Goldsource Announces Additional Near Surface Wide Intervals of Gold Mineralization at Eagle Mountain Gold Project
- 28.5 Metres Grading 2.03 gpt Au
- 36.5 Metres Grading 1.83 gpt Au
- 39.0 Metres Grading 1.55 gpt Au
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 3, 2020) - Goldsource Mines Inc. (TSXV: GXS) (OTCQB: GXSFF) (FSE: G5M) ("Goldsource" or the "Company") is pleased to announce additional expansion and in-fill drill results for the Salbora and Eagle Mountain deposits and Montgomery Prospect within the 100%-owned Eagle Mountain Gold Project ("Eagle Mountain") in Guyana, South America. Reported results are for 39 new diamond drill holes for 5,733 metres (see attached Figures and tables below). Over 15,000 metres of core drilling has been completed in 2020.
In all, over 34,000 metres of new drilling has been completed in the last three drill seasons. This will be included in a mineral resource update that is planned for early 2021.
Highlights:
- Salbora Deposit:
- In-fill drill results for 10 diamond drill holes totalling 1,613 metres are reported below.
- In-fill drilling has confirmed the continuity of mineralization at Salbora, including the high-grade structures. Salbora covers a surface area of approximately 100 x 300 metres.
- The Salbora deposit, discovered in 2018, will be included in the updated mineral resource estimate.
- Eagle Mountain Gold Deposit:
- In-fill diamond drill results for 13 core holes totalling 822 metres are reported below.
- In-fill drilling supports the historical results and the Eagle Mountain geological model.
- Additional in-fill drilling is planned for December 2020 and H1, 2021.
- Hole positioning has been designed to re-categorize Inferred mineral resources to Indicated mineral resources for pre-feasibility work in 2021.
- Montgomery Prospect:
- Exploration results for 16 diamond drill holes totalling 3,298 metres are reported below.
- Montgomery represents a new discovery approximately 1.5 kilometres north of Salbora along the important 170 degrees trending structural corridor that is defined by Salbora and Powis.
- Ann Prospect (Minnehaha area):
- A recent low cost option-to-purchase acquisition of the strategically significant Ann small scale claim Licence ("SSC", 10 hectares) or Prospect, is within the Company's Eagle Mountain Prospecting Licence of 4,786 hectares. Initial drilling is underway on this new prospect.
- The Ann Prospect is also located along the Salbora-Powis structural trend with indications of shallow gold mineralized saprolite.
Yannis Tsitos, President, commented, "The continued positive drilling results at both Salbora and Eagle Mountain deposits are expanding our gold mineralized footprint and verify the previous geological models for these areas. In addition, we have expanded the north-south trending Salbora-Powis structural corridor with the discovery of gold mineralization at Montgomery, which is located an estimated 1.5 kilometres north of Salbora. The recent acquisition of the Ann Prospect opens further potential for expansion of gold mineralization within the southern part of this corridor in Minnehaha Creek area. We continue to compile all information, including over 34,000 metres of additional drilling, to complete an updated mineral resource estimation in early 2021."
The most significant results for this release are in in-fill hole EME20-058 with 28.5 metres grading 2.03 grams per tonne ("gpt") gold (or "Au") at Salbora, in-fill hole EME20-074 which intersected 39.0 metres grading 1.55 gpt Au at Eagle Mountain and in-fill hole EME20-078 which intersected 36.5 metres grading 1.83 gpt Au at Eagle Mountain. In addition, discovery holes EMD20-110 with 6.0 metres grading 3.81 gpt Au and EME20-054 with 34.5 metres grading 0.66 gpt Au, including 10.5 metres grading 1.49 gpt Au at Montgomery. The following table shows the most significant results (uncut, undiluted):
