Moneta Discovers New Gold Mineralization at
Moneta Discovers New Gold Mineralization at
South BIF Target Intersecting 3.50 m @ 8.09 g/t
Gold Including 0.55 m @ 30.40 g/t Gold
TSX: ME
TORONTO
,
May 21, 2020
/CNW/ -
Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. (TSX:ME) (OTC:MPUCF)
(XETRA:MOP) ("Moneta" or the "Company")
is pleased to announce the results from one hole
drilled to test for gold mineralization on the new South BIF Target. The drill hole was drilled as part
of the expanded 2019/2020 winter drill program recently completed on the Company's Golden
Highway Project, 110 km east of
Timmins, Ontario
(Figure 1).
Highlights:
Drilling has discovered gold mineralization on the southern margins of the regional
Timiskaming sedimentary basin:
MGH20-148: Intersected 3.50 metres "m" @ 8.09 grams per tonne "g/t" including
0.55 m
@ 30.40 g/t Au
MGH20-148: Intersected
2.15 m
@ 2.66 g/t Au including
0.45 m
@ 4.72 g/t Au in a second
vein
Drilling intersected a new gold discovery over 1.0 kilometre "Km" west of the current
South West gold resource estimate and
500 m
south of the new Westaway discovery
"We are excited to have discovered a new zone of gold mineralization at the South BIF target with
our latest drilling," commented CEO,
Gary O'Connor
. "We intersected mineralized gold veins along
the southern margins of the basin adjacent to the recently recognized favourable BIF A host contact.
These veins are possibly extensions of the Westaway gold veins which were recently discovered to
the north. This represents a new regional trend of prospective ground at the Golden Highway Project
where no systematic exploration has been conducted previously. We look forward to exploring the
trend further."
The latest assay results are from one (1) drill hole, MGH20-148, completed during the 2019/2020
winter drill program at the new South BIF target, located west of the South West Deposit (Table 2).
The hole, totaling
609.00 m
was drilled to test a potential new trend adjacent to the newly
recognized favourable banded iron formation "BIF" A unit.
South BIF Drill Results
Drill Hole
MGH20-148
was drilled
500 m
south of the new Westaway discovery and over 1 km to the
west of the South West deposit. (Se
e press release PR-03-2020 dated
16 January 2020
: Drilling
intersected up
7.95 m
@ 3.48 g/t Au including
0.95 m
@ 13.80 g/t Au from WA-9 and
0.70 m
@
13.50 g/t Au at Westaway)
. The drill hole was targeted to test a section of the favourable coarse
grain sandstone host adjacent to the newly recognized occurrence of the regional BIF A unit in
historical hole M87-66 on the southern margins of the Timiskaming age sedimentary basin. The drill
hole intersected seven (7) new vein structures. Drilling intercepted up to
3.50 m
@ 8.09 g/t Au
including
3.00 m
@ 9.22 g/t Au, including
0.55 m
@ 30.40 g/t Au from one vein and
2.15 m
@ 2.66
g/t Au including
0.45 m
@ 4.72 g/t Au from a second vein. It is possible that the veins represent
extensions of the Westaway gold mineralized veins. Further drilling will be required to confirm the
extensions of veins.
South BIF Target
The South BIF target is located on the contact of the prospective BIF A unit with the overlying
coarse sandstone sediments recently recognized near the southern margins of the regional
Timiskaming sedimentary basin. The majority of Moneta's current mineral resources are hosted
within this basin. It is thought that the repeat of the BIF A unit is due to a regional synclinal structure.
The geological setting is similar to the South West deposit located over 1.0 km to the east (Figure 1)
and are seen to occur as a series of mineralized vein structures. The gold mineralized quartz-pyrite
veins at South BIF appear to occur as extensional vein structures associated with ankerite-sericite-
silica-pyrite alteration haloes. The zones occur as steeply west dipping WNW-ESE oriented
mineralized structures as per the main mineralization at South West and Westaway. The mineralized
veins could potentially be the extensions of the new Westaway discovery located
500 m
to the north.
