Founders Metals Provides Buese Area Intro with Channel Samples of up to 113 g/t Gold
Founders Metals Provides Buese Area Intro
with Channel Samples of up to 113 g/t Gold
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 8, 2023) -
Founders Metals Inc.
(TSXV:
FDR) ("Founders" or the "Company") provides an overview of the Buese area on the Antino Gold Project
that includes new channel sample results with a 12.0-metre (m) interval returning 1.0 metre of 113.0 g/t
gold and 11.0 metres of 2.4 g/t gold. The 12.0 metres sampled are within a 26.0 m shear zone not
completely sampled due to collapse, but follow-up trenching will test the entire zone. The Company also
describes potential bulk tonnage exploration targets exposed in the area. The Buese area hosts gold
mineralization over two kilometres at the southeastern extent of the 8+ km Antino Gold Trend.
In addition, the Founders drill program at Upper Antino continues, and the results are being released as
they become available.
Highlights
Channel sampling grading
113.0 g/t Au over 1.0 m
within a broader
11.0 m of
2.4 g/t Au
(11 m
interval does not include 113.0 g/t Au sample; Figure 1,2)
Historical drill-defined, high-grade gold mineralization extending over two kilometres of strike
(Figure 1)
Historical diamond drill core assays of
12.0 m of 7.80 g/t Au
and
22.5 m of 2.95 g/t Au
within a
broader NW-trending shear zone
(Figure 2)
Potential
bulk-tonnage exploration target
with high-density quartz veining in exposed
intermediate intrusive rocks
(Figure 3)
Founders' CEO, Colin Padget, commented, "We are thrilled to see similar grades of gold mineralization
at the Buese zone as the Upper Antino zone. Although our current primary focus for the ongoing drill
program and exploration work remains the Upper Antino area, these initial high-grade channel results
underscore the substantial potential of the Buese zone. With gold mineralization defined over more than
two kilometres through historical drilling and auger sampling, the Founders team is looking forward to
drill-testing the high-grade shear zone and potential bulk-tonnage intrusive targets, which is planned for
towards the end of the current 10,000 m program."
Figure 1 -
Buese area plan map showing the dominant high-grade gold trend in historical auger
sampling and the location of Founders' recent channel sampling. Cross-section lines A-A' & B-B'
correspond to those shown below.
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Figure 2
-
Map showing the central Buese area with high-grade gold in auger samples. Cross-section
A-A' demonstrates the continuity of broad gold mineralization to depth. *All drilling and associated
intervals are historical.
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Figure 3 - (top left)
Sketch illustrating the well-organized vein network with sub-horizontal veins,
sigmoidal tension veins and possibly conjugate sets controlled by late brittle deformation. The intrusions
act as a preferential host for vein development (rheological control).
(top right)
Photo of the
corresponding intrusive body to sketch. Photo below provides a detailed view of veining and geologist
for scale.
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About Founders Metals Inc.
Founders Metals is a Canadian exploration company operating in North and South America. The
Company is focused on acquiring and advancing gold projects in the South American Guiana Shield. Its
flagship project is the 20,000 ha Antino Gold Project in Suriname. Exploration work on the project
includes, over 30,000 m of historical drilling, 35,000 gold-in-soil auger samples, property-wide
aeromagnetic survey data, and a 2022 LiDAR survey. Antino is the most advanced gold exploration
project in Suriname; within an area where historical surface/alluvial gold mining has produced over
500,000 gold ounces to date
1
.
1. 2022 - Antino Project Technical Report entitled, "Technical Report, Antino Project, Suriname, South America" with an effective date of December
23, 2022 by qualified persons, K. Raffle, BSc, P. Geo and Rock Lefrançois, BSc, P.Geo.
Antino Gold Project Area Map
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Quality Assurance and Control
Results from samples were analyzed at FILAB Suriname, a Bureau Veritas Certified Laboratory in
Paramaribo, Suriname (a commercial certified laboratory under ISO 9001:2015). Samples are crushed
to 75% passing 2.35 mm screen, riffle split (700 g) and pulverized to 85% passing 88 µm. Samples
were analyzed using a 50 g fire assay (50 g aliquot) with an Atomic Absorption (AA) finish. For samples
that return assay values over 10.0 grams per tonne (g/t), another cut was taken from the original pulp and
fire-assayed with a gravimetric finish. Founders Metals inserts blanks and certified reference standards
in the sample sequence for quality control. External QA-QC checks are performed at ALS Global
Laboratories (Geochemistry Division) in Vancouver, Canada (an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited
facility).
A secure chain of custody is maintained in transporting and storing all samples. Drill intervals
with visible gold are assayed using metallic screening. Channel and r ock chip samples from
outcrop/bedrock are selective by nature and may not be representative of the mineralization hosted on
the project.
The scientific and technical disclosure of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Michael
Dufresne, M.Sc, P.Geol., P.Geo., a qualified person as defined under
National Instrument 43-101-
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Per:
"
Colin Padget
"
Colin Padget
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
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