White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTCQX: WHGOF, FRA:
29W) (the "Company") is pleased to report positive initial
assay results from the 2022 drill program at the Betty Ford and
Mascot targets, situated 6km apart on its Betty property. The Betty
property is contiguous to and approximately 40km east (Figure 1) of
Newmont Corporation’s Coffee Gold deposit (Measured & Indicated
Resources of 2.14 Moz gold and Inferred Resources of 0.23 Moz
gold(3)) and 15km northeast of Western Copper and Gold
Corporation’s Casino porphyry deposit (Measured & Indicated
Resources of 14.8 Moz gold & 7.6 Blbs copper and Inferred
Resources of 6.3 Moz gold and 3.1 Blb copper(4)). These assays
represent positive initial results from the Company’s 2022 fully
funded $6 million exploration program on its extensive and
underexplored 350,000 hectare land package in the emerging White
Gold District, Yukon, supported by strategic partners Agnico Eagle
Mines Limited and Kinross Gold Corporation.
“We are pleased to have encountered additional
broad zones of near surface gold mineralization on the Betty
property” stated David D’Onofrio, CEO. “Drilling at the Betty Ford
has considerably extended the recently discovered high grade gold
zone (3.46g/t over 50m) which remains open along strike. Maiden
diamond drilling at the Mascot successfully encountered several
gold and multi-element mineralized zones and has improved our
understanding of the structural geological controls of the system.
We look forward to following up on these positive results and
continuing to explore this prolific area which hosts large gold and
copper-gold deposits.”
Maps accompanying this news release can be found
at https://whitegoldcorp.ca/news/.
Highlights:
- 2022 drilling at Betty Ford focused on testing the depth and
strike extents of the gold mineralized zone identified in last
season’s maiden diamond drilling program which included
3.46 g/t Au over 50.0m in hole BETFD21D003 and 1.17 g/t Au
over 48.0m in BETFD21D001.
- Hole
BETFD22D007 on the Betty Ford target intercepted 55.15m of
1.50 g/t Au from 22.85m which has extended gold
mineralization by 40m along strike to the east and to 70m at depth.
Total strike length has been increased to 140m and remains
open.
- 2022 diamond
drilling at Mascot represents maiden diamond drilling at this
target and follows up on historical RC drilling carried out in
2012. Drilling focused on 3 known gold mineralized zones (Page,
Boop and Davis), where historical RC drilling encountered
significant gold ± silver mineralization including 2.62 g/t Au
& 107 g/t Ag over 41.1m in hole BETR12-022 at Page, 29.75 g/t
Au over 3.1m in BETR12-012 and 2.19 g/t Au over 10.7m including
6.05 g/t Au over 3.1m in BETR12-014 at Boop, and 1.48 g/t Au over
21.3m in BETR12-007 at Davis.
- Assays received
from 2022 RC and diamond drilling at the Mascot target include:
- Davis zone:
-
BETMAS22RC005: 1.14 g/t Au over 27.43m from 6.10m depth,
including 8.74 g/t Au over 1.53m
-
BETMAS22RC004: 1.24 g/t Au over 3.05m, 1.48 g/t Au over
9.14m and 4.13 g/t Au over 7.62m
- BETMAS22D008 included an upper zone grading 2.02 g/t Au
over 8.60m from 17.25m and a lower zone which graded 1.25 g/t Au
over 17.35m from 68.50m.
-
BETMAS22D007: 2.85 g/t Au over 3.95m, 4.17 g/t Au over
1.25m, and 7.42 g/t Au over 1.60m including 23.7 g/t Au over
0.5m
- BETMAS22D010:
1.11 g/t Au over 4.5m, 8.94 g/t Au over 0.5m, 1.29 g/t Au over
2.95m, 4.54 g/t Au over 0.8m, and 3.41 g/t Au over 0.5m
- Page zone:
- BETMAS22D004:
1.44 g/t Au, 145.48 g/t Ag, 1.49% Zn and 0.86% Pb over 3.25m
- BETMAS22D006:
1.13 g/t Au, 33.71 g/t Ag, 0.37% Zn and 0.20% Pb over 14.80
- Preliminary interpretation of results from Davis and Page
suggests continuity of the zones along strike and vertically which
remain open.
