Azimut commences a 6,000-metre Diamond Drilling Program to Expand the Elmer Gold Discovery, James Bay Region, Quebec Symbol: AZM.TSX Venture
Azimut commences a 6,000-metre Diamond
Drilling Program to Expand the Elmer Gold
Discovery, James Bay Region, Quebec
Symbol: AZM.TSX Venture
LONGUEUIL, QC
,
March 18, 2020
/CNW Telbec/ -
Azimut Exploration Inc.
("Azimut" or the
"Company") (
TSXV: AZM
) is pleased to announce the start of a 6,000-metre (30-hole) diamond
drilling program on its
100% owned Elmer Property
(the "Property") in the
James Bay
region of
Quebec
(
see Figure 1
). This program starts immediately with two rigs and will run until the end of
April.
The objective is to expand the Patwon gold discovery recently reported on the Property, which
consists in multiple substantial drill hole intersections including 3.12 g/t Au over
102.0 m
(
see press release of
January 14, 2020
).
The program is strongly supported by the results of an induced polarization ("IP") and magnetic
geophysical survey over the discovery area and its vicinity, delineating extensive quality targets. A
convincing relationship at Patwon between IP chargeability and gold mineralization is illustrated by an
intersection grading 1.93 g/t Au over
82.0 m
, including 3.46 g/t Au over 44.1 m in hole ELM 19-007 (
see Figure 8
).
The current drilling program aims to:
Expand the Patwon Discovery laterally and at depth, over a minimum 850-metre strike length
and down to 200 metres below the surface, with 20 holes totalling 4,000 metres; and
Assess new targets along strike or subparallel to Patwon with 10 holes totalling 2,000 metres;
these targets correspond to quality IP anomalies associated with high-grade gold prospects.
Azimut is fully-funded for a planned 2020 exploration budget of
$10
.5 million that includes 18,000
metres of drilling on five (5) gold and copper-gold properties in
Quebec
.
Azimut has taken appropriate measures to mitigate the current health crisis while carrying
out its activities. These measures will be continuously monitored and adjusted as needed on
a regular basis.
HIGHLIGHTS
(
see Figures 2 to 9
)
Completion of a winter geophysical program consisting of a 51.9 line-kilometres IP survey and a
56.6 line-kilometres magnetic survey over a grid 2.5 kilometres long by 1 kilometre wide with
100-metre line spacing in two perpendicular directions, except for the discovery area where the
line spacing is 50 metres (Figure 3);
Five (5) priority target areas
identified by a combination of moderate to strong chargeability
and resistivity anomalies that delineate a
cumulative prospective length of 3.5 kilometres
(Figures 3 to 6):
ELM-1
: 850 metres long by up to 350 metres wide, this main target hosts the Patwon
Discovery; most parts remain untested by drilling, especially in the southwest over a
potential 300-metre strike extension of the Patwon Discovery; a high-grade channel sample
(25.2 g/t Au over
1.0 m
) from the target area was collected within that extension (Figure 7);
ELM-2
: 550 metres long by up to 150 metres wide, this target is on strike to the northeast
of ELM-1 and is immediately adjacent to the Patwon East Prospect (2.2 g/t Au);
ELM-3
: 550 metres long by 150 metres wide, this target is about 200 metres north of
ELM-1 and may represent a subparallel prospective strike;
ELM-4
: 650 metres long by 250 metres wide, this target is on strike to the west of ELM-1;
several high-grade grab samples (up to 12.65 g/t Au) have been collected from the target
area;
ELM-5
: 950 metres long by 150 metres wide and located to the southwest of ELM-1, this
target may represent a subparallel mineralized strike; ELM-5 hosts the high-grade Gabbro
Zone (up to 77.8 g/t Au and 167.0 g/t Ag) in the eastern part of the target area.
With the exception of ELM-1, the target areas remain untested by drilling.
A significant number of secondary IP targets have been identified, and will be subject to a
detailed assessment during the coming field season.
These IP anomalies are thought to represent the potential footprint of a significant gold-
bearing system
for the following reasons:
The five high-grade gold prospects known thus far within the grid area, including Patwon,
show good spatial correlations with the IP anomalies;
The features displayed by these prospects – e.g., gold associated with disseminated pyrite
and intense quartz veining – are known to produce good IP signatures characterized by
chargeability anomalies (generated by chargeable pyrite) and resistivity anomalies
(generated by resistive quartz veining).
