Wallbridge Intersects 35.91 g/t Gold over 3.42 Metres and Reaches First Mining Level at Fenelon

 

TORONTO, July 25, 2018 /CNW/ - Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX:WM, FWB: WC7) ("Wallbridge" or the "Company") is pleased to announce positive initial results from its underground drill program and to provide an update on the ongoing development as part of the 35,000-tonne bulk sample and underground exploration program at its 100%-owned Fenelon Gold Property ("Fenelon").

Highlights

• To date, 25 drill holes have been completed totaling nearly 2,500 metres.
• Visible gold was observed to be present in 18 drill holes.
• Full assay results of only the first 4 holes have been received so far with highlights as follows:
  
  18-1030-006: 15.91 g/t gold over 2.41 metres in the Chipotle zone
  
  18-1030-007: 16.72 g/t gold over 1.40 metres in the Chipotle zone
  
  18-1030-008: 9.27 g/t gold over 3.59 metres, including 17.37 g/t gold over 1.58 metres in the Chipotle zone
  
  18-1030-009: 35.91 g/t gold over 3.42 metres, including 63.33 g/t gold over 1.70 metres in the Paprika zone.
• Assay results from additional 21 drill holes are pending.
• The 18,000 metres drilling program from underground and surface is planned to continue until December 2018, results of which will be disclosed continuously.
• Reached the first mining level (5195 Level) with first stope production expected in August

"The progress of our bulk sample is on budget and schedule and importantly without any safety or environmental issues. Since initiating our exploration program in early June of this year, which so far has included nearly 2,500 metres of underground drilling, we have continued to refine and increase the confidence in our geological model and confirm the kind of grades we expect to deliver from this bulk sample," stated Marz Kord, President & CEO of Wallbridge. "We are quite excited with the high-grade intersections in these first 25 holes, 18 of which have visible gold. Due to their high-grade nature, a more robust assaying technique is needed, namely screen metallic, and as such assaying takes longer. We are eagerly awaiting the results of the rest of the drilled holes and look forward to continuation of the drilling which is planned for the rest of 2018. Over the next several months, we expect to continue to demonstrate the significant growth potential of Fenelon."

The bulk sample program is designed to test six to seven stopes in several zones. Expected overall grade from these planned stopes is estimated to be 18 to 25 g/t gold. The geology team has developed an extensive sampling program to characterize the mineralized material during this bulk sample. Chip samples are collected from a sampling line across each development face and muck samples are also taken in a regular pattern on surface.

Drilling to date from the 5213 exploration drift has mainly targeted the Chipotle and Naga Viper zones in the upper 100 m, between levels 5132 and 5213. So far, six stopes have been drilled-off to the planned 6 to 7 m nominal spacing providing good confirmation of the geological model and continuity of the high-grade shoots. Drilling is now focusing on four additional stopes in the Naga Viper zone, including the high-grade shoot discovered last year with intersections that included 260.4 g/t Au over 7.02 metres, 141.2 g/t gold over 7.06 metres and 311.1 g/t gold over 3.06 metres (see Wallbridge Press Release dated December 13, 2017).

"Drilling so far has confirmed our modeling of the high-grade shoots and provides us with sufficient information now to optimize the stopes to be taken during the bulk sample. We continue defining high-grade shoots for future production, including some in the Naga Viper and Habanero zones discovered just last year. It will be an exciting phase of in-fill and resource expansion drilling. We will release results of this program as frequently as we receive assays results."

A summary of the drill hole results from the underground drilling are reported in Tables 1 and 2 and also shown on Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 below.

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Deeper drilling to test the down-plunge of known high-grade shoots is planned for Q4 of 2018 once the lower levels are developed.

A 10,000 metre surface drilling program is also scheduled to start in the latter part of this year to follow known mineralized zones and expand resources at depth and further away from the mine workings.

