Snowline GOLD Intersects 1.25 Grams PER Tonne over 168.7 Metres from Surface at Its Bulk-Tonnage Valley Discovery, Rogue Project, Yukon
SNOWLINE GOLD INTERSECTS 1.25 GRAMS PER TONNE OVER 168.7 METRES FROM
SURFACE AT ITS BULK-TONNAGE VALLEY DISCOVERY, ROGUE PROJECT, YUKON
• Hole V-21-003 returned 1.56 g/t Au over 125.0 m from surface, within a broader
mineralized zone averaging 1.25 g/t Au over 168.7 m
• Hole V-21-004 returned 0.90 g/t Au over 69.5 m from 65 m depth, within a broader
mineralized zone averaging 0.77 g/t Au over 93.8 m
• Length, width and depth of the discovery remain open, with drill on site to commence
drilling Spring 2022.
Vancouver, B.C., February 10, 2022: SNOWLINE GOLD CORP. (CSE: SGD) (US OTC:
SNWGF) (the “Company” or “Snowline”) is pleased to provide additional Phase I drill and
exploration results from the Valley zone on its Rogue gold project in the Yukon Territory,
Canada. As with the first two holes (released previously), holes V-21-003 and V-21-004 each
intersected broad zones of high gold values associated with visible gold in sheeted vein arrays.
V-21-003 averaged 1.56 g/t Au over 125.0 m from surface, within a broader sheeted vein array
zone 1.25 g/t Au over 168.7 m, also from surface . Hole V-21-004, collared farther from the
intrusion, also encountered strong gold grades in sheeted veins, running 0.90 g/t Au over 69.5
m from 65.0 m depth.
Drillhole
ID
Coordinates (NAD83 Zn9) Orientation (True) Interval* (metres) Grade
(Au g/t) Easting Northing Azimuth Dip From To Width*
V-21-003 385945 7057816 220 -50 1.0 169.7 168.65 1.25
including 1.0 126.0 125.00 1.56
including 12.5 71.0 58.55 2.14
including 12.5 13.0 0.55 15.45
including 18.3 18.8 0.55 9.26
including 28.4 29.0 0.58 13.70
including 54.0 55.5 1.50 16.20
including 98.0 99.0 1.00 12.25
including 168.7 169.7 1.00 8.31
V-21-004 385907 7057860 220 -50 46.5 140.3 93.80 0.77
including 65.0 134.5 69.45 0.90
including 104.5 105.1 0.60 15.65
including 121.0 122.5 1.50 11.95
“These results build on what was already a remarkably successful first season for Snowline,”
said Scott Berdahl, CEO and director of Snowline Gold Corp. “ V-21-003 and V-21-004 were
drilled specifically to crosscut and better test the width of the sheeted vein arrays at Valley.
Hole V-21-003 began in a mineralized interval, so that width remains open. That it intersected
Table 1 – Hole details and highlight intervals in V-21-003 and V-21-004. Local “hot spots” of up to 16.2 g/t Au over 1.5 m are
present within the mineralized intervals, but the broader intervals are carried largely by consistent ly anomalous gold values.
*Interval widths reported; at this point there is insufficient data to reliably estimate true widths.
a higher total gold content than any other hole drilled by Snowline in 2021 is a promising sign
both for the Valley target and the broader Rogue project. Hole V-21-004 also hit strong grades,
demonstrating that the system is open along its length, which continues beyond the margins of
the intrusion. We are eager to follow up on these results with a significant drill program at
Valley in 2022.”
Figure 1 – Cross section with gold assay results (yellow) for drill hole V-21-003 plotted alongside simplified lithologies. For
the purposes of plotting, assay values for V-21-001 are capped at 10 g/t Au. (The highest assay ran 16.2 g/t Au over 1.5m.)
Drillhole
ID
Interval* (metres) Grade
(Au g/t)
Capped
@10 g/t Au From To Width*
V-21-003 1.0 169.7 168.65 1.25 1.15
including 1.0 126.0 125.00 1.56 1.43
including 12.5 71.0 58.55 2.14 1.89
V-21-004 46.5 140.3 93.80 0.77 0.71
including 65.0 134.5 69.45 0.90 0.81
Based on the geological setting, the style of mineralization and the geochemical and mineral
associations observed in drill core, Valley is interpreted to be a reduced intrusion-related gold
system (RIRGS). Elsewhere, RIRGS gold deposits are known to form important commercial
gold resources, including Victoria Gold Corp.’s Eagle Mine in the Yukon and Kinross Gold
Corporation’s Fort Knox Mine in Alaska. Both deposits are hosted in intrusive rocks analogous
to those at Valley.
Valley is currently a discovery-stage bulk-tonnage prospect with no estimated resources nor
reserves. At this early stage it is not possible to determine the size of the mineralized system
nor whether it will prove to be economically viable.
