Radisson Mining Resources Inc. (TSX-V: RDS, OTCQB:
RMRDF) (“
Radisson” or the
“
Company”) is pleased to announce results from an
important diamond drill hole at its 100%-owned O’Brien Gold Project
(“
O’Brien” or the “
Project”)
located in the Abitibi region of Québec.
OB-24-337 is an exploratory
hole drilled to a depth of 1,700 metres, the deepest hole ever
drilled at the Project and the first hole drilled directly below
the historic O’Brien Mine workings. At approximately 1,500 metres
vertical depth it intersected sheared and mineralized rocks of the
Piché Group, the dominant host rocks for O’Brien gold
mineralization, and returned 242.0 g/t gold (“Au”) over 1.0
metre within a mineralized interval that averaged
31.24 g/t Au over 8.0 metres.
Matt Manson, President and CEO, commented:
“Following our “Jewellery Box” re-discovery news of December 9,
2024, we are taking the unusual step of releasing assays from
another single drill hole today because of its particular
significance to the future of the O’Brien Gold Project. Hole
OB-24-337 was intended to be a pilot hole testing whether the
Project’s host geology extended below the historic mine and to be a
platform for future wedging and directional drilling. The fact that
this hole intersected mineralization and visible gold at such a
high grade greatly exceeded our expectations. Recall
that approximately 75% of our existing Mineral
Resource is defined at depths above 600 metres. On
September 24th we announced that drill hole OB-24-324 had
intersected 27.61 g/t Au over 6.0 metres at 1,100
metres vertical depth. Now, we have new gold
mineralization in a classic O’Brien setting at 1,500
metres vertical depth, a full 500 metres below the deepest
workings of the old mine. It is clear that O’Brien gold
mineralization is extensive at depth, implying significant future
upside potential for the Project.”
Figure 1: Visible Gold in Drill
Hole OB-24-337
Figure 2: Long Section in
Oblique View of Gold Vein Mineralization and Mineral Resources at
the O’Brien Gold Project, with Drill Hole OB-337 and Other Recent
Deep Drill Holes Illustrated.
Table 1: Detailed Assay Results from Drill Hole
OB-24-337
DDH |
Zone |
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
CoreLength(m) |
Au g/t –Uncut |
Host Lithology |
OB-24-337 |
O'Brien Mine |
|
1,507.6 |
1,508.6 |
1.0 |
5.57 |
POR-S |
|
1,517.7 |
1,525.7 |
8.0 |
31.24 |
POR-S |
Including |
1,517.7 |
1,518.7 |
1.0 |
242.00 |
POR-S |
|
1,550.5 |
1,552.0 |
1.5 |
2.38 |
V3-CEN |
|
1,610.5 |
1,611.9 |
1.4 |
5.49 |
V3-N |
|
1,660.5 |
1,662.7 |
2.3 |
3.78 |
S3P |
Notes on Calculation of Drill
Intercepts:The O’Brien Gold Project March 2023 Mineral
Resource Estimate (“MRE”) utilizes a 4.50 g/t Au bottom cutoff, a
US$1600 gold price, a minimum mining width of 1.2 metres, and a 40
g/t Au upper cap on composites. Intercepts from drill hole
OB-24-337 presented in Table 1 are calculated with a 1.00 g/t
bottom cut-off over a minimum 1.0 metre core length so as to
illustrate the frequency and continuity of mineralized intervals
within which high-grade gold veins at O’Brien are developed.
