NEXUS GOLD DRILLS 55.5m of 1.00 g/t Au, INCLUDING 16m of 1.42 g/t Au and 6m of 2.37 g/t Au, AT THE MCKENZIE GOLD PROJECT, RED LAKE, ONTARIO
NEXUS GOLD CORP.
Suite 802, 750 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, V6C 2T8
604-558-1919
NEWS RELEASE
NEXUS GOLD DRILLS 55.5m of 1.00 g/t Au, INCLUDING 16m of 1.42 g/t Au and 6m of
2.37 g/t Au, AT THE MCKENZIE GOLD PROJECT, RED LAKE, ONTARIO
Vancouver, Canada – September 3, 2020 – Nexus Gold Corp. (“Nexus” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NXS,
OTCQB: NXXGF, FSE: N6E) is pleased to report it has received additional assay results from the recently
completed phase one drill program at the Company’s 100% owned McKenzie Gold Project, located in
Red Lake, Ontario.
The final seven holes drilled in this program were testing targets identified by the company in its 2019
surface prospecting programs. Drilling continued to intersect narrow intercepts in the 1-4 grams-per-
tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”), as per historic and recent drilling by the Company, but also resulted in the
discovery of a particular mineralized zone that has now produced longer intersections of greater than
50 to 100 meters in length.
Drill hole MK-20-008 returned a significant intercept of 117.5 meters of 0.62 g/t Au, including 55.5
meters of 1.00 g/t Au, which also includes intercepts of 6m of 2.37 g/t Au, 2m of 4.28 g/t Au, and 9m
of 1.14 g/t Au, among others (see table 1). Drill hole MK-20-007, which was drilled approximately 25m
east of hole MK-20-008, returned anomalous gold grades of 0.36 g/t Au over 117m, including notable
intercepts 9.4m of 1.26 g/t Au, 4m of 1.13 g/t Au, and 1.5m of 4.64 g/t Au.
“This is extremely exciting, as our exploration program has identified a second style of gold
mineralization on the McKenzie property,” said VP of Exploration, Warren Robb. “These disseminated,
near one-gram gold intercepts more closely resemble the type of mineralization being explored by
Premier Gold at the Hasaga Project, located to the south-east of our project ground. The deposits at
Hasaga are estimated to host over one million ounces at just under a one-gram gold average. This,
coupled with the earlier reported intercepts of 13 g/t Au over 3 meters in hole 6, suggests that there is
a strong potential for economic mineralization occurring in the St. Paul’s Bay region of our claims,”
continued Mr Robb.
Both holes 007 and 008 were drilled entirely in a granitic rock of the Dome stock and displayed patchy
moderate-to-strong silica alteration. Silica altered intervals are typically associated with high density
micro-fracturing and increased molybdenite and chalcopyrite mineralization. Fine-grained fluorescent
scheelite was also observed. The granite was strongly magnetic, containing 2-3% fine-grained
disseminated magnetite.
Premier Gold’s Hasaga Property is host to the past-producing Hasaga and Gold Shore Mines and is
strategically located proximal to the Balmer-Confederation regional unconformity, recognized as an
important geologic feature at the multi-million ounce past and currently producing Red Lake area
mines. The deposits on the Hasaga Project are estimated as hosting an Indicated mineral resource of
42.294 million tonnes at a grade of 0.83 g/t gold representing 1,123,900 ounces of gold*.
*HASAGA PROJECT RED LAKE MINING DISTRICT, ONTARIO, CANADA NTS MAP SHEETS 52K/13 AND 52N/04 by
Vincent Jourdain (Ph.D., P.Eng.), John Langton (M.Sc., P. Geo.) & Abderrazak Ladidi (P.Geo.) dated February 24th,
2017).
Hole ID UTM E UTM N DIP AZIMUTH ELEV FROM TO LENGTH
(meters)
Au G/T
MK-20-007 437675 5652424 -50 360 367 5.6 123 117.4 0.33
including 5.6 15 9.4 1.26
13.5 15 1.5 4.64
44 48 4 1.13
66 67.5 1.5 1.02
MK-20-008 437646 5652413 -50 360 366 5.5 123 117.5 0.62
including 22.5 24 1.5 1.23
and 67.5 123 55.5 1.00
Including 72 73.5 1.5 1.44
And 75.5 76.5 1 1.33
and 77.5 79.5 2 1.21
and 82.6 98.6 16 1.42
including 90.6 96.6 6 2.37
including 91.6 93.6 2 4.28
including 93.6 98.6 5 1.26
And 102.6 105.6 4 1.07
and 110.6 119.6 9 1.14
and 117.6 119.6 2 1.54
MK-20-009 437646 5652166 -50 360 374 125 126 1 1.34
127 128 1 1.36
MK-20-010 437562 5652193 -50 360 379 12 13 1 1.02
76.5 78 1.5 1.02
100 102 2 2.94
Including 101 102 1 4.68
112.5 114.5 2 1.37
Including 113.5 114.5 1 4.05
MK-20-011 437649 5652222 -50 360 384 70.5 72 1.5 1.12
MK-20-012 437232 5652390 -50 360 367 NSR - - -
MK-20-013 437652 5652139 -65 360 372 53 54 1 2.39
Table 1: Notable intercepts, holes 7 through 13, 2020 maiden drill program, McKenzie Gold Project, Red
Lake, Ontario
“We were certainly surprised by the lengthy gold intercepts in holes 7 and 8,” said President and CEO,
Alex Klenman. “Considering both the grade and size established at the nearby Hasaga site, these holes
represent a potentially significant discovery for us. We can continue to intersect these narrow veins
near surface in the southern drill area, but ultimately, we’re going to need length to establish
economics. These noticeably long intercepts are an important step in that direction. We’re eager to
continue drilling around this newly discovered zone, and will do so shortly,” continued Mr. Klenman.
