Maple GOLD Plans First Drill Program After Completing 3D Modelling at the Eagle MINE Property
PRESS RELEASE
October 7, 2021
MAPLE GOLD PLANS FIRST DRILL PROGRAM AFTER COMPLETING 3D
MODELLING AT THE EAGLE MINE PROPERTY
Vancouver, BC – (Newsfile Corp. – October 7, 2021) - Maple Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX-V: MGM)
(OTCQB: MGMLF) (FSE: M3G) ("Maple Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce
plans for a 2,500-3,000 metre ("m") Phase I drill program based on the recently completed 3D
geological and structural model at the Company’s 100% controlled Eagle Mine Property
("Eagle") in Quebec, Canada. Eagle is a 77-hectare property that hosts the historical Eagle
Mine and covers a key segment of the past -producing Eagle -Telbel Mine Trend , which
produced 1.1 million ounces of gold between 1974 and 19931 under much lower gold prices
than those prevailing today . Eagle is not currently a part of the Joutel Gold Project (“Joutel”)
that is held by a 50 -50 joint venture (“JV”) between the Company and Agnico Eagle Mines
Limited (“Agnico”).
Highlights:
• Results indicate an opportunity to extend mineralization beyond the mined-out stopes and
along observed sub-parallel gold trends that were never mined nor adequately tested.
• Significant historical drill intercepts2 adjacent to areas that have seen only limited drilling
to-date (e.g. 32.9 g/t gold ("Au") over 10.4 m, 16.2 g/t Au over 9.0 m and 10.2 g/t Au
over 10.2 m) all point to the high-grade gold mineralization potentially remaining at Eagle.
• The Company’s 3D modelling and grade contouring work has identified numerous high
priority drill targets, several of which will be tested as part of a planned 2,500-3,000 metre
Phase I drill program expected to commence in Q4 2021.
Fred Speidel, VP Exploration of Maple Gold, commented: “When combined with the previously
released 3D model results from the Telbel Mine area (see August 16, 2021 news release),
these latest results from Eagle highlight the potential for near-mine extensions along the entire
Eagle-Telbel Mine Trend as well as along sub-parallel target trends . Acquiring this strategic
ground that hosted Agnico’s first gold mining operation with the benefit of an extensive drilling
database and modern tools will allow us to effectively test high priority target areas that have
seen only limited exploration activity since mine closure in 1993.”
Phase 1 Drill Targeting
Results from the Company’s initial 3D model grade contouring work at Eagle demonstrate the
potential for relatively shallow mineral resources to be defined through further confirmation
drilling as well as the untested potential below the previously mined-out areas (see Figure 1).
1 Production figures were provided by Agnico and are historical in nature
2 Results are historical in nature and are non-compliant with NI43-101 standards. However, the Company believes that the
data quality is sufficient to support mineral resource estimation purposes subject to confirmation drilling.
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The Eagle longitudinal section has also identified district-scale and deposit -scale southeast
plunges of mineralization similar to those interpreted at Telbel as well as potential intersections
at depth with interpreted deposit-scale cross-plunges.
Figure 1: Eagle long section with grade contouring and target areas within the main mine horizon (~30 m
width). Note: E-15 intercept (highlighted intercept #9) is located 50 m south of the main mine horizon (see
Figure 2 for more details). Grade contour trends are similar to those at Telbel and point to significant potential,
particularly along the lower flank of the Eagle system (shallow/cross plunges).
Click the following link to view the full district scale long section covering the entire Eagle-
Telbel mine trend: https://bit.ly/3Fn9oGW
The Company’s targeting methodology involves selection of higher -grade (>2.5 g/t Au) areas
where limited drilling, typically on the edges of the target area, has yielded significant
intercepts, as measured by metal factors (grade x thickness) greater than or equal to 25 g/t-m.
In addition to targets within the main mine horizon, Maple Gold has identified compelling
targets between 50-200 m to the south that could represent multiple mineralized horizons along
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a northwest-southeast orientation at Eagle. The Company is in the process of submitting permit
applications for multiple drill sites to allow for initial step -out holes in these areas during Q4
2021, with success-based follow-up drilling planned during Q1 2022 (see Figures 2-3).
