Mr. Nav Dhaliwal reports
GATLING RESUMES DRILLING; 13,000 METERS TARGETING HIGH-GRADE EXTENSIONS ALONG MAIN BREAK AND NEW TRENDS AT LARDER GOLD PROJECT
Gatling Exploration Inc. will resume all exploration activities in August, 2020, including drilling on its advanced Larder gold project in Ontario. The 13,000-metre, multiphase program will target all three high-grade deposits along the 4.5-kilometre trend, as well as following up at the Kir Vit prospect, where the company's first program hit mineralization in 13 out of 16 holes and discovered two new gold trends.
2020 program at Fernland, Cheminis and Bear deposits
- Phase I -- deposit connection drilling (4,000 metres). Finish testing the continuity of mineralization between Fernland and Chemins to establish a 4.5-kilometre strike length of gold mineralization;
- Phase II -- western extension drilling (4,000 metres). Test the western extent of mineralization at Fernland toward the Omega deposit where more than 500 metres of favourable geology remains untested. This has the potential to increase the mineralized strike at Larder to 5.0 kilometres.
- Phase III -- near-surface and depth drilling (2,000 metres). Test targets that displayed widespread near-surface mineralization in 2019 and depth extensions at Fernland, Cheminis and Bear.
2020 program at Kir Vit prospect
- Phase I -- fieldwork. Conduct outcrop stripping, detailed structural mapping and channel sampling at multiple locations along both mineralized trends (intrusion-related and conglomerate hosted) and new Riedel structural targets.
- Phase II -- follow-up drilling (3,000 metres). Follow up successful results from 2019 drilling and test additional targets identified in Kir Vit phase I.
Nathan Tribble, vice-president of exploration for Gatling, commented: "Our first round of drilling at Larder was a great success and we have multiple targets lined up for the new program. Thanks to our extensive fieldwork and historical databank, we are excited about the growth prospects at our existing deposits, as well as at our new Kir Vit prospect."
Exploration at regional targets
- Regional mapping and sampling program to follow up on historical surface samples, showings and new structural trends from recently completed lidar survey.
Recent achievements
- Gatling established a 2.5-kilometre strike length of gold mineralization with its first drill program (2019/2020), connecting the Bear and Cheminis deposits, within a large 4.5-kilometre trend.
- Drilling in 2019 included significant high-grade gold intersections at all three deposits including 85.1 grams per tonne Au over 3.0 metres, 20.7 g/t Au over 6.1 metres, 10.8 g/t Au over 8.0 metres and 11.9 g/t Au over 4.0 metres.
- Geophysical and structural analysis provided multiple new regional targets and refined existing targets.
- Discovery of two new gold mineralization trends at the Kir Vit prospect included conglomerate and intrusion-related gold mineralization.
About Gatling Exploration Inc.
Gatling Exploration is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on advancing the Larder gold project, located in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Ontario. The Larder property hosts three high-grade gold deposits along the Cadillac-Larder Lake break, 35 kilometres east of Kirkland Lake. The project is 100 per cent controlled by Gatling and comprises patented and unpatented claims, leases and mining licences of occupation within the McVittie and McGarry townships. The 3,370-hectare project area is positioned seven kilometres west of the Kerr Addison mine, which produced 11 million ounces of gold.
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The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Nathan Tribble, PGeo, vice-president of exploration of Gatling Exploration, and a qualified person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101.
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