Trillium Gold Intersects 15.41 grams per tonne gold over 7.05m at Newman Todd
News Release
Trillium Gold Intersects 15.41 grams per
tonne gold over 7.05m at Newman Todd
• Confirmation of high-grade gold mineralization in the
west Red Lake area, a region historically under-
explored, showing Red Lake-style gold mineralization
• Hole NT20-169 intersected 15.41 g/t gold (Au) over
7.05m, starting at 226m downhole in the Newman
Todd Zone in geology favourable for hosting high-
grade gold mineralization
• Hole NT20-167 intersected 8.63 g/t Au over 6.55m
• Ongoing testing of mineralized and structural
controls to expand previously known areas of
mineralization
• First drilling and batch of assays (since 2013) from the
phase one drill program
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – October 6, 2020 –
Trillium Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV:TGM ) (“Trillium” or the
“Company“) is very pleased to report that assay results have been
received from the first four holes of its recent 3,186 metre drill
program on the Newman Todd Property. The early success of the
program, prior to the receipt of the assays for the remaining holes
has provided enough encouragement to restart drilling, expected
to commence shortly.
“These new intersections on the Newman Todd Zone have
confirmed high-grade gold mineralization over significant widths,
including 15.41 g/t Au over 7.05 m” says William Paterson,
Trillium Gold’s VP of Exploration, “We have been focusing on
refining the structural and mineralization controls in the region
and were able to validate a hypothesis based on the
reinterpretation of the structural model with the drill results to
date. Previously, the west end of the Red Lake greenstone belt
had been considered to be less prospective with the absence of
the Red Lake mine-hosting Balmer volcanic rocks, however we
have since confirmed high-grade gold in this area. We will
continue to explore in the west end and test the strike and down-
dip potential for additional gold mineralization”, Mr. Paterson
continued.
Russell Starr, CEO of Trillium Gold comments “These initial drill
intersections at the Newman Todd Zone are highly encouraging.
The potential for Newman Todd to host additional high-grade
mineralization is very exciting given we are surrounded by several
producing and past producing mines in one of the most prolific
gold camps located in Red Lake (and the world). These results
highlight the significant potential of our exploration program on
the Newman Todd target that has not undergone any drilling since
2013. By drilling perpendicular to, and in the opposite direction
from the majority of historical drilling, we have intersected
meaningful high-grade gold mineralization over substantial
widths, a major success for Trillium shareholders.”
The Newman Todd Zone is currently a 2.2 km long and up to
200m wide structural target which is part of the Red Lake Gold
Camp. The drill results in Table 1 below are complete results from
the first four of nine drill holes in our phase one drill program, the
first since 2013. Assays are pending for the remaining five holes.
Drilling from 2013 and earlier had mostly focused on testing the
zone by targeting the footwall by drilling to the southeast,
potentially undercutting much of the targeted zone. Newman
Todd is a highly prospective target with 41% of the 165 historic
drill holes having intervals of greater than 10 g/t gold over various
lengths. In addition, nearly all drilling has been to depths less than
400m. The Red Lake Camp is famously known for high grade
gold mineralization at depth with Evolution Mining’s Red Lake
Gold Mine currently reaching depths of several thousands of feet.
Trillium will continue to test various drill orientations in order to
develop a comprehensive understanding of the mineralization
and structural controls and test the depth potential of the Newman
Todd Zone. Figure 1 below shows the location of the Newman
Todd Zone as well as its relative location to the producing and
past producing mines within the Red Lake Camp.
Figure 1: Geologic map of Red Lake including producing and past
producing mines, mineral prospects, as well as the Red Lake
Greenstone belt, geology and alteration packages.
The first two holes targeting the main Newman Todd Zone,
perpendicular to the historical drilling, intersected high-grade
narrow mineralized structures along with very broad zones of
elevated gold mineralization, greater than 100 ppb Au. Hole
NT20-166 showed 38% of all assays intersected better than 100
ppb Au, including higher grade sections of 8.58 grams per tonne
gold (g/t Au) over 1.00m from 169.00m, 9.09 g/t Au over 3.30m
from 176.30m, and 6.90 g/t Au over 2.60m from 247.00m. Hole
NT20-167 had 40% of all assays intersecting better than 100ppb
Au, including 8.18 g/t Au over 1.00m from 87.00m, 3.69 g/t Au
over 1.67m from 237.00m, and 8.63 g/t Au over 6.55m from
311.15m. These holes confirmed that vein style mineralization is,
in part, contained in veins running nearly parallel to the historical
drilling direction within the NT Zone.
Hole NT20-168 intersected the NT Zone mineralization at an
approximate depth of 475m to 536m downhole. This hole was
intermittently mineralized, at greater than 100ppb Au, from 90m
down hole to 624m. This hole intersected 1.60 g/t Au over 6.00m
from 506.00m. Four composite intervals with gold grades above
0.50 g/t Au were intersected on the hangingwall (south east) side
of the NT Zone.