Eagle Mountain Deposit Intercepts:
| Hole ID (1) | From (m) | To (m) | Drilled Interval (m)(2) | Au (gpt)(3) | ||||
| EME20-074 | 48.0 | 87.0 | 39.0 | 1.55 | ||||
| Incl. | 52.5 | 61.2 | 8.7 | 1.14 | ||||
| 70.5 | 87.0 | 16.5 | 2.93 | |||||
| Incl. | 72.0 | 73.5 | 1.5 | 27.16 | ||||
| EME20-075 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 0.80 | ||||
| 39.0 | 42.0 | 3.0 | 0.40 | |||||
| EME20-076 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 1.5 | 1.13 | ||||
| 55.5 | 57.5 | 2.0 | 0.64 | |||||
| EME20-077 | 10.0 | 55.5 | 45.5 | 0.88 | ||||
| Incl. | 10.0 | 28.5 | 18.5 | 1.55 | ||||
| 48.0 | 55.5 | 7.5 | 1.08 | |||||
| EME20-078 | 10.0 | 46.5 | 36.5 | 1.83 | ||||
| EMD20-138 | 22.5 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 0.41 | ||||
| EMD20-139 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 3.0 | 9.88 | ||||
| EMD20-140 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.70 | ||||
| 46.5 | 48.0 | 1.5 | 1.07 | |||||
| EMD20-141 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.43 | ||||
| 55.5 | 66.0 | 10.5 | 1.45 | |||||
| EMD20-142 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.44 | ||||
| 21.0 | 31.5 | 10.5 | 0.60 | |||||
| EMD20-143 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.60 | ||||
| EMD20-144 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.77 | ||||
| 6.0 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 0.59 | |||||
| EMD20-145 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0.62 | ||||
Salbora Deposit Intercepts:
| Hole ID (1) | From (m) | To (m) | Drilled Interval (m)(2) | Au (gpt)(3) |
| EME20-057 | 22.0 | 57.0 | 35.0 | 1.10 |
| Incl. | 22.0 | 38.5 | 16.5 | 1.86 |
| 66.0 | 70.5 | 4.5 | 0.57 | |
| 124.5 | 126.0 | 1.5 | 4.41 | |
| EME20-058 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.42 |
| 13.0 | 41.5 | 28.5 | 2.03 | |
| 61.5 | 63.0 | 1.5 | 0.56 | |
| 88.5 | 93.0 | 4.5 | 0.57 | |
| 113.0 | 114.5 | 1.5 | 0.61 | |
| 123.0 | 124.5 | 1.5 | 0.62 | |
| 137.0 | 156.0 | 19.0 | 1.44 | |
| EME20-059 | 64.5 | 66.0 | 1.5 | 0.52 |
| 69.0 | 70.5 | 1.5 | 0.64 | |
| EME20-060 | 99.0 | 123.0 | 24.0 | 1.60 |
| EME20-062 | 90.0 | 94.5 | 4.5 | 0.40 |
| EME20-063 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 1.5 | 0.40 |
| 54.0 | 55.5 | 1.5 | 0.48 | |
| 153.0 | 154.5 | 1.5 | 0.90 | |
| EME20-064 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 0.56 |
| 31.0 | 34.0 | 3.0 | 1.08 | |
| 64.5 | 67.5 | 3.0 | 1.34 | |
| EME20-065 | 87.0 | 106.5 | 19.5 | 0.74 |
| 119.0 | 126.0 | 7.0 | 0.68 | |
| 132.0 | 135.0 | 3.0 | 0.47 | |
| 149.0 | 150.5 | 1.5 | 0.60 | |
| 153.0 | 157.5 | 4.5 | 0.44 | |
| 167.0 | 171.0 | 4.0 | 0.43 | |
| EME20-066 | 82.5 | 106.5 | 24.0 | 0.45 |
| Incl. | 82.5 | 88.5 | 6.0 | 0.53 |
| Incl. | 97.5 | 106.5 | 9.0 | 0.69 |
| 114.0 | 115.5 | 1.5 | 0.87 | |
| 150.0 | 153.0 | 3.0 | 8.71 |
Montgomery Prospect Intercepts:
| Hole ID (1) | From (m) | To (m) | Drilled Interval (m)(2) | Au (gpt)(3) |
| EMD20-109 | 166.5 | 171.0 | 4.5 | 0.91 |
| EMD20-110 | 67.5 | 73.5 | 6.0 | 3.81 |
| EME20-043 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 0.59 |
| 26.5 | 28.0 | 1.5 | 0.50 | |
| 108.0 | 111.0 | 3.0 | 3.69 | |
| 144.0 | 145.5 | 1.5 | 1.08 | |
| EME20-048 | 94.0 | 95.5 | 1.5 | 0.69 |
| EME20-051 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 1.5 | 0.51 |
| 55.0 | 57.5 | 1.5 | 1.77 | |
| EME20-053 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 0.47 |
| 61.5 | 63.0 | 1.5 | 0.41 | |
| EME20-054 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 66.0 | 72.0 | 6.0 | 0.53 | |
| 84.0 | 118.5 | 34.5 | 0.66 | |
| Incl. | 84.0 | 94.5 | 10.5 | 1.49 |
| 115.5 | 118.5 | 3.0 | 1.46 | |
| EME20-056 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.54 |
| 108.0 | 109.5 | 1.5 | 0.49 |
Note: All numbers rounded.
