Gold Terra Completes its Master Deep Hole at 3002 Metres to be Used for Wedge Holes Targeting the Prolific Campbell Shear, Con Mine Option Property, NWT
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Gold Terra Completes its Master Deep Hole at 3002 Metres to be Used for Wedge Holes Targeting the
Prolific Campbell Shear, Con Mine Option Property, NWT
Vancouver, BC –July 29, 2024 – Gold Terra Resource Corp. (TSX-V: YGT; Frankfurt: TX0; OTCQX: YGTFF)
(“Gold Terra” or the “ Company”) is pleased to outline its Phase 2 deep drilling program designed to
continue targeting the prolific Campbell Shear (CS} from the recently completed master hole GTCM24-
056 on the Con Mine Option (CMO) Property. Hole GTCM24-056 was drilled to a depth of 3002 metres
and will serve as a master hole from which to branch off with as many wedges as possible to evaluate the
CS in a first phase of drilling from 600 metres -700 metres below the current Robertson shaft depth, up-
dip and laterally. The branching-off wedge drilling strategy from the same master hole will allow for the
evaluation of the CS with substantial benefits rather than drilling holes from surface.
The objective of the Phase 2 drilling program is to continue testing for high-grade gold in the CS (past
production of 5.1 Moz @ 16 g/t, refer to the Oct. 21, 2022 Technical Report) on the Con Mine below the
historic Con Mine underground workings. The CMO Property is under option from a subsidiary of
Newmont Corporation and is 100% acquirable by the Company upon fulfillment of certain conditions set
out in the CMO Property Option agreement, as reported in the Company's news release dated November
22, 2021. The target is located downdip from the 5.1 Moz mined deposit plunging steeply to the south
between elevation -1900 metres (Robertson shaft depth) and -2600 metres.
Chairman and CEO, Gerald Panneton, commented, "We have successfully completed hole GTCM24-056 to
a depth of 3002 metres with no damage to the master hole. Our strategy remains unchanged to branch
off the master hole with wedges to reach the CS with shorter holes than from surface. The wedge holes
will open a large under-explored area down plunge from the prolific CS that is 600 metres to 800 metres
below the existing infrastructure and will eventually add high grade ounces to our next MRE (Mineral
Resource Estimate). The completion of this deep master hole GTCM24-056 to 3000 metres was a great
achievement of our team and of the Foraco team of drilling operators.
Phase 2 Drilling Program Highlights
Figure 1 below is a cross-section showing the master hole GTCM24-056 from which numerous wedges of
varying lengths are placed along to intersect the target area in depths shallower than that of the master
hole. The first wedge is planned to start at 2000-2100 metres downhole with a CS target of -2700 metres,
or 800 metres below the Robertson shaft. Wedges holes are designed to target the CS at depth first, and
as we move up-dip, the wedges will be placed higher up. The first up-dip wedges will be started after a
short break.
The Phase 2 drilling program will consist of an initial plan of wedge holes (5 to 7) with an approximate
estimate drilling length of 3000 metres.
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Figure 1 is a cross section showing master hole GTCM24-056, the hanging granite wall zone, the Con Shear,
and the gold potential window of the CS targeted by wedge holes.
Master Hole GTCM24-056 Highlights
Deep in the hole, areas of deformation indicating a possible proximity to the CS were seen in the core,
however these are areas which need to be evaluated. An area of increased deformation was seen in the
core from 2782-2824 metres containing quartz veining, intermittent fabric development, and blocky
texture as follows:
2782 metres: start of minor quartz-ankerite veining
2787-2798 metres: epidote breccia zone
2793-2799 metres: weak shear with minor QV; po-py-carb
2799 metres: minor bull QV with chlorite inclusions; fabric sub-// to CA; mx to weak fabric; fractured as
shown in the photo below:
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2817 metres: fault gouge
2817-2824 metres : mx to weak fabric; minor quartz-carb veining; minor po-cp as shown in the photo
below:
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Below 2,924 metres the drill intersected pillowed volcanic rocks with intermittent strain zones containing
quartz-carbonate veining. The strain fabric may be a sign of proximity to the Campbell Shear structure.
The core will be evaluated.
In addition, as previously reported (see May 22, 2024 press release) hole GTCM24-056 identified new gold
mineralization ranging up to 13.90 g/t Au over 0.60 metres in the hanging granite wall of the Con Shear.
The Con Shear was intersected further down the hole at a depth of 1,366-1,405 metres from surface with
anomalous gold assays up to 0.6 g/t Au over 0.6 metres.
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The hole intersected a granite from 264 meters to 1,365 metres containing numerous quartz veins with
pyrite, arsenopyrite, stibnite, sphalerite and one occurrence of visible gold.
At the granite's lower contact, the Con Shear ( past production 1 million ounces of gold at a grade of
20g/t, refer to the Oct. 21, 2022 Technical Report ) was encountered, representing the deepest
intersection of the Con Shear, with a multi-metre wide white quartz vein and numerous narrow smoky
grey quartz veins. The Con shear was intersected where anticipated, suggesting good predictable of shear-
hosted mineralization at depth on the Con Mine property. The new intersection adds potential for the
Con Shear to be expanded to supplement the CS.
The first deep hole, GTCM23-055, intersected 12.63 g/t Au over 1.7m in the CS structure approximately
150m below the Con Mine workings, demonstrating the potential of the CS at depth.
The 2024 deep drilling program aims to expand the September 2022 initial Mineral Resource Estimate
(“MRE”) (see September 7, 2022, press release) of 109,000 Indicated ounces of contained gold and
432,000 Inferred ounces of contained gold between surface and 400 metres below surface along a 2-
kilometre corridor of the Campbell Shear (October 21, 2022 MRE titled "Initial Mineral Resource Estimate
for the CMO Property, Yellowknife City Gold Project, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada " by
Qualified Person, Allan Armitage, Ph. D., P . Geo., SGS Geological Services, which can be found on the
Company's website at https://www.goldterracorp.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Joseph
Campbell, Chief Operating Officer, a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 - Standards
of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Gold Terra
The Yellowknife Project (YP) encompasses 918 sq. km of contiguous land immediately north, south and
east of the City of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. Through a series of acquisitions, Gold Terra
controls one of the six major high-grade gold camps in Canada. Being within 10 kilometres of the City of
Yellowknife, the YP is close to vital infrastructure, including all-season roads, air transportation, service
providers, hydro-electric power, and skilled tradespeople. Gold Terra is currently focusing its drilling on
the prolific Campbell Shear, where approximately 14 Moz of gold has been produced, (refer to Gold Terra
Oct 21, 2022, Technical Report ) and most recently on the Con Mine Option (CMO) property claims
immediately south of the past producing Con Mine which produced 6.1 Moz between the Con, Rycon, and
Campbell shear structures (1938-2003).
The YP and CMO properties lie on the prolific Yellowknife greenstone belt, covering nearly 70 kilometres
of strike length along the main mineralized shear system that hosts the former-producing high-grade Con
and Giant gold mines. The Company's exploration programs have successfully identified significant zones
of gold mineralization and multiple targets that remain to be tested which reinforces the Company's
objective of re-establishing Yellowknife as one of the premier gold mining districts in Canada.
Visit our website at www.goldterracorp.com.
For more information, please contact:
Gerald Panneton, Chairman & CEO
Mara Strazdins, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-778-897-1590 | 604-689-1749 ext 102
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Company’s current YCG mineral resource, and the Company's objective of re-establishing Yellowknife as
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