Surebet Drill Highlights:
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1f4beb71-875e-4345-854e-1542d0ad624b
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b05dbcd0-0f76-4c71-a2c9-5058ca4b2548
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f49a528e-2d46-405e-9cfe-10bb42cc8d76
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1d7cc305-ceee-489f-a966-c8e286509550
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/58fad56f-081d-4781-a4fb-a2e940825878
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/89930104-011a-477f-8973-01104df3b54a
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/189ef63d-b3b2-43a1-b171-7017b3e4cd01
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9bf7888e-1c37-40e5-9d3d-8949a5062096
Treasure Island Highlights:
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/80e41842-f9db-4804-8be2-2f83406d074e
Treasure Island Mineralized Intervals |
Including moderate, semi-massive and massive sulphide |
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Hole ID | Pad ID | From | To | Interval | From | To | Interval | |
TI-24-01 | Pad 1 | 376.64 | 415.29 | 38.65 | 376.64 | 386.44 | 9.80 | |
TI-24-05 | Pad 2 | 23.40 | 71.75 | 48.35 | 23.40 | 29.60 | 6.20 | |
TI-24-08 | Pad 3 | 53.00 | 65.70 | 12.70 | 59.30 | 65.70 | 6.40 | |
TI-24-12 | Pad 4 | 120.50 | 140.75 | 20.25 | 136.00 | 140.75 | 4.75 | |
Average | 29.99 | 6.79 | ||||||
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Goliath Resources Limited (TSX-V: GOT) (OTCQB: GOTRF) (FSE: B4IF) is pleased to report the highest concentration of Visible Gold to date drilled on the Surebet discovery at its 100% controlled Golddigger Property, Golden Triangle, B.C. The intercept from drill hole GD-24-260 intersected the Bonanza Zone between 533.90 – 547.00 meters that remains open which includes the highest concentration of visible gold to date with a vein-hosted band of semi-massive pyrrhotite, sphalerite and minor galena and suggests this structure is a principal conduit for gold-depositing fluids and is likely close to the heat engine driving this system that remains open. In addition, the new Deep Zone discovered at 1,239 meters below surface contains multiple quartz veins with chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite demonstrating the tremendous additional untapped discovery potential of the Surebet system that remains wide open. Assays are pending.
Dr. Quinton Hennigh, Technical and Geologic Director of strategic shareholder, Crescat Capital, commented: “This is proving to be a summer of discovery at Golddigger. The recently discovered Bonanza Zone has delivered a succession of core intercepts displaying visible gold, the most recent of which, hole GD-24-260, appears to be notably rich in gold particles. This might indicate that the Bonanza structure was a main fluid conduit at the time of gold deposition. Also very encouraging, more veins have been discovered at depth, a very promising sign. The mineralogy of these veins is nearly identical to Surebet and other shallower veins, a clear sign they are of the same origin. Recent intercepts of intrusive dykes displaying quartz veinlets, some with visible gold, provide the first conclusive evidence of an intrusive association with mineralization. This association is further confirmed by the discovery of mineralized veins at Blue Origin just a few km south of Surebet. All of this evidence points to a very large, perhaps reduced intrusion-related gold system at Golddigger.”
Visible Gold has been observed in 22 out of 33 holes (66 % of holes) drilled during the ongoing 2024 drill campaign as well as 100 % hit rate with compelling base metals mineralization observed in all drill holes. As a result of the continued success of the drilling in 2024, the program has been expanded from 15,000 to 36,000 meters with 8 drill rigs currently operating. The continuity of the thick high-grade gold horizon pertaining to the Bonanza Zone is currently being drill tested with 21 new holes in an area where GD-24-197 returned 34.03 g/t AuEq (1.09 oz/t AuEq) over 9 meters (~true width) and GD-24-235 returning 35.04 g/t AuEq (1.13 oz/t AuEq) over 5.25 meters (~true width).
Significant amounts of Visible Gold as well as bismuth mineralization, molybdenite and chalcopyrite have been identified in multiple veins hosted in intermediate porphyritic dykes in drill holes GD-24-237 and GD-24-240. Investigation of the mineralization in the dykes is ongoing. Visible Gold, bismuth mineralization, molybdenite and chalcopyrite mineralization has also been observed on surface on the new Blue Origin discovery located 4 km to the south of Surebet where a series of veins up to 20 cm wide are hosted in a felsic intrusion and display similar characteristics to the dykes observed on Surebet. This intrusion could be spatially related to Surebet as an uplifted part of the potential feeder source below the 1.8 km2 area that remains open. Based on the newly discovered Visible Gold, bismuth mineralization, molybdenite and chalcopyrite mineralization in the felsic to intermediate porphyritic dykes on Surebet as well as in the intrusions surrounding Surebet (i.e. Blue Origin) that strongly resemble a Reduced Intrusion-Related Gold system (RIRG), the Company has increased its 100 % controlled land package from 66,000 ha to 91,518 ha (28 % increase) to include open ground amenable to this type of mineralization.
