Enforcer Gold Corp (“Enforcer” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: VEIN – FSE: N071) is pleased to report on the preliminary results from evaluating historical drill data on the Mop-II gold-copper deposit. The Mop-II was historically explored as a higher-grade, vein type deposit; however, a review of the data indicates there is significant potential to define a high-tonnage, lower-grade deposit that could be evaluated for its bulk mineable potential.
Highlights from the 2008-2013 SOQUEM drilling programs include;
- Hole 1206-08-29: 0.77 g/t Au over 72.9 m
- Hole 1206-08-32: 1.20 g/t Au over 54.5 m
- Hole 1206-10-33: 0.60 g/t Au over 172.8 m
- Hole 1206-10-34: 0.50 g/t Au over 261.0 m, incl. 1.89 g/t Au over 37.5 m
- Hole 1206-13-55: 0.99 g/t Au over 54.8 m
- Hole 1206-13-71: 0.63 g/t Au over 109.4 m
Enforcer is earning a 50% interest in the project from SOQUEM. A Phase 1 exploration drilling program is set to commence in March.
President & CEO, Steve Roebuck, comments:
“We’re very fortunate to have a vast database to work with in assessing the Mop-II for its high-tonnage, lower-grade deposit potential. With over 55,000 m of drilling already completed on the property, our Phase 1 drilling program is primarily designed to verify historical results and to test the depth extension by deepening some holes that ended in mineralization. The results of the 2018 Phase 1 drilling program will be compiled and modelled with the historical (1957-1989) and more recent drilling by SOQUEM (2008-2013) to prepare a current mineral resource estimate on the Mop-II deposit and lay the groundwork for a Phase 2 drilling program.”
Table 1. Significant Results of SOQUEM’s 2008-2013 Drilling Programs
Hole # | Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Au (g/t) | Cu (%) | |
1206-08-25 | North | 98.7 | 109.7 | 11,0 | 0.85 | 0.14 | |
1206-08-26 | Main | 370.5 | 382.6 | 12,1 | 1.30 | 0.17 | |
1206-08-28 | North | 95.0 | 110.0 | 15,0 | 0.67 | 0.03 | |
1206-08-29 | Main | 87.9 | 160.8 | 72,9 | 0.77 | 0.1 | |
incl. | 79.5 | 105.0 | 25,5 | 1.07 | 0.1 | ||
133.5 | 160.8 | 27,3 | 0.96 | 0.1 | |||
1206-10-31 | Main | 9.0 | 156.0 | 147,0 | 0.40 | 0.04 | |
incl. | 17.0 | 60.0 | 43,0 | 1.01 | 0.08 | ||
1206-10-32 | Main | 18.0 | 264.0 | 246,0 | 0.40 | 0.04 | |
incl. | 100.0 | 154.5 | 54,5 | 1.20 | 0.08 | ||
1206-10-33 | Main | 16.2 | 189.0 | 172,8 | 0.60 | 0.03 | |
incl. | 46.0 | 63.0 | 17,0 | 0.91 | 0.09 | ||
and | 140.6 | 152.5 | 11,9 | 7.8 | 0.02 | ||
1206-10-34 | Main | 21.0 | 282.0 | 261,0 | 0.50 | 0.06 | |
incl. | 85.5 | 123.0 | 37,5 | 1.89 | 0.07 | ||
1206-10-35 | Main | 6.7 | 132.0 | 125,3 | 0.40 | 0.04 | |
incl. | 64.3 | 99.0 | 34,7 | 1.03 | 0.04 | ||
1206-10-36 | Main | 156.0 | 194.0 | 38,0 | 0.58 | 0.04 | |
incl. | 173.5 | 192.5 | 19,0 | 0.90 | 0.02 | ||
1206-10-37 | Main | 72.0 | 141.0 | 69,0 | 0.40 | 0.03 | |