- Additional
drill results from the Betty as well as the Company’s flagship
White Gold project and regional exploration work will be announced
in due course as results are received and interpreted. The 2022
program has been designed to advance prospective new targets on the
Betty and other properties and to increase the Company’s
significant gold resources on the White Gold property.
Mines and Money London
Company management will be attending the Mines
and Money London conference from November 29th to December 1st,
2022. Interested parties are encouraged to register and request one
on one meetings. Full details are provided below.
Date: Tuesday, November 29th to Thursday,
December 1st, 2022Time: Meetings available from 9:00am to 5:00pm
GMTRegister here: https://minesandmoney.com/london/
Overview of Results
Betty Ford Target
The Betty Ford target is located at the centre
of the Betty property and forms an approximately 1km long east-west
trending gold-in-soil anomaly with gold values ranging from trace
up to 1,961 ppb Au. Bedrock exposure in this area is extremely
limited and existing property-scale geology maps indicate the area
is underlain predominately by metasedimentary rocks comprising
quartzite and muscovite and/or biotite schists. The Betty property
is strategically located on the eastern extension of the Coffee
Creek Fault, which hosts Newmont’s Coffee deposit.
In 2018 a 6-hole RAB drilling program by the
Company tested the central portion of the soil anomaly and 3 holes
encountered gold mineralization including 0.94 g/t Au over 24.39m
in BETFRDRAB18-001, 1.08 g/t Au over 50.29m in BETFRDRAB18-002, and
0.75 g/t Au over 13.72m in BETFRDRAB18-003. Maiden diamond drilling
in 2021 intersected a newly identified polylithic breccia unit that
hosts significant near-surface gold mineralization (see Company
news release dated Nov. 17, 2021, available on SEDAR). Hole
BETFD21D001 intersected an upper zone of 9.03 g/t Au over 1.0m from
6.0m downhole and 1.17 g/t Au over 48.0m from 19.0m downhole, while
hole BETFD21D003, located 100m to the east, intersected 3.46 g/t Au
over 50.0m from 33.0m downhole, including a higher-grade core of
4.47 g/t Au over 30m from 44.0m. The 2022 diamond drilling and RC
drilling was designed to further evaluate the Betty Ford target to
determine the extent and continuity of mineralization.
Betty Ford 2022 Results
The 2022 Betty Ford drill program comprised 5
diamond drill holes totalling 933.0m and 2 RC holes totalling
201.16m (Figure 2). Assay results have only been received for
diamond drill holes BETFD22D007, 008 and 009, while assays remain
pending for holes BETFD22D010 and 011 and RC holes BETFD22RC004 and
005.
Hole BETFD22D007 (Figure 3) was drilled from the
same pad as BETFD21D003 (3.46 g/t Au over 50m) at an azimuth of
135° (southeast) to test the interpreted gold mineralized zone
along strike to the east. Ground permafrost prevented drilling the
zone at the optimal orientation directly on section 50m to the east
of BETFD21D003 as originally planned. Hole BETFD22D007 interested a
broad zone of gold mineralization (Figure 4) returning 1.50 g/t
over 55.15m from 22.85m downhole (Table 1). This extends the gold
zone approximately 40m to the east and remains open along
strike.
Two holes, BETFD22D008 and 009 were drilled 100m
west of hole BETFD21D001 (1.17 g/t Au over 48.0m). Hole BETFD22D009
intersected a broad fault zone, herein named the Betty Ford Fault,
which appears to truncate the near surface oxidized, and
interpreted gold bearing portion of the breccia unit. Hole
BETFD21D004, which was previously drilled approximately 50m behind
hole BETFD22D009, intersected a broad interval of the breccia unit
within the interpreted non gold bearing sulphide domain. The
Company’s geological team is currently reviewing borehole optical
televiewer data and structural information to understand the
kinematics of this fault and identify where the near surface gold
bearing oxide component of the breccia may have been offset.
The current interpretation suggests that the
main zones of significant gold mineralization encountered in holes
BETFD21D001, BETFD21D003 and BETFD22D007 are hosted in an upper
oxidized and transition (oxide to sulphide) zone, which is
underlain by a relatively unmineralized sulphide domain within the
polylithic breccia unit.
Table 1. Summary of Significant 2022
Diamond Drilling Gold Assay Results at the Betty Ford
Target.
