White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTC: WHGOF, FRA:
29W) (the “
Company”) is pleased to announce
positive trench, GT probe and soil sample results which identified
additional and widespread structurally controlled gold
mineralization at multiple targets on its road accessible JP Ross
(“JPR”) property. The primary goal of the trenching program was to
test identified soil and GT probe geochemistry anomalies and obtain
a better understanding of the structural controls on mineralization
to aid in drill planning. The positive results from this program in
conjunction with other exploration results warranted follow-up
exploration, with a series of rotary air blast (RAB) holes recently
drilled to further test these targets, and additional RAB and
diamond drilling planned for 2021. These activities form an
integral part of the Company’s ongoing fully-funded $4 million
exploration program backed by strategic partners Agnico Eagle Mines
Limited (TSX: AEM, NYSE: AEM) and Kinross Gold Corp (TSX: K, NYSE:
KGC), which also includes diamond drilling at the Ryan’s Surprise
and Titan targets, RAB drilling at the Hen and JPR properties, and
a significant regional program comprising soil and GT probe
sampling and ground geophysical (magnetics and VLF-EM) surveys.
Highlights Include:
- Twenty-nine
(29) trenches totalling 1,114 linear metres were trenched on 9
separate target areas utilizing an 8-ton tracked excavator. Results
expanded known structurally controlled gold mineralization at
multiple targets on the road accessible JPR property. Additional
targets also to be tested in due course.
- Stage Fright
target, trench JPRSF20T009 encountered a high-grade zone grading
8.88 g/t Au over 2.5m, and trench JPRSF20T010 exposed two separate
mineralized zones grading 1.06 g/t Au over 2.5m, and 1.83 g/t Au
over 2.5m.
- At the Sabotage
target, five of seven trenches encountered gold mineralization
including 3.40 g/t Au over 1.5m in trench JPRSAB20T023, 1.15 g/t Au
over 8.5m in trench JPRSAB20T025, and 1.06 g/t Au over 2.1m and
15.00 g/t Au over 0.8m in trench JPRSAB20T029.
- Trenching on
the North Frenzy target traced a north-south striking zone of
mineralized quartz vein breccias with anomalous gold over a strike
length of 600m.
- GT Probe (top
of bedrock) samples on the newly identified and previously untested
Notorious target area encountered multiple anomalous gold values
ranging from 0.17 g/t Au to 24.4 g/t Au.
- Significant
follow-up exploration work was executed pursuant to these findings
which included expanded soil geochemistry surveys, a phase 2
trenching program utilizing a CanDig mini-excavator, hand excavated
soil pits on existing anomalies and RAB drilling on several high
priority targets.
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“We are pleased to have encountered additional
gold mineralization across multiple recently identified zones as
well as the high-grade gold mineralization on the newly discovered
Notorious target, providing further indication that the abundant
gold mineralization is part of a robust regional scale structurally
controlled system. To date at least 14 gold targets have been
identified on the JP Ross property across a 14km by 11km area, many
within close proximity to significant current and historical placer
gold operations,” stated David D’Onofrio, Chief Executive Officer.
“This program has also provided valuable insight into the
orientation and geometry of the mineralized systems, information
that has been incorporated into our scientific and data driven
methodology to define drill targets for the current and future
seasons.”
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JP Ross Property
The JPR is a large road accessible property
covering 76,385 hectares centered on the famed Henderson Creek
placer gold area located north of the Stewart River and east of the
Yukon River. The property is located approximately 80km south of
Dawson City, and 30km northeast of the Company’s flagship Golden
Saddle and Arc deposits which have a mineral resource of 1,139,900
ounces Indicated at 2.28 g/t Au and 402,100 ounces Inferred at 1.39
g/t Au(1). Gold-related alteration and mineralization on the JPR
property is predominantly structurally controlled and the area
shows a complex structural history. Three primary fault systems are
recognized, which from oldest to youngest are: 1) NNW to N-trending
thrust faults; 2) WNW to E-W-trending sinistral faults; and 3) NE
to NNE-trending sinistral and normal faults. The WNW to
E-W-trending sinistral fault systems represent the best potential
for orogenic gold, and the younger NE to NNE-trending sinistral and
normal faults may potentially host porphyry-style copper-gold
mineralization. Multiple gold-in-soil anomalies and target areas
have been identified across the property, and recent drilling has
confirmed gold mineralization with significant grades and widths,
including 5.45 g/t Au over 4.57m in hole JPRNF19RAB-002 at North
Frenzy, 5.44 g/t Au over 4.57m in hole JPRSF19RAB-005 at Stage
Fright, 3.42 g/t Au over 7.62m in hole JPRSAB19RAB-011 at Sabotage,
and 9.61 g/t Au over 4.15m in hole JPRVER19D0005 at Vertigo.
