Wallbridge Expands Fenelon Gold Mineralization in Area 51 at Depth and South of Ripley
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Wallbridge Expands Fenelon Gold Mineralization
in Area 51 at Depth and South of Ripley
Toronto, Ontario – June 06, 2023 – Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX:WM,
OTCQX:WLBMF) (“Wallbridge” or the “Company”) today announced that its 2023 exploration
drill program has extended the gold mineralization at its 100% owned Fenelon Gold project
(“Fenelon”) at depth in Area 51 and to the south of the Ripley zone.
Attila Péntek, Wallbridge’s Vice President, Exploration, commented:
“The ongoing drilling campaign at Fenelon continues to return impressive results, both discovering
new gold-bearing areas on the property (see Press Release from May 8, 2023) and continuing to
expand the known deposit as highlighted today. Significantly, today’s results expand the Area 51
system 80 metres from the nearest intersection in the central part of the deposit at depth, while new
results in the Ripley zone have now expanded the known footprint of gold-bearing Jeremie Diorite
to over three kilometres north -south. Our exploration program is consistently growing the overall
mineralized footprint and highlighting the district-scale potential of the Fenelon gold system.
Over the remainder of the year, our exploration activities will continue to focus on further delineating
the potential of our Detour-Fenelon land package. In parallel, we expect to complete a preliminary
economic assessment for the Fenelon deposit this month.”
Composite Highlights
• FA-23-543 intersected high-grade gold mineralization in the Area 51 system down to 940
metres below surface including:
▪ 18.26 g/t Au over 2.70 metres, including
38.63 g/t Au over 1.20 metres,
▪ 14.16 g/t Au over 2.50 metres, and
▪ 20.95 g/t Au over 0.50 metre;
Geological Highlights
A transect of four holes were drilled across the Sunday Lake Deformation Zone (“SLDZ”)
immediately south of the Ripley zone, a new satellite zone of the Fenelon mineral resource (see
February 28, 2023, press release). These holes intersected several intervals of intense deformation
and strong hydrothermal alteration over hundreds of meters that is interpreted to represent the main
deformation corridor of the SLDZ . This structure is in contact with the Timiskaming -type
conglomerate rocks identified on the property last year, which in the southern Abitibi have a strong
spatial association with gold deposits.
In addition to outlining the SLDZ corridor, results indicate the folding of the gold -bearing Jeremie
Diorite immediately to the south of the Ripley Zone, with several gold mineralized intervals present
(see Table 1 below). The interpreted folding of the Jeremie Diorite opens up new directions to the
south and east for follow-up drill testing of this favorable gold-hosting environment.
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Detour-Fenelon Gold Trend Exploration Progress
Currently, the Company has three drill rigs operating on its Detour-Fenelon Gold Trend property:
two at its Martiniere gold project and one that is in the process of being mobilized from Fenelon to
Grasset East to test favorable target areas on this eastern, unexplored part of the land package.
Wallbridge has completed over 13 ,000 metres of drilling at Fenelon and over 10 ,000 meters at
Martiniere as part of its 2023 exploration program. Assay results are being released here for six drill
holes from Fenelon.
In addition to the drilling campaign, other grassroots exploration programs are underway to continue
developing the pipeline of regional targets. In the first quarter of this year, h igh-resolution airborne
magnetic surveys were completed over a group of properties, including Martiniere and Casault, and
a sonic, drill -for-till orientation program was completed at Casault . Field work is also currently
underway on the Harri property, which lies between the Company’s two flagship projects, Fenelon
and Martiniere.
Assay QA/QC and Qualified Persons
Drill core samples from the ongoing drill program at Fenelon are cut and bagged either on -site or
by contractors and transported to SGS Canada Inc. for analysis. Samples, including standards and
blanks for quality assurance and quality control, were prepar ed and analyzed at the laboratories.
Samples are crushed to 90% less than 2mm. A 1kg riffle split is pulverized to 85% passing 75
microns. 50g samples are analyzed by fire assay and AAS or ICP. Samples >10g/t Au are
automatically analyzed by fire assay wit h gravimetric finish or screen metallic analysis. To test for
coarse free gold and additional quality assurance and quality control, Wallbridge requests screen
metallic analysis for samples containing visible gold. These and future assay results may vary f rom
time to time due to re-analysis for quality assurance and quality control.