Hole ID |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m)* |
Au (g/t) |
BETFD22D007 |
22.85 |
78.00 |
55.15 |
1.50 |
Incl. |
44.00 |
49.00 |
5.00 |
4.29 |
|
61.00 |
67.00 |
6.00 |
2.67 |
* Note: All drill
hole intercepts reported herein are core lengths. Currently there
is insufficient data to estimate true thicknesses. |
Mascot Target
The Mascot target is underlain by diorite to
granodiorite intrusive rocks and covers a large cluster of gold
soil geochemical anomalies measuring 4km E-W x 4km N-S. In 2012,
previous operator Ethos Gold Corp. (“Ethos”) carried out an RC
drilling program at Mascot, completing 61 holes totalling 7,132m.
Ethos’s drilling targeted gold soil anomalies with 50m sample
spacings. In 2020 the Company carried out infill soil sampling at
25m spacings to better define the gold anomalies at the target.
Additionally, a recent structural geological interpretation has
improved the Company’s identification of the structural controls on
gold mineralization (see Company news release dated August 11,
2021, available on SEDAR).
Mascot 2022 Results
The 2022 maiden diamond drilling at Mascot
tested three of the highest priority mineralized zones (Figure 5)
identified in Ethos’s 2012 RC program, including the Page zone
(2.62 g/t Au & 107 g/t Ag over 41.1m in hole BETR12-022), the
Boop zone (29.75 g/t Au over 3.10m in BETR12-012 and 2.19 g/t Au
over 10.7m in BETR12-014) and the Davis zone (1.48 g/t Au over
21.3m in BETR12-007) (See Prospector Metals Corp. (formerly Ethos
Gold Corp.) News Release dated June 26, 2012, Available on
SEDAR).
Prior to initiating the 2022 diamond drilling
program, 5 RC holes totalling 400.8m were strategically drilled
(one at the Page zone, and two holes each at the Boop and Davis
zones) primarily to collect borehole optical televiewer data which
provided key structural information and helped determine the
orientation of structures and mineralized zones. This data was
processed and interpreted in near real time and guided the
placement and orientation of subsequent diamond drill holes. Assay
results for the RC holes are provided below in Tables 2 & 3.
Consistent with Ethos’s RC drilling, the multi-element Page zone is
enriched in silver, zinc and lead compared to the Boop and Davis
zones which are primarily gold only.
Table 2. Summary of 2022 Significant RC
Drilling Assay Results at the Mascot Target – Davis
Zone.
Hole ID |
Zone |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m)* |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
BETMAS22RC004 |
Davis |
7.62 |
10.67 |
3.05 |
1.24 |
0.41 |
|
|
15.24 |
24.38 |
9.14 |
1.48 |
0.39 |
Incl. |
|
15.24 |
18.29 |
3.05 |
2.95 |
0.45 |
|
|
64.01 |
71.63 |
7.62 |
4.13 |
0.62 |
Incl. |
|
70.10 |
71.63 |
1.52 |
12.90 |
1.64 |
BETMAS22RC005 |
Davis |
6.10 |
33.53 |
27.43 |
1.14 |
0.48 |
Incl. |
|
32.00 |
33.53 |
1.53 |
8.74 |
0.46 |
* Note: All drill hole intercepts reported herein are core lengths.
Currently there is insufficient data to estimate true
thicknesses. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table 3. Summary of 2022 Significant RC
Drilling Assay Results at the Mascot Target – Page
Zone.
Hole ID |
Zone |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m)* |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Zn (%) |
Pb (%) |
BETMAS22RC003 |
Page |
19.81 |
27.43 |
7.62 |
0.43 |
23.77 |
0.75 |
0.21 |
* Note: All drill hole intercepts reported
herein are core lengths. Currently there is insufficient data to
estimate true thicknesses.
Diamond Drill Results
The primary goal of the 2022 maiden diamond
drill program at Mascot (10 holes, 1248.8m) was to determine the
nature of alteration and mineralization at the various zones, and
to establish the orientation and continuity of the zones. Two holes
were drilled at the Boop zone, and four were drilled at each of the
Page and Davis zones. Assay results have been received for the Page
and Davis zone holes, while results for the Boop holes remain
pending. Significant assays received to date are summarized below
in Tables 4 & 5.
Davis Zone
At the Davis zone (Figure 6), holes BETMAS22D007
and BETMAS22D008 were drilled from the same pad as RC hole
BETMASRC004 (1.48 g/t Au over 9.14m and 4.13 g/t Au over 7.62m).