Intercepts presented in the deep drill hole compilation in Table 2
are calculated with a 3.00 g/t Au bottom cut-off, representing the
lower limit of cut-off sensitivity presented in the March 2023
Mineral Resource Estimate. Sample grades are uncapped. True widths,
based on depth of intercept and drill hole inclination, are
estimated to be 30-70% of core length. Lithology Codes: PON-S3:
Pontiac Sediments; V3-S, V3-N, V3-CEN: Basalt-South, North,
Central; S1P, S3P: Conglomerate; POR-S, POR-N: Porphyry South,
North; TX: Crystal Tuff; ZFLLC: Larder Lake-Cadillac Fault Zone
Table 2: Compilation of All Deep Drill Holes
Recently Published (see Radisson News Releases Dated September 24,
2024 and October 30, 2024. See “Notes on Calculation of Drill
Intercepts”)
DDH |
Zone |
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
CoreLength (m) |
Au g/t - Uncut |
Host Lithology |
OB-24-322 |
Trend #1 |
|
1,149.2 |
1,150.7 |
1.5 |
5.25 |
PON-S3 |
|
1,164.8 |
1,166.2 |
5.2 |
8.75 |
V3-S |
including |
1,164.8 |
1,167.6 |
1.4 |
27.20 |
V3-S |
|
1,215.6 |
1,219.8 |
4.2 |
3.20 |
V3-S |
|
1,234.9 |
1,236.4 |
1.5 |
5.16 |
V3-S |
OB-24-324 |
Trend #1 |
|
1,178.8 |
1,184.8 |
6.0 |
27.61 |
S1P |
including |
1,182.6 |
1,183.7 |
1.1 |
102.00 |
S1P |
|
1,197.5 |
1,199.0 |
1.5 |
4.64 |
S1P |
|
1,231.0 |
1,241.0 |
10.0 |
6.83 |
POR-N/V3-N |
including |
1,231.0 |
1,232.5 |
1.5 |
40.20 |
POR-N |
|
1,249.0 |
1,250.4 |
1.4 |
3.78 |
S3P |
OB-23-324W1 |
Trend #1 |
|
1,139.9 |
1,152.3 |
12.4 |
5.48 |
POR-S |
Including |
1,141.4 |
1,145.8 |
4.4 |
12.10 |
POR-S |
|
1,164.3 |
1,168.5 |
4.2 |
8.02 |
S1P |
|
1,200.0 |
1,202.9 |
2.9 |
3.31 |
POR-N |
OB-24-323 |
Trend #0 |
|
795.0 |
796.0 |
1.0 |
11.85 |
PON-S3 |
|
903.9 |
914.8 |
10.9 |
3.34 |
V3-S |
Including |
903.9 |
905.4 |
1.5 |
13.90 |
V3-S |
|
933.5 |
934.7 |
1.2 |
6.21 |
V3-CEN |
|
993.4 |
1,001.6 |
8.2 |
3.51 |
V3-N/S3P |
Including |
995.4 |
996.9 |
1.5 |
9.93 |
V3-N |
OB-24-337 |
O'Brien Mine |
|
1,507.6 |
1,508.6 |
1.0 |
5.57 |
POR-S |
|
1,517.7 |
1,525.7 |
8.0 |
31.24 |
POR-S |
Including |
1,517.7 |
1,518.7 |
1.0 |
242.00 |
POR-S |
|
1,610.5 |
1,611.9 |
1.4 |
5.49 |
V3-N |
|
1,660.5 |
1,662.7 |
2.3 |
3.78 |
S3P |
Notes Deep Drill Holes OB-24-321 and OB-24
324W2 did not return any intercepts >3 g/t Au
Figure 3: Cross Section of the
Historic O’Brien Mine Locating Drill Hole OB-24-337
Recent Deep Drilling Results
Today’s results from deep drill hole OB-24-337
are from the third batch of drill results released since September
that have shown high grade O’Brien gold mineralization within Piché
Group rocks well below the base of the existing Mineral Resource
Estimate (“MRE”). Seven deep drill holes or drill hole wedges have
been completed since this time. Six of the seven returned instances
of visible gold and five of the seven returned drill intercepts
well above the Project’s grade cutoff in the March 2023 MRE. The
holes were drilled at northerly declinations with initial
inclinations of between -65 and -85 degrees, followed by angling to
provide a high angle of incidence with the southerly dip of the
Piché Group rocks and vein mineralization. Estimated true widths of
drill intercepts at the point of contact with mineralization is
estimated to be 30-70% of core length.
Deep drill results since September 2024,
summarized in Table 2, have now included:
- OB-24-322 with
8.75 g/t Au over 5.2 metres, including 27.20 g/t Au over 1.0
metre;
- OB-24-324 with
27.61 g/t Au over 6.0 metres, including 102.0 over 1.0 metre, and
6.83 g/t Au over 10.0 metres including 40.20 g/t Au over 1.0
metre;
- OB-24-324W1 with
5.48 g/t Au over 12.4 metres, including 12.10 g/t Au over 4.0
metres;
and now:
- OB-24-337 with
31.24 g/t Au over 8 metres including 242.0 g/t Au over 1.0
metre;
The frequency and grade of intercepts returned
by these deep drill holes, as well as the observed host geology,
its deformation, the style of alteration, and the mineralogical
association of the gold mineralization, are all familiar from the
historical O’Brien mine and consistent with the modern geological
model developed at shallower depths. The implication is that
characteristic O’Brien style gold mineralization is extensive at
depth, well below the level of the historic mine workings and the
current MRE.
Gold Mineralization at O’Brien
Gold mineralizing quartz-sulphide veins at
O’Brien occur within a thin band of interlayered mafic volcanic
rocks, conglomerates, and porphyric andesitic sills of the Piché
Group occurring in contact with the east-west oriented Larder
Lake-Cadillac Break (“LLCB”). Gold, along with pyrite and
arsenopyrite, is typically associated with shearing and a pervasive
biotite alteration, and developed within multiple Piché Group
lithologies and, occasionally, the hanging-wall Pontiac and
footwall Cadillac meta-sedimentary rocks.
