Goliath Resources Limited (TSX-V: GOT) (OTCQB: GOTRF) (FSE:
B4IF) (the
“Company” or
“Goliath”) is pleased to report initial drill hole
results from the 2024 field season resulting in a significant
expansion of the high-grade gold mineralization within the Bonanza
Zone on the Surebet discovery at its 100% controlled Golddigger
Property (the “Property”), Golden Triangle, B.C. Excellent results
from drillholes GD-24-249, which intersected 7.27 oz/t AuEq (225.03
g/t Au and 88.90 g/t Ag) over 1 meter within a larger interval
consisting of 45.60 g/t AuEq or 1.5 oz/t AuEq over 5.95 meters near
surface between 71.65 – 77.60 meters as part of a high-grade area
within the expanded high-grade gold Bonanza Zone at Surebet
Discovery that remains wide open.
Roger Rosmus, Founder and CEO of Goliath
Resources, states: “Early in our 2024 drilling campaign, we
observed a much higher percentage of visible gold in the drill core
compared to the 2023 drilling campaign. In 2023, 32% of the holes
had visible gold and in 2024 it increased to 92%, so we made the
decision to switch to the photon assaying method. Fire assaying
only assays a small portion of the split core submitted to the lab,
while photon assaying uses all the core sample and utilizes highly
sensitive x-rays to determine the total gold content. Photon
assaying is being much more widely used in gold discoveries with
significant amounts of gold, although it increased the time for us
to receive assay results, we are delighted we made the decision. We
are also very impressed with the gold grades in the Reduced
Intrusion Related Gold system as it opens up a new style of gold
mineralization at the Surebet discovery that could be closer to the
source of the entire gold mineralizing system. The 2024 drilling
campaign is the best season yet at the Surebet discovery as it gets
better and better the more drilling we complete. We look forward to
the remaining holes from the 2024 drilling campaign”.
The compiled and interpreted results have
resulted in an increase of the delineated high grade gold
mineralization within the Bonanza Zone has been nearly doubled from
720 x 612 x 410 meters to 835 x 685 x 612 x 410 meters and remains
wide open. In addition, newly discovered mineralization consisting
of visible gold, molybdenum and bismuth in a series of porphyritic
dykes intercepted in drill holes assayed up 10.50 g/t AuEq (10.41
f/t Au and 7.15 g/t Ag) over 7.00 meters, reminiscent of an
extensive Reduced Intrusion Related Gold (RIRG) system at Surebet
clearly indicating proximity to the source of the gold
mineralization. Assays for a total of 101 (out of 105) drill holes,
22 (out of 24) re-logged holes as well as 92 surface samples from
the Surebet discovery are expected to be received in the immediate
future and will be released once compiled and interpreted.
Bonanza High Grade Gold
Zone
During the 3 months drill season in 2024, the
area of high-grade gold mineralization within the known Bonanza
Zone (formerly described as the Bonanza High-Grade Gold Triangle)
has been expanded and nearly doubled from a triangular area
measuring 720 x 612 x 410 meters to a rectangular area measuring
835 x 685 x 612 x 410 meters that remains open. All 64 holes
drilled in 2024 intercepted significant mineralization with 92 % of
the holes (or 62 out of 64 holes) containing occurrences of visible
gold, demonstrating the excellent continuity of this extensive
high-grade gold system that remains open.
- Hole GD-24-249 intercepted 226.12
g/t AuEq (225.03 g/t Au and 88.90 g/t Ag) over 1 meter within 45.60
g/t AuEq (45.36 g/t Au and 19.45 g/t Ag) over 5.95 meters.
- Hole GD-24-237 intercepted 1.33 g/t
AuEq (1.14 g/t Au and 6.30 g/t Ag) over 37.00 meters including 4.69
g/t AuEq (3.64 g/t Au and 32.55 g/t Ag) over 3.39 meters including
5.94 g/t AuEq (4.57 g/t Au and 42.46 g/t Ag) over 2.54 meters; as
well as 2.80 g/t AuEq (2.65 g/t Au and 5.51 g/t Ag) over 6.00
meters.
