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SUPERIOR GOLD EXTENDS HIGH-GRADE MINERALIZATION IN A FAVOURABLE LOCATION TO THE CURRENT PORTAL AT PLUTONIC

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SUPERIOR GOLD EXTENDS HIGH-GRADE MINERALIZATION IN A FAVOURABLE LOCATION TO THE CURRENT PORTAL AT PLUTONIC

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Gold Inc. (TSX-V: SGI) (OTCQX: SUPGF) is pleased to announce additional high-grade drill results from its ongoing underground diamond drill program at its 100%-owned Plutonic Gold mine in Western Australia.

 

Plutonic is a world-class Archean lode-style gold mineralized system that has produced close to six million ounces of gold over 32 years of continuous operation and encompasses a Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource of 1.92 million ounces together with an Inferred Mineral Resource of 3.97 million ounces (December 2021 Mineral Resource and Reserve).  The Company’s continuous exploration effort underpins a commitment to reserve and resource growth.

 

Results are provided for 57 underground exploration drill holes, drilled from October 2021 to March 2022, for a total of  7,397 metres of drilling.  Drilling was focused on extending and infilling known mineralization in the Indian Access area, located between the existing Caribbean and Indian mining areas at Plutonic.  The Indian Access mining area is under-explored and remains open along strike and both up and down dip as it is yet to be fully drill tested. The Indian Access mining area increased in priority following a reinterpretation of mineralization controls particularly given its proximity to existing infrastructure and the surface. This area of interest represents a footprint of approximately 500 metres by 300 metres as a possible future new mining front in an area that has limited historical mining as seen in Figure 2. Drilling results from this statement were not included in the recent Mineral Resource estimates, however, it is the Company’s intention to reflect these results in the planning for the 2022 mine plan as well as future iterations of the mine plans pending results from the resource model updates.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Drill hole UDD25437 intersected 58.9 g/t gold over 2.7 metres including 0.7 metre at 204.7 g/t gold
  • Drill hole UDD25332 intersected 17.6 g/t gold over 7.7 metres including 0.7metre at 23.6 g/t gold and 26.7 g/t gold over 1.8 metres including 1.0 metre 51.7 g/t gold
  • Drill hole UDD25073 intersected 20.5 g/t gold over 5.1 metres including 1.0 metre at 98.8 g/t gold
  • Drill hole UDD24898 intersected 12.1 g/t gold over 6.5 metres including 1.0 metre at 58.6 g/t gold
  • Drill hole UDD25076 intersected 10.2 g/t gold over 6.9 metres including 0.8 metre at 36.9 g/t gold
  • Drill hole UDD25079 intersected 20.9 g/t gold over 3.0 metres including 1.0 metre at 34.7 g/t gold

 

The results announced today expand the Caribbean and Indian zones, directly adjacent to existing underground infrastructure, which should require minimal capital to develop. The location of this drilling is shown in Figures 1 to 5 below. The intersections are shown in Table 1 below.  Reported intersections are over a minimum downhole length of 0.30 metres (~0.20 metres true width).

 

Chris Jordaan, President and CEO of Superior Gold stated: “These excellent drill results continue to support the Company’s strategy of re-interpreting and re-evaluating historical areas of Plutonic to support future production with new mining fronts and reducing our reliance on remnant mining areas.

 

These results announced today give us further confidence that high-grade extensions of the Plutonic orebody can be systematically targeted.  Results such as hole UDD25437 which intersected 58.9 g/t gold over 2.7 metres, and hole UDD25332 which intersected 17.6 g/t gold over metres indicate that significant mineralization can still be discovered. These drilling results have 26 intercepts containing over 20-gram meters (downhole intersection times Gold value uncut) and 64 intercepts containing over 4.5-gram metres on a total of 57 holes. The high drill success rate from this project area reflects the effectiveness and accuracy of the reinterpretation and remodelling approach currently applied. Our investment in re-interpreting historical data, with this recent success as an example, will further assist our strategy to extend

Plutonic’s mine life. The close proximity to the adit and the ease of access to this area is a favourable location for the current portal at the Plutonic Mine.

 

INDIAN ACCESS

 

The Indian Access intercepts such as 58.9 g/t gold over 2.7 metres in hole UDD25437, 17.6 g/t gold over 7.7 metres in hole UDD25332, 20.5 g/t gold over 5.1 metres in hole UDD25073, and many more significant intercepts demonstrates great potential in an under-explored area of the mine. These targets have been identified through careful re-interpretation of late crosscutting dykes and earlier Northwest faults. The grade intercepts are down dip extensions of known mineralization and also include a “new” zone approximately 100 metres from existing mining infrastructure. These high-grade zones are interpreted to coincide with a similar northwest control on stacked lodes that extend throughout the entire mine from the surface through to the Baltic Extension area.

