Velocity Extends East Zone Discovery at Rozino Gold Project, Southeast Bulgaria Mineralization Remains Open for Further Expansion
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NR‐18‐02 February 5, 2018
Velocity Extends East Zone Discovery
at Rozino Gold Project, Southeast Bulgaria
Mineralization Remains Open for Further Expansion
Vancouver, British Columbia – Velocity Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: VLC) (“ Velocity” o r t h e “Company”)
announces that it has received assay results for three diamond drill holes at Rozino East Zone, following
up on RDD‐040, which returned 144.7m grading 1.52g/t gold. Highlights include drill hole RDD‐042, drilled
50m to the southeast, which inter sected 49.6m grading 0.88g/t g old from surface. Drill hole RDD‐041,
collared 100m to the southwest, intersected 13.8m from surface grading 1.05g/t gold. All three follow‐
up holes returned mineralized intersections and have extended t he extent of the East Zone to at least
200m x 150m, with mineralization open for expansion (Figure 1, Table 1).
“The discovery and ongoing definition of East Zone now provides excellent upside potential at Rozino,
adding to the excellent results at Main Zone during 2017,” stat ed Keith Henderson, Velocity’s President
and CEO. “The ultimate footprint of East Zone is not yet known, but it has potential to exceed that of Main
Zone. Drilling in Q1 will continue to step out at East Zone.”
Figure 1: Velocity drilling to date at the Rozino project. Drill holes are shown on a soil geochemistry backdrop.
Approximate limits for areas known as Main, North and East Zone are also shown.
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Table 1: Highlights of East Zone drill results
Drillhole From (m) To (m) Thickness (m)^ Gold (g/t)
RDD‐008* 2.3 44.0 41.7 0.86
and 112.8 146.75 33.95 0.79
RDD‐040* 3.0 147.7 144.7 1.52
including 3.0 67.3 64.3 2.21
and including 102.2 128.7 26.5 1.30
and including 140.7 147.7 7.0 1.85
RDD‐041 2.3 16.1 13.8 1.05
RDD‐042 1.5 51.1 49.6 0.88
and 61.2 75.2 14.0 0.88
RDD‐043 61.8 72.8 11.0 0.52
and 80.8 98.6 17.8 0.54
and 109.6 137.0 27.4 0.68
^ The current exploration model has not had sufficient drill testing to be able to determine true thickness of
mineralization.
* East Zone Drill holes RDD‐008 and RDD‐040 have been reported previously (news releases 10 th October 2017 and
11th January 2018).
Planned Drilling
Results at East Zone have been positive and as a result at least 20 additional drill holes will be required to
test the extents of mineralization. Sections through East Zone (Figures 2 and 3) show highlights of drilling
to date as well as a portion of the planned follow up drilling.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
The work program at Rozino was designed and is supervised by Stuart A. Mills, CGeol, the Company's Vice‐
President Exploration, who is responsible for all aspects of the work, including the quality control/quality
assurance program. On‐site personnel at the project rigorously collect and track samples which are then
security sealed and shipped to ALS Global laboratory in Romania. Samples used for the results described
herein are prepared and analyzed by fire assay using a 30‐gram charge in compliance with industry
standards. Field duplicate samples, blanks and independent controlled reference material (standards) are
added to every batch. Drill intersections in this news release are calculated using a 0.2 g/t gold trigger, a
minimum 0.5 g/t gold composite, and a maximum of 3 meters consecutive waste.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this release has been approved for disclosure by Stuart A. Mills, BSc, MSc, CGeol,
a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43‐101 and the Company’s Vice President
Exploration. Mr. Mills is not independent of the Company.
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Figure 2: Section showing drill intersection from drill hole RDD‐040 and RDD‐041,
located in East Zone. Planned drill holes are shown in blue.
Figure 3: Section showing drill intersections from drill hole RDD‐042,
which extends East Zone to the southeast. Planned drill holes are shown in blue.
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About Velocity Minerals Ltd.
Velocity is a gold exploration and development company focused on eastern Europe. The Company’s
management and board includes mining industry professionals wit h over 100 years of combined
experience spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas as employees of major mining companies as well as
founders and senior executives of junior to mid‐tier public companies. The team's experience includes all
aspects of mineral exploration, resource definition, feasibility, finance, mine construction and mine
operation as well as a track record in managing publicly listed companies.
The Company’s portfolio of advanced gold exploration assets is currently in Bulgaria, which is a member
of the European Union (2007) and an attractive destination for mining investment. The country’s mining
law was established in 1999 and updated in 2011. Mining royalties are low and compare favourably with
more established mining countries like Canada, Peru and Chile. Bulgaria also boasts a corporate tax rate
of only 10% and the country’s education system has yielded a go od availability of experienced mining
professionals in a favourable cost environment. Foreign mining companies are successfully operating in
Bulgaria.
Local knowledge and experience are essential components of mining investment in a foreign jurisdiction.
Velocity Minerals has entered into a number of option agreement s with Gorubso Kardzhali A.D.
("Gorubso'), an established and respected mining company in Bul garia. Gorubso operates the
underground Chala Gold Mine (2006) and the Kardzhali Carbon In Leach (CIL) processing plant (2011),
which produces gold dore. Gorubso is the first and only company in Bulgaria to have secured a permit for
cyanide‐related processing of gold ores. Velocity’s management has a long‐standing relationship with
Gorubso as well as significant previous experience in Bulgaria and elsewhere in the region.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
"Keith Henderson"
President & CEO
For further information, please contact: Keith Henderson
Phone: +1‐604‐484‐1233
E‐mail: [email protected]
Web: www.velocityminerals.com
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