Hole ID |
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Pb (%) |
Zn (%) |
AuEq (g/t) |
GD-24-249 |
Interval |
71.65 |
77.60 |
5.95 |
45.36 |
19.45 |
|
|
|
45.60 |
|
Including |
76.60 |
77.60 |
1.00 |
225.03 |
88.90 |
|
|
|
226.12 |
Hole ID |
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Pb (%) |
Zn (%) |
AuEq (g/t) |
GD-24-237 |
Interval |
435.00 |
472.00 |
37.00 |
1.14 |
6.30 |
0.01 |
0.14 |
0.17 |
1.33 |
|
Including |
449.61 |
453.00 |
3.39 |
3.64 |
32.55 |
0.05 |
1.11 |
0.93 |
4.69 |
|
Including |
449.61 |
452.15 |
2.54 |
4.57 |
42.46 |
0.06 |
1.45 |
1.21 |
5.94 |
|
And |
466.00 |
472.00 |
6.00 |
2.65 |
5.51 |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.13 |
2.80 |
The continuity of this newly expanded thick
high-grade gold horizon has previously been drill tested where
GD-23-197 assayed 34.03 g/t AuEq (1.09 oz/t AuEq) over 9 meters
~true width (see news release from October 17, 2023) and GD-24-235
assayed 35.04 g/t AuEq (1.13 oz/t AuEq) over 5.25 meters ~true
width (see news release from July 30, 2024). The new Bonanza High
Grade Zone is located at the structural intersection of the Surebet
Zone with the Bonanza Zone and outcrops on surface 200 meters above
the valley floor at an elevation of 900 meters above sea level.
Additional drill hole highlights from the newly
expanded Bonanza Zone include drill holes GD-24-260, GD-24-272,
GD-23-273 all of which contained significant amounts of visible
gold as well as considerable galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite
mineralization hosted in large intervals of quartz breccia and
veining.
- Drill hole GD-24-260 intercepted
the Bonanza Zone over 13.10 meters which includes the highest
concentration of visible gold to date with a vein-hosted band of
semi-massive pyrrhotite that looks similar to GD-23-197 that
assayed 34.03 g.t AuEq (1.09 oz/t AuEq) over 9 meters (~true
with)
- Drill hole GD-24-272 intercepted
the Bonanza Zone over 7.49 meters containing brecciated intervals
of semi-massive to massive pyrrhotite, sphalerite, galena and
chalcopyrite. Visible gold has been observed in a 1 m section of
quartz-sulphide vein at the start of the mineralized interval.
- Drill hole GD-24-273 intercepted
the Bonanza Zone over 10.62 meters consists of visible gold and
massive sphalerite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, with minor chalcopyrite and
galena hosted in a quartz-sulphide breccia.
The Bonanza Zone remains open in all directions,
including the new Deep Zone was discovered at 1,239 meters below
surface (only 480 meters below the valley floor). This new Deep
Zone contains multiple quartz-sulphide veins and breccias with
chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite demonstrating the tremendous
additional untapped discovery potential of the Surebet system that
remains wide open. The mineralized interval intercepted quartz
veins containing significant amounts of chalcopyrite, galena and
sphalerite and remains wide open. Assays for all holes that
intersected the new Deep Zone are pending.
Newly Discovered Gold-Rich Porphyritic
Dykes – Reduced Intrusion Related
Gold
The newly discovered gold-rich porphyritic dykes
that contain veins with visible gold, molybdenum and bismuth
mineralization strongly suggest the presence of a large Reduced
Intrusion Related Gold (RIRG) system at Surebet. In previous years,
dykes and plutons on the Golddigger property were regarded as late,
non-mineralized intrusions and were therefore never focused on and
sampled. Detailed core logging (and re-logging) undertaken together
with the team from CASERM at the Colorado School of Mines has
revealed several occurrences of visible gold, as well as molybdenum
and bismuth mineralization in core section from 2021 to 2024. More
than 800 samples from previously omitted intrusive material from 24
drill holes have been collected and are currently being analysed.
Drill holes GD-24-237, GD-23-180 and GD-21-226 are the first holes
containing mineralized porphyritic dyke material for which the
Company has received results, and all contain considerable amounts
of gold.
- Drill hole GD-24-237 intercepted
10.50 g/t AuEq (10.41 f/t Au and 7.15 g/t Ag) over 7.00 meters,
including 14.68 g/t AuEq (14.55 g/t Au and 9.82 g/t Ag) over 5.00
meters, and 24.42 g/t AuEq (24.22 g/t Au and 16.01 g/t Ag) over
3.00 meters.
- Re-logged drill hole from 2023
GD-23-180 intercepted 3.46 g/t AuEq (3.43 g/t Au and 2.68 g/t Ag)
over 7.00 meters including 4.49 g/t AuEq (4.44 g/t Au and 3.75 g/t
Ag) over 5 meters.