 

Table 1: Highlights of Drill Results from Indian Access area

 

Drill Hole # Easting (Mine Grid) Northing (Mine Grid) Drill hole collar RL (Mine Grid) Dip (degrees) Azimuth (degrees, Mine Grid) End of hole depth (m) Downhole From (m) Downhole To (m) Downhole Intersection (m) Au (gpt) uncut Est True Thickness
UDD24890 4675 11435 1307 -3 218 137 47.8 50.8 3.0 1.9 2.1
88.9 89.4 0.6 16.9 0.4
UDD24891 4675 11435 1307 6 222 161 No Significant Intercept
UDD24892 4674 11436 1307 0 229 156 97.2 98.2 1.0 8.4 0.7
131.3 133.2 1.9 3.9 1.3
140.7 143.7 3.0 13.5 2.1
UDD24893 4672 11436 1307 -14 245 173 No Significant Intercept
UDD24894 4520 11276 1215 -1 334 160 No Significant Intercept
UDD24895 4520 11276 1216 0 340 144 No Significant Intercept
UDD24896 4520 11276 1215 4 342 129 113.2 113.7 0.5 17.3 0.4
UDD24897 4533 11287 1217 -13 345 224 No Significant Intercept
UDD24898 4595 11345 1229 -14 282 33 4.6 11.1 6.5 12.1 4.6
Including 1.0 58.6 0.7
UDD24899 4599 11337 1229 -4 199 219 106.9 112.0 5.1 2.2 3.6
184.2 187.0 2.8 7.4 2.0
209.7 210.6 0.9 20.1 0.6
UDD24900 4599 11336 1229 -9 228 228 115.0 121.2 6.2 3.2 4.3
UDD25052 4514 11261 1213 1 168 160 1.0 3.0 2.0 3.1 1.4
35.0 37.0 2.0 4.9 1.4
102.3 104.9 2.6 12.5 1.8
UDD25053 4512 11261 1213 -11 192 84 44.8 45.2 0.4 19.2 0.3
50.7 56.0 5.3 7.0 3.7
Including 0.5 33.7 0.4
66.8 68.2 1.4 20.0 1.0
75.6 76.6 1.0 12.4 0.7
UDD25054 4512 11261 1213 -3 195 81 88.0 90.0 2.0 4.3 1.4
UDD25055 4512 11261 1213 -16 202 80 No Significant Intercept
UDD25056 4511 11261 1213 -5 208 90 43.0 43.9 0.9 5.7 0.6
49.9 52.0 2.1 15.5 1.5
UDD25057 4511 11260 1213 2 212 73 100.0 103.0 3.0 18.2 2.1
Including 1.0 38.9 0.7
106.0 107.7 1.7 6.3 1.2
UDD25073 4740 11281 1336 -7 301 113 46.8 48.7 1.9 5.0 1.3
111.9 117.0 5.1 20.5 3.6
Including 1.0 98.8 0.7
133.5 136.2 2.7 7.5 1.9
149.6 150.6 1.0 16.0 0.7
UDD25074 4740 11281 1335 -14 302 119 78.5 89.8 11.3 5.3 7.9
105.3 109.3 4.0 7.9 2.8
141.8 144.2 2.4 2.6 1.7
UDD25075 4740 11281 1336 -3 292 73 No Significant Intercept
UDD25076 4740 11281 1336 -4 286 102 3.1 10.0 6.9 10.2 4.8
Including 0.8 36.9 0.6
UDD25077 4738 11279 1335 -37 267 81 1.2 3.1 1.9 30.4 1.3
Including 0.5 58.8 0.4
UDD25078 4739 11279 1336 -6 259 108 3.6 9.7 6.1 2.8 4.3
33.9 38.4 4.5 3.6 3.2
41.0 44.1 3.1 11.9 2.2
61.5 70.4 8.9 4.6 6.2
98.0 99.0 1.0 24.8 0.7
UDD25079 4739 11277 1336 -12 235 92 0.0 3.0 3.0 20.9 2.1
Including 1.0 34.7 0.7
8.0 10.4 2.4 2.6 1.7
UDD25080 4739 11277 1336 -4 236 89 0.0 2.7 2.7 13.3 1.9
UDD25081 4741 11276 1334 -37 229 63 No Significant Intercept
UDD25082 4743 11275 1334 -50 206 47 No Significant Intercept
UDD25083 4741 11276 1335 -5 229 53 No Significant Intercept
UDD25084 4743 11275 1335 4 197 36 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.9 1.6
UDD25183 4300 11150 1256 -69 65 70 42.4 43.9 1.5 14.0 1.0
UDD25184 4300 11150 1256 -53 85 75 No Significant Intercept
UDD25185 4300 11150 1256 -25 90 75 No Significant Intercept
UDD25186 4318 11127 1256 -56 200 101 10.8 12.6 1.8 6.1 1.3
21.0 22.1 1.1 11.3 0.8
UDD25187 4319 11127 1256 -75 315 100 24.4 26.6 2.2 3.9 1.5
36.8 37.5 0.7 20.4 0.5
UDD25329 4393 11684 1255 -56 257 190 142.4 147.6 5.2 3.0 3.6
UDD25330 4393 11684 1255 -57 246 210 130.7 132.8 2.1 7.1 1.5
Including 1.0 31.8 0.4
152.1 153.1 1.0 7.8 0.7
UDD25331 4393 11683 1255 -64 232 180 No Significant Intercept
UDD25332 4394 11682 1255 -49 214 150 110.8 118.5 7.7 17.6 5.4
Including 0.7 23.6
124.2 126.0 1.8 26.7 1.3
Including 1.0 51.7
UDD25333 4394 11682 1255 -46 201 240 No Significant Intercept
UDD25334 4394 11682 1255 -60 201 215 No Significant Intercept
UDD25335 4409 11681 1255 -52 189 205 No Significant Intercept
UDD25336 4409 11682 1255 -65 183 170 No Significant Intercept
UDD25337 4409 11681 1255 -72 180 185 159.4 160.9 1.5 17.6 1.1
UDD25338 4440 11678 1254 -29 188 245 No Significant Intercept
UDD25338A 4439 11678 1255 -23 188 245 218.9 220.1 1.2 15.3 0.8
UDD25433 4584 11335 1228 -22 280 54 No Significant Intercept
UDD25434 4598 11337 1229 4 203 105 113.1 114.8 1.7 5.2 1.2
UDD25435 4514 11261 1213 -8 175 69 46.6 49.2 2.6 2.5 1.8
UDD25436 4514 11261 1213 -21 191 99 No Significant Intercept
UDD25437 4604 11346 1232 52 96 99 87.3 90.4 3.1 15.1 2.2
111.0 113.7 2.7 58.9 1.9
Including 0.7 204.7 0.5
UDD25438 4592 11343 1232 39 302 99 No Significant Intercept
UDD25439 4598 11337 1229 -17 196 156 148.1 153.6 5.5 5.9 3.9
Including 1.0 23.2
UDD25440 4598 11337 1229 -1 205 150 No Significant Intercept
UDD25441 4554 11304 1222 14 307 84 46.6 48.2 1.7 6.8 1.2
UDD25442 4606 11357 1229 -56 320 36 No Significant Intercept
UDD25443 4604 11346 1233 48 72 90 82.7 83.3 0.6 13.5 0.4
89.0 92.3 3.3 3.9
105.7 109.3 3.6 2.4
UDD25444 4514 11261 1214 6 170 81 1.0 2.0 1.0 9.7 0.7

