Mawson Resources Limited (TSX: MAW) (Frankfurt: MXR) (PINKSHEETS: MWSNF) announces results from five new drill holes at the Company’s 100% owned Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Northern Finland. Holes are reported from three prospect areas and all intersected gold mineralization.
Key Points:
Mr. Hudson, Chairman and CEO, states, “Our Raja prospect, which is one of many prospect areas, continues to deliver. High-grade gold has again been intersected at Raja and drilled down plunge for greater than 450 metres with a width exceeding 100 metres. The continuity and predictability of high-grade mineralization is encouraging, with 4.0 metres @ 17.7 g/t gold in PAL0092, 5.0 metres @ 12.4 g/t in PAL0118 and 31.7 metres @ 8.4 g/t gold in PAL0093 all recently drilled. With cobalt assays outstanding from these drill holes, and thousands of gold and cobalt assays still in the laboratory, we look forward to announcing data as they become available.”
This release provides results from 5 drill holes: PAL0092 (Raja), PAL0104 (Raja), PAL0115 (Rumajärvi), PAL0116 (Raja) and PAL0122 (South Palokas). Drill holes not reported above (PAL0104, PAL0115 and PAL0122) also intersected anomalous gold mineralization and assay results are provided in Tables 2 and 3. A plan view of the drill results and named prospects is provided in Figure 1. Cross and long section views and a prospect plan are included as Figures 2–4. Tables 1–3 include all relevant collar and assay information. Assuming a predominant stratabound control, true thickness of the mineralized interval is interpreted to be approximately 90% of the sampled thickness. Intersections are reported with a lower cut of 0.5 g/t gold over 1 metre lower cut, no upper cut-off was applied.
In other news, a pilot hyperspectral study of 832 metres of drill core (PAL0092, PAL0093 and PAL0097) is in progress using the TerraCore SisuRock Gen 2 system (3 cameras). This study aims to understand the relationship between high-grade gold and hydrothermal silicate alteration, in particular, hydrous silicates, muscovite, biotite and amphiboles.
Technical and Environmental Background
Five diamond drill rigs from the Arctic Drilling Company OY Oy Kati Ab and MK Core Drilling OY (“MK”), all with water recirculation and drill cuttings collection systems were used for the drill program. Core diameter is NQ2 (50.7 mm) or WL76 (57.5mm) diameter core. Core recoveries were excellent and average close to 100% in fresh rock. After photographing and logging in Mawson’s Rovaniemi facilities, core intervals averaging 1 metre for mineralized samples and 2 metres for barren samples were cut in half at the Geological Survey of Finland core facilities in Rovaniemi, Finland. The remaining half core is retained for verification and reference purposes. Analytical samples were transported by Mawson personnel or commercial transport from site to the CRS Minlab Oy facility in Kempele, Finland. Samples were prepared and analyzed for gold at Kempele using the PAL1000 technique which involves grinding the sample in steel pots with abrasive media in the presence of cyanide, followed by measuring the gold in solution with flame AAS equipment. The QA/QC program of Mawson consists of the systematic insertion of certified standards of known gold content, duplicate samples by quartering the core, and blanks the within interpreted mineralized rock. In addition, CRS inserts blanks and standards into the analytical process.
The qualified person for Mawson’s Finnish projects, Dr. Nick Cook, President for Mawson and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining Metallurgy has reviewed and verified the contents of this release.
About Mawson Resources Limited
Mawson Resources Limited is an exploration and development company. Mawson has distinguished itself as a leading Nordic Arctic exploration company with a focus on the flagship Rompas and Rajapalot gold projects in Finland.
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