Valkea Resources Completes its Inaugural Drill Program at the Paana Project, Central Lapland, Finland
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2025
Valkea Resources Completes its Inaugural Drill Program
at the Paana Project, Central Lapland, Finland
Vancouver, British Columbia: January 15, 2025 – Valkea Resources Inc. (“ Valkea” or the “ Company”)
(TSX-V: OZ) (OTCQB:OZBKF) reports that it has completed over 2,000 metres of core drilling at its 100%
owned Paana Project, located near the Kittila Mine, Europe’s largest gold producer. The inaugural drill
program at Paana was part of the company’s Phase 1 exploration strategy designed to unlock the potential
of th e Aarnivalkea West target. The Paan a project is strategically located within Finland’s highly -
prospective Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (Figure 1).
Highlights
• Valkea’s inaugural Phase 1 drill program complete: Drilling at Paana was focused on investigating
the extent and structural controls on higher -grade and disseminated gold mineralization at the
Aarnivalkea West target. Assay results are expected in February.
“We are excited to have initiated and completed over 2,000 meters of drilling at the Aarnivalkea West
target, which has demonstrated the potential for significant high- grade gold mineralization,” said Chris
Donaldson, CEO of Valkea Resources. “ Our systematic approach, including drilling and the relogging of
historical core, will provide the data we need to refine our structural model and identify additional
opportunities across the Paana project. This marks an important step in our commitment to unlocking the
untapped potential of our projects in Finland’s Central Lapland Greenstone Belt.”
Drill Program
Over 2,000 metres of core drilling in six holes were completed across the northern and southern extents
of the Aarnivalkea West target on the Paana Project (Figure 2). The drill holes were designed to target the
extent and structural and/or lithological controls on higher-grade and disseminated gold mineralization. A
series of four systematic step-out holes on ~25 to 50 metre centres between and offset from historical
holes FAV62 and FAVD71 targeted the southern area whereas two step-out holes targeted the northern
extent near FAVD64 (Figure 2).
Next Steps
Once assay s are received and interpreted and the core relogging program is completed, an updated
structural and geological model will be generated. This refined model will inform the next phase of
exploration the Company intends to initiate later in 2025.
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Figure 1. Map of the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt highlighting Valkea’s landholdings as well as
neighboring companies and associated exploration, development and mining projects. See References
below for sources of data.
Figure 2. Map showing the Aarnivalkea West target, Base of Till (“BoT”) gold assay data, and the locations
of historical diamond drill collars. Two areas were investigated during the recently completed drill
program; the southern and northern target areas. See References below for sources of data.
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Paana Project
The Aarnivalkea West target on the Paana Project is ideally situated 24 km northwest of Agnico Eagle’s,
Kittilä mine and adjacent to Kinross Gold’s exploration tenements (Figure 1). The project is within the
Central Lapland Greenstone Belt , an emerging gold district recognized for its significant untapped
discovery potential. With a supportive regulatory environment and strong local infrastructure, Valkea
Resources is well-positioned to capitalize on the region’s growing importance in the global gold mining
sector.
About Valkea Resources
Valkea Resources is at the forefront of gold exploration in Finland's highly prospective Central Lapland
Greenstone Belt (CLGB). With an extensive portfolio of high -potential projects, including the flagship
Paana project, Valkea Resources is committed to discovering and advancing significant gold deposits in
one of the world’s emerging gold districts.
Contact Information
For more information please contact:
Chris Donaldson, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.valkea.ca
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.
Qualified Person
The disclosure of technical or scientific information in this press release has been reviewed and approved
by Dr. Christopher Leslie, P .Geo., a Qualified Person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-
101. Some technical information contained in this release is historical in nature and has been compiled
from public sources believed to be accurate.
Mineralization hosted on adjacent and/or nearby projects is not necessarily indicative of mineralization
hosted on Valkea’s projects.
References
1. Agnico Eagle website (agnicoeagle.com), Dec. 31, 2023 Reserve & Resource statement
2. Agnico Eagle website (agnicoeagle.com), 2009-2023 annual results reports.
*total endowment, sum of proven and probable mineral reserves, measured, indicated and inferred mineral resources and historical production
3. Thomas, B., Larouche, I. and Digges La Touche, G. (2023), NI 43-101 Technical Report Rupert Resources Lt. Updated Mineral Resource Estimate
for the Ikkari Project – Finland, Effective Date December 12, 2023, Rupert Resources website (rupertresources.com) +indicated mineral resource
4. Aurion Gold website (aurion.com), May 2nd, 2022 NR and June 13th, 2022 NR
5. Aurion Gold website (aurion.com), March 19th, 2024 NR
6. S2 Resources website (s2resources.com.au), August 12th, 2020 NR
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7. S2 Resources website (s2resources.com.au), January 4th, 2021 NR
8. S2 Resources website (s2resources.com.au), October 11th, 2021 NR
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