GFG Extends Gold Mineralization to Depth and Confirms Multiple High Grade Vein Systems with 23.08 g/t Gold over 7.6 m at the Aljo Target - Main Zone
GFG Resources has announced its best-ever drill intercept at the Aljo Mine in Ontario, Canada, with a highlight of 23.08 g/t gold over 7.6 m at the Main Zone. This drill hole, ALJ-24-012, also included a section with 215.00 g/t gold over 0.8 m. The drill results extend gold mineralization approximately 200 m down-dip and confirm the continuity and higher-grade of the Aljo Main Zone.
The company has completed five holes (1,700 m) in their Phase 1 2024 drill program, and results from four additional holes are pending. GFG plans to continue drilling in October with a 4,000 m budget to expand the system further. Notably, the current intercepts include significant visible gold and tellurides, demonstrating the system's high potential.
The company also highlighted the geological settings and structural associations of the mineralization, which are consistent with historic underground workings. GFG is initiating new internal studies to understand the mineralogy and hydrothermal alteration better, contributing to its exploration strategies in the Timmins Gold District.
GFG Resources ha annunciato il suo miglior intervento di perforazione mai registrato presso la Aljo Mine in Ontario, Canada, con un risultato di 23,08 g/t oro su 7,6 m nella Main Zone. Questo foro di perforazione, ALJ-24-012, ha anche incluso una sezione con 215,00 g/t oro su 0,8 m. I risultati della perforazione estendono la mineralizzazione dell'oro per circa 200 m in profondità e confermano la continuità e il grado più elevato della Main Zone di Aljo.
L'azienda ha completato cinque fori (1.700 m) nel suo programma di perforazione Fase 1 2024, e i risultati di quattro fori aggiuntivi sono in attesa. GFG prevede di continuare la perforazione in ottobre con un budget di 4.000 m per espandere ulteriormente il sistema. È notevole che gli attuali interventi includano oro visibile significativo e telluridri, dimostrando l'alto potenziale del sistema.
L'azienda ha anche messo in evidenza i contesti geologici e le associazioni strutturali della mineralizzazione, che sono coerenti con i lavori sotterranei storici. GFG sta avviando nuovi studi interni per comprendere meglio la mineralogia e l'alterazione idrotermale, contribuendo alle sue strategie di esplorazione nel Distretto dell'Oro di Timmins.
GFG Resources ha anunciado su mejor interceptación de perforación hasta la fecha en la Aljo Mine en Ontario, Canadá, con un resultado destacado de 23.08 g/t de oro sobre 7.6 m en la Main Zone. Este agujero de perforación, ALJ-24-012, también incluyó una sección con 215.00 g/t de oro sobre 0.8 m. Los resultados de perforación extienden la mineralización de oro aproximadamente 200 m en profundidad y confirman la continuidad y el alto grado de la Aljo Main Zone.
La empresa ha completado cinco agujeros (1,700 m) en su programa de perforación Fase 1 2024, y los resultados de cuatro agujeros adicionales están pendientes. GFG planea continuar la perforación en octubre con un presupuesto de 4,000 m para expandir aún más el sistema. Cabe destacar que los actuales interceptos incluyen oro visible significativo y telururos, demostrando el alto potencial del sistema.
La empresa también destacó los contextos geológicos y las asociaciones estructurales de la mineralización, que son consistentes con los trabajos subterráneos históricos. GFG está iniciando nuevos estudios internos para entender mejor la mineralogía y la alteración hidrotermal, contribuyendo a sus estrategias de exploración en el Distrito de Oro de Timmins.
GFG Resources는 캐나다 온타리오에 위치한 Aljo Mine에서 지금까지 가장 뛰어난 시추 결과를 발표했으며, Main Zone에서 7.6m에 걸쳐 23.08g/t 금을 기록했습니다. 이 시추공 ALJ-24-012는 0.8m에 걸쳐 215.00g/t 금을 포함한 구간도 있었습니다. 시추 결과는 약 200m 깊이까지 금 광물화가 확장되었음을 보여주며, Aljo Main Zone의 연속성과 고등급을 확인했습니다.
회사는 2024년 1단계 시추 프로그램에서 1,700m에 해당하는 5개의 시추공을 완료했으며, 4개의 추가 시추 결과는 기다리고 있습니다. GFG는 시스템을 더 확장하기 위해 4,000m의 예산으로 10월에 시추를 계속할 계획입니다. 현재의 시추 결과에는 상당한 가시적인 금과 텔루리드가 포함되어 있으며, 시스템의 높은 잠재력을 보여줍니다.
