Sokoman to Resume Drilling at Moosehead Gold Project Program to start with a series of deep (1,000 m) holes
Sokoman to Resume Drilling at Moosehead
Gold Project
Program to start with a series of deep (1,000 m) holes
St. John's, Newfoundland--(Newsfile Corp. - September 12, 2025) - Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:
SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that diamond drilling will
resume at the 100%-owned Moosehead Gold Project in central Newfoundland. The initial focus will be a
series of deep, 1,000 m depth, downhole drill holes testing the Eastern Trend and Western Trend gold
zones for depth extensions, as well as testing for undiscovered parallel zones. Since 2018, a total of
135,325 m of core in 672 drill holes, across the property, have resulted in the definition of five significant
zones of gold mineralization and several smaller, less defined zones, with most remaining open for
expansion. All the main gold zones have high-grade intersections of at least 100-gram metres of gold to
a maximum of 636.12-gram metres from MH-18-39. Please see the table of Moosehead's Top 25 Holes
below.
Timothy Froude, P.Geo., President and CEO, states
, "We are extremely excited to be back drilling
at Moosehead, given the significance of the deep holes and the impact they could have on the
mineralization on the property.
Drilling to date has focused on the near surface, to an average depth of
about 300 m vertically, where we have been extremely successful in defining high-grade mineralization in
five previously unknown zones. The time is right to go deeper than we have in the past, to downhole
depths of 1,000 m, and armed with the knowledge we have gained over the past few years, hopefully
locating continuous high-grade zones at depth. We expect to be on site in early October and anticipate a
four- to five-week timeline to complete drilling."
Deep Drilling Program
The deep drilling program will start with two to three holes, each at least 1,000 m in length, positioned to
establish key geological, mineralogical and structural information at depths never before tested, critical
for planning future deep drilling. This drilling is part of a larger 2025 program of up to 15,000 m, including
multiple holes to expand the Western Trend, the 75 and 552 Zones, as well as reconnaissance drilling on
the remainder of the property, testing high-priority regional targets.
The first deep hole, MH-25-673, will be the most easterly hole drilled, testing from east to west the deep
regional structures of the Eastern Trend and zones proximal to it. The drill hole will test the full width of
what is believed to be the Valentine Lake shear zone, and will extend through the inferred southeastern
projection of the Eastern Trend at a planned vertical depth of 650 m. The initial 200 m to 300 m will test
ground with no previous drilling, where an unsourced 1988 float sample assayed 10 g/t Au.
The second hole, MH-25-674, will be drilled, from west to east, testing the footwall units below the
Western Trend for 463-Zone-type veins, continuing to test the inferred 463 Zone Structure at ~650 m
vertically below surface. The 463 Zone is around 250 m to 300 m vertically below ground, giving a drill
intercept of 39.60 m at 12.50 g/t Au, from 295.30 m downhole, including 10.25 m at 41.97 g/t Au, from
312.35 m downhole (
see the December 15, 2022, news release
). This 463 Zone is unique in that it lies
in the footwall and is nearly perpendicular to the trend of the adjoining Eastern Trend Zone, possibly
representing a feeder conduit.
The third proposed hole is a 500 m step out to the south of the first deep hole (MH-25-673) to get a
better understanding of the regional structures and their trend at depth.
See the plan view and cross-section view of the proposed deep drilling below.
Figure 1: Plan View - Deep Drilling
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Figure 2: Cross Section - Deep Holes MH-25-673 and 674
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This news release has been reviewed and approved by Timothy Froude, P. Geo., a "Qualified Person"
under National Instrument 43-101, and President and CEO of Sokoman Minerals Corp.
Analytical Techniques / QA/QC
Samples, including duplicates, blanks, and standards, are submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd. in
Springdale, Newfoundland, for gold analysis. All core samples submitted for assay are saw cut by
Sokoman personnel, with one-half submitted for assay and one-half retained for reference. Samples are
delivered in sealed bags directly to the lab by Sokoman personnel. Eastern Analytical Ltd. is an
accredited assay lab that conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Samples with visible gold are
submitted for total pulp metallics with a gravimetric finish. All other samples are analyzed by standard fire
assay methods. Total pulp metallic analysis includes: the entire sample being crushed to -10 mesh, and
then pulverized to 95% -150 mesh. The total sample is weighed and screened to 150 mesh; the +150-
mesh fraction is fire-assayed for Au, and a 30 g subsample of the -150-mesh fraction is fire-assayed for
Au, with a calculated weighted average of total Au in the sample reported as well. One blank and one
industry-approved standard for every twenty samples submitted is included in the sample stream.
Random duplicates of selected samples are analyzed in addition to the in-house standard and duplicate
policies of Eastern Analytical Ltd. All reported assays are uncut.
About Sokoman Minerals Corp.
Sokoman Minerals Corp. is a discovery-oriented company and one of the largest landholders in the
province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's emerging gold district. The Company's primary
focus is its portfolio of gold projects, including the 100%-owned flagship, advanced-stage Moosehead
project, Crippleback Lake, and the district-scale Fleur de Lys project near Baie Verte in northwestern
Newfoundland. These projects target Dalradian-type orogenic gold mineralization, similar to the
Curraghinalt and Cavanacaw deposits in Northern Ireland. The Company entered a strategic alliance
with Benton Resources Inc. through three, large-scale, joint-venture properties including Grey River,
Golden Hope, and Kepenkeck in Newfoundland.
In October 2023, Sokoman and Benton completed an agreement with Piedmont Lithium Inc., a major
developer of lithium projects and processing plants in the USA, and exactly the right partner to have to
advance the lithium project. For full details of the agreement, please refer to the Company's
press
release dated October 11, 2023
.
Projects optioned with optionee fully vested are:
East Alder Project optioned to Canterra Minerals Inc. (SIC retains shares of CTM plus 1% NSR)
Startrek Project optioned to Thunder Gold (SIC retains shares of TGOL plus 1% NSR)
For more information, please contact:
Timothy Froude, P.Geo., President & CEO
T:
709-765-1726
E:
Cathy Hume, VP Corporate Development, Director
T:
416-868-1079 x 251
E:
Website:
www.sokomanmineralscorp.com
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@SokomanMinerals
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@SokomanMinerals
LinkedIn:
@SokomanMineralsCorp
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