The Qualified Person responsible for the technical content of this press release is Christopher Kelly,
M.Sc., P.Geo., Senior Geologist of Wallbridge.
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Figure 1. Fenelon Gold Property, Total Magnetic Intensity Reprocessed (TMI)
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Figure 2. Fenelon Gold Property, Vertical Cross Section A-A’, 75m Corridor
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Figure 3. Fenelon Gold Property, Plan View, 880m Vertical Depth and 150m Corridor
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Table 1. Wallbridge Fenelon Gold Property, Recent Drill Assay Highlights (1, 4)
Drill Hole From To Length Au Au Cut(2) VG(3) Zone/Corridor (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t)
Fenelon Expansion Targets
FA-21-248 599.50 601.00 1.50 6.24 6.24 Area 51
FA-23-543 1131.50 1132.00 0.50 20.95 20.95 VG Area 51
FA-23-543 1146.00 1147.00 1.00 5.79 5.79 Area 51
FA-23-543 1178.30 1181.00 2.70 18.26 18.26 Area 51
Including… 1178.30 1179.50 1.20 38.63 38.63 Area 51
FA-23-543 1204.50 1207.00 2.50 14.16 14.16 VG Area 51
Ripley Targets
FA-23-542 No Significant Mineralization
FA-23-545 No Significant Mineralization
FA-23-547 404.00 405.50 1.50 4.17 4.17 Ripley
FA-23-547 475.50 477.00 1.50 5.10 5.10 Ripley
FA-23-547 742.00 743.50 1.50 3.47 3.47 Ripley
FA-23-549 No Significant Mineralization
Note: True widths are estimated to be 50-80% of the reported core length intervals
(1) Table includes only assay received since the latest press release dated May 8, 2023
(2) Au cut at: 110 g/t for the Tabasco/Contact/Cayenne Zones; 75 g/t Au for the Area 51 zones
(3) Intervals containing visible gold (“VG”)
(4) Metal factor of at least 5 g/t*m and minimum weighted average composite grade of 1.5 g/t Au, matching the
underground resource cut-off grade used in the 2023 MRE
All figures and a table with drill hole information of recently completed holes are posted on the
Company’s website under “Current Program” at https://wallbridgemining.com/our-projects/fenelon-
gold/.
About Wallbridge Mining
Wallbridge is focused on creating value through the exploration and sustainable development of
gold projects along the Detour -Fenelon Gold Trend while respecting the environment and
communities where it operates.
Wallbridge’s flagship project, Fenelon Gold (“ Fenelon”), is located on the highly prospective
Detour-Fenelon Gold Trend Property in Québec’s Northern Abitibi region. An updated mineral
resource estimate completed in January 2023 yielded significantly improved grades and additional
ounces at the 100%-owned Fenelon and Martiniere projects, incorporating a combined 3.05 million
ounces of indicated gold resources and 2.35 million ounces of inferred gold resources.
Fenelon and Martiniere are located within an 830 km 2 exploration land package controlled by
Wallbridge. The Company believes that these two deposits have good potential for economic
development, especially given their proximity to existing hydro -electric power and transportation
infrastructure. In addition, Wallbrid ge believes that the extensive land package is extremely
prospective for the discovery of additional gold deposits.
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Wallbridge also holds a 19.9% interest in the common shares of Archer Exploration Corp. (“Archer”)
as a result of the sale of the Company’s portfolio of nickel assets in Ontario and Québec in November
of 2022.
Wallbridge will continue to focus on its core Detour -Fenelon Gold Trend Property while enabling
shareholders to participate in the potential economic upside in Archer.
For further information please visit the Company’s website at www.wallbridgemining.com or contact:
Wallbridge Mining Company Limited
Marz Kord, P. Eng., M. Sc., MBA
President & CEO
Tel: (705) 682‒9297 ext. 251
Email: [email protected]
Victoria Vargas, B.Sc. (Hon.) Economics, MBA
Investor Relations Advisor
Email: [email protected]
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