Wallbridge's Fenelon Gold Property is located in northwestern Quebec proximal to the Sunday Lake Deformation Zone ("SLDZ") which hosts the Detour Gold Mine in Ontario, and Balmoral Resources' gold deposits at Martiniere. The Fenelon Gold Property hosts the Discovery Zone gold deposit and surrounding 4 km strike length of a gold-hosting secondary splay of the SLDZ.

Since acquiring the property in late 2016, Wallbridge has completed an updated resource estimate and a positive pre-feasibility study on the existing resource (see Wallbridge Press Release dated February 02, 2017). In addition, Wallbridge has completed 33 drill holes totalling 6,348 metres in three surface exploration drilling campaigns at Fenelon. Drilling significantly extended existing zones and discovered several new parallel zones (see Wallbridge Press Release dated December 13, 2017).   The current 35,000 tonne bulk sample and underground drilling program is designed to provide the information needed to make a production decision by Q1 2019.

Drill core samples from the ongoing drill program at Fenelon were cut and bagged on site and transported to SGS Canada Inc. Samples, along with standards, blanks, and duplicates included for quality assurance and quality control, were prepared and analyzed at SGS Canada Inc. laboratories. Samples are crushed to 90% less than 2mm. A 1kg riffle split is pulverized to >95% passing 106 microns. 50g samples are analyzed by fire assay and AAS. For samples >10g/t Au, 50g is automatically analyzed by fire assay with gravimetric finish. To test for coarse free gold and for additional quality assurance and quality control, Wallbridge requests screen metallic analysis for samples containing visible gold. These and future assay results may vary from time to time due to re-analysis for quality assurance and quality control.

The Qualified Persons responsible for the technical content of this press release are Marz Kord, P. Eng., M. Sc., MBA, President & CEO and Attila Pentek, P.Geo., Ph.D., Vice President Exploration for Wallbridge Mining Company Limited.

About Wallbridge Mining

Wallbridge is establishing a pipeline of projects that will support sustainable production and revenue as well as organic growth through exploration and scalability.

Wallbridge is currently developing its 100%-owned high-grade Fenelon Gold property in Quebec with ongoing exploration and a bulk sample in 2018. Wallbridge is also pursuing other additional advanced-stage projects which would add to the Company's near term project pipeline. These discussions benefit from the operating capabilities Wallbridge demonstrated by safely and efficiently mining the Broken Hammer deposit in Sudbury, which was completed in October 2015. Wallbridge is also continuing partner-funded exploration on its large portfolio of nickel, copper, and PGM projects in Sudbury, Ontario, with a focus on its high-grade Parkin project.

Wallbridge also has exposure to exploration for copper and gold in Jamaica and British Columbia through its 11.5% ownership of Carube Copper Corp. (CUC:TSX-V, formerly Miocene Resources Limited, a Wallbridge spin-out of its BC assets).

This press release may contain forward-looking statements (including "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) relating to, among other things, the operations of Wallbridge and the environment in which it operates. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Wallbridge has relied on a number of assumptions and estimates in making such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the costs associated with the development and operation of its properties. Such assumptions and estimates are made in light of the trends and conditions that are considered to be relevant and reasonable based on information available and the circumstances existing at this time. A number of risk factors may cause actual results, level of activity, performance or outcomes of such exploration and/or mine development to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including, without limitation, whether such discoveries will result in commercially viable quantities of such mineralized materials, the possibility of changes to project parameters as plans continue to be refined, the ability to execute planned exploration and future drilling programs, the need for additional funding to continue exploration and development efforts, changes in general economic, market and business conditions, and those other risks set forth in Wallbridge's most recent annual information form under the heading "Risk Factors" and in its other public filings. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and such information is inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and may be beyond the control of Wallbridge. Although Wallbridge has attempted to identify important risks and factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors and risks that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements. In addition, all forward-looking statements in this press release are given as of the date hereof.

Wallbridge disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save and except as may be required by applicable securities laws. The forward-looking statements contained herein are expressly qualified by this disclaimer.

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