 

Mineral Resource and Technical Report

 

The technical report supporting the mineral resources identified in this press release is entitled, “2020 Mineral Resource and Reserve Estimate for the Plutonic Gold Operations Including Main Open Cut Pit Area”, is dated December 30, 2020, is effective December 31, 2019, and is available under Superior Gold’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.superior-gold.com.

 

Qualified Person

 

The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Ettienne Du Plessis, who is a “qualified person” as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Du Plessis is not independent of the Company within the meaning of NI 43-101.

 

Quality Control Protocols

 

Drilling is completed with NQ2 core diameter (50.7 mm) and samples are from whole core. Gold results were determined by Aurum Laboratories (Perth) and/or Plutonic laboratory using fire assay fusion. Standards, blanks, and duplicates are included in approximately every 20 samples for Quality Assurance/Quality Control purposes by the Company as well as the laboratory.

 

About Superior Gold

 

Superior Gold is a Canadian based gold producer that owns 100% of the Plutonic Gold Operations located in Western Australia. The Plutonic Gold Operations include the Plutonic underground gold mine and central mill, numerous open-pit projects including the Plutonic Main Pit push-back project, the Hermes open pit projects, and an interest in the Bryah Basin joint venture. Superior Gold is focused on expanding production at the Plutonic Gold Operations and building an intermediate gold producer with superior returns for shareholders.

 


Figure 1: Mineralized Zones at Plutonic Underground (plan view) (CNW Group/Superior Gold)

 


Figure 2: Significant intercepts and Drill hole Locations for the Indian Access Area (plan view) (CNW Group/Superior Gold)

 


Figure 3: Plan view of Indian Access Drill holes and Significant Intersections (*=DD) (CNW Group/Superior Gold)

 


Figure 4: Cross Section A-A’ in Indian Accessdrill results (looking to North East) (CNW Group/Superior Gold)

 


Figure 5: Plutonic Historical Significant Intercepts and Indian Access Target area (plan view) (CNW Group/Superior Gold)

 

Posted May 31, 2022

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