Progress report on current drilling program on CHEECHOO
TSX-V : SOI November 20, 2017
Progress report on current drilling program on CHEECHOO
MONTREAL – Management of SIRIOS (TSX-V : SOI) provides an update on current diamond
drilling program on the Cheechoo gold property, neighboring the gold mine Éléonore of Goldcorp at
Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Quebec. As of now, twenty holes (#108 to 127) have been drilled for a total
of 6,300 metres. Visible gold was observed in mul tiples spots in 15 out of 18 logged drill holes ,
confirming presence of coarse free gold , however grades will be confirmed by assays results . Core
samples from first nine holes are being assayed with results pending while the rest is being prepared and
will be sent continuously to the laboratory.
Recent drill holes test ed extensions of several high-grade gold intercepts in the tonalite on a 50 -meter
spacing pattern as well as the continuity of the gold intercept in the 2-2 mineralized trench that yielded
4 g/t Au over 22,6 meters *. Furthermore , three deep holes were completed to test extensions of
previously discovered significant gold grade at approximately 500-meter vertical depth (holes #82E and
98). *includes a 1.1 meter sample grading 112 g/t Au with grade cut to 50g/t Au.
Sirios plans to complete, at least, an additional 2,000 metres of diamond drilling before mid-December.
Drill cores are being sent to Rouyn-Noranda for sawing, sample preparation and assaying. Two drills are
currently operational on the property . Delay periods to receive results are longer than expected as
contractors performing core sawing and samples preparation are overloaded with numerous maj or
drilling programs by other companies. It is the same situation for assaying laboratories.
Sirios owns the Cheechoo gold property which is located at Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Quebec, at 800
km north of Montreal and less than 10 km of the Éléonore gold mine of the producer Goldcorp, that
began its production in 2015.
Dominique Doucet, Eng., Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43 -101, has prepared and
verified the technical information of this press release.
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.
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For more information, contact:
Dominique Doucet, Eng., President, CEO
[email protected] Tel.: (514) 510-7961
Website: www.sirios.com Fax: (514) 510-7964