Banyan GOLD Reports 0.88 G/T GOLD over 54.6 Metres IN the First Holes from 2021 Powerline Drilling, Aurmac Property, Yukon
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BANYAN GOLD REPORTS 0.88 G/T GOLD OVER 54.6 METRES IN THE FIRST HOLES
FROM 2021 POWERLINE DRILLING, AURMAC PROPERTY, YUKON
APRIL 27, 2021 TSX-V: BYN
VANCOUVER, B.C, April 27, 2021 – Banyan Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Banyan") (TSX-
V: BYN) is pleased to announce the first three diamond drill hole results from the 2021 exploration
program on the AurMac Property, Yukon. These drillholes continue the systematic 100 metre
(“m”) spaced step-out grid drilling from the Powerline Deposit.
Assay highlights from these first three 2021 Powerline Zone drillholes results include:
• 0.88 g/t Au over 54.6 metres from 80 m in AX-21-66
• 0.56 g/t Au over 67.5 metres from 60.5 m in AX-21-68
• 0.38 g/t Au over 177.9 metres from surface m in AX-21-67
These drill holes have continued to identify anomalous near/on-surface gold mineralization that
is consistent with, and additive to the Powerline Deposit Model (Table 1 and Figure 1, 2 and 3).
This year ’s oriented core drilling has identifi ed the sheeted quartz veins to be sub -horizontal,
which is consistent with the mineralized expression of the Powerline Resource and further
corroboration that the gold mineralization remains open in all directions.
“The 2020 drill program established a larger footprint for Powerline gold mineralization and these
first three drill holes of 2021 continue to build on that success to demonstrate the size potential of
the near/on-surface Powerline target.” stated Tara Christie, President and CEO. “With 23 holes
completed so far in 2021, Banyan is well positioned to meet our 2021 objectives with continued
and steady news flow throughout the spring, summer and into the fall”.
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Figure 1: Plan map of Powerline Zone 2021 drill holes reported, planned and completed.
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Figure 2: Cross-section A to A’ of Powerline (Looking West)
Figure 3: Long-section B to B’ of Powerline (Looking North)
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Table 1: 2021 Highlighted Powerline Diamond Drill Analytical Results
Hole ID
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval*
(m)
Au
(g/t)
AX-21-66 80.0 134.6 54.6 0.88
including 84.9 87.7 2.8 1.38
including 88.4 90.3 1.9 1.36
including 94.5 96.0 1.5 1.59
including 105.5 105.9 0.4 5.13
including 131.8 132.6 0.8 3.40
including 132.6 133.6 1.0 21.7
including 133.6 134.6 1.0 1.64
and 147.8 153.9 6.1 0.52
including 147.8 149.2 1.4 1.38
AX-21-67 10.7 188.6 177.9 0.38
including 10.7 12.2 1.5 5.21
including 23.2 24.4 1.2 1.21
including 30.5 32.0 1.5 1.65
including 72.4 73.5 1.1 1.25
including 76.3 77.7 1.4 1.37
including 96.0 97.5 1.5 1.46
including 104.6 105.2 0.6 5.45
including 120.4 121.9 1.5 1.27
including 130.3 131.8 1.5 3.32
including 146.3 147.6 1.3 1.01
including 149.9 150.5 0.6 1.33
including 169.2 170.0 0.8 1.02
including 173.6 175.3 1.7 3.27
including 183.8 185.1 1.3 2.46
AX-21-68 60.5 128.0 67.5 0.56
including 70.1 71.6 1.5 1.87
including 73.2 74.3 1.1 1.56
including 75.7 76.2 0.5 8.50
including 93.7 94.5 0.8 4.73
including 99.0 100.6 1.6 2.33
including 120.4 121.9 1.5 2.97
including 125.2 126.5 1.3 1.14
* True widths are estimated to be greater than 90% of the reported intervals.
2021 Drilling Program Update
As of April 26, 2021, Banyan has completed over 23 drill holes for >4 ,500 m on the Powerline
Zone of the AurMac property. Banyan has over 15,000 m of diamond drilling planned for 2021
Phase 1, largely focused on the Powerline and Aurex Hill Zones.
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Analytical Method
All drill core splits reported in this news release were analyzed at SGS Canada in Vancouver,
B.C. utilizing their GE_IMS21B20 analytical package which comprises a two-acid aqua regia
digestion followed by a 36-element ICP-MS scan, in conjunction with the GE_FAA30V5 30g Fire
Assay with AAS finish for gold on all samples. Samples with gold content exceeding the analytical
thresholds of this package were reanalyzed utilizing an additional 30g Fire Assay Gravimetric
Finish (SGS Package GO_FAG30V). All core samples were split on-site at Banyan’s core
processing facilities. Once split, half samples were placed back in the core boxes with the other
half of split samples sealed in poly bags with one part of a three-part sample tag inserted
within. Samples were delivered by Banyan personnel or a dedicated expediter to the SGS,
Whitehorse preparatory laboratory where samples are prepared and then shipped to Bureau
Veritas’s Analytical laboratory in Vancouver, B.C. for pulverization and final chemical analysis. A
robust system of standards, ¼ core duplicates and blanks was implemented in the 202 1
exploration drilling program and was monitored as chemical assay data became available.
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Qualified Person
Paul D. Gray, P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration for the Company, is a “qualified person” as
defined under NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the content of this news release.