BETMAS22D007 intersected an upper zone grading 2.85 g/t Au over
3.95m from 13.75m downhole and a lower zone which returned 7.42 g/t
Au over 1.60m from 105.90m downhole. BETMAS22D008 (Figure 7) was
the strongest hole diamond drilled at Davis and intersected an
upper zone grading 2.02 g/t Au over 8.60m from 17.25m downhole and
a lower zone which graded 1.25 g/t Au over 17.35m from 68.50m
downhole.
Holes BETMASD009 and BETMAS22D010 were drilled
from the same pad located approximately 50m to the north to test
for a strike extension of mineralization in that direction.
BETMASD009 intersected 0.59 g/t Au over 16.75m from 42.95m
downhole, while BETMASD010 intersected an upper zone grading 1.11
g/t Au over 4.50m from 16.50m downhole, as well as several
additional narrow mineralized intervals (see Table 4).
Preliminary interpretation of Davis suggests that the Au-Ag-As
mineralized zones observed in BETMASS22D007 to BETMASS22D010 are
associated with corridors of mm-cm scale quartz-sulfide veining,
often within or below shear structures. The ‘upper’ structure in
BETMASSD007 (13.75m), BETMAS22D008 (17.25m) and BETMAS22D010
(16.50m) contains quartz vein fragments within strongly oxidized
hem-scorodite-clay shears approximately trending NNW, dipping NE.
The mineralized intercepts lower in BETMAS22D008 and BETMAS22D009
are within weak to moderate argillic overprinted diorite with mm-cm
scale quartz veins and stringer sulfide veinlets. These zones are
often associated with local faulting and veining is categorized by
quartz-arsenopyrite-pyrite and trace sphalerite. Alteration is
limited to proximal to veining and to large-scale structures. The
preliminary interpretation suggests continuity of the zones along
strike and vertically which remain open.
Table 4. Summary of Significant 2022
Diamond Drilling Assay Results at the Mascot Target – Davis
Zone.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hole ID |
Zone |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m)* |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
BETMAS22D007 |
Davis |
13.75 |
17.70 |
3.95 |
2.85 |
0.31 |
Incl. |
|
14.65 |
15.55 |
0.90 |
5.56 |
0.43 |
And |
|
15.55 |
16.45 |
0.90 |
4.42 |
0.37 |
|
|
60.00 |
61.25 |
1.25 |
4.17 |
0.51 |
Incl. |
|
60.50 |
61.25 |
0.75 |
6.58 |
0.67 |
|
|
105.90 |
107.50 |
1.60 |
7.42 |
4.32 |
Incl. |
|
107.00 |
107.50 |
0.50 |
23.70 |
13.72 |
BETMAS22D008 |
Davis |
17.25 |
25.85 |
8.60 |
2.02 |
0.80 |
Incl. |
|
17.25 |
17.75 |
0.50 |
11.40 |
6.65 |
And |
|
19.10 |
21.00 |
1.90 |
4.56 |
0.91 |
|
|
68.50 |
85.85 |
17.35 |
1.25 |
0.36 |
Incl. |
|
80.10 |
80.85 |
0.75 |
15.60 |
2.98 |
BETMAS22D009 |
Davis |
15.95 |
16.75 |
0.80 |
1.75 |
1.35 |
|
|
42.95 |
59.70 |
16.75 |
0.59 |
1.20 |
Incl. |
|
48.30 |
50.55 |
2.25 |
1.60 |
4.14 |
And |
|
54.15 |
56.65 |
2.50 |
1.74 |
0.30 |
|
|
88.85 |
89.45 |
0.60 |
1.31 |
3.19 |
BETMAS22D010 |
Davis |
16.50 |
21.00 |
4.50 |
1.11 |
0.72 |
Incl. |
|
16.50 |
17.00 |
0.50 |
5.58 |
2.67 |
|
|
49.00 |
49.50 |
0.50 |
8.94 |
0.92 |
|
|
78.10 |
81.05 |
2.95 |
1.29 |
1.35 |
|
|
113.50 |
114.30 |
0.80 |
4.54 |
0.11 |
|
|
142.50 |
143.00 |
0.50 |
3.41 |
1.33 |
* Note:
All drill hole intercepts reported herein are core lengths.