As mapped at the historic O’Brien mine, and now
replicated in the modern drilling, individual veins are generally
narrow, ranging from several centimetres up to several metres in
thickness. Multiple veins occur sub-parallel to each other, as well
as sub-parallel to the Piché lithologies and the LLCB. Individual
veins have well-established lateral continuity, with near-vertical,
high-grade shoots developed over significant lengths. The historic
O’Brien mine produced over half a million ounces of gold from such
veins and shoots at an average grade exceeding 15 g/t and over a
vertical extent of at least 1,000 metres.
Based on drilling complete to the end of 2022,
the Project has estimated Indicated Mineral Resources of 0.50
million ounces (1.52 million tonnes at 10.26 g/t Au), with
additional Inferred Mineral Resources of 0.45 million ounces (1.60
million tonnes at 8.66 g/t Au). Mineral Resources that are not
Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Current exploration is focussed on delineating well developed vein
mineralization to the east of the historic mine, with additional
high-grade shoots becoming evident in the exploration data over
what has been described as a series of repeating trends (“Trend #s
0 to 5”).
Table 3: Drill Hole Collar Information for
Holes contained in this News Release
DDH |
Zone |
Easting |
Northing |
Azimuth |
Dip |
Hole Length(m) |
OB-24-321 |
Trend #1 |
693952 |
5345216 |
10.0 |
-77 |
1065 |
OB-24-322 |
Trend #1 |
694197 |
5345102 |
0.0 |
-85 |
1339 |
OB-24-323 |
Trend #0 |
693953 |
5345212 |
335.0 |
-79 |
1014 |
OB-24-324 |
Trend #1 |
694219 |
5345107 |
343.0 |
-80 |
1256 |
OB-24-324W1 |
Trend #1 |
694209 |
5345402 |
9.3 |
-64 |
290 |
OB-24-324W2 |
Trend #1 |
694202 |
5345348 |
6.6 |
-65 |
147 |
OB-24-337 |
O'Brien Mine |
693700 |
5345070 |
346.0 |
-80 |
1695 |
QA/QC
All drill cores in this campaign are NQ in size.
Assays were completed on sawn half-cores, with the second half kept
for future reference. The samples were analyzed using standard fire
assay procedures with Atomic Absorption (AA) finish at ALS
Laboratory Ltd, in Val-d’Or, Quebec. Samples yielding a grade
higher than 10 g/t Au were analyzed a second time by fire assay
with gravimetric finish at the same laboratory. Mineralized zones
containing visible gold were analyzed with metallic sieve
procedure. Standard reference materials, blank samples and
duplicates were inserted prior to shipment for quality assurance
and quality control (QA/QC) program.
Qualified Person
Disclosure of a scientific or technical nature
in this news release was prepared under the supervision of Mr.
Richard Nieminen, P.Geo, (QC), a geological consultant for Radisson
and a Qualified Person for purposes of NI 43-101. Mr. Nieminen is
independent of Radisson and the O’Brien Gold Project.
Radisson Mining Resources
Inc.
Radisson is a gold exploration company focused
on its 100% owned O’Brien Gold Project, located in the
Bousquet-Cadillac mining camp along the world-renowned
Larder-Lake-Cadillac Break in Abitibi, Québec. The
Bousquet-Cadillac mining camp has produced over 25 million ounces
of gold over the last 100 years. The Project hosts the former
O’Brien Mine, considered to have been Québec’s highest-grade gold
producer during its production. Indicated Mineral Resources are
estimated at 0.50 million ounces (1.52 million tonnes at 10.26 g/t
Au), with additional Inferred Mineral Resources estimated at 0.45
million ounces (1.60 million tonnes at 8.66 g/t Au). Please see the
NI 43-101 “Technical Report on the O’Brien Project, Northwestern
Québec, Canada” effective March 2, 2023, Radisson’s Annual
Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2023 and other
filings made with Canadian securities regulatory authorities
available at www.sedar.com for further details and assumptions
relating to the O’Brien Gold Project.
For more information on Radisson, visit our website at
www.radissonmining.com or contact:
Matt MansonPresident and
CEO416.618.5885mmanson@radissonmining.com
Kristina PillonManager, Investor
Relations604.908.1695kpillon@radissonmining.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of the applicable Canadian
securities legislation that is based on expectations, estimates,
projections, and interpretations as at the date of this news
release. Forward-looking statements including, but are not limited
to, statements with respect to planned and ongoing drilling, the
significance of drill results, the ability to continue drilling,
the impact of drilling on the definition of any resource, the
ability to incorporate new drilling in an updated technical report
and resource modelling, the Company's ability to grow the O’Brien
project and the ability to convert inferred mineral resources to
indicated mineral resources. Any statement that involves
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