Probe Metals Inc. (TSX-V: PRB) (OTCQB:
PROBF) (“
Probe” or the
“
Company”) is pleased to provide the second 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 forty-nine (49) holes from the
extensive 2022 drilling program, which is designed to convert,
expand and discover new gold resources, returned significant gold
intercepts within and surrounding the conceptual pits from the 2021
Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) report (see figure 1). The
Company is also pleased to report that the 2022 resource drilling
program is progressing very well with sixty percent of the
150,000-metre program completed in the first half of the year.
Results from over 155 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: “We are in the very enviable position of being able to
continue advancing our gold projects with large-scale drilling and
regional exploration programs. With six drills turning at Val-d’Or
East and two at Detour we will be able to make considerable
progress with our development, expansion, and discovery-stage
programs in 2022. These recent drill results from Monique
demonstrate the high quality of the Val-d’Or assets and the
continued improvement in the gold resources. Our goal this year is
to advance the Company on all fronts by solidifying Val-d’Or East
as one of the preeminent development projects in Canada,
demonstrating the considerable growth potential of its resources
and identifying potential new catalysts in discovery targets on
both the Val-d’Or East and Detour Quebec projects. In the current
market conditions with a strong balance sheet, we will continue to
position the Company and Val-d’Or East as one of the top
undeveloped multi-million ounces project in Canada.”
Infill drilling – Twenty-nine (29) of the
forty-nine (49) holes released today are from the resource
conversion drilling program designed to test the continuity of A,
G, J, P and S zones inside the conceptual pits between surface to
approximately 300-metres depth and the A zone to approximately
500-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.
Expansion drilling - Twenty (20) holes from the
expansion drilling program were designed to test the extension of
the A, G, J, K, P and S zones laterally and at depth. Fourteen (14)
of these expansion drilling holes intersected gold structures with
grade times thickness above 15.0 g/t Au * metre.
Forty-four (44) holes, listed in today's news
release, returned significant drill intercepts that will be
included in an updated resource for the Val-d’Or East project,
which will form the basis of the prefeasibility study (PFS)
expected to be completed in 2023. The Monique Gold Trend deposits
are all open along strike and at depth. In addition to drilling
activities, the corporation is advancing, rock mechanics, ground
geotechnical, metallurgical and environmental baseline studies on
the project, and has started community and social engagement
activities.
Selected drill results from holes MO-22-278 to
326 at the Monique Area drilling program are, as follows:
Hole Number |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m) |
Gold (g/t) |
Zone / Resource |
MO-22-279 |
180.8 |
200.0 |
19.2 |
0.8 |
P / Expansion |
MO-22-280 |
52.2 |
71.0 |
18.8 |
0.8 |
J / Infill |
MO-22-288 |
160.2 |
186.8 |
26.6 |
1.1 |
J / Infill |
MO-22-289 |
711.8 |
717.7 |
5.9 |
3.7 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-291 |
94.6 |
102.1 |
7.5 |
3.2 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-292 |
229.5 |
249.0 |
19.5 |
1.0 |
S/ Expansion |
MO-22-297 |
90.4 |
95.4 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-298 |
57.1 |
79.5 |
22.4 |
0.6 |
P / Infill |
MO-22-300 |
79.5 |
114.0 |
34.5 |
0.5 |
S / Infill |
MO-22-301 |
201.0 |
213.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-302 |
140.0 |
161.5 |
21.5 |
0.7 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-305 |
248.5 |
252.5 |
4.0 |
10.1 |
P / Expansion |
MO-22-305 |
473.1 |
483.3 |
10.2 |
2.4 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-311 |
312.0 |
332.6 |
20.6 |
1.5 |
P / Expansion |
MO-22-311 |
328.5 |
332.6 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
P / Expansion |
MO-22-312 |
104.5 |
127.0 |
22.5 |
1.8 |
P / Expansion |
MO-22-314 |
70.2 |
86.0 |
15.8 |
1.6 |
J / Infill |
MO-22-315 |
224.5 |
243.0 |
18.5 |
1.0 |
J / Infill |
MO-22-318 |
470.9 |
477.3 |
6.4 |
2.8 |
G / Expansion |
MO-22-319 |
251.0 |
276.5 |
25.5 |
0.7 |
J / Infill |
MO-22-320 |
64.5 |
95.8 |
31.3 |
0.9 |
J / Infill |
Including |
86.6 |
91.8 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
J / Infill |
MO-22-321 |
120.2 |
125.7 |
5.5 |
4.8 |
New / Expansion |
MO-22-321 |
308.0 |
321.7 |
13.7 |
1.1 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-321 |
601.6 |
607.3 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
A / Infill |
MO-22-322 |
33.0 |
65.2 |
32.2 |
0.7 |
J / Infill |
MO-22-323 |
344.0 |
348.0 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
K / Expansion |
MO-22-323 |
799.7 |
803.7 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
New / Expansion |
MO-22-324 |
184.0 |
219.5 |
35.5 |
1.0 |
J / Expansion |
MO-22-326 |
360.7 |
389.5 |
28.8 |
2.1 |
J / Infill |
Including |
362.5 |
367.2 |
4.7 |
10.2 |
J / Infill |
(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
drilling:https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/94315b04-5e9f-4072-a723-236fa456618e
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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these statements are based on information 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 forward-looking information could cause
actual events, results, 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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