Geochemical associations with gold appear to be target specific
with mineralization occurring as Au-only, or associated with any
combination of Pb, Bi, As, Ag, Cu, Te and Sb. Common accompanying
sulphide minerals include pyrite, arsenopyrite and galena.
JP Ross Trenching
Program
Twenty-nine (29) trenches totalling 1,114 linear
metres were excavated in 9 separate target areas on the JPR
property on targets highlighted by 2019 results from soil
geochemistry, GT probe samples, VLF surveys, RAB drilling, and
geological and structural interpretations. All trench locations
were road accessible and were excavated utilizing an 8-ton tracked
excavator. Overburden in the project area is thin, and individual
trenches generally vary from 1.0m to 2.25m deep (average 1.75m) and
from 10m to 100m long. Wherever possible, continuous composite chip
samples were collected from each trench with sample lengths
typically ranging between 0.5m and 2.5m. The weathered and
fractured nature of surficial bedrock in this area precludes high
pressure washing and channel sampling as is typical for many
trenching programs in Canada.
The primary goal of this work was to collect key
structural data on mineralized veins, shear zones, faults, etc.
which will aid in ongoing detailed interpretations and drill
planning. The results have identified additional widespread
structurally controlled gold mineralization at multiple targets.
Prospective trench results from this program in conjunction with
other exploration results, have been followed up with a series of
RAB holes to drill test these targets and will be used to define
future drill targets.
Individual assays for the reported results
ranged from trace to 15.0 g/t Au. The most significant results are
discussed in more detail below.
Supplementary JP Ross Exploration
Program
During September, additional exploration work
was carried out on the JP Ross property to define and further test
a number of additional anomalies and target areas. This work
included:
- 835 additional soil samples to
follow up on anomalies identified in earlier 2020 soil
sampling.
- 88 GT Probe samples on 4
lines.
- 6 small ground magnetics and VLF-EM grids totalling 36.5 line
km.
- 40 hand-dug soil pits on strong prospecting rock sample results
and soil anomalies (focussing on gold values ranging from 200 ppb
to 3,700 ppb Au). The pits were dug until sub-crop was encountered,
or to the depth of the original soil sample (up to 1.0m deep). A
total of 18 rock samples were collected from the pits for
assay.
- 11 CanDig trenches totalling 384m.
- 615m of RAB drilling.
Initial GT probe sample results received from
the Notorious target area, located approximately 1.5km west of the
North Frenzy, are encouraging with multiple samples returning
anomalous gold values in the range of 0.17 g/t Au to 24.4 g/t Au.
This new target area is located approximately 500m east of the
intersection of two interpreted, property-scale sinistral faults,
the west-northwest (285°) striking Frenzy Fault and the northeast
(065°) striking Fright Fault. The 24.4 g/t Au probe sample was
investigated by digging a 1.5m deep hand pit and a series of
samples of the rocks encountered at all depths were collected. The
deepest samples at 1.4m and 1.5m depths, returned portable XRF
readings that are anomalous in tungsten, lead and bismuth,
consistent with ICP analytical results received for the probe
sample.
The results for the additional exploration work
programs, to be released in due course, will aid in planning
exploration programs for the 2021 season, which is expected to
include additional RAB and diamond drilling on several high
priority targets.
