TORONTO, March 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Enforcer Gold Corp
("Enforcer" or the "Company") (TSX-V: VEIN – FSE: N071) is pleased
to report on the preliminary results from evaluating historical
drill data on the Mop-II gold-copper deposit. The Mop-II was
historically explored as a higher-grade, vein type deposit;
however, a review of the data indicates there is significant
potential to define a high-tonnage, lower-grade deposit that could
be evaluated for its bulk mineable potential.
Highlights from the 2008-2013 SOQUEM drilling programs
include;
- Hole 1206-08-29: 0.77 g/t Au over 72.9
m
- Hole 1206-08-32: 1.20 g/t Au over 54.5
m
- Hole 1206-10-33: 0.60 g/t Au over 172.8
m
- Hole 1206-10-34: 0.50 g/t Au over 261.0
m, incl. 1.89 g/t Au over 37.5
m
- Hole 1206-13-55: 0.99 g/t Au over 54.8
m
- Hole 1206-13-71: 0.63 g/t Au over 109.4
m
Enforcer is earning a 50% interest in the project from SOQUEM. A
Phase 1 exploration drilling program is set to commence in
March.
President & CEO, Steve
Roebuck, comments:
"We're very fortunate to have a vast database to work with in
assessing the Mop-II for its high-tonnage, lower-grade deposit
potential. With over 55,000 m of
drilling already completed on the property, our Phase 1 drilling
program is primarily designed to verify historical results and to
test the depth extension by deepening some holes that ended in
mineralization. The results of the 2018 Phase 1 drilling program
will be compiled and modelled with the historical (1957-1989) and
more recent drilling by SOQUEM (2008-2013) to prepare a current
mineral resource estimate on the Mop-II deposit and lay the
groundwork for a Phase 2 drilling program."
Table 1. Significant Results of SOQUEM's 2008-2013 Drilling
Programs
Hole
#
|
Zone
|
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Length
(m)
|
Au
(g/t)
|
Cu
(%)
|
1206-08-25
|
North
|
|
98.7
|
109.7
|
11,0
|
0.85
|
0.14
|
1206-08-26
|
Main
|
|
370.5
|
382.6
|
12,1
|
1.30
|
0.17
|
1206-08-28
|
North
|
|
95.0
|
110.0
|
15,0
|
0.67
|
0.03
|
1206-08-29
|
Main
|
|
87.9
|
160.8
|
72,9
|
0.77
|
0.1
|
|
|
incl.
|
79.5
|
105.0
|
25,5
|
1.07
|
0.1
|
|
|
|
133.5
|
160.8
|
27,3
|
0.96
|
0.1
|
1206-10-31
|
Main
|
|
9.0
|
156.0
|
147,0
|
0.40
|
0.04
|
|
|
incl.
|
17.0
|
60.0
|
43,0
|
1.01
|
0.08
|
1206-10-32
|
Main
|
|
18.0
|
264.0
|
246,0
|
0.40
|
0.04
|
|
|
incl.
|
100.0
|
154.5
|
54,5
|
1.20
|
0.08
|
1206-10-33
|
Main
|
|
16.2
|
189.0
|
172,8
|
0.60
|
0.03
|
|
|
incl.
|
46.0
|
63.0
|
17,0
|
0.91
|
0.09
|
|
|
and
|
140.6
|
152.5
|
11,9
|
7.8
|
0.02
|
1206-10-34
|
Main
|
|
21.0
|
282.0
|
261,0
|
0.50
|
0.06
|
|
|
incl.
|
85.5
|
123.0
|
37,5
|
1.89
|
0.07
|
1206-10-35
|
Main
|
|
6.7
|
132.0
|
125,3
|
0.40
|
0.04
|
|
|
incl.
|
64.3
|
99.0
|
34,7
|
1.03
|
0.04
|
1206-10-36
|
Main
|
|
156.0
|
194.0
|
38,0
|
0.58
|
0.04
|
|
|
incl.
|
173.5
|
192.5
|
19,0
|
0.90
|
0.02
|
1206-10-37
|
Main
|
|
72.0
|
141.0
|
69,0
|
0.40
|
0.03
|
1206-10-38
|
Main
|
|
127.5
|
275.5
|
148,0
|
0.33
|
0.03
|
1206-10-40
|
Main
|
|
46.5
|
322.5
|
276,0
|
0.40
|
0.06
|
|
|
incl.