- Re-logged drill hole from 2023
GD-23-226 intercepted 1.85 g/t AuEq (1.85 g/t Au and 0.00 g/t Ag)
over 8 meters, including 6.03 g/t AuEq (6.03 g/t Au and 0.00 g/t
Ag) over 2 meters.
Hole ID |
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Pb (%) |
Zn (%) |
AuEq (g/t) |
GD-24-237 |
Interval |
313.00 |
320.00 |
7.00 |
10.41 |
7.15 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
10.50 |
|
Including |
314.00 |
319.00 |
5.00 |
14.55 |
9.82 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
14.68 |
|
Including |
315.00 |
318.00 |
3.00 |
24.22 |
16.01 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
24.42 |
Hole ID |
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
|
|
|
AuEq (g/t) |
GD-24-180 |
Interval |
266.00 |
273.00 |
7.00 |
3.43 |
2.68 |
|
|
|
3.46 |
|
Including |
267.00 |
272.00 |
5.00 |
4.44 |
3.75 |
|
|
|
4.49 |
Hole ID |
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
|
|
|
AuEq (g/t) |
GD-24-226 |
Interval |
491.00 |
499.00 |
8.00 |
1.85 |
0.00 |
|
|
|
1.85 |
|
Including |
491.00 |
493.00 |
2.00 |
6.03 |
0.00 |
|
|
|
6.03 |
Similar mineralization was also observed on
surface at the newly discovered Blue Origin zone. This discovery
comprises a series of veins up to 20 cm wide containing bismuth
minerals, molybdenite and chalcopyrite, hosted in a felsic
intrusion located 4.5 km to the south of the Surebet discovery.
This intrusion could be spatially related to Surebet as an uplifted
part of the potential feeder source. Assays for surface samples
collected on Blue Origin are currently pending.
Continued confirmation of high gold grades in
this newly discovered RIRG system characterized by considerable
amounts of visible gold, bismuth, and molybdenum mineralization in
the felsic to intermediate porphyritic dykes on Surebet as well as
in the intrusions surrounding Surebet (i.e. Blue Origin) could
greatly increase the resource potential of the Surebet
discovery.
The Company looks forward to continuing to
expand the mineralization at Surebet and increase the understanding
of the geometry and controls of the mineralization with additional
modelling as results become available in the immediate future. The
discovery of the RIRG mineralization clearly indicates proximity to
the source of this extensive mineralizing system. Drilling in 2025
will focus on expanding the mineralization in all directions,
including to depth towards the potential source for the fluids
responsible for the extensive high-grade gold-silver mineralization
on the Surebet discovery.
Hole ID |
CRS |
Easting |
Northing |
Elevation (m) |
Azimuth (m) |
Dip |
Length (m) |
GD-24-237 |
NAD83 UTM 9N |
457445 |
6162776 |
1511 |
140 |
70 |
848 |
GD-24-249 |
NAD83 UTM 9N |
457938 |
6162559 |
1137 |
10 |
80 |
396 |
GD-23-180 |
NAD83 UTM 9N |
457452 |
6162783 |
1514 |
145 |
55 |
535 |
GD-23-226 |
NAD83 UTM 9N |
457382 |
6162942 |
1622 |
140 |
69 |
653 |
Golddigger Property
The Golddigger Property is 100% controlled and
covers an area of 91,518 hectares in the world class geological
setting of the Eskay Rift, within 3 kilometers of the Red Line in
the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. This area has hosted some
of Canada’s greatest mines including Eskay Creek, Premier and Snip.
Other significant and well-known deposits in the Golden Triangle
include Brucejack, Copper Canyon, Galore Creek, Granduc, KSM, Red
Chris, and Schaft Creek. Goliath controls 56 kilometers of the Red
Line which is a geologic contact between Triassic age Stuhini rocks
and Jurassic age Hazelton rocks used as key markers when exploring
for gold-copper-silver mineralization.
The Surebet discovery has exceptional continuity
and excellent metallurgy with gold recoveries of 92.2% with 48.8%
of it as free gold from gravity alone at a 327-micrometer crush (no
cyanide required to recover the gold). The metallurgy completed to
date shows no deleterious elements are present such as mercury or
arsenic.
