Margaux Resources’ Bayonne Drill Results Confirm Good Gold Grades and Viable Vein Widths Below Historic Workings
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Margaux Resources’ Bayonne Drill Results Confirm Good Gold Grades and Viable
Vein Widths Below Historic Workings
Calgary, Alberta, October 24, 2017 -- Margaux Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MRL , OTCQB:MARFF) ("Margaux" or
the "Company") is pleased to announce partial results from the recently completed diamond drill program on the
Bayonne gold property, part of the Company’s Kootenay Arc project in southern B.C.
Key Highlights
• 18.2 g/t gold intercept from first ever drilling on Maggie Aikens vein.
• 31.5 g/t gold intercept from drilling at Bayonne Main vein.
• 15.31 g/t gold over 1.85m from Bayonne Main vein, 20m below the limit of historic mining.
• 1 km surface trace for Bayonne Main vein.
The Bayonne property hosts several high -grade, s teeply dipping gold -bearing orogenic quartz veins hosted by
granodiorite. Thirteen holes totaling 2,089 m were drilled on the Bayonne property during 2017, to test 3 separate
vein targets; Bayonne Main, Bayonne ‘A’ and Maggie Aikens veins.
“Our drilling, the first ever at depth below the Bayonne mine, has confirmed that good gold grades and viable vein
widths continue at depth below the historic mine workings. In addition, we’ve successfully intersected the Maggie
Aikens vein below the point where our hig h-grade surface samples were collected, and confirmed gold va lues at
depth within this vein,” stated Margaux’s President and CEO, Tyler Rice.
Hole ID From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(ppm)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
Maggie Aikens vein
BA17-01 35.50 36.50 1.00 1.40 0.3
BA17-02 32.40 34.20 1.80 5.11
including 32.40 33.20 0.80 6.39 4.3
33.20 34.20 1.00 4.09 2.1
BA17-03 45.67 47.74 2.07 4.45
including 45.67 46.32 0.65 5.12 0.9
46.32 47.42 1.10 0.06 0.3
47.42 47.74 0.32 18.20 10.7 0.57
BA17-04 No significant results
BA17-05 51.24 51.65 0.41 5.71 2.4
BA17-06 No significant results
Main Vein
BA17-07 123.35 124.25 0.90 3.16 25.6 1.59 1.46
BA17-08 157.70 159.55 1.85 15.31 42.3 1.67 1.11
including 157.70 158.55 0.85 31.50 79.5 3.35 2.19
158.55 159.55 1.00 1.54 10.7
BA17-09 Hole lost before target depth, no significant results
BA17-09A 168.70 169.40 0.70 3.39 8.9
170.10 170.90 0.80 1.13 3.8 0.82
A Vein
BA17-09A 337.00 337.40 0.40 1.02 1.4
BA17-10 Assays pending
BA17-11 Assays pending
BA17-12 Assays pending
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Six holes were drilled at the Maggie Aikens vein in the eastern part of the Bayonne property, to follow -up high
grade gold from surface grab samples collected during the C ompany’s summer work program (51.6, 46.6 and 41.4
g/t Au, see Margaux’s press release dated September 18, 2017 for full results). Margaux’s 2017 drilling represents
the first-ever drilling on the Maggie Aikens target. Drilling confirmed that veining continue s to depth below the
surface pits where the high grade gold samples were collected. Results from drilling included up to 18.2 g/t Au over
0.32 m, within a broader interval that averaged 4.45 g/t Au over 2.07 m. The Maggie Aikens is a near- vertical vein,
which remains open on-strike to the southwest, as well as to depth.
The remaining seven drill holes were drilled at the historic Bayonne Mine, 3 kilometres to the west of Maggie
Aikens, to test the steeply dipping Bayonne Main and ‘A’ veins below the limit of historic mining. Historical
production from the Bayonne mine (mainly from the period 1936 to 1942) totaled approximately 82,000 tonnes, at
an average grade of 16 g/t gold (1). There has been minimal exploration at the site since mining ceased.
All of the 2017 holes at the Bayonne Mine , reported to date, intersected veining with the exception of BA17- 09,
which was lost before the target depth was reached. The best result to date from the 2017 drilling is 15.31 g/t gold
over 1.85 m, from a ve rtical depth of 135 m from surface and approximately 20 m below the limit of historic
mining on the Main vein.
Results are pending for the final 3 drill holes of the Bayonne drill program (BA17-10 to BA17-12) that targeted the
Bayonne ‘A’ vein. The Bayonne ‘A’ vein has been identified by the Company as an undeveloped auriferous splay
vein to the Bayonne Main vein (see Margaux’s press release dated August 1, 2017 for further details) . Diamond
drilling for gold on Margaux’s Sheep Creek property is also now underway with results expected in November.
Notes
(1) Dunn, D., 2008: Technical Report on the Sheep Creek, Bayonne, Ymir and Rossland Mining Camps, Yellowstone
Resources Ltd., Private company report.
Results reported in this release are drill core samples. After logging, intervals marked for sampling were sawn along
the core length, with half of the core placed in bags for sampling and the remaining half core piece returned to the
box for reference. Samples were shipped to ActLabs’ Kamloops, B .C. laboratory (ISO 9001:2008, ISO 17025, CAN-P-
1579 certification) for preparation and analysis. At the lab, samples were crushed to 80% passing a 10 mesh (2 mm)
screen, then a 250 g split of the crushed sample was pulverized to 95% passing 105 microns. A ll samples were
analysed for gold by FA/AA finish on a 30 g sample of pulverized material, and for a multi -element suite by ICP-MS
following aqua regia digestion. For samples returning > 5 g/t Au by FA/AA methods, gold was assayed by
FA/gravimetric method s on a 30 g sample. QA/QC procedures were implemented during the drilling program,
including the insertion of analytical blanks and standards at regular intervals, as well as systematic duplicate
sampling. Core size was NQ2.
Drill intersections are reported as down-hole length and not true width. Additional work will be required to
determine true widths.
Qualified Person
Linda Caron, M.Sc., P.Eng, Margaux’s Vice President of Exploration, is the Company’s Qualified Person as defined
by NI 43-101 who has reviewed and approved the technical information contained within this press release.
About Margaux Resources Ltd.
Margaux Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: MRL, OTCQB: MARFF) is a mineral acquisition and exploration Company focused
on the development of zinc, gold and tungsten deposits in the Kootenay Arc, in the southeastern region of British
Columbia. The Company is directed by a group of highly successful Canadian business executives and has a fast -
growing portfolio of previously producing properties that include the Jersey-Emerald mine, which at one point was
the 2nd largest historic zinc-lead mine in B.C. and the 2nd largest tungsten mine in North America.
Forward Looking Statements
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This press release may contain forward looking statements including those describing Margaux's future plans and
the expectations of management that a stated result or condition will occur. Any statement addressing future
events or conditions necessarily in volves inherent risk and uncertainty. Actual results can differ materially from
those anticipated by management at the time of writing due to many factors, the majority of which are beyond the
control of Margaux and its management. In particular, this news release contains forward- looking statements
pertaining, directly or indirectly, to the following: Margaux's exploration plans and work commitments, the
potential of mineral resources and potential for recovery thereof, as well as other market conditions a nd economic
factors, business and operations strategies . Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risk factors should not
be construed as exhaustive. These statements speak only as of the date of this release or as of the date specified in
the documents accompanying this release, as the case may be. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements except as expressly required by applicable securities laws.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of
the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Margaux Resources Ltd.
Tyler Rice
President, CEO and a Director
(403) 537-5590