Hanstone Gold Announces Doc Property Mineral Resource Es�mate with a Middle Range of 172,000 Tonnes Containing 15.1 g/t Au and 65.2 g/t Ag
Hanstone Gold Announces Doc Property Mineral Resource Es�mate with a Middle Range of 172,000
Tonnes Containing 15.1 g/t Au and 65.2 g/t Ag
Vancouver, BC, March 2 1, 2024 – Hanstone Gold Corp . (TSX.V:HANS) (FRA:HGO) (the “ Company” or
“Hanstone”), is pleased to announce the ini�al NI 43-101 compliant gold and s ilver Mineral Resource
Es�mate (“MRE”) on its Doc Property, located in the prolific Golden Triangle of northern Bri�sh Columbia.
Doc Property Highlights:
• The Inferred MRE contains 114,000 ounces of gold and 488,000 ounces of silver, or 120,000 ounces
of gold equivalent.
• The MRE exhibits excellent con�nuity through a wide range of AuEq cut-off grades up to 10 g/t
AuEq with a likely elevated working cut-off at 7 g/t AuEq yielding a grade of 15.87 g/t AuEq
• Previous geophysical work iden�fied parallel vein structures giving the MRE excellent upside future
poten�al (see Company website www.hanstonegold.com/doc-1)
• Metallurgical test work achieved an overall gold recovery of 95.3% (see news release dated
February 8th, 2023 “Hanstone Receives Preliminary Metallurgical Results with Gold Recoveries up to
95.3% at the Doc Property, British Columbia”)
Andre J Douchane, Execu�ve Chairman commented: “ These results are very exciting for our team. The
initial results give Hanstone an excellent base on which to build, with the MRE expected to be commercial
under certain circumstances. In addition, t he MRE has an excellent potential to increase in size . T he
surrounding infrastructure is expanding closer, with the road to the north now only a few kilometres from
the Doc Project.”
Further, Ray Marks, Hanstone’s CEO commented: “ The Company’s next steps are expected to be the
undertaking the recommended 4,000 metres of drilling to expand the MRE and elevate it from an Inferred
to an I ndicated Mineral R esource, in order to assist in advancing the project towards an economic
evaluation.”
Underground Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate(1-10)
Cut-Off
AuEq g/t
Tonnes
k
Au
g/t
Ag
g/t
AuEq
g/t
Au
koz
Ag
koz
AuEq
koz
3.0 389 9.13 39.0 9.62 114.2 487.9 120.3
1. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability. The
estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title,
taxation, socio political, marketing, or other relevant issues.
2. The Inferred Mineral Resource in this estimate has a lower level of confidence than that applied to an
Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected
that the majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource could be upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource
with continued exploration, however there is no certainty an upgrade to the Inferred Mineral Resource
would occur or what proportion would be upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource.
3. The Mineral Resources in this estimate were calculated using the Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and
Guidelines (2014) prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM
Council and CIM Best Practices Guidelines (2019).
4. The following parameters were used to derive the AuEq g/t value used to define the Mineral Resource:
5. February 2024 Consensus Economics long term forecast metal prices of Au US$1,850/oz and Ag
US$23.50/oz.
6. Exchange rate of US$0.75 = C$1.00.
7. Process recoveries of Au 95% and Ag 90%.
8. AuEq = Au g/t + (Ag g/t/80).
9. The 3.0 g/t AuEq underground cut-off was derived from C$140/t mining, C$60/t processing and C$25/t
G&A.
10. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Underground Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate Sensitivty(1-10)
Cut-Off
AuEq g/t
Tonnes
k
Au
g/t
Ag
g/t
AuEq
g/t
Au
koz
Ag
koz
AuEq
koz
10 97 20.61 89.7 21.73 64.0 278.8 67.5
9 120 18.35 79.9 19.35 70.8 308.3 74.7
8 143 16.67 72.8 17.58 76.8 335.3 81.0
7 172 15.06 65.2 15.87 83.5 361.8 88.0
6 217 13.26 56.5 13.97 92.4 393.6 97.3
5 252 12.14 51.5 12.78 98.3 417.0 103.5
4 294 11.01 46.9 11.60 104.0 442.6 109.5
3 389 9.13 39.0 9.62 114.2 487.9 120.3
2 466 8.02 34.4 8.45 120.1 516.1 126.5
Three mineralized wireframes were developed in LeapfrogTM with a 1.5m minimum width and a maximum
75m projec�on distance from the nearest drill hole intercept. Wireframe constrained assays were
composited to 1.0 m lengths and capped at 100 g/t for Au and 400 g/t Ag. A block model with 2.0m x 1.0m
x 2.0m blocks was established and subsequent inverse distance cubed grade es�ma�on undertaken. Bulk
density averaging 2.64 t/m3 was determined from 32 site visit samples. A cut-off value of 3.0 g/t AuEq was
used to quan�fy the Mineral Resource Es�mate and has a reasonable prospect of eventual economic
extrac�on.
An NI 43-101 Technical Report will be filed on SEDAR+ within 45 days of this news release. Eugene Puritch,
P .Eng., FEC, CET, President of P&E Mining Consultants Inc. and independent Qualified Person, has reviewed
and approved the technical contents of this disclosure.
About the DOC Gold Project
The DOC Gold Project covers 8 mineral claims covering 1,704 hectares in northwestern Bri�sh Columbia.
The Project is located approximately 70 kilometres north of Stewart, BC, and is accessible by a 45 minute
helicopter flight from the helipad located in Stewart, BC. Trails provide excellent access to all major
loca�ons on the Property.
About Hanstone Gold Corp
Hanstone is a precious and base metals explorer with its current focus on the Doc and Snip North Projects
op�mally located in the heart of the prolific mineralized area of Bri�sh Columbia known as the Golden
Triangle. The Golden Triangle is an area which hosts numerous producing and past -producing mines and
several large deposits that are approaching poten�al development. The Company holds a 100% earn -in
op�on on the 1,704-hectare Doc Project and owns a 100% interest in the 3,336-hectare Snip North Project.
Hanstone has a highly experienced team of industry professionals with a successful track record in the
discovery of gold deposits and in developing mineral explora�on projects through discovery to produc�on.
For Further Informa�on Contact:
Ray Marks, President
+1-(778)-896-7778, [email protected]
Or visit the Company’s website at www.hanstonegold.com
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