The BIF A unit was not intersected in the hole suggesting it is south dipping. Additional drilling is
required to confirm this. The southern basin margin has not been systematically explored historically
and represents a major new regional prospective trend.
Table 1: South BIF: Selected Significant Drill Results
Hole
From
To
Length
Au
Possible Vein
(#)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(g/t)
(Name)
MGH20-148
378.50
382.00
3.50
8.09
WA-3
includes
379.00
382.00
3.00
9.22
WA-3
and
380.35
380.90
0.55
30.40
WA-3
MGH20-148
446.45
448.60
2.15
2.66
WA-2
includes
446.45
446.90
0.45
4.72
WA-2
MGH20-148
557.75
560.00
2.25
1.78*
WB-13
Intercepts are calculated using a 2.0 g/t Au cut-off unless noted (*), a maximum of 2m internal dilution and no top cap applied. All intercepts are reported as drill widths and
estimated to be 70% to 85% of true width.
Click here for Figure 1: South BIF Location Map- Golden Highway Project
Click here for Figure 2: South BIF Target: Drill Hole Location
Table 2: Drill Hole Details
Hole
Easting
Northing
Elevation
Azimuth
Inclination
Depth
(#)
(mE)
(mN)
(masl)
(°)
(°)
(m)
MGH20-148
570297
5368849
326
100
-60
609.00
QA/QC Procedures
All core drilling conducted by Moneta is oriented. Drill core is cut with half sent to AGAT
Laboratories Inc. (AGAT) for drying and crushing to -2 mm, with a 1.00 kg split pulverized to -75 µm
(200#). AGAT is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory. A 50 g charge is Fire Assayed and analyzed
using an AAS finish for Gold. Samples above 10.00 g/t Au are analyzed by Fire Assay with a
gravimetric finish and selected samples with visible gold or high-grade mineralization are assayed by
Metallic Screen Fire Assay on a 1.00 kg sample. Moneta inserts independent certified reference
material and blanks with the samples and assays routine pulp repeats and coarse reject sample
duplicates, as well as completing routine third-party check assays at Activation Laboratories Ltd.
Kevin Montgomery
, P.Geo. is a qualified person under NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved
the contents of this press release.
About Moneta
The Company holds a 100% interest in 6 core gold projects strategically located along the Destor-
Porcupine Fault Zone in the Timmins Gold Camp with over 85 million ounces of past gold production.
The projects consist of the Golden Highway,
North Tisdale
, Nighthawk Lake,
DeSantis East
,
Kayorum and Denton projects. The Golden Highway Project covers 12 kilometres of prospective
ground along the DPFZ of which 4 km hosts the current 43-101 mineral resource estimate
comprised of an indicated resource of 556,500 ounces gold contained within 3.82 Mt @ 4.53 g/t Au
and a total of 1,174,000 ounces gold contained within 8.47 Mt @ 4.31 g/t Au in the inferred category
at a 3.00 g/t Au cut-off. A preliminary economic assessment on the South West deposit located
within the Golden Highway Project commenced in Q1, 2020. The results of the PEA are due to be
delivered later in 2020. The study will review several development scenarios for the South West
deposit which was the subject of a resource update in
November 2019
.
The Company's public documents may be accessed at
www.sedar.com
. For further information on
the Company, please visit our website at
www.monetaporcupine.com
or email us at
.
This news release includes certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements,
collectively "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation.
Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as "may", "will",
"plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend" and similar words referring to future events and
results. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to information with respect to the
future performance of the business, its operations and financial performance and condition such
as the Company's drilling program and the timing and results thereof; and the ability of the
Company to finance and carry out its anticipated goals and objectives.
Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of management.
All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions,
risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development,
fluctuating commodity prices, competitive risks and the availability of financing, as described in
more detail in our recent securities filings available at
www.sedar.com
. Actual events or results
may differ materially from those projected in the forward looking-statements and we caution
against placing undue reliance thereon. We assume no obligation to revise or update these
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE
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For further information:
Gary V. O'Connor, CEO and Chief Geologist, 416-357-3319; Ian C.
Peres, President and CFO, 416-579-3040; Linda Armstrong, Investor Relations, 647-456-9223
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