Red Pine Extends Mineralization 140 m Down-Dip of the Current Surluga Resource
Red Pine Extends Mineralization 140 m Down-Dip of the
Current Surluga Resource
Toronto, Ontario – January 21, 2022 – Red Pine Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: RPX) (“Red
Pine” or the “Company”) is pleased to report drilling results from its 2021 drilling
program. Hole SD-21-308 discovered significant mineralization 140 m down -dip of the
resource boundary in the northern part of the Surluga deposit in the Jubilee Shear Zone.
This new zone, starting at approximately 240 metres vertical depth and named the
Surluga North Discovery, has the potential to expand the current resource of the Surluga
Deposit at the Wawa Gold Project.
Highlights of the on-going drilling program (Figure 1)
• SD-21-308 intersected a mineralized envelope covering 27.26 metres
estimated true width (TW) in the Jubilee Shear Zone:
o 18.21 g/t gold over 1.95 metres (TW)
o 3.90 g/t gold over 4.47 metres (TW) including 18.14 g/t gold over 0. 82
metre (TW)
• Visible gold has been observed in the following holes with assays pending:
o In veins and shear zones adjacent to the Jubilee Shear Zone in SD-21-
309 and SD-21-313
o In the Surluga South discovery (Jubilee Shear Zone South) in SD -21-
312A
o In the Nyman Shear Zone hole DG-22-317
“Our on-going exploration program testing the southern and northern extensions of the
Jubilee Shear Zone continue to indicate that significant zones of gold mineralization
remain to be discovered down-dip and beyond the footprint of the existing resources .
Hole SD-21-308 opened a potential extension of gold mineralization beyond the current
boundary of the Surluga Deposit resource which is less than 250 metres below surface.
With four drills turning on -site o ur exploration program can now test in parallel the
Surluga South and North discoveries and the Darwin-Grace-Nyman target.” – Quentin
Yarie, President and CEO of Red Pine Exploration.
Figure 1 - Completed 2021 Drill Program
Diamond Drilling
As part of the Wawa Gold Project’s on-going drilling program, Red Pine is testing the
northern and southern extensions of the Surluga Deposit, and the extension of the Minto
Mine Deposit beyond the footprints of their respective resources . One drill rig is active
at the northern end of the Surluga Deposit and two drill rigs are active at the southern
end of the Surluga Deposit. The southern drill rigs are also concurrently testing the Minto
Mine Shear Zone. The fourth drill rig is currently testing the Grace-Nyman shear system
near the historic Darwin-Grace Mine.
Drilling at the northern end of the Surluga Deposit
At the northern end of the Surluga Deposit, drilling indicated that the Jubilee Shear Zone
extends down-dip of the current limit of the inferred resource. This is supported by the
results from holes SD -21-299 and SD -21-301 that confirm the extension of gold
mineralization in the Jubilee Shear Zone. The significant gold intersection in SD-21-308
further indicates that shallow and significant mineralization may be discovered in the
unexplored Jubilee Shear Zone down-dip of the resource. Drilling in 2022 will continue
to test the Jubilee Shear Zone to define the size and attributes of the zone discovered
in SD-21-308 and will also test for other undiscovered zones of mineralization in that
area.
Drilling in the Surluga South and Sadowski gold zones
At the southern end of the Surluga Deposit, holes SD -21-305A and SD -21-307
successfully intersected the Jubilee shear over 500 metres away from the boundary of
the Surluga Resource.
The southern drill rig s also continue to extend the footprints of the Min to Vein that is
forming the Minto Mine Gold deposit . The Minto Vein, with variable intensity of
mineralization, was successfully intersected in holes SD -21-309, 312A, 313 and 319.
The assays for these Minto Vein intersections remain pending.
Table 1 – Significant Drilling Intersections from the 2021 Drilling Program in the
Wawa Gold Corridor
Hole From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)*
Est. True
Width (m)
Visible
Gold
Gold
(g/t) Zone
SD-21-303 171.54 173.81 2.27 2.73 Quartz Vein
SD-21-304
211.80 215.80 4.00 0.56 Quartz vein
257.80 258.79 0.99 0.93 2.96 Jubilee Shear Zone
SD-21-305A
56.12 57.14 1.02 Yes 8.39 Sadowski Vein
295.31 298.30 2.99 2.28 1.80 Minto Vein
683.38 684.37 0.99 0.85 1.16 Jubilee Shear Zone –
Surluga South discovery 689.32 690.32 1.00 0.86 Yes 0.88
SD-21-306
261.85 263.00 1.15 1.12 Yes 1.75
Jubilee Shear Zone
275.06 279.08 4.02 3.92 0.64
SD-21-307
88.53 89.57 1.04 1.94 Sadowski Vein
589.47 592.45 2.98 2.78 1.41 Jubilee Shear Zone –
Surluga South discovery 597.12 607.46 10.34 9.65 0.63
SD-21-308
88.50 89.92 1.42 Quartz Vein
257.45 287.57 30.12 27.26 Yes 2.01
Jubilee Shear Zone –
Surluga North Discovery
Including
257.45 259.60 2.15 1.95 Yes 18.21
283.58 284.49 0.91 0.82 18.14
* Results in zones labelled Quartz vein and Disseminated sulfides are presented as core length as they represent
new mineralized zones discovered in the Jubilee Stock with an unknown geometry and exploration potential .