The NE-SW magnetic pattern generally correlates well with the IP anomalies and strengthens
the target definition. The 3D inversion of the IP and magnetic data indicates deeply-rooted
anomalies.
Most targets should be accessible and drillable year-round, given the location of the target
areas.
The Elmer Property now comprises 515 claims covering 271.3 km
2
over a 35-kilometre strike length.
It includes the former Duxbury Property, positioned immediately east of the Elmer claims. The
project is 285 kilometres north of
Matagami
, 60 kilometres east of the village of
Eastmain
, and 5
kilometres west of the paved James Bay Road, a major all-season highway. The region benefits
from quality infrastructure, including significant road access, a hydro-power grid and airports.
The Government of
Quebec
and the Cree Nation recently announced a new
$4.7 billion
economic
development agreement (the "Grande Alliance") to connect, develop and protect the James Bay-
Eeyou Istchee Territory. This agreement will no doubt serve as leverage for mining projects in the
region.
Elmer was staked based on the results of the Company's predictive modelling for gold in the
James
Bay
region using its proprietary
AZtechMine
TM
expert system. Exploration activities since
October
2018
led to the Patwon Discovery, positioned near the centre of the Property. The prospect is part
of a much larger
7-kilometre-long underexplored high-potential target zone
(Figure 2).
At Patwon, the results of the initial drilling program indicate that gold-bearing mineralization is
associated with three vein sets with different orientations: 1) oblique to schistosity; 2) parallel to
schistosity; and 3) flat-lying. The wall rocks of all three vein sets are often mineralized. Quartz
veining seems related to a felsic intrusion, occurring also at or close to the lithological contact with
the surrounding mafic volcanics and gabbros. The principal control on mineralization appears to be a
dextral NE-SW shear zone generating the two main vein sets: NW-SE extensional veins (Riedel type)
and NE-SW shear veins.
Selected core intersections of the initial drilling program reported on
January 14, 2020
can be
examined using the following link:
AZM_Elmer_Gold_Discovery_Initial_drilling_Nov2019.pdf
About the Induced Polarization Method
IP surveying is a geophysical method that sends current into the ground through electrodes and
measures the voltage response. The measurements are used to determine the chargeability of
encasing metallic minerals and the resistivity of the rock. A greater concentration of chargeable
material will typically produce a stronger response.
The method is particularly well-suited for investigating the extent of disseminated-style mineralization
(especially minerals such as pyrite) in resistive environments, and thus it is a frequently used
exploration technique for gold.
Geosig Inc. of
Quebec City
(
Quebec
) conducted the geophysical surveys over the Patwon grid. The
IP survey used a pole-dipole array with readings every 25 metres (n=1 to 8). The high-definition
magnetic survey was conducted with measurements in continuous mode.
This press release was prepared by Dr.
Jean-Marc Lulin
, P.Geo., acting as Azimut's qualified
person under National Instrument 43-101. The field program is under the direction of François
Bissonnette, P.Geo., Operations Manager. Joël Simard, P.Geo., Senior Consulting Geophysicist for
Azimut, was responsible for processing and interpreting the survey data and has reviewed the
content of this release.
About Azimut Exploration
Azimut is a mineral exploration company whose core business is centred on target generation and
partnership development. The Company uses a pioneering approach to big data analytics (the
proprietary
AZtechMine
TM
expert system) enhanced by extensive exploration know-how. Azimut
maintains rigorous financial discipline and has 65.2 million shares outstanding.
Azimut holds the largest mineral exploration portfolio in
Quebec
. The Company's competitive edge
against exploration risk is founded on systematic regional-scale data analysis and multiple
concurrently active projects. This includes two regional strategic alliances with SOQUEM for six (6)
gold properties in the
James Bay
region and three (3) major gold-copper properties in the Nunavik
region.
www.azimut-exploration.com
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For further information:
Jean-Marc Lulin, President and CEO, Tel.: (450) 646-3015, Fax: (450)
646-3045, [email protected]
CO: Azimut Exploration Inc.
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