Table 1: Visible gold identified in drill holes from 2024
Hole ID | Nr of Occurrences | Particle size (mm) | Country Rock | Mineral Association | Spatial Association With Mineralization |
GD-24-235 | 8 | 0.27-1.30 | Andesite | Qtz-Po-Sph-Py-Cpy (+ Gal) | Mineralized interval; Isolated vein |
GD-24-237 | 6 | 0.23-0.63 | Intermediate Intrusive | Qtz-Bi-Mo; Qtz-Po-Sph-Gal-Py | Isolated vein |
GD-24-240 | 2 | 0.12-0.42 | Intermediate Intrusive | Qtz-Cal-Po-Cpy | Isolated vein |
GD-24-241 | 3 | 0.42-0.49 | Andesite | Qtz-Po-Sph (+Gal, +Cpy) | Isolated vein |
GD-24-242 | 6 | 0.28-0.62 | Sandstone/Andesite | Qtz-Sph-Gal-Po (+Cpy) | Mineralized interval; Isolated vein |
GD-24-243 | 2 | 0.30-0.41 | Sandstone/Andesite | Qtz-Gal (+Po) | Isolated vein |
GD-24-244 | 1 | 0.63 | Mudstone | Qtz-Po-Sph-Cpy | Isolated vein |
GD-24-245 | 6 | Mudstone/Sandstone/Andesite | Qtz-Po-Sph (+Gal, +Cpy) | Mineralized interval; Isolated vein | |
GD-24-246 | 3 | Andesite | Qtz-Sph-Py-Po | Mineralized Interval | |
GD-24-247 | 8 | 0.44-1.30 | Mudstone/Andesite | Qtz-Sph-Gal-Po (+Cpy) | Mineralized Interval |
GD-24-248 | 4 | Mudstone/Andesite | Qtz-Sph-Gal-Po (+Cpy) | Mineralized interval; Isolated vein | |
GD-24-250 | 1 | 0.5 | Mudstone | Qtz-Po-Sph-Gal-Py | Mineralized Interval |
GD-24-252 | 7 | 0.30-0.32 | Andesite | Qtz-Py-Po-Sph-Gal (+Cpy) | Mineralized interval; Isolated vein |
GD-24-254 | 11 | Andesite | Qtz-Po-Py-Sph-Gal | Isolated vein | |
GD-24-255 | 6 | 0.97-1.76 | Andesite | Qtz-Po-Py-Sph-Gal-Cpy | Isolated vein |
GD-24-256 | 6 | 0.37-1.00 | Mudstone/Andesite | Qtz-Sph-Gal-Po-Cpy | Mineralized interval; Isolated vein |
GD-24-258 | 1 | Mudstone | Qtz-Po-Sph-Gal | Isolated vein | |
GD-24-259 | 1 | 0.22 | Mudstone | Qtz-Po-Sph | Mineralized Interval |
GD-24-260 | 16 | Sandstone/Andesite | Qtz-Po-Sph (+Gal); Calc-silicate-Po | Isolated vein | |
GD-24-262 | 3 | Sandstone | Qtz-Po-Sph-Gal | Isolated vein | |
GD-24-264 | 10 | Andesite | Qtz-Po-Sph (+Gal) | Mineralized interval; Isolated vein | |
GD-24-270 | 1 | Sandstone | Qtz-Py-Po-Sph-Gal-Cpy | Isolated vein | |
With only two months of drilling in the 2024 season Goliath Resources has already quadrupled the known depth extent of mineralization from 300 meters to over 1.2 km beneath the surface and remains wide open. This clearly demonstrates the tremendous discovery potential remaining and proves that we have barely begun to scratch the tip of the iceberg. Deep drilling is ongoing, focussed on discovery, including tapping into the feeder source of this extensive new high-grade gold system covering an area of over 1.6 km2 and remains open. Additional drilling will target a surface outcrop from a quartz-sulphide vein with 500 meters of strike that assayed 21.5 oz AuEq or 667.40 gpt AuEq (636.00 gpt Au, 1,690.00 gpt Ag, 7.96 % Cu, 2.22 % Pb) on the Jackpot showing located 1 km southeast of Surebet.