Figure 2: Section view (40 m total width) highlighting significant shallow intercepts at Eagle and opportunity to
define additional near-surface high-grade gold mineralization with further drilling. Note: Apparent twin hole E-
15B cut the same mineralized intervals as in E-15, albeit with lower average grades.
In addition to relatively near-mine extension opportunities at Eagle, the Company will also be
targeting an area approximately 200 m to the south where a historical drillhole (E-62W)
intersected 23.7 g/t Au over 3.3 m, described as mineralized tuff with 60% pyrite, in a sparsely
drilled area (see Figure 3).
The interpreted splay at the northwest end of the Eagle mine horizon (see Figures 3-4), which
contains several significant and shallow (within the top 100 m) intercepts and has seen no
drilling either at depth or along strike (particularly to the northwest), represents another
compelling exploration target.
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Figure 3: Oblique section view depth slice highlighting E-62W (23.7 g/t Au over 3.3 m). Intercept is located at
the same depth (~400 m downhole) as the higher-grade mineralization within the main mine horizon.
Figure 4: Series of holes drilled in 1990 with consistently significant results, including AE-90-7 (2.6 g/t Au over
23.9m, MF = 62 g/t-m) on the shallow northwest extension of the main Eagle-Telbel Mine Trend.
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Next Steps
The Company expects to commence Phase I drilling at Eagle in November 2021. Concurrently,
the JV also expects to commence drilling at the Douay Gold Project. A Phase I drill program in
the Telbel mine area at Joutel is expected to form part of the JV’s winter drill campaign in Q1
2022.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical data contained in this press release was reviewed and prepared
under the supervision of Fred Speidel, M. Sc., P. Geo., Vice -President Exploration of Maple
Gold. Mr. Speidel is a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43 -101 Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Speidel has verified the data related to the exploration
information disclosed in this press release through his direct participation in the work.
Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC)
Quality Assurance ("QA") and Quality Control ("QC") protocols applied to the historical drilling
data used to generate the Eagle-Telbel 3D modelling included field surveying of historical grids
in order to establish spatial relationships with the UTM grid , a two-stage visual validation of
compilation results includ ing a first pass by the contractor doing the compilation work along
with further validation of drill hole locations and orientations, assay validation to eliminate data
entry er rors, and an ongoing re -examination of a limited number of original drill logs and
verification of a minimum of 5% of drill holes and assay intervals. As part of its modelling work
at Eagle, the Company performed data verification and analysis of historical drill data and has
re-logged more than 1 km of physical drill core. The Company believes that the compiled data
and associated 3D model accurately represent the historical drilling and assay data collected
within the Eagle and Telbel Mine areas between 1974 and 1993 and prior to the adoption of
NI43-101.
About Maple Gold
Maple Gold Mines Ltd. is a Canadian advanced exploration company in a 50/50 joint venture
with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited to jointly advance the district -scale Douay and Joutel gold
projects located in Quebec’s prolific Abitibi Greenstone Gold Belt. The projects benefit from
exceptional infrastructure access and boast ~400 km 2 of highly prospective ground including
an established gold resource at Douay (RPA 2019) that holds significant expansion potential
as well as the past -producing Eagle, Telbel and Eagle West mines at Joutel. The Company
holds an exclusive option to acquire 100% of the Eagle Mine Property.
The district-scale property also hosts a significant number of regional exploration targets along
a 55 km strike length of the Casa Berardi Deformation Zone that have yet to be tested through
drilling, making the project ripe for new gold and polymetallic discoveries. The Company is well
capitalized and is currently focused on carrying out exploration and drill programs to grow
resources and make new discoveries to establish an exciting new gold district in the heart of
the Abitibi. For more information, please visit www.maplegoldmines.com.
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ON BEHALF OF MAPLE GOLD MINES LTD.
"Matthew Hornor"
B. Matthew Hornor, President & CEO
For Further Information Please Contact:
Mr. Joness Lang
Executive Vice-President
Cell: 778.686.6836
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Kiran Patankar
SVP, Growth Strategy
Cell: 604.935.9577
Email: [email protected]
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