Currently there is insufficient data to estimate true
thicknesses. |
Page Zone
At the Page zone (Figure 8), holes BETMASD003
and BETMASD004 were drilled from the same pad and were collared
approximately 10m east of RC hole BETMASRC003 (0.43 g/t Au and
23.77 g/t Ag over 7.62m). Hole BETMASD003 intersected 1.56 g/t Au,
60.65 g/t Ag, 1.13% Zn and 0.53% Pb over 2.05m from 36.40m
downhole, and BETMASD004 intersected 1.44 g/t Au, 145.48 g/t Ag,
1.49% Zn and 0.86% Pb over 3.25m from 48.95m downhole (see Tale
5).
Holes BETMASD005 and BETMASD006 (Figure 9) were
also drilled from the same pad located approximately 50m to the
southeast to test for a strike extension of mineralization in that
direction. Hole BETMASD005 intersected 1.51 g/t Au, 97.5 g/t Ag,
2.10% Zn and 0.75% Pb over 2.70m from 53.80m downhole, while hole
BETMASD006 returned the strongest results of the four holes with
1.13 g/t Au, 33.71 g/t Ag, 0.37% Zn and 0.20% Pb over 14.80m from
86.50m downhole.
Mineralization in these zones is associated with polymetallic
veins and moderately clay altered, weakly oxidized structures with
gouge hosted sulfides. Sphalerite, galena, and pyrite are observed
within this zone. Preliminary interpretation suggests that
Au-Ag-Zn-Pb mineralization at Page is structurally controlled
within 1 or more corridors and discreet hanging wall veins. The
preliminary interpretation suggests continuity of the zone along
strike and vertically which remains open.
Table 5. Summary of Significant 2022
Diamond Drilling Assay Results at the Mascot Target – Page
Zone.
Hole ID |
Zone |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m)* |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Zn (%) |
Pb (%) |
BETMAS22D003 |
Page |
36.40 |
38.45 |
2.05 |
1.56 |
60.65 |
1.13 |
0.53 |
BETMAS22D004 |
Page |
48.95 |
52.20 |
3.25 |
1.44 |
145.48 |
1.49 |
0.86 |
Incl. |
|
50.70 |
52.20 |
1.50 |
2.38 |
271.00 |
3.03 |
1.69 |
|
|
55.95 |
57.80 |
1.85 |
0.29 |
67.59 |
1.35 |
0.51 |
|
|
70.70 |
72.20 |
1.50 |
1.29 |
216.00 |
1.34 |
1.53 |
BETMAS22D005 |
Page |
53.80 |
56.50 |
2.70 |
1.51 |
97.50 |
2.10 |
0.75 |
Incl. |
|
53.80 |
54.35 |
0.55 |
1.43 |
101.96 |
3.64 |
0.82 |
And |
|
55.50 |
56.00 |
0.50 |
2.32 |
257.00 |
3.11 |
2.06 |
BETMAS22D006 |
Page |
86.50 |
101.30 |
14.80 |
1.13 |
33.71 |
0.37 |
0.20 |
Incl. |
|
86.50 |
87.20 |
0.70 |
8.44 |
43.31 |
1.29 |
0.18 |
* Note:
All drill hole intercepts reported herein are core lengths.
Currently there is insufficient data to estimate true
thicknesses. |
Table 6. Collar Details for 2022 Diamond
and RC Drill Holes at the Betty Ford and Mascot Davis and Page
Targets.