The Property is in an excellent location in
close proximity to the communities of Alice Arm and Kitsault where
there is a permitted mill site on private property. It is situated
on tide water with direct barge access to Prince Rupert (190
kilometers via the Observatory inlet/Portland inlet). The town of
Kitsault is accessible by road (190 kilometers from Terrace, 300
kilometers from Prince Rupert) and has a barge landing, dock, and
infrastructure capable of housing at least 300 people, including
high-tension power.
Additional infrastructure in the area includes
the Dolly Varden Silver Mine Road (only 7 kilometers to the East of
the Surebet discovery) with direct road access to Alice Arm barge
landing (18 kilometers to the south of the Surebet discovery) and
high-tension power (25 kilometers to the east of Surebet
discovery). The city of Terrace (population 16,000) provides access
to railway, major highways, and airport with supplies (food, fuel,
lumber, etc.), while the town of Prince Rupert (population 12,000)
is located on the west coast and houses an international container
seaport also with direct access to railway and an airport.
About CASERM (Center To Advance The
Science Of Exploration To Reclamation In Mining)
Goliath is a paying member and active supporter
of CASERM, an organization that represents a collaborative venture
between Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech aimed at
transforming the way that geoscience data is used in the mineral
resource industry. Research focuses on the integration of diverse
geoscience data to improve decision making across the mine life
cycle, beginning with the exploration for subsurface
resources continuing through mine
operation as well as closure and environmental remediation. As a
CASERM member, the Company requested a study and written report to
be performed by Colorado School of Mines analysing Surebet’s origin
of mineralization. The study confirmed an extensive porphyry feeder
source at depth for the high-grade gold mineralising fluids at
Surebet.
Qualified Person
Rein Turna P. Geo is the qualified person as
defined by National Instrument 43-101, for Goliath Resource Limited
projects, and supervised the preparation of, and has reviewed and
approved, the technical information in this release. Mr. Turna is
also a director of the Company.
About Goliath Resources
LimitedGoliath Resources is an explorer of precious metals
projects in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British
Columbia. All of its projects are in world class geological
settings and geopolitical safe jurisdictions amenable to mining in
Canada. Goliath is a member and active supporter of CASERM which is
an organization that represents a collaborative venture between
Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech. Goliath’s key strategic
cornerstone shareholders include Crescat Capital, Mr. Rob McEwen
and Mr. Eric Sprott, Mr. Larry Childress and a Global Commodity
Group (Singapore).
For more information please
contact:
Goliath Resources Limited Mr. Roger
Rosmus Founder and CEO Tel:
+1.416.488.2887roger@goliathresources.com
www.goliathresourcesltd.com
Other
The reader is cautioned that grab samples are
spot samples which are typically, but not exclusively, constrained
to mineralization. Grab samples are selective in nature and
collected to determine the presence or absence of mineralization
and are not intended to be representative of the material
sampled.
Portable XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) readings are
semi-quantitative measurements and calibrations of the equipment in
the field not always allow to compare results to certified
reference materials but are used as guideline to augment the
understanding of the mineralization observed. These measurements
are not intended to be representative of the geochemical
composition of the material measured. XRF readings are carried out
using a handheld device and could be influenced by external
factors.
Oriented HQ-diameter or NQ-diameter diamond
drill core from the drill campaign is placed in core boxes by the
drill crew contracted by the Company. Core boxes are transported by
helicopter to the staging area, and then transported by truck to
the core shack. The core is then re-orientated, meterage blocks are
checked, meter marks are labelled, Recovery and RQD measurements
taken, and primary bedding and secondary structural features
including veins, dykes, cleavage, and shears are noted and
measured. The core is then described and transcribed in MX
DepositTM. Drill holes were planned using Leapfrog GeoTM and QGISTM
software and data from the 2017-2022 exploration campaigns. Drill
core containing quartz breccia, stockwork, veining and/or
sulphide(s), or notable alteration are sampled in lengths of 0.5 to
1.5 meters. Core samples are cut lengthwise in half, one-half
remains in the box and the other half is inserted in a clean
plastic bag with a sample tag. Standards, blanks and duplicates
were added in the sample stream at a rate of 10%.
Grab, channels, chip and talus samples were
collected by foot with helicopter assistance. Prospective areas
included, but were not limited to, proximity to MINFile locations,
placer creek occurrences, regional soil anomalies, and potential
gossans based on high-resolution satellite imagery. The rock grab
and chip samples were extracted using a rock hammer, or hammer and
chisel to expose fresh surfaces and to liberate a sample of
anywhere between 0.5 to 5.0 kilograms. All sample sites were
flagged with biodegradable flagging tape and marked with the sample
number. All sample sites were recorded using hand-held GPS units
(accuracy 3-10 meters) and sample ID, easting, northing, elevation,
type of sample (outcrop, subcrop, float, talus, chip, grab, etc.)
and a description of the rock were recorded on all-weather paper.
