Galantas GOLD Intercepts 17.9 Metres at 2.87% Copper, 0.77 Grams/Tonne GOLD, 0.46% Zinc and 0.03% Cobalt at Gairloch Project IN Scotland
GALANTAS GOLD INTERCEPTS 17.9 METRES AT 2.87% COPPER, 0.77
GRAMS/TONNE GOLD, 0.46% ZINC AND 0.03% COBALT AT GAIRLOCH
PROJECT IN SCOTLAND
JULY 10, 2023 , TORONTO, CANADA – Galantas Gold Corporation (TSX -V & AIM: GAL;
OTCQX: GALKF) (“Galantas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of the first
exploration drill hole at the Gairloch Project in Scotland.
Drilling highlights:
• Cobalt and vanadium, which are part of the UK’s list of critical minerals 1, have been
discovered, in addition to other minerals that are important raw materials enabling the
transition to clean energy, including copper, silver, titanium and zinc.
• Hole 23 -GL-01 intersected 2.87% copper (Cu), 0.77 grams per tonne ( g/t) gold (Au),
0.46% zinc (Zn), 0.03% cobalt (Co) and 7.52 g/t silver (Ag) over 17.90 metres, including
5.08% Cu, 0.46 g/t Au, 0.35% Zn, 12.93 g/t Ag, 0.01% Co, 0.23% titanium (Ti) and 176
g/t vanadium (V) over 1.68 metres.
• Four holes have been completed over the main deposit area totaling 190.4 metres, with
another two holes planned by August.
Table 1: Summary of drill results.
Hole
From
(m)
To
(m)
Width
(m)
Gold
(g/t)
Copper
(%)
Zinc
(%)
Cobalt
(%)
Silver
(g/t)
Titanium
(%)
Vanadium
(g/t)
Copper
Equivalent (%)
23-GL-
01 4.78 22.68 17.90 0.77 2.87 0.46 0.03 7.52 0.02 19.93 3.77
including 21.00 22.68 1.68 0.46 5.08 0.35 0.01 12.93 0.23 175.48 5.66
Notes:
1. Reported intervals are downhole widths.
2. The copper equivalent values are estimated using approximate metal prices of $8,350/t copper, $2,480/t zinc, $1,900/oz gold,
$23/oz silver and $33,140/t cobalt and are presented for ease of interval comparison only. Metallurgical factors are assumed to be
100% although recovery factors and smelter returns may vary significantly.
3. True width is estimated at 17.7 metres, based on historical information that the unit dips at approximately 50 degrees. Galantas
drilled down dip at 45 degrees intersecting the mineralization at 85 degrees.
While the titanium and vanadium grades are low in this first hole, it indicates their presence
within the system and the potential to discover higher grades.
Drill program
This drill hole is part of a program of six holes aiming to test the Kerry Road deposit which has
seen limited historical drilling and has never had a resource estimate . The mineralized horizon
intercepted in the first hole 23 -GL-01 was observed within a quartz carbonate rich unit
sandwiched between hornblende schist. The sulphide within this horizon was predominantly
massive and semi-massive pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite.
Two further holes are planned – one which will test the mineralization at a deeper level and a
deep hole to test below the current deposit.
Mario Stifano, CEO of Galantas, commented: “ This is a fantastic result for our first drill hole in
Scotland demonstrating significant polymetallic grades. The discovery of new critical minerals is
a major development for the project and we look forward to reporting further results as they
become available.”
Figure 1: Part of a split section of drill core from hole 23-GL-01 showing massive sulphide.
Table 2: Drill hole locations.
Hole Easting Northing Elevation (m)
Azimuth
(grid) Dip
Length
(m)
23-GL-01 183764 872517 139 260 -45 29.2
23-GL-02 183816 872519 156 223 -45 53.2
23-GL-03 183858 872478 154 223 -45 65.2
23-GL-04 183826 872440 142 43 -55 42.8
Prospecting at Gairloch Project
Prospecting has identified multiple massive sulphide horizons in outcrop at newly exposed
bedrock from a road cutting 1.5km east of the Kerry Road deposit. Further prospecting will
continue along trend towards the Gorm Lochs Prospect whic h lies 10km south of Kerry Road.
