Mr. Matthew Hornor reports
MAPLE GOLD COMPLETES 22,606 METRES OF DRILLING AT THE DOUAY GOLD PROJECT
Maple Gold Mines Ltd. has concluded its 2018 winter drilling campaign after 21,122 metres of diamond drilling from 52 holes and 1,484 metres from 57 short top-of-bedrock holes for a total of 22,606 metres. Core sawing and sampling is continuing at the Douay project site and the company expects to continue releasing drill results through May, June and July. The company has released initial results from two target areas within the 6.1-kilometre-by-1.8-kilometre resource area, including the new Nika gold zones in the northwest Gap area and initial results from the south-central porphyry zone.
A figure associated with this news release is available on-line.
The final distribution of drill hole collars (including the short top-of-bedrock reverse circulation drilling) was approximately 40 per cent within and surrounding the resource area and 60 per cent for greenfields drilling. However, approximately 70 per cent of total metrage was near the known resource area. More specifically, the breakdown of drilling by holes and metrage was as follows:
Porphyry and central zones infill/stepout: 29 drill holes for 11,735 metres (see press release May 2, 2018, for initial results, additional assays pending);Northwest zone and Northwest Gap area (including nearby stepouts): 11 drill holes for 4,528 metres (see press releases April 23, 2018, and May 14, 2018, additional assays pending);Northwest Syenite and electromagnetic conductor targets (greenfields): five drill holes for 1,991 metres (assays pending);Northeast Syenite target (greenfields): seven drill-holes for 2,869 metres (assays pending);RC top-of-bedrock drilling: 57 drill-holes along western and south-central greenfields target areas for 1,484 metres (assays pending).
Once all assays have been received, the company's geological, structural and mineralization model will be updated. It is also expected that the summer mapping program will begin in early June in the central part of the property. This work will focus on outcrop areas with coincident structural, remote spectral geology, and airborne radiometric and magnetic targets.
Qualified person
The scientific and technical data contained in this press release was reviewed and prepared under the supervision of Fred Speidel, MSc, PGeo, vice-president, exploration, of Maple Gold. Mr. Speidel is a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Speidel has verified the data related to the exploration information disclosed in this news release through his direct participation in the work.
Quality assurance and quality control
Maple Gold implements strict quality assurance and quality control protocols at Douay covering the planning and placing of drill holes in the field, drilling and retrieving the NQ-sized drill core, drill hole surveying, core transport to the Douay camp, core logging by qualified personnel, sampling and bagging of core for analysis, transport of core from site to the analytical laboratory, sample preparation for assaying, and analysis, recording and final statistical vetting of results. For a complete description of protocols, please visit the company's QA/QC page on its website.
About Maple Gold Mines Ltd.
Maple Gold is a well-financed gold exploration company focused on advancing a district-scale gold project in one of the world's premier mining jurisdictions. The company's 370-square-kilometre Douay gold project is located along the Casa Berardi deformation zone within the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Quebec, Canada. The project has an established gold resource that remains open in multiple directions, with excellent infrastructure and several large-scale operating mines within this prolific mining district. Maple Gold is now completing a significant winter drill campaign to expand on the known resource areas and test new discovery targets within the company's 55 km of strike along the Casa Berardi deformation zone.
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