Samples were then inserted in a clean plastic bag with a sample tag
for transport and shipping to the geochemistry lab. QA/QC samples
including blanks, standards, and duplicate samples were inserted
regularly into the sample sequence at a rate of 10%.
All samples are transported in rice bags sealed
with numbered security tags. A transport company takes them from
the core shack to the Paragon Geochemical labs facilities in
Surrey, BC or ALS labs facilities in North Vancouver, BC. Paragon
Geochemical is certified with both AC89-IAS and ISO/IEC Standard
17025:2017. Samples submitted to Paragon received gold and silver
analysis by photon assay whereby the entire sample is crushed to
approximately 70% passing 2 mm mesh. The entire crushed sample is
riffle split and weighed into multiple (300-500g) jars that are
submitted for photon assay. Photon assay uses high-energy X-rays
(photons) to excite atomic nuclei within the jarred samples,
causing them to emit secondary gamma rays, which are measured to
identify and quantify the metals present. The assays from all jars
are combined on a weight-averaged basis. ALS is either certified to
ISO 9001:2008 or accredited to ISO 17025:2005 in all of its
locations. At ALS samples were processed, dried, crushed, and
pulverized before analysis using the ME-MS61 and Au-SCR21 methods.
For the ME-MS61 method, a prepared sample is digested with
perchloric, nitric, hydrofluoric, and hydrochloric acids. The
residue is topped up with dilute hydrochloric acid and analyzed by
inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Overlimits
were re-analyzed using the ME-OG62 and Ag-GRA21 methods
(gravimetric finish). For Au-SCR21 a large volume of sample is
needed (typically 1-3kg). The sample is crushed and screened
(usually to -106 micron) to separate coarse gold particles from
fine material. After screening, two aliquots of the fine fraction
are analysed using the traditional fire assay method. The fine
fraction is expected to be reasonably homogenous and well
represented by the duplicate analyses. The entire coarse fraction
is assayed to determine the contribution of the coarse gold.
Widths are reported in drill core lengths and
the true widths are estimated to be 80-90% and AuEq metal values
are calculated using: Au 2398.13 USD/oz, Ag 28.118 USD/oz, Cu 4.10
USD/lbs, Pb 2067.5 USD/ton and Zn 2669 USD/ton on July 28th, 2024.
There is potential for economic recovery of gold, silver, copper,
lead, and zinc from these occurrences based on other mining and
exploration projects in the same Golden Triangle Mining Camp where
Goliath’s project is located such as the Homestake Ridge Gold
Project (Auryn Resources Technical Report, Updated Mineral Resource
Estimate and Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Homestake Ridge
Gold Project, prepared by Minefill Services Inc. Bothell,
Washington, dated May 29, 2020). Here, AuEq values were calculated
using 3-year running averages for metal price, and included
provisions for metallurgical recoveries, treatment charges,
refining costs, and transportation. Recoveries for Gold were 85.5%,
Silver at 74.6%, Copper at 74.6% and Lead at 45.3%. It will be
assumed that Zinc can be recovered with the Copper at the same
recovery rate of 74.6%. The quoted reference of metallurgical
recoveries is not from Goliath’s Golddigger Project, Surebet Zone
mineralization, and there is no guarantee that such recoveries will
ever be achieved, unless detailed metallurgical work such as in a
Feasibility Study can be eventually completed on the Golddigger
Project.
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Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute forward-looking information. These statements
relate to future events or future performance. The use of any of
the words "could", "intend", "expect", "believe", "will",
"projected", "estimated" and similar expressions and statements
relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to
identify forward-looking information and are based on Goliath’s
current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such
future events. Actual future results may differ materially. In
particular, this release contains forward-looking information
relating to, among other things, the ability of the Company to
complete financings and its ability to build value for its
shareholders as it develops its mining properties. Various
assumptions or factors are typically applied in drawing conclusions
or making the forecasts or projections set out in forward-looking
information. Those assumptions and factors are based on information
currently available to Goliath. Although such statements are based
on management's reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance
that the proposed transactions will occur, or that if the proposed
transactions do occur, will be completed on the terms described
above.
The forward-looking information contained in
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obligated to update or revise any forward-looking information,
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risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors
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