Grande Portage Resources Announces 2.71 Metres (8.11 FT) Grading 52.34 Gpt/GOLD IN a 170 Metre Eastern Step Out Drillhole at Its Herbert GOLD Project IN S.e. Alaska
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GRANDE PORTAGE RESOURCES ANNOUNCES 2.71 METRES (8.11 ft)
GRADING 52.34 GPT/GOLD IN A 170 METRE EASTERN STEP OUT
DRILLHOLE AT ITS HERBERT GOLD PROJECT IN S.E. ALASKA
VANCOUVER, BC, October 1 , 2020 – Grande Portage Resources Ltd. (TSX-V “GPG”); (OTCQB:
“GPTRF”); (Frankfurt: “GPB”); ("Grande Portage" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the first assay
results from the summer drill program at its Herbert Gold Project located in S.E Alaska. These partial results
are from Pa d T, the northern most pad which teste d the Main vein, Goat vein and the Ridge vein. The
Company also reports its first assays from the Pad U located a few hundred met res to the southeast of Pad T
where it tested the eastern extensions of the Main vein. (The first hole 20T -1 was abandoned within a few
metres due to deviation from its intended azimuth).
The Goat vein is an extraordinarily strong and consistent structure with numerous associated splays and
satellite structures which are often well -mineralized and constitute future drill targets. The high grade assay
tabulated in hole 20T-3 is 170 metres east of any drilling on the Goat vein conducted to date. A summary
table of some of our first results is shown below:
Hole Azimuth Dip From, m To, m Interval (m) Au gpt Location
20T-2 168 -63 29.45 37.50 8.05 5.72 Hanging wall, Goat
20T-2B 168 -53 292.24 293.70 1.46 23.80 Ridge Structure
20T-2B 168 -53 332.68 334.08 1.40 17.29 N. Strand of Main Vein
20T-2B 168 -53 391.27 394.19 2.92 2.60 Main Vein
20T-3 168 -70 181.23 183.94 2.71 52.34 Goat Vein
20T-6 129 -45 145.38 147.00 1.62 15.27 Goat Vein
20T-6 129 -45 251.90 254.04 2.14 2.55 Sleeping Giant split
20T-6 129 -45 293.05 294.12 1.07 7.54 Sleeping Giant
20T-6 129 -45 416.80 418.76 1.96 5.78 Main Vein
20U-1 184 -45 161.75 164.13 2.38 11.47 Main Vein
20U-1 184 -45 461.95 464.21 2.26 2.93 Deep Trench
** True Widths
In addition to the abovementioned step out drilling on the Goat vein, d rilling on the Deep Trench vein
extended coverage approximately 100 met res eastward and it filled in the deep western portion of the vein.
The Main vein saw drilling which was 200 met res deeper in to the central portion of the vein than was
previously tested.
The Company continues to test known primary veins within the system but also drilled areas previously
untested. One such exploratory hole was into the Elusive vein, south of the Deep Trench vein, which was
successful in confirming the existence of the structure at de pth which consisted of a 2.5 metre intercept of a
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structure containing Fe-carbonate alteration, weak silicification . Visible gold was observed in this intercept
but assay results have not been received.
The Company has currently drilled almost 7500 metres and have holes into the North vein, Goat vein,
Sleeping Giant and Ridge veins, Main vein, Deep Trench, Floyd and Elusive veins and numerous subsidiary
veins and structures in between.
Final sample results are expected throughout October and into December. Assay processing from the lab has
been especially slow this year due to Covid-19 related protocols.
Drilling with two rigs continues. When completed , the program will consist of 21 holes for a total of
approximately 8500 met res. Visual inspection of the core has been very encouraging with at least 15
intercepts of veins showing visible gold.
Ian Klas sen, President of the Company remarked, “This drill program reaffirms the emerging and ever -
enlarging mesothermal vein system discovered at the Herbert gold project. These results continue to expand
the resource database and knowledge of this system . All veins drilled have encountered mineralized material.
Mesothermal veins are commonly less than two metres wide and at the Herbert deposit often occur in parallel
sets”.
Other lab results will be reported in future disclosures as they are received from the lab and QA/QC has
been met. Samples taken for assay are split from the core with a diamond saw with one half being sent to
Bureau Veritas Labs, Richmond, B.C., an independent lab from the Company. The Company geologist who
is logging the core identifies certain sections which could contain coarse gold and marks them for the special
preparation procedure of metallic screening which captures the nuggety gold in the assay. Known standards
and blanks are inserted into the stream of samples on a regular basis. Additionally, all core is photographed
with a high resolution camera for future viewing. Duplicates, blanks and certified standards report acceptable
results.
Impact of COVID-19
Grande Portage is carefully monitoring the public health impact of the coronavirus (COVID -19) on a daily
basis. Our first priority is the health and safety of our communities, shareholders, contractors, employees and
other stakeholders. The Grande Portage team has been working closely to ensure all the correct protocols and
safety precautions are in place. The Company will continue to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation and
will continue to act proactively to protect the health of its workforce.
This news release has been prepared and approved by Carl Hale, CPG, a geologist with more than 40 years of
experience and a Qualified Person as defined under NI #43-101.
About Grande Portage:
Grande Portage Resources Ltd. is a publicly traded mineral exploration company focused on the Herbert
Gold discovery situated approximately 25 km north of Juneau, Alaska. The Company holds a 100% interest
in the Herbert property. The Herbert Gold property system is open to length and depth and is host to at least
six main composite vein -fault structures that contain ribbon structure quartz -sulfide veins. The project lies
prominently within the 160km long Juneau Gold Belt, which has produced nearly seven million ounces of
gold. The Company's recent Mineral Resource estimate (Webb, 2019, available on the Company’s website or
on SEDAR.COM ) is reported at a base case mineral resources cut -off grade of 2.50 grams per tonne gold
(g/t Au) and consists of: An indicated resource of 606,500 ounces of gold at an average grade of 10.03 g/t Au
(1,880,500 tonnes); and an inferred resource of 251,700 ounces of gold at an average grade of 14.15 g/t Au
(553,429 tonnes). The resource assumes underground mining techniques, a gold price of $1,300 and are
reported at a 2.5 gpt cut-off. Composites were capped at 125 gpt. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves
and do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that all or any part of the Mineral
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Resources will be converted to Mine ral Reserves. The estimate of Mineral Resources requires assumptions
that are believed to be reasonable and may be materially affected by environmental permitting, legal, title,
sociopolitical, marketing or other relevant issues.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Ian Klassen”
Ian M. Klassen
President & Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (604) 899-0106
Email: [email protected]
www.grandeportage.com
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