Additional drilling is necessary to estimate the true width of those zones of mineralization.
Table 2 - Coordinates of the Reported Holes
Hole ID Easting Northing Elevation Azimuth
(start)
Dip
(Start)
Final
Depth (m) Area Status
SD-21-
303 668581 5317216 390.90 324.00 72.00 498.00 JSZ North Completed
SD-21-
304 668581 5317216 390.90 300.00 70.00 390.00 JSZ North Completed
SD-21-
305 668474 5315394 353.15 282.00 83.00 36.00 JSZ South
Abandoned
because of
deviation
SD-21-
305A 668474 5315394 353.15 284.00 83.00 705.00 JSZ South Completed
SD-21-
306 668639 5317299 395.80 296.00 50.00 390.00 JSZ North Completed
SD-21-
307 668474 5315394 353.15 303.00 72.00 708.00 JSZ South Completed
SD-21-
308 668639 5317299 395.80 296.00 75.00 501.00 JSZ North Completed
SD-21-
309 668537 5315368 359.10 298.00 78.50 714.00 JSZ South Completed /
assays pending
SD-21-
310 667868 5316651 364.60 305.00 57.00 399.00 Hornblende Completed /
assays pending
SD-21-
311 668639 5317299 395.80 310.00 45.00 58.00 Abandoned Completed /
assays pending
SD-21-
312 668467.2 5315330 353.90 293.00 77.00 65.00 Abandoned Completed /
assays pending
SD-21-
312A 668467.2 5315330 353.90 297.00 77.00 703.00 JSZ South Completed /
assays pending
SD-21-
313 668537 5315368 359.10 298.00 82.50 750.00 JSZ South Still drilling/
assays pending
DG-21-
314 668446 5313502 344.90 5.00 45.30 87.00 Nyman
Shear Zone
Completed /
assays pending
DG-21-
315 668446 5313502 344.90 305.00 48.20 90.00 Nyman
Shear Zone
Completed /
assays pending
DG-22-
316 668446 5313502 344.90 310.00 81.00 96.00 Nyman
Shear Zone
Completed /
assays pending
DG-22-
317 668446 5313502 344.90 260.00 57.00 99.00 Nyman
Shear Zone
Completed /
assays pending
* “JSZ” refers to the Jubilee Shear Zone.
Figure 2 - Drill Holes at Northern Extension of Surluga Resource
Figure 3 - Drill Holes at Southern Extension of Surluga Resource
On-site Quality Assurance/Quality Control ("QA/QC") Measures
Drill core samples were transported in security sealed bags for analyses at Actlabs in
Ancaster, Ontario. Individual samples were labelled, placed in plastic sample bags and
sealed. Groups of samples were then placed into durable rice bags and then shipped.
The residual coarse reject portions of the samples remain in storage if further work or
verification is needed.
Red Pine has implemented a quality -control program to comply with best practices in
the sampling and analysis of drill core. As part of its QA/QC program, Red Pine inserts
external gold standards (low to high grade) and blanks every 20 samples in addition to
random standards, blanks, and duplicates.
Qualified Person
Quentin Yarie, P.Geo . and Chief Executive Officer of Red Pine and the Qualified
Person, as defined by National Instrument 43 -101, has reviewed, and approved the
news release’s technical information.
COVID-19 Precautions
Red Pine has developed and implemented compliant precautions and procedures
according to guidelines for the Province of Ontario. Protocols were put in place to ensure
our employees’ and contractors’ safety, thereby reducing the potential for community
contact and spreading of the virus.
About Red Pine Exploration Inc.
Red Pine Exploration Inc. is a gold exploration company headquartered in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. The Company's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange
under the symbol "RPX" and on the OTCQB Markets under the symbol “RDEXF”.
The Wawa Gold Project is in the Michipicoten greenstone belt of Ontario, a region that
has seen major investment by several producers in the last five years. Its land package
hosts numerous historic gold mines and is over 6,900 hectares in size. The Company’s
Chairman of the Board is Paul Martin, the former CEO of Detour Gold. The Board has
extensive and diverse experience at such entities as Alamos, Barrick, Generation
Mining, Detour Gold and Paramount Gold Neva da Corp. Led by Quentin Yarie, CEO,
who has over 25 years of experience in mineral exploration, Red Pine is strengthening
its position as a major mineral exploration and development player in the Michipicoten
region.
For more information about the Company, visit www.redpineexp.com
Or contact:
Quentin Yarie, President and CEO, (416) 364-7024, [email protected]
Or
Tara Asfour, Investor Relations Manager, (514) 833-1957, [email protected]
1 National Instrument 43 -101 Technical Report for the Wawa Gold Project, Brian
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