Sokoman Drilling Resumes at Western Trend, Moosehead Project, Central Newfoundland Program to begin with 18 holes to extend gold zone to depth and along strike
Sokoman Drilling Resumes at Western Trend,
Moosehead Project, Central Newfoundland
Program to begin with 18 holes to extend gold zone to depth and along strike
St. John’s, NL, January 30, 2025 – Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF)
(“Sokoman” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that diamond drilling has resumed at the
Western Trend gold zone, the site of the conventional bulk sample planned for extraction late in
Q1 or early Q2, 2025. The drill program is following up on the recently announced high -grade
results highlighted by intersections of 69.48 g/t Au over 4.85 m (MH-24-649), 40.89 g/t Au over
4.30 m (MH-24-648) and 26.72 g/t Au over 3.10 m (MH -24-646) (please see January 22, 2025
news release here), from the trench area.
The plan and long section show the previous drilling on the Western Trend and the location of the
planned drill holes. A high -grade shoot dipping East and down -plunge is outlined in the
accompanying long section with the proposed drilling designed to extend it to depth and to the
south.
Timothy Froude, P.Geo., President and CEO, states, “We are very pleased to announce the
resumption of drilling at the Western Trend and are confident that additional high -grade values
will be found in the holes yet to report, as well as in the planned 2025 program. The information
from the drilling will help in planning the location of the conventional bulk sample planned for
late Q1 or early Q2, as soon as conditions allow. Discussions for processing the sample offsite are
in progress. We are expecting the final batch of assays , from drilling prior to Chris tmas, shortly
with several holes noted to have visible gold in quartz.”
Drilling to date at the Western Trend has tested 100 m of the strike to 165 m down plunge with
the zone remaining open. The deeper holes are targeting the potential high-grade plunge of the
intersection point between the east-west trending splay and the main north-trending vein system.
Figure 1: Drill Hole Location Map (proposed holes (pDH) in purple highlight)
Figure 2: Long Section of Western Trend (looking Southwest)
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This news release has been reviewed and approved by Timothy Froude, P.Geo., a "Qualified
Person" under National Instrument 43-101 and President and CEO of Sokoman Minerals Corp.
Analytical Techniques / QA/QC
Samples, including duplicates, blanks, and standards, are submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd. in
Springdale, Newfoundland, for gold analysis. All core samples submitted for assay are saw cut by
Sokoman personnel , with one -half submitted for assay and one -half retained for reference.
Samples are delivered in sealed bags directly to the lab by Sokoman personnel. Eastern Analytical
Ltd. is an accredited assay lab that conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Samples with
visible gold are submitted for total pulp metallics with a gravimetric finish. All other samples are
analyzed by standard fire assay methods. Total pulp metallic analysis includes the entire sample
being crushed to -10 mesh and then pulverized to 95% -150 mesh. The total sample is weighed
and screened to 150 mesh; the +150-mesh fraction is fire-assayed for Au, and a 30 g subsample of
the -150-mesh fraction is fire-assayed for Au, with a calculated weighted average of total Au in
the sample reported as well. One blank and one industry-approved standard for every twenty
samples submitted is included in the sample stream. Random duplicates of selected samples are
analyzed in addition to the in-house standard and duplicate policies of Eastern Analytical Ltd. All
reported assays are uncut.
About Sokoman Minerals Corp.
Sokoman Minerals Corp. is a discovery -oriented company and one of the largest landholders in
the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada’s emerging gold district. The Company's
primary focus is its portfolio of gold projects; the 100% -owned flagship, advanced-stage
Moosehead, Crippleback Lake, and the district -scale Fleur de Lys project near Baie Verte in
northwestern Newfoundland, targeting Dalradian-type orogenic gold mineralization similar to the
Curraghinalt and Cavanacaw deposits in Northern Irel and. The Company entered a strategic
alliance with Benton Resources Inc. through three, large -scale, joint-venture properties including
Grey River, Golden Hope, and Kepenkeck in Newfoundland.
In October 2023, Sokoman and Benton completed an agreement with Piedmont Lithium Inc., a
major developer of lithium projects and processing plants in the USA, and exactly the right partner
to have to advance the lithium project. For full details of the agr eement please refer to the
Company’s press release dated October 11, 2023.
Projects optioned with optionee fully vested are:
● East Alder Project optioned to Canterra Minerals Inc. (SIC retains shares of CTM plus
1% NSR)
● Startrek Project optioned to Thunder Gold (SIC retains shares of TGOL plus 1% NSR)
The Company would like to thank the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for the
financial support of the Moosehead and Fleur de Lys Projects through the Junior Exploration
Assistance Program during the past few years.
For more information, please contact:
Timothy Froude, P.Geo., President & CEO
T: 709-765-1726
Cathy Hume, VP Corporate Development, Director
T: 416-868-1079 x 251
Website: www.sokomanmineralscorp.com
Twitter: @SokomanMinerals
Facebook: @SokomanMinerals
LinkedIn: @SokomanMineralsCorp
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reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. More detailed information about potential
factors that could affect financial results is included in the documents filed from time to time
with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities by Sokoman Minerals Corp.