1206-10-38 | Main | 127.5 | 275.5 | 148,0 | 0.33 | 0.03 | |
1206-10-40 | Main | 46.5 | 322.5 | 276,0 | 0.40 | 0.06 | |
incl. | 60.0 | 100.5 | 40,5 | 1.00 | 0.07 | ||
1206-11-43 | Main | 58.5 | 75.6 | 17,1 | 0.52 | 0.12 | |
1206-11-44 | Main | 196.5 | 214.5 | 18,0 | 1.07 | 0.06 | |
1206-11-45 | Main | 59.75 | 72.0 | 12,25 | 0.87 | 0.03 | |
231.4 | 260.0 | 28,6 | 0.52 | 0.04 | |||
1206-13-53 | Main | 33.0 | 89.5 | 56,5 | 0.43 | 0.04 | |
1206-13-54 | Main | 91.5 | 113.0 | 21,5 | 1.46 | 0.02 | |
1206-13-55 | Main | 13.0 | 217.0 | 204,0 | 0.41 | 0.04 | |
incl. | 141.7 | 196.5 | 54,8 | 0.99 | 0.03 | ||
1206-13-56 | Main | 6.2 | 171 | 164,8 | 0.36 | 0.05 | |
incl. | 110.7 | 132.6 | 21,9 | 1.07 | 0.02 | ||
1206-13-57 | Main | 34.0 | 85.0 | 51.0 | 0.35 | 0.03 | |
178.5 | 198.0 | 19.5 | 0.78 | 0.03 | |||
217.0 | 243.5 | 26.5 | 0.75 | 0.19 | |||
1206-13-58 | Main | 14.0 | 39.65 | 25.65 | 1.03 | 0.01 | |
1206-13-59 | Main | 22.3 | 232.0 | 209.7 | 0.37 | 0.05 | |
incl. | 107.0 | 147.0 | 40.0 | 1.08 | 0.04 | ||
1206-13-60 | Main | 33.4 | 306.0 | 272.6 | 0.33 | 0.05 | |
1206-13-61 | Main | 86.5 | 108.5 | 22.0 | 0.64 | 0.03 | |
1206-13-62 | Main | 179.1 | 200.2 | 21.1 | 1.21 | 0.06 | |
1206-13-63 | Main | 138.5 | 159.5 | 21.0 | 0.81 | 0.07 | |
296.0 | 317.0 | 21.0 | 0.72 | 0.03 | |||
1206-13-66 | Main | 348.0 | 396.0 | 48.0 | 1.05 | 0.03 | |
1206-13-69 | Main | 233.8 | 275.0 | 41.2 | 0.33 | 0.04 | |
1206-13-71 | Main | 124.0 | 235.0 | 111.0 | 0.63 | 0.03 | |
1206-13-74 | Main | 5.7 | 101.0 | 95.3 | 0.34 | 0.03 | |
incl. | 51.0 | 72.0 | 21.0 | 0.77 | 0.02 | ||
1206-13-75 | Main | 9.6 | 182.0 | 172.4 | 0.44 | 0.04 | |
incl. | 9.6 | 24.0 | 14.4 | 2.64 | 0.16 | ||
and | 137.4 | 162.6 | 25.2 | 1.46 | 0.16 | ||
1206-13-76 | Main | 236.0 | 258.6 | 22.6 | 0.58 | 0.01 | |
1206-13-77 | Main | 234.8 | 258.0 | 23.2 | 0.55 | 0.20 | |
1206-13-83 | Main | 66.0 | 84.0 | 18.0 | 0.55 | 0.05 | |
1206-13-84 | Main | 18.8 | 94.4 | 75.6 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
Note: Widths presented in Table 1 represent down hole core lengths; true widths are unknown at this time. The 2008 to 2013 drilling and sampling programs were undertaken by SOQUEM utilizing standard industry procedures and protocols and following a formal quality assurance and quality control (“QAQC”) program. Samples were assayed by Techni-Lab SGB Abitibi Inc. using conventional fire assay with AA finish (“FAAA”). Samples grading 0.5 to 1.0 g/t Au were re-assayed by FAAA while samples above 1.0 g/t Au were re-assayed using fire assay with gravimetric finish (“FAGRAV”). Silver and copper were assayed by AA following aqua regia digestion. Silver samples grading above 20 g/t Ag were re-assayed by FAGRAV. Both SOQUEM and Techni-Lab routinely insert standards, blanks and duplicates as part of their respective QAQC programs. |
A drill hole location map is available at: Drill Plan – Mar 2018.