회사는 또한 광물화의 지질적 환경과 구조적 연관성을 강조했으며, 이는 역사적인 지하 작업과 일치합니다. GFG는 탐사 전략에 기여하기 위해 광물학과 열수 변화를 더 잘 이해하기 위한 새로운 내부 연구를 시작하고 있습니다.
GFG Resources a annoncé son meilleur forage jamais réalisé à la Aljo Mine en Ontario, Canada, avec un résultat phare de 23,08 g/t or sur 7,6 m à la Main Zone. Ce trou de forage, ALJ-24-012, comprenait également une section avec 215,00 g/t or sur 0,8 m. Les résultats de forage étendent la minéralisation de l'or sur environ 200 m en profondeur et confirment la continuité et la haute teneur de la Main Zone d'Aljo.
La société a complété cinq trous (1 700 m) dans son programme de forage Phase 1 2024 et les résultats de quatre trous supplémentaires sont en attente. GFG prévoit de continuer à forer en octobre avec un budget de 4 000 m pour étendre davantage le système. Il est à noter que les intersections actuelles comprennent de l'or visible significatif et des tellurures, démontrant le fort potentiel du système.
La société a également souligné les contextes géologiques et les associations structurelles de la minéralisation, qui sont cohérents avec les travaux souterrains historiques. GFG lance de nouvelles études internes pour mieux comprendre la minéralogie et l'altération hydrothermale, contribuant à ses stratégies d'exploration dans le district aurifère de Timmins.
GFG Resources hat seine bislang beste Bohrung im Aljo Mine in Ontario, Kanada, bekannt gegeben, mit einem Höhepunkt von 23,08 g/t Gold über 7,6 m in der Main Zone. Dieses Bohrloch, ALJ-24-012, enthielt auch einen Abschnitt mit 215,00 g/t Gold über 0,8 m. Die Bohrergebnisse erweitern die Goldmineralisation etwa 200 m in die Tiefe und bestätigen die Kontinuität sowie die hohe Qualität der Aljo Main Zone.
Das Unternehmen hat fünf Löcher (1.700 m) in seinem Bohrprogramm Phase 1 2024 abgeschlossen und die Ergebnisse von vier weiteren Löchern stehen noch aus. GFG plant, im Oktober mit einem Budget von 4.000 m weiter zu bohren, um das System weiter auszubauen. Bemerkenswert ist, dass die aktuellen Schnittpunkte signifikantes sichtbares Gold und Telluride enthalten, die das hohe Potenzial des Systems verdeutlichen.
Das Unternehmen hebt auch die geologischen Rahmenbedingungen und strukturellen Assoziationen der Mineralisation hervor, die mit historischen Untertagarbeiten übereinstimmen. GFG beginnt mit neuen internen Studien, um die Mineralogie und hydrothermale Alteration besser zu verstehen, was zur Verbesserung der Explorationsstrategien im Timmins-Golddistrikt beiträgt.
- Best drilled intercept in company's history: 23.08 g/t gold over 7.6 m.
- Significant visible gold and high-grade zones identified.
- Drill hole extends gold mineralization approximately 200 m down-dip.
- Ongoing drilling program with 4,000 m budget planned for October.
- Potential for higher-grade and continuity in Aljo Main Zone confirmed.
- Pending assay results for four additional drill holes.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Following the previously released intercept of 13.94 grams of gold per tonne (“g/t Au”) over 7.1 metres (“m”) GFG confirms second high-grade zone and deepest ever intercept in the Main Zone from the first hole of the H1 drill program at Aljo Mine Target (“Aljo”).
- Drilled the best intercept to-date at Aljo in hole ALJ-24-012 returning 23.08 g/t Au over 7.6 m with significant visible gold and tellurides.
- Demonstrates continuity and much higher-grade of the Aljo Main Zone approximately 85 m down-dip from 2023 drill intercept of 3.65 g/t Au over 6.3 m and 160 m down-dip from historical drill intercept of 9.86 g/t Au over 8.0 m(1).
- Assay results for remaining 4 holes are outstanding with additional logged instances of visible gold beyond the footprint of historic mine workings.
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GFG Resources Inc. (TSXV: GFG) (OTCQB: GFGSF) (“GFG” or the “Company”) reports the best drilled intercept in the history of the Company from its Aljo project. This is the second high-grade gold zone reported in the first drill hole from the Company’s Phase 1 2024 drill program at Aljo, located on the Goldarm Property in the world-class Timmins Gold District of Ontario, Canada.
“This latest drill hole represents a significant milestone for GFG. Hole ALJ-24-012 is the best yet in the history of GFG and showcases the system's potential with exceptional high-grades, stacked veins and strong continuity. The system remains open at depth, with the deepest intercepts of the Main Zone reaching approximately 200 m thus far,” stated Brian Skanderbeg, President and CEO of GFG. “And we have pending results from four step-out holes that tested new areas within the Aljo system with little to no historical drilling. Looking ahead, we are gearing up for further drilling in October, with a budget of 4,000 m allocated to expand the system through strategic down-dip and along-strike step-out holes.”