Hole ID |
Target (Zone) |
Type |
Collar Location (UTM NAD83, Zone 7) |
|
|
Az° |
Dip° |
Length (m) |
|
|
|
Easting (m) |
Northing (m) |
Elevation (m) |
|
|
|
BETFD22D007 |
Ford |
Diamond |
624691 |
6963624 |
854 |
135 |
-50 |
171.00 |
BETFD22D008 |
Ford |
Diamond |
624498 |
6963591 |
780 |
0 |
-60 |
186.00 |
BETFD22D009 |
Ford |
Diamond |
624499 |
6963540 |
796 |
180 |
-50 |
152.00 |
BETFD22D010 |
Ford |
Diamond |
624882 |
6963634 |
868 |
215 |
-50 |
223.00 |
BETFD22D011 |
Ford |
Diamond |
625024 |
6963588 |
927 |
215 |
-50 |
201.00 |
BETFD22RC004 |
Ford |
RC |
624598 |
6963582 |
826 |
230 |
-50 |
100.58 |
BETFD22RC005 |
Ford |
RC |
624939 |
6963588 |
902 |
215 |
-50 |
100.58 |
BETMAS22RC003 |
Mascot (Page) |
RC |
628301 |
6961571 |
926 |
270 |
-60 |
100.58 |
BETMAS22RC004 |
Mascot (Davis) |
RC |
630358 |
6960549 |
911 |
270 |
-60 |
100.58 |
BETMAS22RC005 |
Mascot (Davis) |
RC |
630332 |
6960549 |
917 |
270 |
-60 |
100.58 |
BETMAS22D003 |
Mascot (Page) |
Diamond |
628310 |
6961573 |
926 |
270 |
-50 |
129.80 |
BETMAS22D004 |
Mascot (Page) |
Diamond |
628312 |
6961572 |
928 |
255 |
-75 |
130.00 |
BETMAS22D005 |
Mascot (Page) |
Diamond |
628343 |
6961528 |
939 |
270 |
-50 |
136.00 |
BETMAS22D006 |
Mascot (Page) |
Diamond |
628345 |
6961527 |
939 |
255 |
-70 |
126.00 |
BETMAS22D007 |
Mascot (Davis) |
Diamond |
630357 |
6960548 |
906 |
270 |
-50 |
124.00 |
BETMAS22D008 |
Mascot (Davis) |
Diamond |
630359 |
6960548 |
906 |
250 |
-65 |
120.00 |
BETMAS22D009 |
Mascot (Davis) |
Diamond |
630353 |
6960600 |
901 |
270 |
-50 |
135.00 |
BETMAS22D010 |
Mascot (Davis) |
Diamond |
630354 |
6960599 |
901 |
250 |
-65 |
145.00 |
Note: Holes
identified by bold text are those for which assay results have been
received and are reported in this news release. Assays pending for
remaining holes. |
About the Betty PropertyThe
Betty property comprises 860 quartz claims which cover an area of
17,127 hectares and is strategically located contiguous to and 15km
northeast of Western Copper and Gold Corporation’s Casino porphyry
deposit and 40 km east of Newmont Corporation’s Coffee Gold
deposit.
The property hosts several early-stage
exploration targets including the Betty Ford, Betty White, Betty
Grable, Betty Black and Mascot targets. The property was originally
staked in 2010 and since that time has seen intermittent
exploration. Early work from 2010 to 2013 was carried out by Ethos
Gold Corp. (“Ethos”) which completed soil geochemistry surveys
(coarse grid), airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys, the
acquisition of high-resolution satellite imagery, trenching and
reverse circulation (RC) drilling. The majority of Ethos’s work was
focused in the Mascot target area leaving large portions of the
property underexplored. More recent work has included mapping and
prospecting, infill soil geochemistry sampling, ground geophysical
surveys (Induced Polarization-Resistivity, and Magnetics – VLF-EM),
LiDAR surveys, GT probe sampling and RAB drilling in 2018.
Significant historical RC & RAB drilling results include 2.62
g/t Au over 41.1m in hole BETR12-022, 29.75 g/t Au over 3.1m in
BETR12-012 and 2.19 g/t Au over 10.7m in BETR12-014 in Ethos RC
drilling at the Mascot target, and 1.08 g/t Au over 50.29m in hole
BETFRDRAB18-002 in 2018 RAB drilling by the Company at the Betty
Ford target.
The Betty property is underlain primarily by
Late Devonian metasedimentary rocks of the Snowcap Assemblage which
have been intruded by the Middle Cretaceous Dawson Range
granodiorite and diorite in the southern portion of the property.
The structural geological setting of the property area is complex
with 4 major fault arrays being recognized: 1) WNW-trending Yukon
River Shear Zone (YRSZ); 2) E-W trending Coffee Creek fault; 3)
NW-trending Big Creek fault; and 4) NE-trending Dip Creek fault.
The earliest faults are W to WNW trending, southerly verging thrust
faults (later movement is dextral strike slip) including the Coffee
Creek Fault and Yukon River Shear Zone, and NW trending oblique
second order faults. Later fault systems include the NW-trending
Big Creek Fault and the NE-trending Dip Creek Fault. Additional
2nd and 3rd order faults also developed at this time, possibly
in the Mid to Late Cretaceous. The most important structures
controlling gold mineralization as outlined by soil geochemistry
appear to be 2nd and 3rd order NE trending and W trending
structures. These areas include the Betty Ford, Betty White, Betty
Grable and Mascot zones. More rarely gold mineralization appears to
be associated with regional scale structures as is the case with
the Betty Black zone on the Coffee Creek Fault. Based on soil
geochemistry and structural interpretations, the property is
prospective for several styles of mineralization including orogenic
gold, intrusion-related gold, and porphyry copper (Au/Mo)
mineralization.
