Montage Gold Corp. Expands Regional Exploration at Koné Gold Project
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Montage Gold Corp. Expands Regional Exploration at Koné Gold Project
Vancouver, British Columbia — April 25, 2022 — Montage Gold Corp. (“Montage” or the “Company”)
(TSXV: MAU) (OTCPK: MAUTF) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a new exploration permit
within haulage range of the Koné Gold Project (“KGP”) in Côte d’Ivoire.
Hugh Stuart, Montage CEO commented, “With the completion of a very successful Definitive Feasibility
Study (“DFS”) our focus now is on expanding exploration away from the Koné deposit with the aim of
locating higher grade satellite feed that will further boost the economics of the KGP. The Company has
been advised that the Sisséplé Exploration permit has been granted over an area of 322km2, which brings
our total permit holdings to 983km2, all of which is relevant to the large‐scale, low‐cost operation planned
at Koné. First pass reconnaissance soil sampling is now in progress in Sisséplé and we have completed the
first phase of sampling on the adjacent Farandougou permit. These areas have not been previously
explored and lie on highly prospective gold trends and we plan to move quickly to define targets and then
follow up aggressively.”
HIGHLIGHTS
New Sisséplé Exploration Permit adds 322km2
o Numerous target structures, previously unexplored
o On trend from nearby anomalism
o Exploration in progress
Reconnaissance soil geochemistry at Farandougou Exploration Permit
o First phase complete
o Follow‐up soil program to commence in May
Satellite exploration in progress within the Koné Exploration Permit
o Ground geophysical survey completed over the Petit Yao area
o Extension and resource definition drilling planned at Petit Yao Central target
DETAILS
Sisséplé Exploration Permit
The Sisséplé permit represents a highly prospective addition to the KGP which has no history of previous
exploration and lies within haulage distance of the planned Koné plant site (Figure 1). It sits on three
strong structural trends with known endowment (see map below). In the east, the Syama trend is the
principal regional structure hosting the Koné deposit to the south and extending north through Barrick’s
Fonondara and Kasseré prospects, Perseus’ Sissingué Gold mine and further north to the Syama Mine in
Mali.
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The Nyangboue trend hosts a clear mineralized system on strike to the north within Turaco Gold’s
Boundiali permit where intercepts of up to 30m at 8.30g/t gold near surface have been reported at the
Nyangboue prospect, 8km north (see Turaco Gold ASX Announcement 12 November 2021). The Sisséplé
trend in the west of the permit hosts an extension of mineralized structures from the Barrick/Endeavour
joint venture to the south and is marked by several areas of artisanal workings.
Figure 1: Sisséplé permit targets
Sisséplé Exploration Program
Montage staff completed community consultations in Sisséplé in late March, meeting with village chiefs
accompanied by members of the mining administration and local government (Figure 2). With that
complete, the Company has commenced fieldwork with an 800m x 50m soil geochemical survey. The
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program will initially prioritize key areas but will ultimately cover the entire permit and will be
accompanied by geological and regolith mapping. Anomalous targets will be followed up with more
detailed surveys and where justified, shallow reverse circulation (“RC”) drilling.
Figure 2: Meeting with Sisséplé community
Koné Exploration Permit – Petit Yao Central Update
Following successful drilling at the Petit Yao Central target in 2021, an induced polarization (“IP”) survey
was completed over the wider target area with the aim of better defining the geological controls on the
known mineralization. The survey clarified a strong northwest trend to the underlying geology and has
resulting in a re‐interpretation of the target which better aligns with the strong gold in soil anomaly and
opens the potential to expand the known mineralization along strike to the southeast and northwest
(Figure 3).
A program of RC drilling is planned to define a preliminary mineral resource at the target and test the
extensions both to the south and north where the anomaly appears limited due to the presence of a
duricrust cap.
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Figure 3: Petit Yao Central
Farandougou Exploration Permit Soil Geochemistry
Initial results have now been received from the first widely spaced 800m x 50m grid soil sampling in the
Farandougou permit. The results have highlighted several areas for follow up sampling shown in Figure 4.
Given that this area is within easy haulage distance of the KGP and close to the asphalt road that runs
straight to the planned plant site, the target deposit size is significantly reduced and infill sampling down
to a 200m x 50m grid spacing will now be completed over the target areas. The sampling teams are now
extending the grid to the west and south.
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Figure 4: Farandougou Soil Results
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Hugh Stuart
Chief Executive Officer
Adam Spencer
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
mobile: +1 (416) 804‐9032
ABOUT MONTAGE GOLD CORP.
Montage is a Canadian‐based precious metals exploration and development company focused on
opportunities in Côte d’Ivoire. The Company’s flagship property is the Koné Gold Project, located in
northwest Côte d’Ivoire, which currently hosts a Probable Mineral Reserve of 161.1Mt grading 0.66g/t for
3.42M ounces of gold. The Company released the results of a DFS on the Koné Gold Project on February
14, 2022, outlining a 15‐year gold project producing 3.06M ounces with average annual production of
207koz, and peak production of 320koz. Montage has a management team and Board with significant
experience in discovering and developing gold deposits in Africa.
TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE
The technical disclosure contained in this press release have been approved by Hugh Stuart, BSc, MSc, a
Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43‐101. Mr. Stuart is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a
Chartered Geologist and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. Mr. Stuart is not independent of
Montage as he is an officer, director and shareholder of Montage.
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.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward‐looking information and forward‐looking statements within
the meaning of Canadian securities legislation (collectively, “Forward‐looking Statements”). All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, constitute Forward‐looking Statements. Words such
as “will”, “intends”, “proposed” and “expects” or similar expressions are intended to identify Forward‐
looking Statements. Forward looking Statements in this press release include statements that imply the
Company will obtain sufficient or any project financing to permit the Project to be developed as expected,
and also includes those related to the Company’s mineral reserve and resource estimates; the timing and
amount of future production from the Koné Gold Project; expectations with respect to the IRR, NPV,
payback and costs of the Koné Gold Project; anticipated mining and processing methods of the Koné Gold
Project; anticipated mine life of the Koné Gold Project; expected recoveries and grades of the Koné Gold
Project; timing for the DFS; and timing for permits and concessions. Forward‐looking Statements involve
various risks and uncertainties and are based on certain factors and assumptions. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the Company's expectations include uncertainties inherent in the preparation of
mineral reserve and resource estimates and definitive feasibility studies such as the mineral reserve and
resource estimates and the DFS, including but not limited to, assumptions underlying the production
estimates not being realized, incorrect cost assumptions, unexpected variations in quantity of mineralized
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material, grade or recovery rates, unexpected changes to geotechnical or hydrogeological considerations,
unexpected failures of plant, equipment or processes, unexpected changes to availability of power or the
power rates, failure to maintain permits and licenses, higher than expected interest or tax rates, adverse
changes in project parameters, unanticipated delays and costs of consulting and accommodating rights of
local communities, environmental risks inherent in the Côte d’Ivoire, title risks, including failure to renew
concessions, unanticipated commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations, risks relating to COVID‐19,
delays in or failure to receive access agreements or amended permits, the impact and progression of the
COVID‐19 pandemic and other risk factors set forth in the Company’s annual information form under the
heading “Risk Factors”. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any Forward‐looking
Statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be
required by law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Montage to predict all
of them, or assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of
factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any Forward‐looking Statement.
Any Forward‐looking Statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety
by this cautionary statement.