Probe Metals Inc. (TSX-V: PRB) (OTCQB:
PROBF) (“
Probe” or the
“
Company”) is pleased to provide the third set of
results from the 2022 drill program on its 100%-owned Val-d’Or East
Monique property (the “
Property”) located near
Val-d’Or, Quebec. Results from twenty-five (25) new holes and one
(1) depth extension hole demonstrate continued strike and depth
expansion with significant gold intercepts along the Monique gold
zones. The 2022 drill program aimed to convert, expand, and
discover new gold resources within and surrounding the conceptual
pits from the 2021 PEA report (see figure 1). Given the continued
positive expansion drill results, the Company is also pleased to
report that it is increasing the 2022 Val-d’Or East drilling
program to 165,000-metre (from 150,000-metre). Results from over
175 holes drilled since the beginning of 2022 at Monique are still
pending and will be released as they are received. Selected
highlights from the current results are presented below.
David Palmer, President and CEO of Probe, states:
“For 2022 we set a number of goals for the Val-d’Or East Project,
including resource growth; conversion of Inferred resources into
Measured & Indicated categories; and coalescing the numerous
smaller open pits into a fewer number of larger pits by connecting
them with the drilling. These goals will all contribute to a
better, more efficient, and more robust development project at
Val-d’Or East and results like these released today for the Monique
drill program are improving our confidence that we will achieve
these goals in the 2023 prefeasibility study and add considerable
value to our project.”
Expansion drilling - Eighteen (18) of the
twenty-six (26) holes released today are from the expansion
drilling program designed to test the extension of the A, G, I, J,
K, P and T zones laterally and at depth. Nine (9) of these
expansion drilling holes intersected gold structures with grade
times thickness above 15.0 g/t Au * metre.
Infill drilling – Eight (8) holes are from the
resource conversion drilling program designed to test the
continuity of A, G, I and K zones inside the conceptual pits
between surface to approximately 300 metres depth and the G zone
around 350 metres depth. These holes intersected gold
mineralization where predicted by our 3D model and confirmed the
current block model with respect to grades and thicknesses.
Based on the drilling completed along the
Monique Gold Trend since the PEA, the results demonstrate a strong
continuity of the sub-parallel to parallel gold zones over a volume
of more than 2 kilometres long by 1 kilometre wide and locally up
to 600 metres depth. The Monique Gold Trend zones are all open
along strike and at depth. In addition to drilling activities,
Probe is advancing, rock mechanics, ground geotechnical,
metallurgical and baseline studies on the project, and has
initiated community and social engagement activities.
Selected drill results from holes MO-22-327 to
351 and deepening of hole MO-22-325 at the Monique Area drilling
program are, as follows:
Hole Number |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m) |
Gold (g/t) |
Zone / Resource |
MO-22-325 |
508.0 |
523.4 |
15.4 |
4.4 |
J / Expansion |
Including |
515.6 |
516.4 |
0.8 |
25.9 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-327 |
477.5 |
489.0 |
11.5 |
1.9 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-328 |
595.8 |
602.4 |
6.6 |
2.5 |
G / Expansion |
MO-22-329 |
86.5 |
115.0 |
28.5 |
0.6 |
T / Expansion |
MO-22-333 |
422.0 |
432.0 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-335 |
214.7 |
234.5 |
19.8 |
0.7 |
K / Expansion |
MO-22-336 |
327.8 |
328.5 |
0.7 |
341.0 (un-cut)100.0 (cut) |
P / Expansion |
MO-22-336 |
458.0 |
463.1 |
5.1 |
8.5 |
G / Infill |
Including |
459.0 |
460.0 |
1.0 |
38.6 |
G / Infill |
MO-22-338 |
479.0 |
488.6 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
G / Infill |
MO-22-342 |
360.9 |
365.0 |
4.1 |
5.9 |
A / Infill |
MO-22-343 |
343.1 |
377.5 |
34.4 |
1.3 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-345 |
86.0 |
111.5 |
25.5 |
1.3 |
I / Infill |
Including |
94.3 |
95.2 |
0.9 |
25.3 |
I / Infill |
MO-22-348 |
56.4 |
71.8 |
15.4 |
1.7 |
I / Infill |
MO-22-349 |
116.9 |
137.2 |
20.3 |
0.8 |
I / Infill |
MO-22-350 |
191.0 |
207.4 |
16.4 |
0.7 |
I / Expansion |
MO-22-351 |
384.4 |
391.2 |
6.8 |
2.4 |
J / Expansion |
(1) All the new analytical results reported in
this release and in this table, are presented in core length and
cut to 100 g/t Au when needed. True width is estimated between 65
to 95 % of core length. Only grade times thickness above 15.0 g/t
Au * m is reported
Figure 1: Surface Map – Monique Gold Trend new
drillinghttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b4dd4c58-da4d-452f-9f2c-c26c6ad574a3
About the Monique Property:The
Monique property is located 25 km east of Val-d’Or, in Quebec, and
consists of 21 claims and one mining lease covering a total area of
5.5 square kilometres in Louvicourt township. The property hosts a
current measured and indicated mineral resource of 13,619,000
tonnes at a grade of 1.54 g/t for 672,800 ounces of gold and
inferred mineral resource of 11,733,000 tonnes at a grade of 1.78
g/t for 671,400 ounces of gold (source: Probe Metals NI 43-101
Technical Report Val-d’Or East Project – June 2021). The Property
is part of the Company’s Val-d’Or East Project, and the
consolidated land package stands at 436 square kilometres. Val-d’Or
East is situated in a politically stable and low-cost mining
environment that hosts numerous active producers and mills.
