Midland Intersects Several New GOLD-Bearing Zones ON Willbob and Acquires 945 Claims Surrounding the Osisko-Barrick Kan Project IN the Labrador Trough
MIDLAND INTERSECTS SEVERAL NEW GOLD-BEARING ZONES ON WILLBOB
AND ACQUIRES 945 CLAIMS SURROUNDING THE OSISKO-BARRICK KAN
PROJECT IN THE LABRADOR TROUGH
Montreal, January 18, 2017. Midland Exploration Inc. (“Midland”) (TSX-V: MD) is pleased
to report excellent results from its most recent prospecting program and its very first diamond
drilling campaign on the Willbob gold project, currently wholly owned by Midland . Midland is
also pleased to announce the acquisition of 945 new whol ly owned claims in the vicinity of the
Willbob property and of the recent earn -in agreement reached between Osisko Mining Inc.
(“Osisko”) and Barrick Gold Corp. (“Barrick”) for the Kan property which is adjacent to the
south of the Willbob property . Barrick must commit $15 -million in work expenditures over a
four-year period to earn a 70-per-cent interest on Kan, subject to certain annual work expenditure
thresholds, including a guaranteed expenditure threshold of $6 -million in the first two years (see
press release by Osisko dated January 10 , 2017). The Willbob property consists now of 1,268
mining claims covering a surface area of about 577 square kilometres and is located about
70 kilometres west of the town of Kuujjuaq, in Nunavik.
This 2016 drilling campaign on Willbob was designed to test, at shallow depth, the extensions of
the Golden Tooth and Lafrance surface gold occurrences (Gold Sheer zones), where prospecting
work carried out in 2015 and 2016 yielded gold values reaching 25.2 g/t Au (Golden Tooth) in
grab sample and historical values reaching 21.9 g/t Au (Lafrance) in grab sample . In addition,
channel samples and additional grab samples were also collected on the Dessureault showing
where, during the 1980s, Noranda reported channel sampling results grading 12.0 g/t Au over 3.3
metres.
Midland has great hopes for this project with strong gold potential and intends to resume its
exploration efforts in late spring 2017, with prospecting, mapping, channel sampling, as well as a
diamond d rilling campaign involving at least 5,000 metres of drilling. Midland is currently
evaluating the possibility also to fly an electromagnetic survey in the following weeks.
Drilling highlights
During the helicopter -supported drilling campaign, four (4) shallow drill holes (2 sections of
2 drill holes each) were completed on each of the Lafrance and Golden Tooth showings for a total
of eight (8) drill holes totalling 1,299 metres (note that true thicknesses cannot be determined at
this time with the information available).
Lafrance showing:
1.62 g/t Au over 1.0 m (WB-16-01 ; 9.30 to 10.30 m)
1.00 g/t Au over 4.6 m incl. 3.3 g/t Au over 1.2 m (WB-16-02; 5.00 to 9.60 m)
0.30 g/t Au over 11.2 m incl. 1,6 g/t Au over 0.95 m (WB-16-03; 9.20 to 20.40 m)
0.17 g/t Au over 1.5 m (WB-16-04; 16.60 to 18.10 m)
Golden Tooth showing:
1.12 g/t Au over 3.65 m incl. 4.98 g/t Au over 0.5 m (WB-16-05; 30.15 to 33.80 m)
1.28 g/t Au over 6.35 m incl. 3.81 g/t Au over 0.95 m (WB-16-06; 45.05 to 51.40 m)
0.74 g/t Au over 2.65 m incl. 1.15 g/t Au over 0.85 m (WB-16-07; 41.60 to 44.25 m)
2.14 g/t Au over 1.5 m (WB-16-08; 70.00 to 71.50 m)
In addition to these gold -bearing intercepts located directly underneath the Lafrance and Golden
Tooth surface showings, several new gold -bearing zones were intersected at shallow depth,
including these best results:
New zone at Lafrance:
0.31 g/t Au over 24.5 m incl. 2.28 g/t Au over 0.8 m (WB-16-02; 65.00 to 89.50 m)
New zones at Golden Tooth:
0.71 g/t Au over 2.5 m incl. 2.6 g/t Au over 0.45 m (WB-16-05; 122.50 to 125.00 m)
1,88 g/t Au over 0.85 m incl. 1.9 g/t Au sur 0.35 m (WB-16-05 ; 131.85 to 132.70 m)
1.40 g/t Au over 2.1 m incl. 3.0 g/t Au over 0.35 m (WB-16-06; 23.95 to 26.05 m)
1.84 g/t Au over 3.3 m incl. 3.1 g/t Au over 1.7 m (WB-16-06; 30.50 to 33.80 m)
0,35 g/t Au over 1,5 m (WB-16-07 ; 23.50 to 25.00 m)
0.96 g/t Au over 1.4 m (WB-16-07; 64.80 to 66.20 m)
1.62 g/t Au over 1.25 m (WB-16-07; 74.35 to 75.60 m)
1,52 g/t Au over 0.65 m (WB-16-07 ; 163.60 to 164.25 m)
0.94 g/t Au over 3.2 m incl. 2.14 g/t Au over 1.1 m (WB-16-08; 103.80 to 107.00 m)
Prospecting highlights (grab samples)
13.2 g/t Au, 8.9 g/t Au, 4.5 g/t Au, 3.3 g/t Au and 3.0 g/t Au (GTN showing)
13.1 g/t Au, 9.5 g/t Au, 6.9 g/t Au, 2.5 g/t Au (Golden Tooth and GTN showings area)
5.5% Pb and 3.4% Zn; 4.8% Pb and 3.2% Zn; 7.4 g/t Au (Kuni showing area)
1.2% Cu, 2.7 g/t Au and 13.6 g/t Ag (Stars showing)
About 600 metres northwest of the Golden Tooth showing, the Golden Tooth North (GTN)
occurrence was discovered during the summer 2016 prospecting campaign, with gold values
reaching 12.15 g/t Au. The GTN zone has also been traced over more than 300 metres strike
length and yielded values up to 13.2 g/t Au, 13.1 g/t Au, 8.9 g/t Au and 4.5 g/t Au in grab
samples. These grab samples were collected in a diorite unit altered to albite -chlorite and hosting
quartz-calcite veining with pyrrhotite -arsenopyrite mineralization. A channel completed this fall
on GTN-4 which had historically returned gold values up to 5.5 g/t Au, returned 1.91 g/t Au over
2.0 m, including 3.5 g/t Au over 1.0 m which includes 5.8 g/t Au over 0.5 m.