Enforcer recently retained the services of Christian D’Amours of GeoPointcom in Val-d’Or, Quebec to assist in validating the historical database provided by SOQUEM and to build a 3D model utilizing the entire database. In total, 17 diamond drilling campaigns have been completed on the property totalling nearly 55,000 m in 247 drill holes. A NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate was completed on the Mop-II deposit in 2006 (January 22, 2018 press release). From 2008 to 2013, SOQUEM drilled an additional 13,755 m in 54 holes on the deposit. Highlights from SOQUEM’s 2008-2013 drilling programs are presented in Table 1. These results demonstrate both the higher-grade vein potential of the Mop-II deposit and its lower-grade, high-tonnage potential.
SOQUEM and Enforcer are finalizing plans for a first phase 3,000 m diamond drilling program that will include the twinning of several historical holes for which the core is no longer available. In most cases, sampling of these historical holes was limited to well-mineralized intersections. Based on SOQUEM’s more recent drilling, the altered portion of the quartz-feldspar porphyry that hosts the Mop-II deposit often carries low-grade gold and copper mineralization over entire hole lengths. As such, the 2018 twinned holes will be sampled over their entire length. Additional holes are planned to test the depth extension of the Mop-II deposit below the current maximum reach of 330 vertical meters.
The data from the Phase 1 drilling will be integrated into the 3D model that will be used as the basis for an updated mineral resource estimate.
The Roger Project is located in the Chibougamau mining camp, which is best recognized for its atypical vein-type mineralization rich in copper and base metals of porphyry affinity. Stratigraphy in the Mop-II deposit area is poorly defined due to a lack of outcrop exposure. Based on drilling, the deposit is largely contained within a 2.2 km long by 0.4 km wide quartz-feldspar porphyry intrusion. The east, north and west boundaries of the porphyry are described as a porphyry-volcanic mixing zone, while to the south it is bounded the regionally extensive McAdam Fault, which separates the porphyry from felsic volcanics and the Roberge peridotite sill.
The Mop-II deposit is described as having two distinct zones: Main and North. Gold mineralization in the Main zone is associated with a large ENE-trending, pyritic mineralized envelope within the quartz-feldspar porphyry that is ~200 m wide and at least 800 m long. The mineralization is comprised of pyrite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, bismuth-bearing minerals and native gold, occurring as disseminated or in veins and veinlets along 0.5 m to 20 m wide east-west trending shear zones. Mineralization in the North zone is not yet well defined by diamond drilling but appears to differ in that gold grades are lower and copper grades are significantly higher than in the Main zone. In addition to the 55,000 m of diamond drilling completed on the Roger property, underground exploration undertaken in 1988 included 1,177 m of development and over 1,000 m of chip sampling.
About SOQUEM
SOQUEM Inc., a subsidiary of Ressources Québec, is a leading player in mineral exploration with its mission to explore, discover and develop mining properties in Quebec. SOQUEM has participated in more than 350 exploration projects and contributed to major discoveries of gold, diamonds, lithium and other minerals in Quebec.
About Enforcer Gold Corp
Enforcer Gold Corp is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company and is earning a 100% interest in the Montalembert gold project from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. (TSX: GMX) and a 50% interest in the advanced-stage Roger porphyry gold-copper project from SOQUEM. Both properties are located in Quebec’s prolific Abitibi greenstone belt and have excellent road access and nearby infrastructure and amenities. The Company completed its first exploration program on the Montalembert project in October 2017, including 5,784 m of diamond drilling.
Enforcer’s VP Exploration, Antoine Fournier, géo, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the content of this news release.
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