwest of the A-Zone. This
area is interpreted to represent the confluence of the A-Zone
syn-volcanic mineralization and the orogenic mineralization
associated with the Niish shear zone.
Drill hole LBX22-084 was drilled 108
m southwest of drill hole LBX20-083 and approximately
127 m northwest of drill hole
LBX20-021, which targeted the southwest extension of the high-grade
sulphide zone at the McLeod Area, 400
m southwest of the A-Zone.
Drill hole LBX086 was set back 75m
to northwest of drill holes LBX22-083 and 085, and targeted an
undrilled strong I.P. chargeability high and resistivity low
anomaly on the McLeod Zone.
Drill hole LBX087 was set back 123m to southwest of drill hole LBX22-085, and
targeted an undrilled strong I.P. chargeability high anomaly on the
McLeod Zone.
LAURION is most pleased that the key exploration milestones
achieved in 2022 not only validated the 6km x 2.5km mineralized
corridor and extended A-Zone to the McLeod Zone by 400m to 1.4km, but also significantly expanded
the mineralized trends, confirming that the stacked vein system
remains open at depth and along strike.
Sampling
Analysis and Laboratory
Samples from the 2022 drilling were cut and sent for analysis.
Preparation and analysis were completed at the Actlabs (ISO
9001:2015) laboratory in Thunder Bay,
Ontario. Actlabs is an internationally recognized laboratory
that provides geochemical sample preparation, analytical
procedures, and data management solutions. LAURION uses a quality
assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program that monitors the chain
of custody of samples and includes the insertion of blanks (5% of
the announced results), duplicates (1.3% of the announced results),
and standard reference material (5% of the announced results) in
each batch of samples sent for analysis. Drill core is
photographed, logged, and cut in half with one half retained in a
secured location for verification purposes and one half shipped for
analysis. The entire sample is crushed to 80% passing 2 mm and a
riffle split of 250 grams is taken and pulverized to 95% passing
105 µm (RX1). Samples are analyzed by four-acid digestion/ICP-MS
package for 36 elements (1F2). Additionally, samples are analyzed
for Au using a firing assay from a 50-gram pulp (1A2B-50).
Overlimit samples values for zinc (>1%) and Pb (>0.5%) are
re-assayed using a four-acid digestion overlimit method with
ICP-AES 9 (8-4 Acid over limit). No QA/QC issues were noted with
the results reported herein.
Qualified Person
The technical contents of this release were reviewed and
approved by Jean-Philippe Paiement,
PGeo, MSc, a consultant to LAURION, and a qualified person as
defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects.
About LAURION Mineral Exploration
Inc.
The Corporation is a junior mineral exploration and development
company listed on the TSXV under the symbol LME and on the OTCPINK
under the symbol LMEFF. LAURION now has 255,969,855 outstanding
shares of which approximately 80% are owned and controlled by
Insiders who are eligible investors under the "Friends and Family"
categories.
LAURION's emphasis is on the development of its flagship
project, the 100% owned mid-stage 47 km2 Ishkoday
Project, and its gold-silver and gold-rich polymetallic
mineralization with a significant upside potential.
Since 2003, Laurion has: completed multiple exploration surveys
on the property, including prospecting, mapping, geochemical (grab,
channel and soil sampling), ground and airborne geophysical (Mag,
IP, VLF-EM), 3D modelling, airborne (LiDAR) and drilling surveys;
invited experts in geophysics and in economic and structural
geology to visit and review the property; and undertaken a PhD
thesis and research led by Laurentian
University and Metal Earth. To date, 419 drill holes for a
total of 78,663 m have been drilled
on the property, including 43,396 m
completed by Laurion from 2010 to 2014 and from 2020 to 2022 and
35,267 m historic drill holes. Most
of the drill holes are closely spaced and concentrated within the
A-Zone and McLeod zone, except for some largely-spaced drill holes
located along the Ishkoday mineralized trend.
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