Historical samples collected at the Gorm Lochs include up to 4 g/t Au in outcrop (see Galantas’
news release dated January 26, 2023).
Figure 2: Road cutting where new massive sulphide has been observed in bedrock.
Gairloch Project Overview
The Kerry Road deposit is a stratabound, Besshi-style, VMS gold-copper-zinc deposit exposed
at surface. It is one of the oldest known Besshi deposits, similar in age to the Sherridon district
in Manitoba, Canada. The Kerry Road deposit was discovered by Consolidated Goldfields in the
1970s where 87 holes were drilled over 9,189 metres. No commercial exploration has taken
place since then until 2018 when drilling by GreenOre Gold PLC (GreenOre) confirmed the
presence of mineralization at Kerr y Road by intercepting 1.0 g/t gold, 0.9% copper and 0.6%
zinc over 17 metres (see Galantas’ news release dated January 26, 2023). Rock chip sampling
conducted by GreenOre in 2018 also identified elevated levels of cobalt in bedrock.
The Kerry Road deposi t lies within the Gairloch Schist Belt, a Paleoproterozic volcanic arc
terrane extending over 25 km. The unit of interest is a quartz carbonate schist with the main
minerals being chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite and pyrrhotite. Limited exploration has bee n
conducted over the area in recent years. The British Geological Survey (BGS) identified an
outcrop of 4 g/t Au in their MRP146 report of the area, associated with a significant geophysical
anomaly approximately 10 km south of the Kerry Road deposit, yet the area remains untested.
This area is one of multiple targets identified by Galantas for follow-up exploration.
Galantas has acquired a 100% interest and the exclusive rights to explore and develop the
Gairloch Project, a 217 km² mineral licence area covering the Gairloch Schist Belt.
Qualified Person and Quality Assurance and Control
The technical and historical information in this release has been reviewed and approved by
Gavin Berkenheger (CGeol, EurGeol) who is considered, by virtue of his education, experience
and professional association, a Qualified Person under the terms of NI 43-101. Mr. Berkenheger
is not considered independent und er NI 43 -101 as he is a consultant of Galantas Gold
Corporation.
Galantas Gold operates according to rigorous internal Quality Assurance and Quality Control
(QA/QC) protocols with respect to the insertion of blanks, standards and duplicates into the
sample stream prior to dispatch to ALS Laboratories, which are consistent with industry best
practices. The QP has reviewed the QA/QC results in relation to these drill results and is satisfied
that the results as reported are reliable.
Hole 23-GL-01 was positioned over the outcropping mineralization and drilled at 45 degrees dip
in NQ core size. Core samples were split in half in mainly metre-long samples, inserting regular
blanks and standards for QA/QC purposes. Analysis was conducted by ALS Laboratories in
Loughrea, Ireland. Samples were prepared using PREP-31B crush to 70% less than 2mm, rifle
split off 1kg and pulverize split to better than 85% passing 75 microns. Multi-element analysis
was conducted using ME -ICP61a four acid digestion with ICP -AES finish. Gold was analyzed
using Au-AA25 ore grade fire assay.
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of this release.
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as stipulated under the retained EU law version of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No.
596/2014 (the "UK MAR") which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal)
Act 2018. The information is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under
Article 17 of the UK MAR. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is
now considered to be in the public domain.
1 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-critical-mineral-strategy/resilience-for-the-future-the-uks-critical-
minerals-strategy
About Galantas Gold Corporation
Galantas Gold Corporation is a Canadian public company that trades on the TSX Venture
Exchange and the London Stock Exchange AIM market, both under the symbol GAL. It also
trades on the OTCQX Exchange under the symbol GALKF. The Company's strategy is to create
shareholder value by operating and expandi ng gold production and resources at the Omagh
Project in Northern Ireland, and exploring the Gairloch Project hosting the Kerry Road gold -
bearing VMS deposit in Scotland.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws, including results of exploration programs at
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