Treasure Island
Extensive high-grade quartz-sulphide mineralization on the original Treasure Island discovery with channel samples that assayed up to 28.08 gpt AuEq and grab samples that assayed up to 11.08 gpt AuEq has been traced in drill holes for 450 meters of strike that remains open in all directions with 2,938 meters drilled from 4 pads. The mineralized intervals average 29.99 meters wide and on average include 6.79 meters of moderate, semi-massive and massive sulphide mineralization in quartz-sulphide breccia over 450 meters of strike extent that remains open.
Drill hole TI-24-01 intercepted a 9.8 meter interval of mineralization containing quartz stockwork and breccia hosting massive chalcopyrite (up to 8%) and pyrite (up to 10%) in a zone that remains open. The strong sulphide mineralization encountered in drill hole TI-24-01 is comparable to what was observed in a surface channel cut, which assayed up to 28.08 gpt AuEq (20.60 gpt Au, 63.60 gpt Ag and 5.04 % Cu) over 0.85 meters and confirms the continuity of the system at depth.
Pending assays, future work on Treasure Island will include a geophysical survey to identify the extent and geometry of the mineralized horizons at depth as well as additional drilling in 2025.
Golddigger Property
The Golddigger Property is 100% controlled covering an area of 91,518 ha hectares and is in the world class geological setting of the Eskay Rift, within 3 kilometers of the Red Line in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. This area and proximity have hosted some of Canada’s greatest mines that include Eskay Creek, Premier and Snip. Other significant and well known deposits in the Golden Triangle include Brucejack, Copper Canyon, Galore Creek, Granduc, KSM, Red Chris, and Schaft Creek. Goliath controls 56 kilometers of the Red Line which is a geologic contact between Triassic age Stuhini rocks and Jurassic age Hazelton rocks used as key markers when exploring for gold-copper-silver mineralization.
The Surebet discovery has exceptional continuity and excellent metallurgy with gold recoveries of 92.2% inclusive of 48.8% free gold from gravity alone, at a 327-micrometer crush (no deleterious elements and no cyanide required to recover the gold based on metallurgical work completed to date).
It is in an excellent location in close proximity to the communities of Alice Arm and Kitsault where there is a permitted mill site on private property. It is situated on tide water with direct barge access to Prince Rupert (190 kilometers via the Observatory inlet/Portland inlet). The town of Kitsault is accessible by road (190 kilometers from Terrace, 300 kilometers from Prince Rupert) and has a barge landing, dock, and infrastructure capable of housing at least 300 people, including high-tension power.
Additional infrastructure in the area includes the Dolly Varden Silver Mine Road (only 7 kilometers to the East of the Surebet discovery) with direct road access to Alice Arm barge landing (18 kilometers to the south of the Surebet discovery) and high-tension power (25 kilometers to the east of Surebet discovery). The city of Terrace (population 16,000) provides access to railway, major highways, and airport with supplies (food, fuel, lumber, etc.), while the town of Prince Rupert (population 12,000) is located on the west coast and houses an international container seaport also with direct access to railway and an airport with supplies.
About CASERM (Center To Advance The Science Of Exploration To Reclamation In Mining)
Goliath is a paying member and active supporter of CASERM, an organization that represents a collaborative venture between Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech aimed at transforming the way that geoscience data are used in the mineral resource industry. Research focuses on the integration of diverse geoscience data to improve decision making across the mine life cycle, beginning with the exploration for subsurface resources continuing through mine operation as well as closure and environmental remediation. As a CASERM member, the Company requested a study and written report to be performed by Colorado School of Mines analysing Surebet’s origin of mineralization that confirmed in its report, an extensive porphyry feeder source at depth for the high-grade gold mineralising fluids at Surebet.
Qualified Person
Rein Turna P. Geo is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, for Goliath Resource Limited projects, and supervised the preparation of, and has reviewed and approved, the technical information in this release. Mr. Turna is also a director of the Company.
About Goliath Resources Limited
Goliath Resources is an explorer of precious metals projects in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia. All of its projects are in world class geological settings and geopolitical safe jurisdictions amenable to mining in Canada. Goliath is a member and active supporter of CASERM which is an organization that represents a collaborative venture between Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech. Goliath’s key strategic cornerstone shareholders include Crescat Capital, Mr. Rob McEwen, Mr. Eric Sprott and a Global Commodity Group based in Singapore.
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