Mawson Mobilizes Fifth Rig to the Rajapalot Project IN Finland
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NEWS RELEASE MARCH 19, 2018
MAWSON MOBILIZES FIFTH RIG TO THE RAJAPALOT PROJECT IN FINLAND
Vancouver, Canada — Mawson Resources Limite d (“Mawson”) or (the “Company”) (TSX:MAW)
(Frankfurt:MXR) (PINKSHEETS: MWSNF) announces mobilization of an additional diamond drill rig to the Company’s
100% owned Rajapalot gold project in Northern Finland. Five rigs are now on site that continue to drill 24/7.
Key Points:
A fifth diamond drill rig has been mobilized to site with all rigs operating 24/7;
Thirty-nine holes (PAL0083 – PAL0121) have been completed or are in progress for a total of 8,900 metres of
diamond drill core.
Results from the first five drill holes as reported March 01, 2018 were highly encouraging with PAL0093 intersecting
31.7 metres @ 8.4 g/t gold from 244.1 metres, including 10.9 metres at 21.0 g/t gold from 252.2 metres.
Results are pending for thirty-two holes;
Drilling at Rajapalot has focussed on expanding the size of the known gold prospects; Raja, Palokas, South
Palokas and Terry’s Hammer and testing twelve semi-regional targets;
592 base-of-till (“BOT”) holes for 2780 metres have been completed at the Rompas project which lies 8 kilometres
west of Rajapalot. These shallow BOT holes targeted Rajapalot-style gold mineralization in the rocks surrounding
Rompas. BOT holes were drilled at between 25-50 metres sp acing on 19 lines for a total drill-traverse length of
22.9 kilometres. These holes will be used to define diamond drill targets for the summer season;
In the annual Fraser Institute survey as announced February 2018, Finland was recognised as the top jurisdiction
in the world for exploration/mining Investment Attractiveness.
Mr. Hudson, Chairman and CEO, states, "With the excellent results achieved in our first five holes, and many high priority
targets to test, we have elected to further increase our rig capacity at Rajapalot. With up to six weeks of the Finnish winter
drill season remaining, and many holes already awaiting assa ys, we anticipate many months of discovery and news flow
from this exciting program.”
Technical and Environmental Background
Three diamond drill rigs (K1 & K2) from the Arctic Drilling Company OY (“ADC”) and MK Core Drilling OY (“MK”), all with water recirculation
and drill cuttings collection systems were used for the drill prog ram. Core diameter is NQ2 (50.7 mm) diameter core. Core recov eries
were excellent and average close to 100% in fresh rock. After photographing and logging in Mawson’s Rovaniemi facilities, core intervals
averaging 1 metre for mineralized samples and 2 metres for barren sa mples were cut in half at the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
core facilities in Rovaniemi, Finland. The remaining half core is retained for verification and reference purposes. Analytical samples were
transported by Mawson personnel or commercial transport from site to the CRS Minlab Oy facility in Raahe, Finland. Samples were
prepared at Kempele and analyzed for gold at Raahe using the PAL1000 technique which involves grinding the sample in steel pots with
abrasive media in the presence of cyanide, followed by measurin g the gold in solution with flame AAS equipment. The QA/QC progr am
of Mawson consists of the systematic insertion of certified stan dards of known gold content, du plicate samples by quartering th e core,
and blanks the within interpreted mineralized rock. In addition, CRS inserts blanks and standards into the analytical process.
The qualified person for Mawson's Finnish projects, Dr. Nick Cook , President for Mawson and a Fell ow of the Australasian Instit ute of
Mining Metallurgy has reviewed and verified the contents of this release.
About Mawson Resources Limited (TSX:MAW, FRANKFURT:MXR, PINKSHEETS:MWSNF)
Mawson Resources Limited is an exploration and development company. Mawson ha s distinguished itself as a leading Nordic Arctic
exploration company with a focus on the flagship Rompas and Rajapalot gold projects in Finland.
On behalf of the Board,
"Michael Hudson"
Michael Hudson, Chairman & CEO
Further Information
www.mawsonresources.com
1305 – 1090 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V7
Mariana Bermudez (Canada), Corporate Secretary, +1 (604) 685 9316,
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may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, capital and other costs varying
significantly from estimates, changes in world metal markets, ch anges in equity markets, planned drill programs and results var ying from expectations,
delays in obtaining results, equipment failure, unexpected geological conditions, local community relations, dealings with non-governmental organizations,
delays in operations due to permit grants, environmental and safety risks, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" in
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