Follow up drilling is currently being planned for an additional two phases, which will include further
drilling in and around holes MK-020-006, 007 and 008, and on the McKenzie Island section of the
property, where several historic high-grade grab samples have been recovered in the past. Details
regarding the timing of these follow up and additional drill programs are forthcoming and will be
announced in the coming weeks.
Previously reported drill results from the 2020 maiden drill program are tabled below (see Company
news release dated August 18, 2020).
Hole ID UTM E UTM N DIP AZIMUTH ELEV FROM TO LENGTH
(METERS)
Au G/T
MK-20-001 437729 5652199.7 -50 360 382 41.25 41.75 0.5 5.75
86 90 4 1.41
Including 89 90 1 4.30
MK-20-002 437601 5652153.5 -50 360 370 50.2 50.7 0.5 5.21
MK-20-003 437601 5652153.5 -65 360 370 107.5 108 0.5 1.82
MK-20-004 437651 5652138.7 -50 360 370 130 131 1 7.43
MK-20-005 437684 5652197.3 -50 360 381 10 11 1 1.57
44 45 1 1.61
46 47 1 3.42
93.9 94.4 0.5 5.27
100.5 107 1.5 1.07
MK-20-006 437684 5652197.3 -65 360 381 12.5 13.5 1 1.25
15.5 18 2.5 1.01
28 29 1 1.34
68.75 71.5 2.75 13.25
Including 69.5 70.5 1 36.20
Table 2: Significant results from first six holes, 2020 maiden drill program, McKenzie Gold Project, Red
Lake, ON
Figure 1: McKenzie Gold Project, Red Lake, Ontario, with phase one drill location in red
Figure 2: Phase one drill locations, McKenzie Gold Project, Red Lake, Ontario
About the McKenzie Gold Project
The 100%-owned McKenzie Gold Project is a 1,398.5-hectare high-grade gold prospect located in the
heart of the historic Red Lake gold camp, in western Ontario, Canada. Areas of high-grade gold
mineralization have been established within the northern portion of the claim block (McKenzie Island),
with significant gold values having been drilled along a 600-meter strike in the southern portion of the
property (St. Paul’s Bay area).
As reported in a Company news release dated October 11, 2019, Nexus received a compilation
summary of important historic data from project geological consultants, Rimini Exploration. The
compilation integrated the regional geological and regional geophysical data, thus allowing the
Company's geological staff to compare these trends to the information obtained through ground
exploration conducted to date on the property. The more comprehensive data from the summary,
coupled with the new data from the phase two prospecting program, was utilized in determining
suitable areas to drill test.
The Rimini compilation summary produced historical data the Company was previously unaware of
regarding multiple historical grab samples taken on the McKenzie claim block. The Company had
previously disclosed several high-grade historical grab sample results on the property, including 331.14
g/t Au, 18.02 g/t Au, 212.8 g/t Au, 313 g/t Au, 18.02 g/t Au and 9.37 g/t Au. In the summer of 2019
Nexus conducted it's first ground reconnaissance program at McKenzie and results returned notable
sample assays, including 135.4 g/t Au and 9.3 g/t Au (see Company news release dated June 25, 2019).
Additional high-grade historical grab samples previously unknown to the Company and revealed in the
Rimini summary include several high-grade assays, including 142.49 g/t Au, 115.2 g/t Au, 114.57 g/t
Au, 93.71 g/t Au, 68.03 g/t Au, 53.01 g/t Au, and 16.65 g/t Au from areas located on McKenzie Island
(north block).
The data compilation summary also indicated that little to no exploration has been conducted over the
actual lake portion of the claim block. The Company has noted from the regional data that a number
of northerly trending geophysical trends extend within the lake itself and is viewing these trends as
potential faults or breaks within the Dome Stock.
Preliminary review of lake sediment sampling conducted on the property in 1989 indicates coincidental
anomalous gold geochemical values occurring. Historical values obtained from the analysis of +150
mesh screened lake sediment samples returned values of 0.159 ounce-per-ton (5.45 g/t) Au, 0.154
ounce per ton (5.28 g/t) Au, and 0.116 once per ton (3.98 g/t) Au. The Company intends to conduct
more exploration activity within the lake-bound portion of the project area to determine the
prospectivity of a large underexplored section of the property.
* Note the reported lengths are intercepts and are not true widths
* Grab samples are selected samples and are not necessarily representative of mineralization hosted
on the property
Warren Robb P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration, is the designated Qualified Person and has reviewed
and approved the technical information contained in this release. The historic drill data contained in
this release was verified by the QP by comparing reported assay data with Certificates of Analysis
documented. The QP has verified mineral showings and areas of select sampling and the collars of
reported historic drill hole locations. It is the QP’s opinion that the data as presented is adequate and
can be relied upon for use in this press release.
About the Company
Nexus Gold is a Canadian-based gold development company with an extensive portfolio of eleven
exploration projects in Canada and West Africa. The Company’s West African-based portfolio totals five
projects encompassing over 750-sq kms of land located on active gold belts and proven mineralized
trends, while it’s 100%-owned Canadian projects include the McKenzie Gold Project in Red Lake,
Ontario, the New Pilot Project, located in British Columbia's historic Bridge River Mining Camp, and
four prospective gold and gold-copper projects (3,700-ha) in the Province of Newfoundland. The
Company is focusing on the development of several core assets while seeking joint-venture, earn-in,
and strategic partnerships for other projects in its growing portfolio.
For more information please visit nexus.gold
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
NEXUS GOLD CORP.
Alex Klenman
President & CEO
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