Gold Bull Resources Corp. (TSX-V: GBRC) (“
Gold
Bull” or the “
Company”) is pleased to
report re-assay results of RC drill samples from the high-grade
gold intersections at North Hill and Abel Knoll using the metallic
screen fire assay method (with ICP or gravimetric finish as
appropriate). This variation, caused by the presence of coarse
gold, highlights the need for a change in the Company’s assay
protocols to ensure that samples likely to contain coarse gold will
return repeatable assay results suitable for inclusion in a mineral
resource estimate and, that all mineralization with gold above the
cut-off grade is identified.
HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATE:
-
Intersection in SA-0004 with assays determined by metallic
screen fire averages 19.76 g/t Au from 41.1 m to 54.9 m, versus
10.95 g/t Au previously reported from conventional 30 g fire
assay
-
Substantial variation in gold values between metallic
screen fire and conventional fire assay observed in other samples
from high grade zone in SA-0001 raises strong possibility of
under-reporting gold values
- Changes
to sample preparation and assay method protocols currently being
implemented, along with re-assaying to identify zones where gold
grade may be under-estimated and under-reported
Gold Bull CEO, Cherie Leeden commented:
After
observing visible gold in RC chips, and reviewing the repeatability
of some field duplicate samples, it became apparent that the
Company needed to investigate our laboratory
technique. By improving the quality of
our laboratory technique to suit our coarse gold geology at
Sandman, we have an opportunity to include mineralization in the
mineral resource estimate that might otherwise have be excluded,
while also improving the accuracy of data used in the mineral
resource estimate. The re-analysis with this
different lab technique is indicating a significant increase in
gold values in most samples which leads me to believe, some of the
coarse-grained gold may have been getting missed in our original
laboratory technique. Additional re-assaying is currently underway
to rectify this, and we will report the new results to the market
as we receive them.
Background
Drilling conducted since February 2021 at
Sandman has returned several high-grade gold intercepts that have
been reported in previous press releases. Hole SA-0001 at Abel
Knoll intersected high-grade gold mineralization from 143.25 m to
149.35 m down-hole (refer to press release dated March 21, 2021).
The average grade of this interval, based on conventional fire
assay (30 g charge), with ICP-OES and gravimetric finish as
appropriate, was reported as 10.75 g/t Au, using a 5 g/t
cut-off.
High grade gold mineralization was also drilled
at North Hill, including an interval from 41.1 m to 54.9 m with
average grade 10.95 g/t Au, based on conventional 30 g fire assay
and 5 g/t cut-off grade (refer to press release dated March 29,
2021).
Subsequent review of QAQC data (field duplicate
samples) from a range of holes and the recent observation of
visible gold in RC chips drilled at North Hill (refer to press
release dated May 3, 2021) aroused concern that the conventional
fire assay analytical technique may not produce repeatable assay
results for samples at Sandman, where coarse gold is frequently
present in the mineralization. Therefore, coarse rejects from
initial crushing of selected samples from SA-0001 and SA-0004 were
re-assayed using the metallic screen fire assay method, with
ICP-OES or gravimetric finish as appropriate. Screen fire assaying
addresses the coarse gold issue by sieving out the coarse fraction
and assaying it separately and involves assaying a larger mass (1
kg) of material, with a greater probability of being representative
of the drill sample.
The results of re-assaying the SA-0001 and
SA-0004 samples using conventional fire assay (30 g charge) versus
metallic screen fire assay are compared in graphical form (Figure
1) and tabulated (Table 1 and Table 2) below. Results from some
samples are increased and others decreased. This is a consequence
of the conventional fire assay determination being made on a small
sample randomly selected from material where coarse grains of gold
are distributed throughout, not necessarily uniformly. Efforts to
fully homogenize coarse gold throughout samples by pulverization
are not fully effective. Metallic screen fire assay utilizes a 1 kg
pulp that is more representative of the drill sample.
The interval in SA-0004 from 41.1 m to 54.9 m
returned an average grade of 19.76 g/t Au using metallic screen
fire assay, versus 10.88 g/t Au using conventional fire assay with
30 g charge. The substantial increase in average grade in this
interval is mainly due to the sample taken at 42.7 m to 44.2 m
down-hole, where the metallic screen fire assay returned 116.738
g/t Au. It is not possible to recalculate the average
grade of the 143.25 m to 149.35 m interval in SA-0001 because
insufficient coarse reject material remained from the sample from
146.3 m to 147.8 m to conduct a metallic screen fire assay.
