Bonterra Continues to Expand Gladiator Gold Deposit West to Rivage Gap and Intersects Additional New North Zone
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Bonterra Continues to Expand Gladiator Gold Deposit West to Rivage Gap
and Intersects Additional New North Zone
Vancouver, BC – May 16, 2017 : Bonterra Resources Inc. (TSX-V: BTR, US: BONXF, FSE :
9BR1) (the “ Company ” or “ Bonterra ”) is pleased to announce that ongoing drilling to the west
of the main Gladiator Deposit within the “Rivage Ga p” has encountered multiple high grade
intersections as well as a major strike length extension of the new North horizon.
Quick Highlights of Recent Drill Results:
• Multiple high grade intersections encountered in the Rivage Gap and extends the new
North zone to the west.
• Four distinct zones intersected in the “Rivage Gap” area, confirming the existence of the
Main and Footwall zones, plus extending to the west the North and Mid zones.
• Main and Footwall zones extended to the west , connecting them with the Rivage Gap
area.
• Results confirm the strike length of over 1 km for each of the Main and Footwall Zones.
• Drilling intersects deepest mineralization to-date in Rivage Gap area , at 330m below
surface.
• Continuity of mineralization demonstrated in multiple horizons between the Gladiator
Deposit and the Rivage Zone.
• Drilled dimensions of the Gladiator Deposit now outlined to a depth of 850 meters below
surface, and a strike length of 1,200 meters (1.2 km) .
• Gladiator remains open in all directions with drilling currently focused on the Deep East
Zone, the Rivage Gap western side, and within large gaps or voids with currently little drill
information.
Nav Dhaliwal, CEO and President of Bonterra, stated : “Results from the Rivage Gap, or the
western area of the Gladiator Gold Deposit, continu e to add positive value to the understanding
of the geological model and the potential addition of significant new resources. A recent
interpretation has determined that the Rivage Gap is part of the main mineralized system, and our
technical team is currently confirming the impact o f what the most recent results clearly
demonstrate. We are excited with the continued positive results from within the Rivage Gap area,
and look forward to further extending these zones, similar to our success within the main Gladiator
area.”
Highlights and Observations:
• Hole BA-17-04 encountered multiple high grade inter sections in the “Rivage Gap”,
especially extending the new North zone to the west, giving the following results:
o 4.2 m grading 9.5 g/t Au (North Zone) at ~50 meters below surface.
o 4.0 m grading 10.0 g/t Au (Footwall Zone) at ~200 meters below surface.
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• Holes BA-17-08 and BA-17-10 each intersected four d istinct zones in the “Rivage Gap”
area, confirming the existence of the Main and Footwall zones, plus extending to the west
the North and Mid zones, highlighting the following results:
o 3.5 m grading 8.4 g/t Au (Footwall Zone) at ~150 meters below surface.
o 1.0 m grading 8.0 g/t Au (Mid Zone) at ~200 meters below surface.
• Holes BA-17-07 and BA-17-09 extended the Main and F ootwall zones to the west,
effectively joing them with the Rivage area, confir ming the strike length of over 1 km for
each. BA-17-07 was also the deepest intersection y et recorded in the Rivage Gap area to
date.
o 3.0 m grading 12.0 g/t Au (Main Zone) at ~300 meters below surface.
o 1.8 m grading 9.0 g/t Au (Footwall Zone) at ~50 meters below surface.
• Drilling at the “Rivage Gap”, a 600 meter long stre tch of the Gladiator Deposit to the west
that contains very little drill information, is cle arly demonstrating continuity in multiple
horizons between the Gladiator Deposit and the Rivage Zone. This continuity is providing
a total drilled strike length to date on at least t wo horizons (Main and Footwall) of 1.2
kilometers.
Hole From
(m)
To
(m)
Length*
(m)
Grade
(g/t Au)
Zone/Area
West – Rivage Gap
BA-17-04 88.8 93.0 4.2 9.5 North
233.0 237.0 4.0 10.0 Footwall
272.0 297.0 25.0 1.4 Porph/Main
including 272.0 275.0 3.0 3.6
BA-17-07 355.0 358.0 3.0 12.0 Main
BA-17-08 210.0 211.0 1.0 7.5 North
264.0 265.0 1.0 8.0 Mid
300.2 302.0 1.8 6.4 Footwall
390.0 395.7 5.7 3.4 Main
BA-17-09 67.0 68.8 1.8 9.0 Footwall
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BA-17-10 177.5 179.0 1.5 5.6 North
198.5 202.0 3.5 8.4 Footwall
212.5 215.0 2.5 5.2 Mid
237.0 239.0 2.0 5.3 Main
• Stated lengths are core width as drilled, true widths vary and average between 60 and 80 percent of drilled
widths. Core axis angles of the intersection contacts and surrounding rock units average 55 to 70 degrees .
All intersections from the above table are located within a length or gap of drill information
between the westernmost Rivage area and the known p ortion of the Gladiator Deposit. The high
grade Main, Footwall and North Zones are in or near the sheared contact between mafic volcanic
units and a mineralized felsic porphyritic intrusive.
Please see http://www.bonterraresources.com/en/gladiator/maps-sections for updated long section
and cross section.
Bonterra Resources Quick Facts:
• Well financed with over $20m recently raised.
• Gladiator Gold Deposit:
o 100% controlled 8,126-hectare in the Urban-Barry Camp in Québec;
o Resource expansion and development program underway utilizing minimum of
four drill rigs with up to 40,000 meters planned;
o Drilled dimensions of the Gladiator Deposit are currently outlined to a depth of 800
meters below surface, and a strike length of 1,200 meters (1.2 km);
o Gladiator remains open in all directions with drilling currently focused on the Deep
East Zone, the Rivage Gap western side, Rivage Gap infill and a potential Coliseum
exploration;
o At least five distinct subparallel zones or mineralized horizons have been identified
to date.
• Larder Lake Gold Property:
o 100% controlled 2,221-hectare in the Cadillac-Larder Break camp in Ontario (refer
to March 17, 2016 news release highlighting historical gold resource);
o Resource development and exploration program underw ay including upcoming
drill program and geological modelling.
Robert Gagnon, P.Geo. has approved the information contained in this release. Mr. Gagnon is a
director of Bonterra and is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Nav Dhaliwal, President & CEO
Bonterra Resources Inc.
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