Summary of Trenching
Results
Stage
Fright
The Stage Fright is located 9.2km NW of Vertigo
and covers multiple gold-in-soil anomalies over a 2,700m by 400m NE
trend. Three (3) trenches were excavated at Stage Fright where
previous CanDig trenching and RAB drilling encountered gold
mineralization including 2.31 g/t Au over 16.76m in hole
JPRSF19RAB-005. Trench JPRSF20T009 exposed a fracture-controlled
oxidized zone in intermediate orthogneiss with narrow quartz and
pyrite veinlets, which graded 8.88 g/t Au over 2.5m. Trench
JPRSF20T010 cut a potassium feldspar and chlorite altered augen
gneiss containing narrow quartz and specular hematite veinlets and
exposed two separate mineralized zones grading 1.06 g/t Au over
2.5m and 1.83 g/t over 2.5m.
Sabotage
The Sabotage target is located approximately
7.5km NW of Vertigo and is comprised of a series of soil anomalies
over a 2,100m by 800m NE trend. Seven (7) trenches were excavated
at Sabotage with 4 being deeper re-digs of 2019 CanDig trenches
that had encountered gold mineralization including 2.69 g/t Au over
10.0m in trench JPRSAB19T016 (see White Gold Corp. News Release
dated October 17, 2019 available on SEDAR). Trench JPRSAB20T023
exposed 3 separate zones of gold mineralization including 0.56 g/t
Au over 5.0m, 0.87 g/t Au 6.5m and 3.40 g/t Au over 1.5m. The
latter mineralization is associated with a geological contact zone
between mafic to intermediate gneiss and felsic orthogneiss,
characterized by a 5m wide zone of parallel to subparallel quartz
veinlets (10-50cm), vugs, oxidation and trace pyrite. Trench
JPRSAB20T025 cut felsic orthogneiss with zones of strong
sericitization and pervasive silica flooding, with one zone
returning 1.15 g/t Au over 8.5m. Trench JPRSAB20T029 exposed felsic
orthogneiss with potassic alteration, associated oxidation and
hematite, and local strong silica flooding typically bounded by
sericitization. Two separate mineralized gold zones graded 1.06 g/t
Au over 2.1m and 15.00 g/t Au over 0.8m.
North Sabotage
The North Sabotage target is located
approximately 9.0km NW of Vertigo. Two (2) trenches were excavated
at North Sabotage, a 350m by 50m soil anomaly, to test strong
gold-in-soil values of up to 760 ppb Au (trench JPRNSAB20T003) and
667 ppb Au (trench JPRNSAB20T004). Trench JPRNSAB20T004 cut
strongly sericitized and well foliated felsic orthogneiss with one
mineralized zone grading 1.79 g/t Au over 2.5m.
Vertigo
Four (4) trenches were excavated at Vertigo
primarily to test a number of interpreted fault structures. Three
of the four trenches exposed narrow mineralized oxidized and vuggy
quartz veins within felsic to intermediate gneisses including 4.51
g/t Au over 1.5m in JPRVER20T016, 0.91 g/t Au over 2.0m in
JPRVER20T017, and 2.78 g/t Au over 1.8m in JPRVER20T018.
North Frenzy
North Frenzy is located 9km N of Vertigo. Four
(4) trenches were excavated at North Frenzy where previous CanDig
trenching and limited drilling (diamond and RAB drilling)
encountered gold mineralization in quartz vein breccias in
metaquartzites, associated with a 2km long north-south trending
Au-Ag-As-Pb soil anomaly. Trenches JPRNF20T009, JPRNF20T010 and
JPRNF20T011 each exposed quartz vein breccias which returned
low-grade gold (0.20-0.50 g/t Au) over widths of approximately 2.0m
to 10.0m. The zone is open along strike to the north and at
depth.
Frenzy, X-Man
and Lifeboat
Two (2) trenches at the Frenzy target located
7.6km N of Vertigo tested gold-in-soil and/or GT probe anomalies.
Trench JPRFRE20T006 tested a soil anomaly of up to 357 ppb Au and
GT Probe sample results of 0.37 to 1.35 g/t Au, and exposed
strongly oxidized micaceous quartzites cut by thin quartz veinlets
containing disseminated pyrite and arsenopyrite and patchy
quartz-sericite alteration. A single mineralized zone returned 0.37
g/t Au over 8.8m.