Hole NT20-169 was designed to test the shallow sediments in the
hangingwall of the NT Zone, and extended to target the NT Zone.
This hole was drilled from the opposite direction of most holes
drilled into the NT Zone. It returned four significant composite
intercepts, including 0.97 g/t Au over 2.55m from 137.7m in a
chert breccia with pyrite-magnetite iron formation, the original
target of the hole. At the contact between the NT Zone and the
bounding felsic unit on the footwall, a 15.41 g/t Au zone over
7.05m was intersected from 226m, with visible gold specks noted
in 2 intervals after subsequent review of the core.
Assay Results from Newman Todd Property
Intersections greater than 0.50 gpt Au and grade x width greater than 1.0 g x m
Hole
Number
FROM
(m)
TO
(m)
WIDTH
(m)
Au
(g/t)
NT20-166 56.00 57.00 1.00 1.51
NT20-166 89.00 89.61 0.61 1.83
NT20-166 100.35 105.35 5.00 0.48
NT20-166 116.53 117.75 1.22 1.07
NT20-166 119.59 120.60 1.01 1.43
NT20-166 161.70 163.10 1.40 5.22
NT20-166 169.00 170.00 1.00 8.58
NT20-166 176.30 179.60 3.30 9.09
Including: 177.50 178.50 1.00 29.03
NT20-166 181.50 183.20 1.70 0.85
NT20-166 193.00 197.70 4.70 0.88
NT20-166 201.70 203.70 2.00 2.69
NT20-166 204.70 207.35 2.65 0.76
NT20-166 223.70 225.25 1.55 1.78
NT20-166 247.00 249.60 2.60 6.90
Including: 248.65 249.60 1.00 11.58
NT20-166 282.00 285.00 3.00 0.48
NT20-166 309.30 310.20 0.90 3.11
NT20-166 317.00 320.00 3.00 1.01
NT20-166 329.00 330.00 1.00 2.32
NT20-166 349.00 351.00 2.00 0.93
NT20-167 44.50 46.50 2.00 2.09
NT20-167 87.00 88.00 1.00 8.18
NT20-167 110.00 113.00 3.00 1.58
NT20-167 121.8 122.8 1.00 2.32
NT20-167 140.00 142.00 2.00 1.33
NT20-167 182.00 198.00 16.00 1.10
NT20-167 207.00 212.00 5.00 1.79
NT20-167 227.00 231.00 4.00 1.23
NT20-167 237.00 238.6 1.60 3.69
NT20-167 279.00 280.00 1.00 0.92
NT20-167 296.50 299.55 3.05 1.01
NT20-167 311.15 317.70 6.55 8.63
Including: 314.30 314.70 0.40 29.35
NT20-168 158.20 160.20 2.00 2.34
NT20-168 164.90 168.00 3.10 1.57
NT20-168 478.00 478.65 0.65 3.17
NT20-168 506.00 512.00 6.00 1.60
NT20-169 137.70 140.25 2.55 0.97
NT20-169 163.00 164.50 1.50 0.70
NT20-169 203.35 204.35 1.00 1.09
NT20-169 226.00 233.05 7.05 15.41
Including: 226.00 230.30 1.00 23.88
Including: 229.18 230.30 1.12 69.85
NT20-169 245.00 246.00 1.00 1.13
All drilling was supervised by Paul Barc, PGeo. Drill core is
logged and sampled in a secure core facility on site. Core
samples from the program are cut in half, using a diamond
cutting saw, and half cores are sent for analysis to the SGS
Laboratory in Red Lake, ON, an accredited mineral analysis
laboratory. All samples are analysed for gold using standard Fire
Assay-AA techniques. Samples returning over 10.0 g/t gold are
analysed utilizing standard Fire Assay-Gravimetric
methods. Duplicate assays of approximately 5% of the samples
are also obtained from the coarse reject of the original
sample. Selected samples with results greater than one ounce
per ton gold are also analyzed with a standard 1 kg metallic
screen fire assay. Certified gold reference standards and blanks
are routinely inserted into the sample stream, as part of Trillium
Gold’s quality control/quality assurance program (QAQC). No
QAQC issues were noted with the results reported herein. All
drill intercepts reported are down-hole core lengths.
The technical information presented in this news release has
been reviewed and approved by Robert W. Schafer QP, PGeo,
a Chairman of the Board of Trillium Gold Mines and William
Paterson QP, PGeo, VP of Exploration of Trillium Gold Mines,
as defined by NI 43-101.
For further information about this news release and the
Company’s current activities contact [email protected], visit
our website at www.trilliumgold.com or call us at 604-688-9588.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Trillium Gold Mines Inc.
“Russell Starr”
Russell Starr
President, CEO and Director
About Trillium Gold Mines Inc.
Trillium Gold Mines Inc. is a British Columbia based company
engaged in the business of acquisition, exploration and
development of mineral properties located in the highly
prospective Red Lake Mining District of Northern Ontario.
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