|
60.0
|
100.5
|
40,5
|
1.00
|
0.07
|
1206-11-43
|
Main
|
|
58.5
|
75.6
|
17,1
|
0.52
|
0.12
|
1206-11-44
|
Main
|
|
196.5
|
214.5
|
18,0
|
1.07
|
0.06
|
1206-11-45
|
Main
|
|
59.75
|
72.0
|
12,25
|
0.87
|
0.03
|
|
|
|
231.4
|
260.0
|
28,6
|
0.52
|
0.04
|
1206-13-53
|
Main
|
|
33.0
|
89.5
|
56,5
|
0.43
|
0.04
|
1206-13-54
|
Main
|
|
91.5
|
113.0
|
21,5
|
1.46
|
0.02
|
1206-13-55
|
Main
|
|
13.0
|
217.0
|
204,0
|
0.41
|
0.04
|
|
|
incl.
|
141.7
|
196.5
|
54,8
|
0.99
|
0.03
|
1206-13-56
|
Main
|
|
6.2
|
171
|
164,8
|
0.36
|
0.05
|
|
|
incl.
|
110.7
|
132.6
|
21,9
|
1.07
|
0.02
|
1206-13-57
|
Main
|
|
34.0
|
85.0
|
51.0
|
0.35
|
0.03
|
|
|
|
178.5
|
198.0
|
19.5
|
0.78
|
0.03
|
|
|
|
217.0
|
243.5
|
26.5
|
0.75
|
0.19
|
1206-13-58
|
Main
|
|
14.0
|
39.65
|
25.65
|
1.03
|
0.01
|
1206-13-59
|
Main
|
|
22.3
|
232.0
|
209.7
|
0.37
|
0.05
|
|
|
incl.
|
107.0
|
147.0
|
40.0
|
1.08
|
0.04
|
1206-13-60
|
Main
|
|
33.4
|
306.0
|
272.6
|
0.33
|
0.05
|
1206-13-61
|
Main
|
|
86.5
|
108.5
|
22.0
|
0.64
|
0.03
|
1206-13-62
|
Main
|
|
179.1
|
200.2
|
21.1
|
1.21
|
0.06
|
1206-13-63
|
Main
|
|
138.5
|
159.5
|
21.0
|
0.81
|
0.07
|
|
|
|
296.0
|
317.0
|
21.0
|
0.72
|
0.03
|
1206-13-66
|
Main
|
|
348.0
|
396.0
|
48.0
|
1.05
|
0.03
|
1206-13-69
|
Main
|
|
233.8
|
275.0
|
41.2
|
0.33
|
0.04
|
1206-13-71
|
Main
|
|
124.0
|
235.0
|
111.0
|
0.63
|
0.03
|
1206-13-74
|
Main
|
|
5.7
|
101.0
|
95.3
|
0.34
|
0.03
|
|
|
incl.
|
51.0
|
72.0
|
21.0
|
0.77
|
0.02
|
1206-13-75
|
Main
|
|
9.6
|
182.0
|
172.4
|
0.44
|
0.04
|
|
|
incl.
|
9.6
|
24.0
|
14.4
|
2.64
|
0.16
|
|
|
and
|
137.4
|
162.6
|
25.2
|
1.46
|
0.16
|
1206-13-76
|
Main
|
|
236.0
|
258.6
|
22.6
|
0.58
|
0.01
|
1206-13-77
|
Main
|
|
234.8
|
258.0
|
23.2
|
0.55
|
0.20
|
1206-13-83
|
Main
|
|
66.0
|
84.0
|
18.0
|
0.55
|
0.05
|
1206-13-84
|
Main
|
|
18.8
|
94.4
|
75.6
|
0.35
|
0.03
|
Note: Widths
presented in Table 1 represent down hole core lengths; true widths
are unknown at this time. The 2008 to 2013 drilling and sampling
programs were undertaken by SOQUEM utilizing standard industry
procedures and protocols and following a formal quality assurance
and quality control ("QAQC") program. Samples were assayed by
Techni-Lab SGB Abitibi Inc. using conventional fire assay with AA
finish ("FAAA"). Samples grading 0.5 to 1.0 g/t Au were re-assayed
by FAAA while samples above 1.0 g/t Au were re-assayed using fire
assay with gravimetric finish ("FAGRAV"). Silver and copper
were assayed by AA following aqua regia digestion. Silver samples
grading above 20 g/t Ag were re-assayed by FAGRAV. Both SOQUEM and
Techni-Lab routinely insert standards, blanks and duplicates as
part of their respective QAQC programs.
|
A drill hole location map is available at: Drill Plan -
Mar 2018.