A single trench at the Lifeboat target, located
7.3km NW of Vertigo, JPRLFB20T004 tested a gold-in-soil anomaly of
up to 965 ppb Au, and a GT probe anomaly of up to 0.71 g/t Au.
Four (4) trenches were excavated at the X-Man
target located 12km NE of Vertigo, and based on existing
geochemistry results, appears to represent a potential porphyry
target. The trenches were primarily testing anomalous gold-in-soil
anomalies with values in the range of 122 ppb Au to 319 ppb Au. The
trenches exposed tuffaceous volcanic rocks of the Late Cretaceous
Carmacks Group containing minor disseminated pyrite and multiple
fracture sets. Three of four trenches returned anomalous gold
ranging from 0.13 to 0.59 g/t Au over widths ranging from 1.5m to
37.4m.
Table 1: Summary of Significant Gold
Assay Results, 2020 JP Ross Property Trenches
Target Area |
Trench ID |
From |
To |
Width* |
Gold |
|
|
(m) |
(m) |
(m) |
(g/t) |
Stage
Fright |
JPRSF20T009 |
12.5 |
15.0 |
2.5 |
8.88 |
|
JPRSF20T010 |
12.5 |
15.0 |
2.5 |
1.06 |
|
JPRSF20T010 |
20.0 |
22.5 |
2.5 |
1.83 |
Sabotage |
JPRSAB20T023 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
5.0 |
0.56 |
|
JPRSAB20T023 |
12.5 |
19.0 |
6.5 |
0.87 |
|
JPRSAB20T023 |
38.5 |
40.0 |
1.5 |
3.40 |
|
JPRSAB20T024 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
0.11 |
|
JPRSAB20T025 |
7.5 |
16.0 |
8.5 |
1.15 |
|
inc. |
7.5 |
12.5 |
5.0 |
1.87 |
|
JPRSAB20T026 |
15.8 |
22.8 |
7.0 |
0.25 |
|
JPRSAB20T029 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
1.06 |
|
inc. |
2.2 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
3.05 |
|
JPRSAB20T029 |
11.1 |
11.9 |
0.8 |
15.00 |
North Sabotage |
JPRNSAB20T004 |
13.5 |
16.0 |
2.5 |
1.79 |
Vertigo |
JPRVER20T016 |
26.1 |
28.2 |
2.1 |
0.30 |
|
JPRVER20T016 |
36.0 |
37.5 |
1.5 |
4.51 |
|
JPRVER20T017 |
38.7 |
40.7 |
2.0 |
0.91 |
|
JPRVER20T018 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
2.78 |
North Frenzy |
JPRNFR20T009 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
5.5 |
0.21 |
|
JPRNFR20T009 |
14.2 |
23.0 |
8.8 |
0.21 |
|
JPRNFR20T009 |
30.5 |
32.5 |
2.0 |
0.44 |
|
JPRNFR20T010 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0.30 |
|
JPRNFR20T010 |
30.0 |
32.5 |
2.5 |
0.48 |
|
JPRNFR20T011 |
8.0 |
10.5 |
2.5 |
0.40 |
|
JPRNFR20T011 |
15.4 |
18.9 |
3.5 |
0.30 |
|
JPRNFR20T011 |
26.0 |
27.0 |
1.0 |
0.37 |
X-Man |
JPRXM20T003 |
2.5 |
10.0 |
7.5 |
0.13 |
|
JPRXM20T003 |
23.0 |
24.5 |
1.5 |
0.38 |
|
JPRXM20T005 |
0.0 |
37.4 |
37.4 |
0.24 |
|
inc. |
0.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
0.56 |
|
JPRXM20T006 |
2.0 |
12.0 |
10.0 |
0.41 |
|
inc. |
6.0 |
12.0 |
6.0 |
0.59 |
Frenzy |
JPRFRE20T006 |
0.0 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
0.37 |
Lifeboat |
JPRLFB20T004 |
23.0 |
25.5 |
2.5 |
0.55 |
*Note: All widths are reported as those measured
along the length of the trench. True widths are unknown at this
time.
