PUMA Exploration Begins Its First Drilling Program at the Chester Copper Deposit New Brunswick, Canada
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PRESS RELEASE
PUMA EXPLORATION BEGINS ITS FIRST DRILLING PROGRAM AT THE CHESTER COPPER DEPOSIT
NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA
RIMOUSKI, FEBRUARY 2 4th, 2021 – Puma Exploration Inc. (PUMA -TSXV) is pleased to announce the
beginning of a 1,600 meters drilling program at its Chester Copper Deposit (9 holes). The drilling will
test high priority c opper targets on strike with the known deposit as well as near surface massive
sulphide mineralized unit for systematic precious metals assaying program.
The drilling program will also fulfil l Puma’s 2021 commitments for the Chester Option and allow its
transfer to Murray Brook Minerals Inc. (MBM) in order to further advance the transition of MBM into an
independent company as strategically planned by Puma (see press release 08/19/2020).
Marcel Robillard, President and CEO of Puma Exploration commented: “With this drilling program on
Chester, Puma continues to support MBM until it can finance its own exploration and development
activities sometime in the near future. However, although we are excited to launch this drill ing
campaign on our base metal assets while the copper price is near record highs, Puma’s flagship Triple
Fault Gold Project remains our first priority , with several other Au and Ag assay results expected
shortly.”
“As we are still waiting for additional gold assays for the Williams Brook property and the completion
of the district- scale airborne geophysical survey, the timing was perfect to initiate our first drilling
program at the Chester Copper Deposit ,” added Marcel Robillard, President and CEO of Puma
Exploration.
DRILLING TARGETS
The drilling program will primary test the top new targets defined on the property following our recent
exploration programs which included 4,500 meters of trenching in 2019, g eological mapping and
alteration study, and 3D EM -MAG inversion analyses. Also, other high priorities targets are CARDS
anomalies defined from an AI targeting survey executed by Windfall Geotek Inc. (WIN-TSXV).
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Subsequently, shallow holes will be drilled on the East and Central massive sulfides zones where gold
associated with copper were detected in gossans during the field exploration program of 2019.
Theses massives sulphides zones were less explored and represent great prospective areas of the
property and could represent proximal edges of new VMS prolific systems.
CHESTER COPPER DEPOSIT
The Chester Copper Deposit is known to contain three (3) zones; the Central Zone (Massive Sulphide),
the East Zone (Massive Sulphide), and the West Zone (Copper Stringer) all located near the surface.
Only the West Zone was included in the NI 43-101 resources calculation dated in 2008 and updated
in 2014.
The Chester Copper Deposit has measured & indicated resources of 1,400,000 tonnes grading 1.38%
Cu and inferred resources of 2,089,000 tonnes grading 1.26% Cu (assayed for Cu only) as reported in
the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Technical Report - Chester Copper Property New Brunswick
Canada” (effective March 07, 2014) prepared by Robert C. Sim, P. Geo., for Explor Resources and
filed on www.sedar.com.
Prior to Explor Resources, other operators at Chester Deposit reported historical resources totalling
16.8 Mt grading 0.76 % Cu divided in three zones* :
■ East Zone*: 0.5 Mt of massive/disseminated sulphide grading 0.78% Cu, 0.36% Pb and 1.14% Zn
■ Central Zone*: 1.1 Mt of massive sulphide grading 0.47% Cu, 0.90% Pb and 2.22% Zn
■ West Zone*: 15.2 Mt of copper stringers grading 0.78% Cu
*Puma Exploration is not treating the “historical resources estimate” as a “current resources estimate” or
“mineral reserves”, as it has not taken steps to identify what work needs to be done to verify, upgrade or re -
classify the “historical resources estimate” using a qualified person from Puma or independent third party.
Table 1. Significant previous drill results on the Chester property
West Zone (Surface to 50m) Central Zone (Surface to 50m)
4.8% Cu over 20.3 meters 10.8% Zn + 4.5% Pb over 5.6 meters
3.4% Cu over 25.0 meters 7.4% Zn + 2.3% Pb over 6.1 meters
6.0% Cu over 13.1 meters 8.0% Zn + 3.9% Pb over 7.0 meters
8.0% Cu over 5.2 meters 8.5% Zn + 4.0% Pb over 7.9 meters
4.9% Cu over 14.2 meters 7.0% Zn + 2.6% Pb over 15.6 meters
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In order to keep the Chester property option agreement in good standing, the Company has to invest
$350,000 in exploration work before April 17th, 2021 and make a cash payment of $100,000 to Explor
Resources. The cash payment was made in December 2020 and the current drilling program will fulfill
the work commitment.
QUALIFIED PERSONS
Dominique Gagné, PGeo , independent qualified person as defined by Canadian National
Instrument 43-101 standards, has reviewed and approved the geological information reported in this
news release. Neither 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. Mr. Gagné is independent of the Company.
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC)
Rock samples were bagged, sealed and sent to t he facility of ALS CHEMEX in Moncton, New
Brunswick where each sample is dried, crushed, and pulped. The samples were crushed to 70% less
than 2mm, riffle split off 1kg, pulverise split to better than 85% passing 75 microns (Prep -31B). A 30 -
gram subsplit from the resulting pulp was then subjected to a fire assay (Au-ICP21). Rock sample ICP
results with gold >1g/t were subjected to a metallic screening (Au -SCR24) 1kg pulp screened to 100
microns. Other screen sizes available. Duplicate 50g assay on screen un dersize. Assay of entire
oversize fraction.
ABOUT PUMA EXPLORATION
Puma Exploration is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company with precious and base metals
projects in early to advanced stages located in the Famous Bathurst Mining Camp (BMC) in New
Brunswick, Canada. Great efforts will be made by the Company in the coming years to deploy its
DEAR strategy (Development, Exploration, Acquisition and Royalties) in order to generate maximum
value for shareholders with low shares dilution.
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