LAURION Continues to Confirm Continuity from A-Zone to McLeod in Undrilled Areas and at Depth, Intersecting up 5.77 g/t Gold, 8.40 g/t Silver, 0.17% Copper and 1.80 % Zinc over 0.7 meters
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LAURION Continues to Confirm Continuity from A-Zone to McLeod
in Undrilled Areas and at Depth, Intersecting up 5.77 g/t Gold, 8.40
g/t Silver, 0.17% Copper and 1.80 % Zinc over 0.7 meters
TORONTO, ONTARIO (October 18, 2022) – LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX.V: LME
and OTCPINK: LMEFF) (“LAURION” or the “Corporation”), is very pleased to announce
the assay results for seven (7) new diamond drill holes, totaling 2,577 m, which tested
the undrilled potential continuity of mineralization between the southwestern portion
of the A-Zone the McLeod Zone and the Southwest extension of the McLeod Zone.
These results confirm the strike length extension of the A-Zone over 1.6km and remains
open close to surface towards the Northeast and at depth towards the Southwest.
The drilling also confirmed the continuity of the mineralization between the CRK and
McLeod areas, in previously undrilled areas. Both the A-Zone and McLeod Zones are
located along the 6 km long Au-Zn-Cu-Ag mineralized trend at the Ishkoday Project,
near Beardmore, Ontario.
The results for hole LBX22-081 to LBX22-087 (7 holes) include the following intersections:
Hole ID From To Core Length True Width* Au Zn Cu Ag
(m) (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (%) (%) (g/t)
LBX22-081 24.00 25.50 1.50 1.20 1.00 0.63 0.00 0.03
including 0.50 0.40 2.95 1.30 0.00 0.04
LBX22-081 452.00 456.50 4.50 3.60 0.45 2.92 0.01 0.01
LBX22-083 90.10 91.50 1.40 1.12 1.30 16.80 1.14 0.06
LBX22-083 212.50 214.50 2.00 1.60 1.78 6.09 0.16 3.93
including 0.85 0.68 2.99 10.20 0.25 6.87
LBX22-083 237.50 239.00 1.50 1.20 1.60 2.50 0.04 1.12
LBX22-085 268.00 269.80 1.80 1.44 1.35 5.19 0.20 0.60
including 0.80 0.64 2.63 7.80 0.35 0.72
LBX22-085 297.50 300.50 3.00 2.40 1.90 6.69 0.21 0.77
including 1.00 0.80 3.63 1.40 0.02 0.11
LBX22-085 301.50 303.50 2.00 1.60 1.79 16.95 0.38 0.60
including 1.00 0.80 2.91 27.70 0.51 0.77
LBX22-087 167.14 169.00 1.86 1.49 2.77 4.58 0.09 1.09
including 0.86 0.69 5.77 8.40 0.17 1.80
LBX22-087 244.00 245.00 1.00 0.80 2.46 5.00 0.11 0.09
including 0.86 0.69 5.77 8.40 0.17 1.80
* True width is calculated based on an average dip of 70° towards N330° for the mineralized zones.
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Drill holes LBX22-081and 082 are located west of the A-Zone and tested the southwest
undrilled extension of the A-Zone extension, between the A-Zone and McLeod Zone.
Drill holes LBX22-083 and 085 are located approximately 45 m NW of drill holes LBX20-
020 and 021, targeting a high -grade sulphide zone at the McLeod Area, 400 m
southwest of the A-Zone. This area is interpreted to represent the confluence of the A-
Zone syn-volcanic mineralization and the orogenic mineralization associated with the
Niish shear zone.
Drill h ole LBX22-084 was drilled 108 m southwest of drill hole LBX20 -083 and
approximately 127 m northwest of drill hole LBX20-021, which targeted the southwest
extension of the high -grade sulphide zone at the McLeod Area, 400 m southwes t of
the A-Zone.
Drill hole LBX086 was set back 75m to northwest of drill holes LBX22-083 and 085, and
targeted an undrilled strong I.P. chargeability high and resistivity low anomaly on the
McLeod Zone.
Drill hole LBX087 was set back 123m to southwest of drill hole LBX22-085, and targeted
an undrilled strong I.P. chargeability high anomaly on the McLeod Zone.
LAURION is most pleased that the key exploration milestones achieved in 2022 not only
validated the 6km x 2.5km mineralized corridor and extended A-Zone to the McLeod
Zone by 400m to 1.4km, but also significantly expanded the mineralized trends,
confirming that the stacked vein system remains open at depth and along strike.
Sampling Analysis and Laboratory
Samples from the 2022 drilling were cut and sent for analysis. Preparation and analysis
were completed at the Actlabs (ISO 9001:2015) laboratory in Thunder Bay , Ontario.
Actlabs is an internationally recognized laboratory that provides geochemical sample
preparation, analytical procedures, and data management solutions. LAURION uses
a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program that monitors the chain of
custody of samples and includes the insertion of blanks (5% of the announced results),
duplicates (1.3% of the announced results), and standard reference material ( 5% of
the announced results) in each batch of samples sent for analysis. Drill core is
photographed, logged, and cut in half with one half retained in a secured location
for verification purposes and one half shipped for analysis. The entire sample is crushed
to 80% passing 2 mm and a riffle split of 250 grams is taken and pul verized to 95%
passing 105 µm (RX1). Samples are analyzed by four-acid digestion/ICP-MS package
for 36 elements (1F2). Additionally, samples are analyzed for Au using a firing assay
from a 50-gram pulp (1A2B-50). Overlimit samples values for zinc (>1%) and Pb (>0.5%)
are re-assayed using a four-acid digestion overlimit method with ICP-AES 9 (8-4 Acid
over limit). No QA/QC issues were noted with the results reported herein.
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Qualified Person
The technical contents of this release were reviewed and approved by Jean-Philippe
Paiement, PGeo, MSc, a consultant to LAURION, and a qualified person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc.
The Corporation is a junior mineral exploration and development company listed on
the TSXV under the symbol LME and on the OTCPINK under the symbol LMEFF. LAURION
now has 255,969,855 outstanding shares of which approximately 80% are owned and
controlled by Insiders who are eligible investors under the “Friends and Family”
categories.
LAURION's emphasis is on the development of its flagship project, the 100% owned
mid-stage 47 km 2 Ishkoday Project, and its gold -silver and gold -rich polymetallic
mineralization with a significant upside potential.
Since 2003, Laurion has: completed multiple exploration surveys on the property,
including prospecting, mapping, geochemical (grab, channel and soil sampling),
ground and airborne geophysical (Mag, IP, VLF -EM), 3D modelling, airborne (LiDAR)
and drilling surveys; invited experts in geophysics and in economic and structural
geology to visit and review the property; and undertaken a PhD thesis and research
led by Laurentian University and Metal Earth. To date, 419 drill holes for a total of 78,663
m have been drilled on the property, including 43,396 m completed by Laurion from
2010 to 2014 and from 2020 to 2022 and 35,267 m historic drill holes. Most of the drill
holes are closely spaced and concentrated within the A -Zone and McLeod zone,
except for some largely -spaced drill holes located along the Ishkoday mineralized
trend.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc.
Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin – President and CEO
Tel: 1-705-788-9186
Fax: 1-705-805-9256
Website: http://www.LAURION .ca
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