However, substantial variation in grade between the two assay
methods can be seen in the tabulated results (Table 1).
In future, Gold Bull will be submitting all
samples within geologically identified mineralized zones that
return greater than 0.1 g/t Au in conventional 30 g fire assay for
re-assay using metallic screen fire assay, where sufficient sample
material has been collected.
Next steps:
- Submit coarse reject samples from
the recent drilling program, including those recently reported as
containing visible gold (refer to press release dated May 3, 2021),
for metallic screen fire assay
- Modify sample preparation and
analysis technique moving forward
- Continue drilling program to test
exploration targets and extend known resources at North Hill,
Silica Ridge, SE Pediment and Abel Knoll, commencing first week in
June
Figure 1 Cross-plot on logarithmic axes of
metallic screen fire assay versus fire assay determinations on
selected samples from SA-0001 and
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Table 1 Comparison of Metallic Screen Fire versus
conventional Fire Assay results from selected samples in hole
SA-0001 at Abel Knoll
Hole No. |
From(m) |
To(m) |
From(ft) |
To(ft) |
Au(ppm)Screen Fire
Assay |
Au(ppm)Fire Assay (30g
charge) |
Change(ppm Au)SCRFA minus
FA30 |
SA-0001 |
135.6 |
137.2 |
445 |
450 |
1.795 |
1.15 |
0.645 |
SA-0001 |
137.2 |
138.7 |
450 |
455 |
3.379 |
2.33 |
1.049 |
SA-0001 |
138.7 |
140.2 |
455 |
460 |
4.888 |
3.05 |
1.838 |
SA-0001 |
140.2 |
141.7 |
460 |
465 |
5.372 |
3.95 |
1.422 |
SA-0001 |
141.7 |
143.3 |
465 |
470 |
5.317 |
2.44 |
2.877 |
SA-0001 |
143.3 |
144.8 |
470 |
475 |
8.691 |
18.6 |
-9.909 |
SA-0001 |
144.8 |
146.3 |
475 |
480 |
6.727 |
6.18 |
0.547 |
SA-0001 |
146.3 |
147.8 |
480 |
485 |
Insufficient sample for SCRFA |
SA-0001 |
147.8 |
149.4 |
485 |
490 |
6.76 |
5.29 |
1.47 |
SA-0001 |
149.4 |
150.9 |
490 |
495 |
2.839 |
3.92 |
-1.081 |
SA-0001 |
150.9 |
152.4 |
495 |
500 |
2.67 |
1.74 |
0.93 |
Table 2 Comparison of Metallic Screen Fire versus conventional
Fire Assay results from selected samples in hole SA-0004 at North
Hill
Hole No. |
From(m) |
To(m) |
From(ft) |
To(ft) |
Au(ppm)Screen Fire
Assay |
Au(ppm)Fire Assay (30g
charge) |
Change(ppm Au)SCRFA minus
FA30 |
SA-0004 |
39.6 |
41.1 |
130 |
135 |
0.032 |
0.017 |
0.015 |
SA-0004 |
41.1 |
42.7 |
135 |
140 |
18.629 |
24.9 |
-6.271 |
SA-0004 |
42.7 |
44.2 |
140 |
145 |
116.738 |
3.47 |
113.268 |
SA-0004 |
44.2 |
45.7 |
145 |
150 |
31.095 |
39.3 |
-8.205 |
SA-0004 |
45.7 |
47.2 |
150 |
155 |
8.021 |
23.9 |
-15.879 |
SA-0004 |
47.2 |
48.8 |
155 |
160 |
2.079 |
1.78 |
0.299 |
SA-0004 |
48.8 |
50.3 |
160 |
165 |
0.383 |
3.6 |
-3.217 |
SA-0004 |
50.3 |
51.8 |
165 |
170 |
0.652 |
0.33 |
0.322 |
SA-0004 |
51.8 |
53.3 |
170 |
175 |
0.103 |
0.168 |
-0.065 |
SA-0004 |
53.3 |
54.9 |
175 |
180 |
0.135 |
0.492 |
-0.357 |
About Sandman
In December 2020, Gold Bull purchased the
Sandman Project from Newmont. Gold mineralization was first
discovered at Sandman in 1987 by Kennecott and the project has been
intermittently explored since then. There are four known pit
constrained gold resources located within the Sandman Project,
consisting of 21.8Mt @ 0.7g/t gold for 494,000 ounces of gold;
comprising of an Indicated Resource of 18,550kt @ 0.73g/t gold for
433kozs of gold plus an Inferred Resource of 3,246kt @ 0.58g/t gold
for 61kozs of gold. Several of the resources remain open in
multiple directions and the bulk of the historical drilling has
been conducted to a depth of less than 100m. Sandman is
conveniently located circa 25-30 km northwest of the mining town of
Winnemucca, Nevada.
