Snowline GOLD Congratulates Fireweed Metals ON Strategic Funding and Highlights Infrastructure Benefits FOR Region
SNOWLINE GOLD CONGRATULATES FIREWEED METALS ON STRATEGIC
FUNDING AND HIGHLIGHTS INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFITS FOR REGION
• Fireweed Metals Corp., a base-metals exploration and development company with
critical metals deposits located southeast of Snowline’s flagship projects, has secured
up to C$35.4M funding from the Government of Canada and the United States
Department of Defense for regional infrastructure studies and project advancement.
• Funding of up to C$12.9M from the Government of Canada will support road and
power infrastructure planning along the North Canol Road corridor, with potential
benefits to the broader minerals district including Snowline’s Valley deposit.
• Funding awards dovetail with recent government announcements detailing studies
into a Yukon—British Columbia power grid connection, showcasing a forward-
looking commitment to responsible infrastructure development for the Yukon.
Vancouver, B.C., December 16, 2024: SNOWLINE GOLD CORP (TSX-V: SGD) (OTC:
SNWGF) (the “Company” or “Snowline”) congratulates Fireweed Metals Corp. (“Fireweed”)
on securing significant Canadian and United States government funding in support of their
critical minerals projects at Macmillan Pass, Yukon Territory , including funding towards
regional power infrastructure and road improvements that could benefit multiple groups in the
district.
“We are excited about the positive impact that this infrastructure funding could have on the
broader minerals district, including Snowline’s flagship assets, and we commend the Fireweed
team for their effort and initiative,” said Scott Berdahl, CEO & Director of Snowline. “In recent
years, Macmillan Pass and the surrounding Selwyn Basin have demonstrated clear potential
towards becoming an important foundation of the Yukon’s economic future and an important
contributor of responsibly sourced metals to the North American supply chain . A shared
infrastructure corridor could maximize such benefits while minimizing cumulative impacts.
“And while Snowline’s focus remains on our gold exploration targets and our Valley deposit,
our mineral claims cover geology prospective for critical mineral s, particularly for zinc and
tungsten. W e see additional potential for critical m inerals biproducts from primary gold
systems on our claims.”
The funding announced by Fireweed comprises up to C$35.4 million total, including funding
of up to C$12.9 million sourced from the Government of Canada’s Critical Minerals
Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) that will support road and power infrastructure planning along the
North Canol Road corridor. The North Canol Road is a government maintained public road
that runs from Ross River to Macmillan Pass, Yukon, roughly 75 km from Snowline’s Valley
gold deposit (Figure 1).
From Fireweed’s December 13, 2024 release:
The CMIF funding will support Fireweed’s implementation of the first phase (Phase I)
of the “North Canol Infrastructure Improvement Project” (“NCIIP”), which includes
developing preliminary designs for approximately 250 kilometers of road
improvements, as well as upgrades to an existing transmission line between Faro and
Ross River, and the construction of a new transmission line from Ross River to
Macmillan Pass. The effort also includes seeking the consent of local Indigenous
groups, comp leting necessary environmental assessment processes and facilitating
multi-party project agreements necessary to advance NCIIP toward construction
(Phase II).
The balance of the C$35.4 million funding awarded to Fireweed comes from the United States
Department of Defense through a grant of up to US$15.8 million (~C$22.5M) for the
advancement of Fireweed’s Mactung tungsten deposit towards a final investment decision.
Further details on both funding streams are available in Fireweed’s news release.
Figure 1 – Project location map for Snowline’s eastern Selwyn Basin properties (yellow) in the context of Fireweed’s
projects. Snowline’s Valley gold deposit is located roughly 75 kilometers from the North Canol Road at Macmillan
Pass and roughly 30 km from historical mining roads connected to the Plata Winter Trail.
YUKON ELECTRICAL GRID CONNECTION
In September 2024, the Government of Yukon announced receipt of a C$40M grant, also from
the Government of Canada’s Critical Minerals Investment Fund, to assess the feasibility of a
grid connection from the Yukon into the existing electrical grid northern British Columbia.
Such a connection would link the Yukon to the broader North American electrical grid,
expanding available energy for the Yukon while also connecting to potential demand for future
Yukon-based power generation. Snowline congratulates the G overnment of Yukon on this
initiative and applauds the forward -looking commitment to responsible infrastructure
development for the Yukon.
ABOUT SNOWLINE GOLD CORP.
Snowline Gold Corp. is a Yukon Territory focused gold exploration company with a n eight-
project portfolio covering roughly 360 ,000 ha (3,600 km 2). The Company is exploring its
flagship 111,000 ha (1,110 km 2) Rogue Project in the highly prospective yet underexplored
Selwyn Basin. Snowline’s project portfolio sits within the prolific Tintina Gold Province, host
to multiple million-ounce-plus gold mines and deposits. The Company’s first-mover position
and extensive exploration database provide a unique opportu nity for investors to be part of
multiple discoveries and the creation of a new gold district.
Since its launch in 2021, Snowline has progressed the Rogue Project’s Valley target from a
greenfield prospecting discovery to a significant bulk tonnage gold resource, with 4.05 Moz
gold indicated mineral resource at 1.66 g/t Au and an additional 3.26 Moz inferred mineral
resource at 1.25 g/t Au within a pit -shell constraint. The resource estimate numbers are
supported by the recent technical report for Ro gue, prepared in accordance with NI 43 -101
standards, entitled “ Rogue Gold Project: NI 43 -101 Technical Report and Mineral Resource
Estimate,” authored by Heather Burrell, P. Geo., Daniel J. Redmond, P. Geo. , and Steven C.
Haggarty, P. Eng., with an effective date of May 15, 2024.
QUALIFIED PERSON
Information in this release has been prepared under supervision of and approved by J. Scott
Berdahl, M.Sc., P. Geo., CEO of Snowline Gold Corp, as Qualified Person for the purposes of
National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Scott Berdahl
CEO & Director
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding
the future of infrastructure development in the region around the Company’s claims, the
potential for critical minerals discovery and critical minerals biproducts on the Company’s
claims, the discovery potential within the Valley intrusion and on other exploration targets, the
potential for investors to participate in multiple future discoveries, the Rogue project having
district-scale prospectivity, the creation of a new gold district and the Company’s future plans
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other things: risks related to uncertainties inherent in drill results and the estimation of mineral
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