Dr. Thomas Morris reports
NORTHERN SUPERIOR DEFINES TWO NEW GOLD-BEARING SYSTEMS AT LAC SURPRISE GOLD PROPERTY
Northern Superior Resources Inc. has defined two new gold-bearing systems on its 100-per-cent-owned Lac Superior gold property in Quebec.
Highlights:
- Epervier gold system -- the extension of the Renard gold trend from Iamgold Corp./Vanstar Mining Resources Inc.'s Nelligan property;
- Roi system -- a second system father to the west.
Epervier gold system:
- Intersection of 1.54 grams per tonne gold over 15.15 metres (including 10.80 g/t Au over 0.66 m) -- complements widths and grades reported from intersections associated with the Renard gold deposit, five kilometres northeast within the adjoining Nelligan gold property;
- Intersected approximately 750 m of strike length (system remains open) of gold-bearing material consisting of the same package of mineralized rocks described for, and believed to extend from, the Renard gold deposit -- hydrothermally altered (sericite plus silicic plus/minus fuchsite) and veined volcaniclastic and sedimentary packages hosting disseminations and lenses of pyrite at up to 5 volume per cent);
- A positive correlation has been noted between gold and similar pathfinder trace elements (molybdenum) observed at the neighbouring Nelligan deposit;
- Intersected host volcaniclastic-metasedimentary assemblage is 50 m to 100 m wide;
- The extent of the system is undefined. It is unknown whether the system is offset or folds onto itself.
Dr. Thomas F. Morris, president and chief executive officer, commented: "Defining a roughly 750 m extension of the Renard gold trend onto the Lac Surprise property from a limited drill program is an excellent start. The system remains open over a significant area of the property, allowing for the opportunity to intersect additional gold-bearing material with widths and gold grades similar to those associated with the Nelligan deposit. There is clearly justification for additional drilling to pursue this opportunity."
Roi gold system:
- The related structure defined by the geophysical data indicates that this north-northeast-trending structure clearly extends into the east-west-trending Geurcherville deformation zone (GDZ), creating potential zones that are favourable to dilatation, more concentrated fluid flow and, therefore, opportunity for the precipitation of meaningful concentration of gold from solution.
- The structure can be traced at least six kilometres from the magnetic data (open along strike in both directions) and corresponds to a distinct, associated gold-grain-in-till anomaly.
- The intersected structure consists of approximately 50 m of mineralized material comprising a silicified, weakly brecciated, brittle, hematite-carbonate-altered fault breccia.
- Wide value of anomalous gold values (including 0.12 g/t Au over 24.6 m (see an attached table)) with elevated tellurium, sulphur, bismuth and silver (up to 1.06 g/t Ag).
Dr. Morris further commented, "Multiple geophysical and gold-grain-defined targets to the north and south of the discovery hole (LCS-19-12) now warrant follow-up drilling in the next phase of exploration on this exciting, new, gold-bearing structure."
About the Lac Surprise property
The Lac Surprise property is tied onto the northwest side of the Nelligan gold property. Vanstar describes the gold deposit on the Nelligan property as part of a "vast auriferous system offering a potential of multimillion gold ounces." Iamgold and Vanstar, Iamgold's partner on the project, recently announced an initial National Instrument 43-101-compliant mineral resource estimate of 3.2 million inferred ounces of gold for the Nelligan gold project (see Iamgold/Vanstar press releases dated Oct. 22, 2019).
Based upon the 2019 core drill program results described in this press release, Northern Superior believes that this gold system extends west onto the Lac Surprise property, as defined (so far) by the Epervier gold system.
The Epervier gold system, coupled with the discovery of the Roi gold system and the various other gold showings and gold-bearing shear zones previously defined on the Lac Surprise property, makes this property yet another high-value exploration asset 100 per cent owned by Northern Superior Resources.
Qualified person
Jonathan O'Callaghan, PGeo, is a qualified person within the meaning of NI 43-101. As the qualified person for the Lac Surprise property, Mr. O'Callaghan has reviewed and approved the information disclosed in this press release.
About Northern Superior Resources Inc.
The Lac Surprise gold property is one of four mineral properties that Northern Superior is currently exploring. The other three properties also represent regional-scale exploration programs, 100 per cent owned by Northern Superior.
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