Great Atlantic Identifies Additional GOLD Targets ON the Golden Promise Project, Central Newfoundland ________________________________________________________ ______ Focused ON Exploring Atlantic Canada
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GREAT ATLANTIC IDENTIFIES ADDITIONAL GOLD TARGETS ON THE
GOLDEN PROMISE PROJECT, CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND
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FOCUSED ON EXPLORING ATLANTIC CANADA
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – February 27, 2019 - GREAT ATLANTIC RESOURCES
CORP. (TSXV.GR) (the “Company” or “Great Atlantic”) is pleased to announce it has
received all analytical results from the 2018 exploration program at its Golden Promise Property,
located in the central Newfoundland gold belt , the results identifying additional exploration
targets. The 2018 soil and rock analytical results confirm gold soil anomalies +/ - rock samples
anomalous in gold in at least three additional target areas in under-explored regions of the property.
The Company’s main focus on the property remains the Jaclyn Zone where multiple gold bearing
quartz vein systems occur. Gold bearing veins and gold bearing quartz vein boulders occur in other
regions of the property.
Anomalous 2018 rock and soil samples were concentrated in three new targets areas:
• Southwest region: Anomalous soil samples along two reconnaissance soil lines, up to
77 ppb gold (News Release of September 27, 2018). All 11 samples along one 570 -
meter long line returned anomalous gold values. Rock samples within the soil
anomaly retuned anomalous gold values including 1.04 g/t gold.
• East-Central region: Anomalous soil samples (up to 39 ppb gold) & rock float samples
(up to 136 ppb gold) along a reconnaissance traverse.
• West-Central region: Anomalous soil samples (up to 41 ppb) following up in an area
of 2017 soil anomalies (212 and 236 ppb gold).
• No previous drilling in the new target areas.
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The 2018 program was reconnaissance in nature consisting of prospecting and soil / rock
geochemical sampling in multiple under -explored regions of the Golden Promise Property.
Multiple gold soil anomalies were identified in the southwest, west-central and east-central regions
of the property , thereby adding to the number of gold targets within the property. Rock grab
samples from float in the east -central and southwest regions of the property returned anomalous
values for gold, the high value being 1.04 g/t gold.
Soil sample analytical results from the southwest r egion of the Golden Promise P roperty were
reported in the Company’s News Release of September 27, 2018. The results include anomalous
gold in soil samples from a new target area in this southwest region. The majority of soil samples
from two reconnaissance lines in this target area returned anomalous values for gold (up to 77
parts per billion (ppb) gold) including all 11 samples from one approximately 570-meter long line.
Nine of the 2018 rock grab samples (float and outcrop) from this anomalous zone return ed
anomalous gold values, the high value being a boulder sample with quartz veins returning 1.04 g/t
gold. This anomalous zone is approximately 4 kilometers northeast of the Linda / Snow White
gold bearing vein which is located within the southwest region of the property. Reported historic
highlights for the Linda / Snow White vein include a 232 g/t gold grab sample, 29.7 g/t gold over
0.5 meters in a channel sample and 19.5 g/t gold over 1.15 meters during diamond drilling (core
length).
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Quartz boulder in new southwest target area
The 2018 program confirmed an area of gold soil anomalies in the west -central region of the
property. Initial reconnaissance soil sampling by the Company in this region during 2017 identified
gold anomalies (including samples returning 212 and 236 ppb gold). Soil sampling in this area was
continued during 2018 along 2 north-south lines. Six of seven soil samples from an approximately
300-meter long section of one line returned anomalous values for gold in the 8-41 ppb gold range,
confirming this new target area. This zone o f gold soil anomalies is located approximately 1
kilometer northwest of the gold bearing Shawn’s Shot quartz vein. A 0.32-meter long chip sample
collected by the Company across the Shawn’s Shot vein i n 2017 returned 48.2 g/t gold (News
Release of August 28, 2017).
The 2018 program established a new gold target area in the east -central region of the property.
Prospecting and soil sampling w ere conducted along one east -west reconnaissance line in this
region. Approximately 25% of the soil samples along an approximately 2-kilometer section of this
line returned anomalous values for gold ( 6-39 ppb gold). Rock samples from quartz boulders in
this region returned anomalous values for gold (up to 136 ppb gold). The target area is
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approximately 2.2 kilometers south-southwest of the gold bearing Jaclyn Main Zone. The Jaclyn
Main Zone has been the primary focus of historic gold exploration on the property.
The Company recently reported a National Instrument 43 -101mineral resource estimate for the
Jaclyn Main Zone, located in the northern region of the property (News Release of December 6,
2018; and Sedar -filed National Instrument 43 -101 Technical Report on the Golden Promise
Property, Central Newfoundland (revised), dated December 4, 2018 by Mr. Greg Z. Mosher, M.Sc.
App., P.Geo., and Mr. Larry Pilgrim, B.Sc., P.Geo .). The reported inferred mineral resource
estimate for the Jaclyn Main Zone is as follows:
Resource Cutoff Au g/t Au Cap g/t Au Uncap g/t Tonnes Au Ounces Capped Au Ounces Uncapped
Total 1.1 9.3 10.4 357,500 106,400 119,900
Pit-
Constrained 0.6 11.4 14.1 157,300 57,800 71,200
Underground 1.5 7.5 7.6 200,200 48,600 48,700
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 Resources estimated will be converted into Mineral Reserves.
Mineral resource tonnage and contained metal have been rounded to reflect the accuracy of the estimate, and numbers may
not add due to rounding.
Mineral resource tonnage and grades are reported as undiluted.
