New drilling campaign underway on the Aquilon high-grade gold property at Eeyou Istchee James Bay
TSX-V: SOI March 18, 2020
New drilling campaign underway on the Aquilon high-grade gold property at
Eeyou Istchee James Bay
MONTREAL – Management of SIRIOS (TSX-V: SOI) is pleased to announce the start of a
diamond drilling campaign, totalling 2,000 metres on the Aquilon gold property in Eeyou Istchee
James Bay, Quebec. This drilling campaign is the first phase of a planned 10,000-metre program.
In addition to testing the depth extension of the three main high-grade gold showings, drill holes
will also test for potentially new gold mineralization in the Loup structural corridor. This
corridor covers an area of approximately 5 km 2 and cont ains all of the currently known gold
showings on the property.
More than fifteen high-grade gold vein showings have been discovered over the years on t he
Aquilon property by Sirios and its partners. Several of these showings have been tested by
surface channel sampling and shallow diamond drilling. Examples of the better previous
intersections include; 3,230.89 g/t Au over 0.8 m on the Lingo 3 West v ein (ref.: press release
06/26/2008), as well as 834.4 g/t Au over 1.71 m on the Môman vein and 133.67 g/t Au over
0.82 m on the Fleur de Lys vein (ref.: press release 01/19/20110). All the showings remain open
at depth with an interpreted north-northeast plunge. Please refer to the various previous press
releases on Aquilon at the following link: https://sirios.com/en/aquilon/.
The Aquilon property, 100% owned by Sirios, comprises 140 claims covering nearly 70 km 2. It
is located approximately 1,750 km north of Montreal and 490 km east of Radisson, the property
is easily accessible year round by a network of roads via the road leading to the Laforge 1
hydroelectric power complex (LA-1), 20 km north of the Trans-Taïga Highway.
Sirios implements precautionary measures in response to the COVID-19
Sirios Resources Inc. consider the health and safety of its employees and contractors of utmost
importance. Th is is why the management have, for precautionary measures, decided to
temporarily close its administrative office in Montreal until further notice . All staff working in
the administrative office in Montreal have been working from their homes since last week.
Teleworking allows the staff to perform the ir usual tasks from home, as Sirios has an efficient
computer network system that allows secure remote access to the main server. In addition,
preventive measures have also been implemented for members of the technical team and
contractors that are currently working in the field at Eeyou Istchee James Bay. Diamond drilling
continues at the Cheechoo and Aquilon properties. We will continue to follow the development
of the COVID-19 situation and any and all recommendations issued by the government in order
to effectively implement the necessary safety measures.
Roger Moar, Geo., and Dominique Doucet, P. Eng., Qualified Persons pursuant to National
Instrument 43-101, prepared and verified the technical information of this press release, as well
as reviewed the final text.
About Sirios
Founded in 1995, Sirios Resources develops an d explores its own mining exploration projects.
Pioneer in the discovery of significant gold deposits in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of
Quebec, Canada, over the years, Sirios focuses mainly on its Cheechoo gold deposit while
actively exploring the auriferous potential of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay area in Quebec.
Neither the 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.
Contact information :
Dominique Doucet, President, CEO, Eng.
Tel.: (514) 510-7961 Website: www.sirios.com