Qualified Person
Cherie Leeden, B.Sc Applied Geology (Honours),
MAIG, a “Qualified Person” as defined by National Instrument
43-101, has read and approved all technical and scientific
information contained in this news release. Ms. Leeden is the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Cherie Leeden relied on resource
information contained within the Technical Report on the Sandman
Gold Project, prepared by Steven Olsen, a Qualified Person under NI
43-101, who is a Qualified Persons as defined by the National
Instrument NI 43-101. Mr Olsen is an independent consultant and has
no affiliations with Gold Bull except that of an independent
consultant/client relationship. Mr Olsen is a member of the
Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and is the Qualified
Person under NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects.
Quality Assurance – Quality Control
Drilling was completed using Reverse Circulation
(RC) drilling utilizing double wall drill pipe, interchange hammer
and 4¾ inch hammer bits to drill and sample the rock formation.
Samples were taken over 5 foot intervals (1.52m) and were collected
after separation of the sample using a rotary splitter situated at
the base of the cyclone. A small portion of the rock chips for each
5 foot interval was placed into chip trays for record keeping and
geological logging. The samples bagged at the rig were taken to
American Assay Laboratories in Sparks NV by a Company employee. The
Company inserts quality control (QC) samples at regular intervals
in the sample stream, including blanks and reference materials with
all sample shipments to monitor laboratory performance. The QAQC
program is overseen by the Company’s Qualified Person, Cherie
Leeden, Chief Executive Officer.
Samples are submitted to American Assay
Laboratories’ analytical facility in Sparks, Nevada for preparation
and analysis. The AAL facility is ISO-17025 accredited by IAS.
Where samples are re-submitted for metallic screen fire assay, the
coarse reject material remaining from initial crushing is
pulverized so that 85% of material passes -150 mesh. Three separate
50 g fire assays are completed on different fractions—one at the
+150 mesh and two at the -150 mesh with a resulting calculated
grade completed using the weights of the corresponding fractions
and fire assay results. Analysis for gold is by 50 g fire assay
lead collection with Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission
Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) finish with a lower limit of 0.003 ppm.
Samples with gold assays above 10 ppm are re-analyzed using a 50 g
fire assay fusion with gravimetric finish, which has a lower
detection limit of 0.1029 ppm. A standard fire assay with 50 g
charge is also completed for use by the lab to determine the type
of finish (ICP or gravimetric) that will be required for the screen
fire assays.
About Gold Bull Resources Corp.
Gold Bull’s mission is to grow into a US focused
mid-tier gold development Company via rapidly discovering and
acquiring additional ounces. The company’s exploration hub is based
in Nevada, USA, a top-tier mineral district that contains
significant historical production, existing mining infrastructure
and an established mining culture. Gold Bull is led by a Board and
Management team with a track record of exploration and acquisition
success.
Gold Bull’s core asset is the Sandman Project,
located in Nevada which has a 494,000 oz gold
resource as per 2021 43-101 Resource Estimate. Sandman is located
23 km south of the Sleeper Mine and boasts excellent large-scale
exploration potential. Drilling at Sandman is currently
underway.
Gold Bull is driven by its core values and
purpose which includes a commitment to safety, communication &
transparency, environmental responsibility, community, and
integrity.
Cherie LeedenPresident and CEO, Gold Bull Resources Corp.
For further information regarding Gold Bull
Resources Corp., please visit our website at www.goldbull.ca or
email admin@goldbull.ca.
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