QA/QCAnalytical work for the
2020 trenching program was performed by Bureau Veritas Canada Ltd.,
an internationally recognized analytical services provider, at its
Vancouver, British Columbia laboratory. Sample preparation
was completed in two stages: crushing to a reject was carried out
at its Whitehorse, Yukon facility, after which a 250 gram split was
sent to the Vancouver, BC facility for pulverization. All trench
samples were prepared using procedure PRP70-250 (crush 70% less
than 2mm, riffle split off 250g, pulverize split to better than 85%
passing 75 microns) and analyzed by method FA430 (30g fire assay
with AAS finish) and AQ-201 (15g, aqua regia digestion and
ICP-ES/MS analysis). Samples containing >10 g/t Au were
reanalyzed using method FA530 (30g Fire Assay with gravimetric
finish).
The reported work was completed using industry
standard procedures, including a quality assurance/quality control
(“QA/QC”) program consisting of the insertion of certified
standards and blanks into the sample stream.
About White Gold Corp.The
Company owns a portfolio of 21,207 quartz claims across 33
properties covering over 420,000 hectares representing over 40% of
the Yukon’s prolific White Gold District. The Company’s flagship
White Gold property hosts the Company’s Golden Saddle and Arc
deposits which have a mineral resource of 1,139,900 ounces
Indicated at 2.28 g/t Au and 402,100 ounces Inferred at 1.39 g/t
Au(1). Mineralization on the Golden Saddle and Arc is also known to
extend beyond the limits of the current resource estimate. The
Company’s recently acquired VG Deposit also hosts a historic
Inferred gold resource of 230,000 ounces at 1.65 g/t Au(2).
Regional exploration work has also produced several other new
discoveries and prospective targets on the Company’s claim packages
which border sizable gold discoveries including the Coffee project
owned by Newmont Corporation with Measured and Indicated Resources
of 2.17 Moz at 1.46 g/t Au, and Inferred Resources of 0.50 Moz at
1.32 g/t Au(3), and Western Copper and Gold Corporation’s Casino
project which has Measured and Indicated Resources of 14.5 Moz Au
and 7.6 Blb Cu and Inferred Resources of 6.6 Moz Au and 3.3 Blb
Cu(3). For more information visit www.whitegoldcorp.ca.
(1) See White Gold Corp. technical report titled
“Technical Report for the White Gold Project, Dawson Range, Yukon
Canada”, dated July 10, 2020, available on SEDAR. (2) See Comstock
Metals Ltd. technical report titled “NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT on
the QV PROJECT”, dated August 19, 2014, available on SEDAR. (3)
Noted mineralization is as disclosed by the owner of each property
respectively and is not necessarily indicative of the
mineralization hosted on the Company’s property.
Qualified Person Terry Brace,
P.Geo. and Vice President of Exploration for the Company is a
“qualified person” as defined under National Instrument 43-101 –
Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects and has reviewed and
approved the content of this news release.
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achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
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expected benefits to the Company relating to the exploration
conducted and proposed to be conducted at the White Gold
properties; the receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals for
the Offering; failure to identify any additional mineral resources
or significant mineralization; the preliminary nature of
metallurgical test results; uncertainties relating to the
availability and costs of financing needed in the future, including
to fund any exploration programs on the Company’s properties;
business integration risks; fluctuations in general macroeconomic
conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in
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other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets (such as the
Canadian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate); change in
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regulations and political or economic developments; risks and
hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration,
development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial
accidents, unusual or unexpected formations pressures, cave-ins and
flooding); inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks
and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose
restrictions on mining and mineral exploration; employee relations;
relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous
populations; availability of increasing costs associated with
mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral
exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining
necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government
authorities); the unlikelihood that properties that are explored
are ultimately developed into producing mines; geological factors;
actual results of current and future exploration; changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be evaluated; soil sampling
results being preliminary in nature and are not conclusive evidence
of the likelihood of a mineral deposit; title to properties;
ongoing uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic; and those
factors described under the heading "Risks Factors" in the
Company's annual information form dated July 29, 2020 available on
SEDAR. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this
news release are based upon what management of the Company
believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions,
the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be
consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be
other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
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undertake to release publicly any revisions for updating any
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Contact Information:David
D’OnofrioChief Executive OfficerWhite Gold Corp.(647) 930-1880
ir@whitegoldcorp.ca
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