COVID-19 Update
Banyan has taken proactive measures to protect the health and safety of our employees and
communities from COVID 19 and exploration activities in 2021 will have additional safety
measures in place, following and exceeding all the recommendations made by the Yukon’s Chief
Medical Officer.
About Banyan
Banyan's primary asset AurMac is adjacent to Victoria Gold's new Eagle Gold Mine, in Canada’s
Yukon Territory, which announced commercial production on July 1, 2020. The AurMac initial
resource of 903,945 oz Au (see Table 2 below) was announced in May 2020. Our major strategic
shareholders include Alexco Resource Corp, Victoria Gold Corporation and Osisko Development.
Banyan is focused on gold exploration projects that have the geological potential, size of land
package and proximity to infrastructure that is advantageous for a mineral project to have potential
to become a mine. Our Yukon based projects both fit this model and our objective is to gain
shareholder value by advancing projects in our pipeline.
The 173 sq km AurMac Property lies 30 km from Victoria Gold's Eagle Project and adjacent to
Alexco 's Keno Hill Silver District and is highly prospective for structurally controlled, intrusion
related gold-silver mineralization. The property is located adjacent to the main Yukon highway
and just off the main access road to the Victoria Gold open-pit, heap leach Eagle Gold mine. The
AurMac Property benefits from a 3 -phase powerline, existing Yukon Energy Corp. switching
power station and cell phone coverage. Banyan has optioned the properties from Victoria Gold
and Alexco respectively with a right to earn up to a 100% subject to royalties.
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The 2020 Initial Mineral Resource Estimate prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-
101 (“NI 43-101”) guidelines for the AurMac Property is 903 ,945 ounces of gold. It is a near
surface, road accessible pit constrained Mineral Resource contained in two near/on-surface
deposits: The Airstrip and Powerline deposits . The Mineral Resource is summarized in Table 2
below.
Table 2: Pit-Constrained Inferred Mineral Resources at a 0.2 g/t Au Cut-Off – AurMac Property
Deposit Classification
Tonnage
Tonnes
Average Au
Grade
g/t
Au Content
oz
Airstrip Inferred 45,997,911 0.524 774,926
Powerline Inferred 6,578,609 0.610 129,019
Total Combined Inferred 52,576,520 0.535 903,945
Notes:
1. The effective date for the Mineral Resource is May 25, 2020.
2. Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability . The estimate of Mineral
Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, sociopolitical, marketing, changes
in global gold markets or other relevant issues.
3. The CIM definitions were followed for classification of Mineral Resources . The quantity and grade of reported inferred
Mineral Resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these
inferred Mineral Resources as an indicated Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading
them to an indicated or measured Mineral Resource category.
4. Mineral Resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.2 g/t Au, using a US$/CAN$ exchange rate of 0.75 and constrained
within an open pit shell optimized with the Lerchs-Grossman algorithm to constrain the Mineral Resources with the following
estimated parameters: gold price of US $1,500/ounce, US$1.50/t mining cost, US$2.00/t processing cost, US$2.50/t G +A,
80% heap leach recoveries, and 45° pit slop.
5. Mineral Resource Estimate prepared in accordance with 43-101 guidelines by Marc Jutras, P.Eng., M.A.Sc., Principal, Ginto
Consulting Inc, with technical report filed July 7,2020.
The Hyland Gold Project, located 70 km NE of Watson Lake, Yukon, along the Southeast end of
the Tintina Gold Belt is a sediment hosted, structurally controlled, intrusion related gold deposit,
with a large land package (over 125 sq km), with the resource contained in the Main Zone area
(900 m x 600 m) daylighting at surface and numerous other known surface gold targets . The
Main Zone oxide zone is amenable to heap leach open pit mining, with column leach recoveries
of 86%. The project has an existing gravel access road.
Table 3 shows the Hyland Main Zone Indicated Gold Resource Estimate, prepared in accordance
with NI 43-101, at a 0.3 g/t gold equivalent cutoff, contains 8.6 million tonnes grading 0.85 g/t
AuEq for 236,000 AuEq ounces with an Inferred Mineral Resource of 10.8 million tonnes grading
0.83 g/t AuEq for 288,000 AuEq ounces. NI 43-101 prepared by Robert Carne, Allan Armitage
and Paul Gray on May 1, 2018.
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Table 3: Hyland Main Zone Indicated Gold Resource Estimate
Cut-off
Grade
(AuEq g/t) In situ Tonnes
Au Ag AuEq
Grade
(g/t) Ozs
Grade
(g/t) Ozs
Grade
(g/t) Ozs
Indicated
0.3 8,637,000 0.78 216,000 7.04 1,954,000 0.85 236,000
Inferred
0.3 10,784,000 0.77 266,000 5.32 1,845,000 0.83 288,000
Notes:
1. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. All figures are rounded to
reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate.
2. Mineral resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.3 g/t AuEq. AuEq grade is based on $1,350.00/oz Au, $17.00/oz Ag
and assumes a 100% recovery. The AuEq calculation does not apply any adjustment factors for difference in metallurgical
recoveries of gold and silver. This information can only be derived from definitive metallurgical testing which has yet to be
completed.
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ON BEHALF OF BANYAN GOLD CORPORATION
(signed) "Tara Christie"
Tara Christie
President & CEO
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