Enforcer recently retained the services of Christian D'Amours of
GeoPointcom in Val-d'Or, Quebec to
assist in validating the historical database provided by SOQUEM and
to build a 3D model utilizing the entire database. In total, 17
diamond drilling campaigns have been completed on the property
totalling nearly 55,000 m in 247
drill holes. A NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate was completed on
the Mop-II deposit in 2006 (January 22,
2018 press release). From 2008 to 2013, SOQUEM drilled an
additional 13,755 m in 54 holes on
the deposit. Highlights from SOQUEM's 2008-2013 drilling programs
are presented in Table 1. These results demonstrate both the
higher-grade vein potential of the Mop-II deposit and its
lower-grade, high-tonnage potential.
SOQUEM and Enforcer are finalizing plans for a first phase
3,000 m diamond drilling program that
will include the twinning of several historical holes for which the
core is no longer available. In most cases, sampling of these
historical holes was limited to well-mineralized intersections.
Based on SOQUEM's more recent drilling, the altered portion of the
quartz-feldspar porphyry that hosts the Mop-II deposit often
carries low-grade gold and copper mineralization over entire hole
lengths. As such, the 2018 twinned holes will be sampled over their
entire length. Additional holes are planned to test the depth
extension of the Mop-II deposit below the current maximum reach of
330 vertical meters.
The data from the Phase 1 drilling will be integrated into the
3D model that will be used as the basis for an updated mineral
resource estimate.
The Roger Project is located in the Chibougamau mining camp, which is best
recognized for its atypical vein-type mineralization rich in copper
and base metals of porphyry affinity. Stratigraphy in the Mop-II
deposit area is poorly defined due to a lack of outcrop exposure.
Based on drilling, the deposit is largely contained within a 2.2 km
long by 0.4 km wide quartz-feldspar porphyry intrusion. The east,
north and west boundaries of the porphyry are described as a
porphyry-volcanic mixing zone, while to the south it is bounded the
regionally extensive McAdam Fault, which separates the porphyry
from felsic volcanics and the Roberge peridotite sill.
The Mop-II deposit is described as having two distinct zones:
Main and North. Gold mineralization in the Main zone is associated
with a large ENE-trending, pyritic mineralized envelope within the
quartz-feldspar porphyry that is ~200 m wide and at least
800 m long. The mineralization is
comprised of pyrite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, bismuth-bearing
minerals and native gold, occurring as disseminated or in veins and
veinlets along 0.5 m to 20 m wide east-west trending shear zones.
Mineralization in the North zone is not yet well defined by diamond
drilling but appears to differ in that gold grades are lower and
copper grades are significantly higher than in the Main zone. In
addition to the 55,000 m of diamond
drilling completed on the Roger property, underground exploration
undertaken in 1988 included 1,177 m
of development and over 1,000 m of
chip sampling.
About SOQUEM
SOQUEM Inc., a subsidiary of Ressources Québec, is a leading
player in mineral exploration with its mission to explore, discover
and develop mining properties in Quebec. SOQUEM has participated in more than
350 exploration projects and contributed to major discoveries of
gold, diamonds, lithium and other minerals in Quebec.
About Enforcer Gold Corp
Enforcer Gold Corp is a Canadian-based mineral exploration
company and is earning a 100% interest in the Montalembert gold
project from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. (TSX: GMX) and a 50%
interest in the advanced-stage Roger porphyry gold-copper project
from SOQUEM. Both properties are located in Quebec's prolific Abitibi greenstone belt and
have excellent road access and nearby infrastructure and amenities.
The Company completed its first exploration program on the
Montalembert project in October 2017,
including 5,784 m of diamond
drilling.
Enforcer's VP Exploration, Antoine
Fournier, géo, is a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the content of this
news release.
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