Contained Au ounces are in-situ and do not include recovery losses
The Jaclyn Main Zone is part of the Jaclyn Zone. At least 5 gold bearing quartz vein systems are
reported at the Jaclyn Zone, including the J aclyn Main Zone , Jaclyn North Zone, Jaclyn South
Zone, Jaclyn East Zone and Jaclyn West Zone. Much of the reported historical exploration within
the property has been focused on the Jaclyn Zone with the majority of historic drill holes (2002-
2010) at the Jaclyn Main Zone. Other gold bearing veins within the property include Shawn’s Shot,
Linda / Snow White and at the Gabbro Occurrence. High grade quartz boulders are reported within
the property including at the Jaclyn Zone and Branden and Justin’s Hope boulder occurrences.
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The property is located within the Exploits Subzone of the Newfoundland Dunnage Zone. Within
the Exploits Subzone, the property lies along the north-northwestern fringe of the Victoria Lake
Supergroup (VLSG), a volcan o-sedimentary terrane . The northwestern margin of the Golden
Promise Property occurs proximal to, and, in part, contiguous with a major (Appalachian -scale)
collisional boundary, and suture zone, known as the Red Indian Line (RIL). The RIL forms the
western boundary of the Exploits Subzone. Recent significant gold discoveries in this region of
the Exploits Subzone include those of Sokoman Iron Corp. (TSXV.SIC) at the Moosehead Project
and Marathon Gold Corp. (TSXV.MOZ) at the Valentine Lake Gold Camp.
Sokoman Iron Corp. (TSXV.SIC) recently announced a high -grade gold discovery on its
Moosehead Property, located approximately 40 kilometers east -northeast of the Golden Promise
Property. The discovery was made during the 2018 diamond drilling program. A drill intersection
of 44.96 g/t gold over 11.90 meter s core length was reported including a 1.35 meter s core length
quartz vein intersection of 385.85 g/t gold (Sokoman Iron Corp. News Release of July 24, 2018).
The Valentine Lake Gold Camp of Marathon Gold Corp. (TSXV.MOZ) is located approximately
55 kilometers southwest of the Golden Promise Property. As reported on Marathon’s website, the
Valentine Lake Gold Camp currently hosts four near -surface, mainly pit -shell constrained,
deposits with measured and indicated resources totaling 2,691,400 oz. of gold at 1.85 g/t gold and
inferred resources totalling 1,531,600 oz. of gold at 1.77 g/t. Readers are warned that
mineralization at the Moosehead Property and Valentine Lake Gold Camp is not necessarily
indicative of mineralization on the Golden Promise Property.
As reported in the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Golden Promise Property,
Central Newfoundland (revised), dated December 4, 2018 by Mr. Greg Z. Mosher, M.Sc. App .,
P.Geo., and Mr. Larry Pilgrim, B.Sc., P.Geo., t he Jaclyn Main Zone was modelled as a single
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quartz vein that strikes east-west and dips steeply to the south. Modelled vein thickness was based
on true thickness derived from quartz vein intercepts. The estimate is based on 220 assays that
were composited to 135 one-meter long composites. A bulk density of 2.7 g/cm3 was used. Blocks
in the model measured 15 meters east -west, 1-meter north-south and 10 meters vertically. The
block model was not rotated. Grades were interpolated using inverse -distance squared (ID 2)
weighting and a search ellipse that measured 100 meters along strike, two meters across strike and
50 meters vertically. Grades were interpolated based on a minimum of two and a maximum of 10
composites with a maximum of one composite per hole so the grade of each block is based on at
least two drillholes thereby demonstrating continuity of mineralization. For the capped mineral
resource estimate, all assays that exceed 65 g/t gold were capped at 65 g/t gold. All resources were
classified as Inferred because of the relatively wide spacing of drill holes through most of the zone.
Because part of the vein is near surface the resource estimate was constrained by a conceptual open
pit to demonstrate reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction. Generic mining costs of
US$2.50/tonne and processing costs of US$25.00/tonne were used together with a gold price of
US$1,300/ounce. A conceptual pit slope of 45° was assumed with no allowa nce for mining loss
or dilution. Based on the combined hypothetical mining and processing costs and the assumed
price of gold, a pit-constrained cutoff grade of 0.6 g/t was adopted. For the underground portion
of the resource a cutoff of 1.5 g/t was assu med. The cutoff grade for the total resource is the
weighted average of the pit-constrained and underground cutoff grades.
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The 2018 rock and soil samples were analyzed by Eastern Analytical Ltd. in Springdale, NL for
gold by Fire Assay and for 34 elements by ICP. A qualified person managed and conducted the
2018 exploration program.
Readers are warned that historical records referred to in this News Release have been examined
but not verified by a Qualified Person. Further work is required to veri fy that historical records
referred to in this News Release are accurate.
David Martin, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43 -101 and VP Exploration for Great
Atlantic, is responsible for the technical information contained in this News Release.
About Great Atlantic Resources Corp.: Great Atlantic Resources Corp. is a Canadian exploration company
focused on the discovery and development of mineral assets in the resource -rich and sovereign risk -free realm of
Atlantic Canada, one of the number one m ining regions of the world. Great Atlantic is currently surging forward
building the company utilizing a Project Generation model, with a special focus on the most critical elements on the
planet that are prominent in Atlantic Canada, Antimony, Tungsten and Gold.
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statements of historical facts, that address future exploration drilling, exploration activities and events or develo pments that the Company
expects, are forward looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward -looking statements are
based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and a ctual results or developments may differ
materially from those in forward -looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward -looking
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