17:39:10 EDT Sun 05 May 2024
Enter Symbol
or Name
USA
CA



Golden Predator Mining Corp
Symbol GPY
Shares Issued 76,187,962
Close 2016-10-28 C$ 0.72
Market Cap C$ 54,855,333
Recent Sedar Documents

Golden Predator finds new gold-in-soil zone at 3 Aces

2016-10-31 10:05 ET - News Release

Ms. Janet Lee-Sheriff reports

GOLDEN PREDATOR ANNOUNCES NEW GOLD ANOMALY AT 3 ACES

Golden Predator Mining Corp. has released the results of its 2016 soil sampling program, which include the discovery of a new gold-in-soil zone at its 3 Aces project in Yukon, Canada. The new 1.5-kilometre-by-1.5-kilometre area lies on trend approximately seven to 12 kilometres northwest of the previously identified Central Core area, which is the target of the 2016 drill program. In addition to the new identified area, the Diamond zone, within the Central Core area, has been extended by approximately 950 metres. Soil sampling is recognized as the preferred method to identify near-surface mineralization and drill targets at the 3 Aces project.

To view the 3 Aces sample program map, please visit the company's website.

"We are very pleased to see the exciting results of the 2016 soil sampling program and the potential for expansion of the mineralized areas at 3 Aces," said Janet Lee-Sheriff, chief executive officer of Golden Predator. "Since August, 2016, we have focused our efforts successfully on the identification of mineralized veins from soil sampling results which led to the drill program currently under way."

Soil sampling program

The newly recognized gold-in-soil anomalies are the result of a large soil sampling program (over 20 square kilometres) undertaken in August and September, 2016. The program was a follow-up to gold-in-silt stream sample results identified in several drainages in the northern regions of the property. Four separate sections were sampled, with a total of 4,139 samples taken along 50-metre-by-100-metre grids. In addition, 20 separate sample lines were run on 100-metre spacings for a total of 667 samples.

The 2017 work plans will include further exploration on the newly identified anomalies. Additional grid soil sampling work plans will also concentrate on the area between the 2016 sample grids and the Central Core area. The Central Core area hosts a number of high-grade gold occurrences, including the Ace of Hearts zone and the recent discoveries of the Ace of Spades, Jack of Spades, Six of Clubs and Ten of Clubs zones. Results of additional sampling from a number of mineralized veins will be reported on as results are received.

About 3 Aces

The 3 Aces property is a 225-square-kilometre property consisting of 1,118 contiguous quartz claims (23,000 hectares) located in southeast Yukon and includes the two highest-grade surface outcrops discovered to date in Yukon. Many veins discovered are characterized by coarse gold. The property is located along the all-season Nahanni Range Road, which accesses the Cantung mine located 40 kilometres to the north.

Discovered in 2009 with coarse gold in quartz veins at surface, the 3 Aces project had extensive soil sampling and minimal core drilling by the previous operator, which outlined extensive gold-in-soil anomalies over the Central Core area of 10.5 square kilometres, including the five high-grade gold in quartz veins that contain coarse gold. Previous exploration work by Golden Predator in 2015 and 2016, which includes metallurgical studies, rotary air blast (RAB) drilling, reverse circulation drilling and bulk sampling, has focused on establishing the grade and continuity of the Ace of Spades vein, where previous diamond drilling had intersected the vein but returned lower-than-expected grades. The work in 2015 and 2016 has confirmed the high grades of the vein by establishing a sampling protocol that is resulting in a better estimation of gold grades within the veins. This work, the sampling protocol and the drilling program have been designed to significantly advance the understanding and discoveries on the project in 2016 and 2017.

The 2016 work program, commenced in August, 2016, included airborne geophysics, soil sampling, trenching, panel sampling, road construction and installation of a bridge over the Little Hyland River. The 3 Aces drill program, currently under way, is intended to test high-grade mineralization exposed in a number of trenches along strike and down dip in the Ace of Spades zone and the Jack of Spades zone, and from additional mineralized veins in the Spades, Hearts and Clubs areas. Together, the Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts and Spades areas encompass approximately 10.5 square kilometres.

The 3 Aces drill program is targeted to complete a minimum of 3,500 metres of 5.5-inch-diameter reverse circulation drilling and 400 metres of PQ core drilling in the fourth quarter of 2016. Drilling is expected to continue into December, 2016, and commence again in the first quarter of 2017.

The 3 Aces property is located in the traditional territory of the Kaska Nation. In January, 2013, Golden Predator signed an exploration agreement with the Kaska Nation, as represented by the Ross River Dena Council and the Liard First Nation, with respect to activities within their traditional territories.

Quality assurance/quality control

A total of 4,806 soil samples were collected on the 3 Aces property between July 21, 2016, and Sept. 5, 2016, by Aurora Geoscience. The sampling crew collected C-horizon material for the soil sample using augers or geo picks, and logged all of the sample information into iPod hand-held units. Samples were shipped to Whitehorse, Yukon, where they were dried, organized into rice bags and secured with a security tag. Samples were then shipped to Bureau Veritas Mineral Laboratories in Vancouver, B.C., for analysis. The samples were dried further at the labs before being analyzed via ultratrace ICP-MS analysis with an aqua regia digestion (method AQ251_EXT). Bureau Veritas internal duplicates, standards and blanks were inserted within each shipment and quality assurance/quality control results were within industry standards.

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Gilles Dessureau, PGeo, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and a geologist for the company.

About Golden Predator Mining

Golden Predator Mining is focused on advancing its high-grade 3 Aces project in Yukon. The 3 Aces property is a 225-square-kilometre property consisting of 1,118 contiguous quartz claims (23,000 hectares) located in southeast Yukon.

We seek Safe Harbor.

© 2024 Canjex Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.