GeologyGold mineralization on
the Monique property is mainly associated with three deformation
zones that cross the property with an orientation of 280° and a
75°- 80° dip to the north. Gold mineralization is defined by a
network of quartz/tourmaline/carbonate veins and veinlets with
disseminated sulphides in the altered wall rocks. A total of 16
parallel gold zones have been discovered on the property, to-date.
Some mineralized zones have been defined from surface to a depth of
600 metres and vary in width from 1 metre to up to 100 metres.
Mineralized structures extend laterally up to 900 metres.
Past ProductionThe Monique open
pit mine began commercial production in 2013 and ceased production
at the end of January 2015. A total of 0.58 Mt of mineralized
material was extracted at a grade of 2.53 g/t Au, from the surface
to 100 metres depth for a total of 45,694 ounces of gold.
Qualified Person: The
scientific and technical content of this press release has been
reviewed, prepared, and approved by Mr. Marco Gagnon, P.Geo, who is
a "Qualified Person" within the meaning of NI 43-101, and Executive
Vice-President and a director of Probe.
Quality Control:During the last
drilling program, assay samples were taken from the NQ core by
sawing the drill core in half, with one-half sent to a certified
commercial laboratory and the other half retained for future
reference. A strict QA/QC program was applied to all samples, which
includes insertion of mineralized standards and blank samples for
each batch of 20 samples. The gold analyses were completed by
fire-assays with an atomic absorption finish on 50 grams of
materials. Repeats were carried out by fire-assay followed by
gravimetric testing on each sample containing 3.0 g/t gold or more.
Total gold analyses (Metallic Sieve) were carried out on the
samples which presented a great variation of their gold contents or
the presence of visible gold.
About Probe Metals:Probe Metals
Inc. is a leading Canadian gold exploration company focused on the
acquisition, exploration and development of highly prospective gold
properties. The Company is committed to discovering and developing
high-quality gold projects, including its key asset the
multimillion-ounce Val-d’Or East Gold Project, Québec. The Company
is well-funded and controls a strategic land package of
approximately 1,500-square-kilometres of exploration ground within
some of the most prolific gold belts in Québec. The Company was
formed as a result of the $526M sale of Probe Mines Limited to
Goldcorp. Eldorado Gold Corporation currently owns approximately
10% of the Company.
On behalf of Probe Metals Inc., Dr. David
Palmer, President & Chief Executive Officer
For further information:
Please visit our website at www.probemetals.com or contact:
Seema SindwaniDirector of Investor
Relationsinfo@probemetals.com+1.416.777.9467
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currently available to the Company, the Company provides no
assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations.
Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with
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performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information in this news release includes, but is
not limited to, the Company’s objectives, goals or future plans,
statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the
estimation of mineral resources, exploration and mine development
plans, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of
market conditions. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from such forward-looking information include,
but are not limited to: failure to identify mineral resources;
failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; the
inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a
production decision; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test
results; delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required
governmental, environmental or other project approvals; political
risks; inability to fulfill the duty to accommodate First Nations
and other indigenous peoples; uncertainties relating to the
availability and costs of financing needed in the future; changes
in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates;
fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of
projects; capital and operating costs varying significantly from
estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration
and development industry; the results of the PEA being as
announced, including future operating and capital costs, closure
costs, AISC, the projected NPV, IRR, timelines, permit timelines
and future Project opportunities; the ability to obtain the
requisite permits, economics and associated returns of the Project
as determined by the PEA, and all assumptions in the PEA regarding
the technical viability of the Project, the market and future price
of and demand for gold, the environmental impact of the Project,
and the ongoing ability to work cooperatively with stakeholders,
including the local levels of government; an inability to predict
and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business of the
Company, including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19 on
the price of commodities, capital market conditions, restriction on
labour and international travel and supply chains, and those risks
set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR. Although
the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in
preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such
information, which only applies as of the date of this news
release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur
in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, other than as required by law
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