(1) EMD defines diamond core holes drilled in-house.
EME defines diamond core holes drilled by drilling contractor.
(2) True widths are 70 to 100% of drilled widths.
(3) Cutoff grade of 0.3 gpt Au.
All sample preparation and geochemical analyses were completed by Actlabs Guyana Inc. in Georgetown, Guyana.
EME20-044 to 047, EME20-049, 050, 052 and 055 in Montgomery and EME20-061 (abandoned hole due to drilling issues) in Salbora intersected mineralization below the Company's cut off grade of 0.3 gpt Au.
Geologically, the Salbora drilling supports the current geological model of mineralized breccias within mafic and granitoid units along a North-South trend, approximately 100 metres wide and 300 metres along strike. Drilling shows the deposit narrowing to the south but continuing for at least an estimated 250 metres.
Drilling in the Montgomery deposit shows narrow gold mineralized breccias approximately 1.5 kilometres north of Salbora along the Salbora-Powis structural corridor. Several targets have been selected for further drilling within the Montgomery area where geological structures transect with potential for Salbora-style mineralization. Further drilling is proposed in 2021.
Drilling at the Eagle Mountain deposit has confirmed the continuity of mineralization in the subhorizontal (near-surface dip-slope) shear zones. Ongoing expansion drilling in several areas suggests potential for resource expansion for the ongoing updated estimate.
The Company plans to complete an additional 800 to 1,000 metres of drilling before a holiday break. In January, the program will continue in-fill, expansion, and potential discovery drilling as follows:
- Salbora deposit (expansion & in-fill),
- Eagle Mountain deposit (in-fill),
- No. 1 Hill and Baboon zones (expansion & in-fill), and,
- Minnehaha and Ann prospects (exploration).
The cut-off date for drill results to be included in the ongoing updated mineral resource estimate was November 7, 2020. Further drilling in 2021 will prioritize in-fill holes to be used to re-categorize Inferred mineral resources to Indicated mineral resources for pre-feasibility work in 2021.
The Option to Purchase ("Option") the Ann SSC consists of two payments to a local Guyanese owner, of US$20,000 each, on signing (paid) and on first anniversary, and a further $250,000 payment, if and when Goldsource would like to exercise its option to fully purchase the SSC by October 2022. The Option can be terminated at any time by the Company at no further cost.
The Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for this news release is N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng, Executive Chairman and Vice President Finance for Goldsource, who has reviewed and approved its contents.
ABOUT GOLDSOURCE MINES INC.
Goldsource Mines Inc. (www.goldsourcemines.com) is a Canadian resource company working aggressively to develop its advanced-stage, 100%-owned Eagle Mountain saprolite and hard-rock gold project in Guyana, South America. From 2016 to 2017, through a gravity pilot plant initiative, the Company completed testing on gravity-only gold production and both dry and wet mining open-pit techniques. Goldsource is now focused on expanding gold resources and delivering subsequent studies for decision-making on a large-scale gold production at Eagle Mountain. Goldsource is led by an experienced management team, proven in making exploration discoveries and in project construction.
Ioannis (Yannis) Tsitos
President
Goldsource Mines Inc.
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Goldsource Mines Inc.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT AND FORWARD-LOOKING DISCLAIMER
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements concern Goldsource's strategic plans, timing and expectations for the Company's exploration and drilling programs at Eagle Mountain; and information regarding high grade areas projected from sampling results and drilling results. Such forward-looking statements or information are based on a number of assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: conditions in general economic and financial markets; accuracy of assay results and availability of mining equipment; availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of capital expenditures; performance of available laboratory and other related services; the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on operations and future operating costs. The actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors including: the timing and content of work programs; the ultimate impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on operations and results, results of exploration activities and development of mineral properties; the interpretation of drilling results and other geological data; the uncertainties of resource estimations; receipt, maintenance and security of permits and mineral property titles; environmental and other regulatory risks; project costs overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses; availability of funds and general market and industry conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this news release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
Neither TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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