A new gold -bearing sector called Dragon Head and located about 1.5 kilometre north-west of
Golden Tooth North returned values of 14.5 g/t Au, 1.4 g/t Au and 1.1 g/t Au.
In the Kuni area, new polymetallic (Pb -Zn-Ag-Au) mineralization was discovered with grades
reaching 5.5% Pb and 3.4% Zn; and 4.8% Pb and 3.2% Zn in grab samples. Another grab
sample in this area also yielded a gold value reaching 7.4 g/t Au.
Further south, a new showing, dubbed Stars, yielded Cu -Au-Ag values reaching 1.2% Cu,
2.7 g/t Au and 13.6 g/t Ag in grab sample. This new showing shows some gold -bearing massive
sulphides characteristics with mineralization consisting in massive pyrrhotite -pyrite with
chalcopyrite. A total of 11 grab samples were collected over an outcropping area of
approximately 40 metres by 20 metres. (note that values from grab samp les may not be
representative of the mineralized zones).
Stars Showing
Sample Au Au Grav Ag As Cu Cu
ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm %
S434551 1.365 9.2 4350 >10000 1.295
S434552 2.60 11.2 7740 8830
S434553 3.44 2,68 13.6 8800 >10000 1.215
S434554 1.355 7.4 1395 825
S434555 0.486 4.4 9210 >10000 1.365
S434556 0.097 1.0 2990 2640
S434557 3.60 4,34 13.9 >10000 5700
S434558 0.562 7.1 3490 9410
S434559 0.395 6.3 6770 >10000 1.435
S434561 0.768 5.7 >10000 6600
S434562 0.078 2.3 1525 6840
Grab and channel sampling highlights (Dessureault showing)
6.2 g/t Au over 3.9 metres incl. 8.9 g/t Au over 2 metres (duplicate of historic channel)
31.8 g/t Au, 22.9 g/t Au, 21.6 g/t Au, 11.2 g/t Au, 10.5 g/t Au and 9.9 g/t Au
In an effort to validate a historical channel sample result obtained by Noranda in the 1980s on the
Dessureault showing, a channel sample was collected by Midland this fall on th e historical
channel which had graded 12.0 g/t Au over 3.3 metres. The channel sample (duplica te) collected
by Midland graded 6.2 g/t Au over 3.9 metres including 8.9 g/t Au over 2.0 metres (note that
true thicknesses cannot be determined at this time with the information available). In addition,
several grab samples collected by Midland returned excellent values grading up to 31.8 g/t Au,
22.9 g/t Au, 21 .6 g/t Au, 11 .2 g/t Au, 10 .5 g/t Au , 9.9 g/t Au and 9,5 g/t Au. (Note that gold
values from grab samples may not be representative of the mineralized zones).
Maps showing the location of these new showings and drill intersections on the Willbob Project
may be consulted using the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/1083032_midland.pdf
Quality Control
All analysis were performed by ALS Minerals in Val d’Or. All samples were analyzed for gold
by fire assay with an atomic absorption finish (AA23) on a fraction of 30 grams and a gravimetric
finish for values greater than 3.0 g / t Au. For the quality contr ol, in each transmission, certified
standards and blanks were inserted at regular intervals throughout the sequence of samples. The
data was reviewed by Mario Masson, VP Exploration for Midland, certified geologist and
Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
About Midland
Midland targets the excellent mineral potential of Quebec to make the discovery of new world -
class deposits of gold, platinum group elements, base metals and rare earth elements. Midland is
proud to count on reputable partners such as Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Teck Resources
Limited, SOQUEM INC., Osisko Exploration James Bay Inc., Japan Oil and Gas and Metals
National Corporation and Abcourt Mines Inc. Midland prefers to work in partnership and intends
to quickly conclude additional agreements in regard to newly acquired properties. Management is
currently reviewing other opportunities and projects to build up the Company portfolio and
generate shareholder value.
This press release was prepared by Richard D. St -Cyr, project geologist, certified geologist and
Qualified Person as defined by NI 43 -101. For further information, please consult Midland’s
website or contact:
Gino Roger, President and Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 450 420-5977
Fax: 450 420-5978
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.midlandexploration.com
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