QA/QCAnalytical work for the
2022 diamond drilling program was performed by Bureau Veritas, an
internationally recognized analytical services provider, at its
North Vancouver, British Columbia laboratory. Sample preparation
was carried out at its Whitehorse, Yukon facility. All diamond
drill core samples were prepared using the PRP70-250 package, where
samples were weighed, dried, and crushed to greater than 70%
passing a 2mm sieve, then pulverized to greater than 85% passing 75
microns). Core were then analyzed in accordance with BV’s FA430 and
MA250 packages, for both gold analysis by fire assay (30g fire
assay with AAS finish) and ultra-trace multi-element ICP analysis
(0.25 g, 4 acid digestion and ICP-MS analysis).
The reported diamond drilling sampling program
work was completed using industry standard procedures, including a
quality assurance/quality control (“QA/QC”) program consisting of
the insertion of standards and blank samples into the sample
stream. BV also runs a comprehensive QA/QC program of standards,
duplicates, and blanks within each sample stream.
About White Gold Corp.The
Company owns a portfolio of 17,584 quartz claims across 30
properties covering approximately 350,000 hectares representing
over 40% of the Yukon’s emerging 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 an Inferred gold
resource of 267,600 ounces at 1.62 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 14.8 Moz Au and 7.6
Blb Cu and Inferred Resources of 6.3 Moz Au and 3.1 Blb Cu(4). 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”, Effective Date May 15, 2020, Report Date July 10, 2020,
prepared by Dr. Gilles Arseneau, P.Geo., and Andrew Hamilton,
P.Geo., available on SEDAR.(2) See White Gold Corp. technical
report titled “Technical Report for the QV Project, Yukon, Canada”,
Effective Date October 15, 2021, Report Date November 15, 2021,
available on SEDAR.(3) See Newmont Corporation news release titled
“Newmont Reports 2021 Mineral Reserves of 93 Million Gold Ounces
and 65 Million Gold Equivalent Ounces”, dated February 24, 2022:
https://www.newmont.com/investors/news-release/default.aspx.(4) See
Western Copper and Gold Corporation technical report titled “Casino
project, Form 43-101F1 Technical Report Feasibility Study, Yukon
Canada”, Effective Date June 13, 2022, Issue Date August 8, 2022,
prepared by Daniel Roth, PE, P.Eng., Mike Hester, F Aus IMM, John
M. Marek, P.E., Laurie M. Tahija, MMSA-QP, Carl Schulze, P.Geo.,
Daniel Friedman, P.Eng., Scott Weston, P.Geo., available on
SEDAR.
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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward
Looking InformationThis news release contains
"forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements"
(collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of
the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements,
other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking
statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections
as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs,
plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or
performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects",
or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not
anticipate", "plans", “proposed”, "budget", "scheduled",
"forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of
such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or
results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to
occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may
be forward-looking statements. In this news release,
forward-looking statements relate, among other things, the
Company’s objectives, goals and exploration activities conducted
and proposed to be conducted at the Company’s properties; future
growth potential of the Company, including whether any proposed
exploration programs at any of the Company’s properties will be
successful; exploration results; and future exploration plans and
costs and financing availability.
These forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company
at the time such statements were made. Actual future results may
differ materially as forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to
materially differ from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors, among other things, include: the
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
spot and forward prices of gold, silver, base metals or certain
other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets (such as the
Canadian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate); change in
national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls,
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
reliance on forward-looking statements and information. There can
be no assurance that forward-looking information, or the material
factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking
information, will prove to be accurate. The Company does not
undertake to release publicly any revisions for updating any
voluntary forward-looking statements, except as required by
applicable securities law.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
news release.
For Further Information, Please
Contact:
Contact Information:David
D’OnofrioChief Executive OfficerWhite Gold Corp.(647) 930-1880
ir@whitegoldcorp.ca
To Book a Meeting with Management:
https://whitegoldcorp.ca/contact/request-information/
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