Figure 2 – Drill hole locations at Valley with soil and rock results on top of 2021 magnetic survey results. Anomalous gold-in-soils defines
a WNW-ESE trend that is 900 m in length, roughly parallel to sheeted quartz vein arrays that span the edge of the Valley intrusion. Certain
rock samples that yield >5 g/t Au have labels with pink haloes. High -resolution magnetic data captured by drone surveying shows a
pronounced magnetic low (blue) over the centre of the intrusion, and a m agnetic high (pink) from hornfels alteration. Holes V-21-001 &
002 targeted local structures in a hornfels roof/shoulder pendant in addition to sheeted vein arrays, whereas holes V -21-003 & 004 were
drilled to target the sheeted vein arrays themselves.
Table 2 – Highlight intervals capped at 10 g/t Au in V-21-003 and V-21-004. This capping reduces the effect
of “smearing” of high-grade results across lower grade zones of the intervals, demonstrating a robust and
relatively consistent signature to the mineralization . *Interval widths reported; at this point there is
insufficient data to reliably estimate true widths.
Figure 3 – Sheeted vein arrays observed in drill holes V -21-003 ( top) and V -21-004 ( bottom). Subparallel,
millimetre- to centimetre-scale quartz veins are present across wide zones in all four holes drilled at Valley in 2021.
The density of veins increases towards the intrusion, as expected for this deposit model and as illustrated by the
greater density in the silicified diorites (top) versus the horn fels siltstones ( bottom). The first 1.5 m shown from
121 m to 122.5 m downhole in V-21-004 averaged 12.0 g/t Au. The system remains open in both directions along
strike, and the width and depth of the sheeted vein arrays have yet to be established.
UPCOMING EXPLORATION
With over $8.5M CAD in the treasury , Snowline is actively preparing for a busy 2022
exploration season. The upcoming program will see at least two drills turning on an 8,000+ m
program focused on the Company’s Jupiter and Valley discoveries along with nearby targets .
This work continues to build toward establishing North America’s newest gold district in the
Yukon’s Selwyn Basin.
The Company currently has a diamond drill under contract and on site at Valley, overwintering
for a quick and cost -effective resumption of drilling in Spring 2022. Given the scale of the
associated geochemical anomaly , the extent of sheeted veins observed on surface and the
potential for higher vein densities within the intrusion , a 3000+ m drill program is planned at
Valley to better understand the scale and continuity of the mineralized zone.
Figure 6 – Valley zone location map in relation to surrounding Snowline Gold Corp. projects. Valley is the
westernmost in an east -west line of 3 small intrusive bodies, each of which bears strong evidence for the
presence of a reduced-intrusion related gold system.
QA/QC AND QUALIFIED PERSON
On receipt from the drill site, Valley’s NQ -sized drill core was systematically logged for
geological attributes, photographed and sampled at Snowline’s 2021 field camp . Smaller
sample lengths were used to isolate zones of interest, otherwise a default 1.5 m downhole
sample length was used. Core was cut in half lengthwise, with one half collected for analysis
and one half stored as a record. Standard reference materials, blanks and duplicate samples
were inserted by Snowline personnel at regular intervals into the sample stream. Bagged
samples were sealed with security tags to ensure integrity during transport. They were delivered
by expeditor and by Snowline personnel to ALS Laboratories’ preparatory facility in
Whitehorse, Yukon, with analysis completed in Vancouver.
ALS is accredited to ISO 17025:2005 UKAS ref 4028 for its laboratory analysis. Samples were
crushed by ALS to >70% passing below 2 mm and split using a riffle splitter. 250 g splits were
pulverized to >85% passing below 75 microns. An aqua regia digest with an inductively
coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) finish was used for 51-element analysis on 50 g
samples (ALS code: Au-ME-TL44). For V-21-003, as with previous Valley zone holes V-21-
001 and 002, all samples were re-analysed for gold content by fire assay with an inductively
coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) finish on 30 g samples (ALS code:
Au-ICP21). For V-21-004, as a cost saving measure, any sample retuning less than 50 parts per
billion gold was not reanalyzed by fire assay. At the time of writing, all such samples from V-
21-004 have been resubmitted for fire assay to provide consistency in the dataset and because
aqua regia appears to under -report gold concentrations by an average of 12% in holes V-21-
001, 002 and 003 compared to the more rigorous fire assay analysis technique. Any sample
returning >10 g/t Au was reanalysed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish on a 50 g sample
(ALS code: Au-GRA22).
Samples with visible gold and other samples returning >5 g/t Au will undergo further
processing, analysing the screen rejects to determine whether the screening process could
introduce a sampling bias in current results by excluding coarse gold from analysi s, resulting
in an under-reporting of true grades.
Information in this release has been prepared and approved by Scott Berdahl, P. Geo., Chief
Executive Officer of Snowline and a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument
43-101.
ABOUT SNOWLINE GOLD CORP.
Snowline Gold Corp. is a Yukon Territory focused gold exploration company with a seven -
project portfolio covering > 100,000 ha . The Company is exploring its flagship 72,000 ha
Einarson and Rogue gold projects 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 including Kinross’ Fort Knox mine, Newmont’s
Coffee deposit, and Victoria Gold’s Eagle Mine. Snowline’s first-mover land position provides
a unique opportunity for investors to be part of multiple discoveries and the creation of a new
gold district.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Scott Berdahl, MSc, MBA, PGeo
CEO & Director
For further information, please contact:
Snowline Gold Corp.
+1 778 650 5485
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