Novo Identifies Numerous Oxide Targets FOR Follow up IN 2021 at Its Newly Consolidated Nullagine GOLD Project
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NOVO IDENTIFIES NUMEROUS OXIDE TARGETS FOR FOLLOW UP IN 2021
AT ITS NEWLY CONSOLIDATED NULLAGINE GOLD PROJECT
VANCOUVER, BC , December 15, 2020 - Novo Resources Corp. (“Novo” or the “Company”)
(TSX-V: NVO; OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to announce it has identified a series of highly prospective
oxide gold targets within its newly consolidated tenure comprising its 100% controlled Nullagine Gold
Project (“NGP”) which includes the recently acquired Golden Eagle processing facility (“Golden Eagle
Mill”). These gold targets add to the significant exploration potential the Company has recently
discussed at Beatons Creek ( please refer to the Company’s news releases dated October 6, 2020 and
November 5, 2020 for further details).
With the Company’s recent acquisition of Millennium Minerals Limited (“Millennium”) and additional
tenure from the Creasy Group, Novo now controls over 1,250 km sq of broadly contiguous tenements
covering most of the prospective ground within the Nullagine mining district. This represents the first
time the Nullagine mining district has come under the control of one Company and provides an exciting
opportunity to discover additional gold resources for the NGP.
Novo’s exploration team recently undertook detailed analysis of the holistic dataset across the NGP .
This data was g enerated over the past two decades by the Creasy Group, Millennium, and Novo and
has been merged into a single, comprehensive database providing Novo a unique opportunity to
evaluate all known areas of gold mineralization with the aim of developing a pipeline of opportunities
for further discovery of resources potentially suitable for production at the Golden Eagle Mill.
Highlights:
- Novo has recently undertaken a comprehensive review of combined exploration data set
covering some 1,250 km sq of broadly contiguous ground holdings focussed around the Golden
Eagle Mill.
- Novo employs key personnel giving it in -house geological expertise and prior exp loration
experience across the Mosquito Creek Basin.
- Numerous targets have been identified ranging from drill -ready extensions to known
mineralization, to emerging oxide targets, to newly-delineated anomalous gold and pathfinder
trends.
Exploration opportunities include the following (see figure 1 and figure 2 below):
Camel Creek / 20 Mile Sandy
Numerous targets for shallow oxide exploration and potential resource development (e.g. Captains,
Cutlass, Mountain Maid). Numerous soil anomalies along trend with no drilling and minimal mapping
or rock chip sampling.
Parnell
Parnell, a currently permitted Mining Lease acquired by Millennium just prior to entering into
administration and with no drilling completed since 1997. Several mineralized structures identified with
rock chip sampling and follow up historical drilling provide promising oxide targets.
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Blue Spec East
Blue Spec East presents the o pportunity to develop numerous oxide targets and p otential to link
Millennium prospects (Kestrel, Goshawk) with Novo prospects (Apex, Napa Valley East) along the
Blue Spec Trend.
Footrot Flats / Golden Eagle NNE
This exploration opportunity presents three 2-4km trends of high grade rock chips parallel to Golden
Eagle, with w ide-spaced historic reverse circulation drill traverses, providing mineralized drill-ready
intercepts. A mining lease application has recently been submitted for the central area with the main
target extending onto granted mining leases.
Sayshell Trend
The Sayshell trend is n ewly identified and u nder-explored, a potentially basin -scale minerali zed
corridor, delineated by Au-As in soils over 16kms and open to the east and west. This corridor is located
parallel to, and 3.5kms north of, the Blue Spec Line. Potential exists for shallow oxide along the entire
trend, with numerous discrete targets now emerging from combined Novo, Millennium, Creasy Group
data.
Golden Eagle
Novo is undertaking initial geological and geo-metallurgical review to delineate any non-refractory
mineralization remaining at Golden Eagle. The Company aims to develop a new 3D geological model
of the deposit to target extensions to mineralization and to better model mineralization with favourable
metallurgical characteristics allowing for acceptable recoveries.
Bartons
Novo has identified significant oxide potential along st rike from the Bartons deposit in addition to
under-explored parallel trends designated by soil anomalies across newly merged tenure. Some of these
anomalies have associated high grade rock chip results and prospector workings.
“Upon consolidation of the NGP, Novo’s exploration team quickly set about collating huge datasets
from the Creasy Group and Millennium and combining it with our in -house database,” commented
Quinton Hennigh, Chairman and President of Novo. “This has result ed in the rapid identification of
numerous exploration opportunities across our newly consolidated tenure in the Nullagine mining
district. These targets add to the already exciting potential we have recently discussed at Beatons Creek.
We see ability to put together a very lar ge pipeline of opportunity to support our goal of making
Nullagine a long-lived mining centre for Novo for many years to come.”
Dr. Quinton Hennigh (P.Geo.) is the qualified person pursuant to NI 43-101 responsible for, and having
reviewed and approved, t he technical information contained in this news release. Dr. Hennigh is
President, Chairman, and a director of Novo Resources Corp.
About Novo Resources Corp.
Novo is advancing its flagship Beatons Creek gold project to production while exploring and developing
its highly prospective land package covering approximately 14,000 square kilometres in the Pilbara
region of Western Australia. In addition to the Company’s primary focus, Novo seeks to lever age its
internal geological expertise to deliver value -accretive opportunities to its shareholders. For more
information, please contact Leo Karabelas at (416) 543-3120 or e-mail [email protected]
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Novo Resources Corp.
“Quinton Hennigh”
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Quinton Hennigh
Chairman and President
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Forward-looking information
Some statements in this news release contain forward -looking information (within the meaning of
Canadian securities legislation) including, without limitation, statements as to oxide gold targets at NGP
being highly prospective, exploration opportunities , planned exploration activities and that Novo’s
board of directors will make the decision to commence full-scale production at Beatons Creek . These
statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, performan ce or achievements expressed or implied by the
statements. Such factors include, without limitation, the successful completion of site establishment
works at Beatons Creek, the successful completion of grade control drilling works, the successful
completion of mining, camp management, fuel supply, processing reagents, assay laboratory services,
flights, and haulage services contracts, and customary risks of the resource industry and risks and
uncertainties inherent to mineral resource estimates.
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(Figure 1: Plan map showing the NGP tenement holding with current resources and prospects, labelled are areas of immediate interest.)
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(Figure 2: Plan map showing imaged gold trends at Middle Creek and Blue Spec generated from soil sampling results, and delineating a third trend at Sayshell, to the north of the Blue Spec
line.)