In June, the Company completed 5 holes (1,700 m) focused on testing the downdip and lateral extensions of the historic Aljo Mine and completed step-out holes related to the Company’s 2023 drill program (See Figures 2-4). Drilling was successful in expanding known mineralized zones and identifying new zones of gold mineralization which host significant visible gold and tellurides. Follow-up drilling at Aljo is planned to start this October with approximately 4,000 m.
Commentary on Assay Results (See Figures 3-5)
ALJ-24-012 was drilled to test the down-dip and lateral extension of gold mineralization below historical underground workings of the Aljo Mine and to follow-up on high-grade intercepts in ALJ-23-004 which yielded several high-grade zones with significant visible gold (see release dated February 15, 2024). ALJ-24-012 yielded 23.08 g/t Au over 7.6 m including 215.00 g/t Au over 0.8 m, a significant improvement from previous drill intercepts including 3.65 g/t Au over 6.3 m and 13.35 g/t Au over 3.6 m within the Aljo Main and Footwall zones, respectively. This is in addition to the previously released intercept of 13.94 g/t Au over 7.1 m (see release dated August 19, 2024). The new high-grade intercept also occurs 160 m down-dip from the historical high-grade intercept of 9.86 g/t Au over 8.0 m drilled in 1988(1). The presence of this high-grade zone points to a much higher endowment of the Aljo Main Zone than was previously seen in shallower historical drill intercepts. In addition, the visible gold logged with significant sulphide and veining in the Aljo Footwall zones demonstrates continuity of this zone approximately 100 m down-dip from 2023 results of 13.35 g/t Au over 3.6 m, leaving it open for further drill testing down-dip and along strike.
Gold is observed to have an association with structural corridors, proximal to felsic and mafic porphyry dyke margins and with minerals in varying percentages such as: chalcopyrite, telluride +/- sphalerite, molybdenum, and galena. The strongest association, however, is the presence of sheeted grey to white, or mottled green to blue-grey veins and vein-swarms in both a north-northwest and northeast orientation, consistent with historic underground workings. Alteration is often observed proximal to faulted or sheared intervals, or in association with fractured veins.
Anders Carlson, Vice President, Exploration of GFG commented, “Today’s high-grade results at the Aljo Main Zone confirm our belief that this gold system hosts significant endowment that has yet to be realized. This zone marks the deepest intercept to-date of the Aljo Main Zone and we are excited to continue testing the system beyond 200 vertical metres. Most importantly, during the past 9 months, we have established new high-grade gold zones with visible gold and tellurides across mineable widths at the Hangingwall, Main and Footwall zones at Aljo.”
Table 1: Aljo Mine Target Assay Results for Hole ALJ-24-012(2)
| Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Au (g/t) | Zone | Visible Gold |
| ALJ-24-012 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 0.86 | Aljo HW | VG |
| and | 19.1 | 27.5 | 8.4 | 0.81 | Aljo HW | VG |
| and | 72.2 | 79.3 | 7.1 | 13.94 | Aljo HW | VG |
| incl. | 73.3 | 79.3 | 6.0 | 15.92 | Aljo HW | VG |
| and | 100.0 | 113.3 | 13.3 | 1.71 | Aljo HW | VG |
| incl. | 112.4 | 113.3 | 0.9 | 19.20 | Aljo HW | VG |
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| and | 223.9 | 231.5 | 7.6 | 23.08 | Aljo Main | VG |
| incl. | 225.3 | 226.1 | 0.8 | 215.00 | Aljo Main | VG |
| and | 251.4 | 265.8 | 14.4 | 0.40 | Aljo Main | VG |
*Drill intercepts are presented using a 0.20 g/t Au cut-off and as drilled length with a minimum 5 gram-metre product. Composites include internal dilution of up to 3 m at grades less than 0.2 g/t Au. Included intervals are calculated using a 3 g/t cut-off at a minimum 5 gram-metre product unless otherwise stated. True width is estimated to be 30 to
Based on these latest high-grade drill intercepts including those from the Aljo HW Zone (see release dated August 19, 2024), the Company will be initiating a number of new internal studies at Aljo focused on:
- Delineating the two main sets of gold-bearing quartz veins in the context of the Kingswood Shear Zone;
- Understanding sulphide mineralogy in relation to visible gold and tellurides; and
- Exploring the relationship between hydrothermal alteration of the host-rock mafic volcanics and main-stage gold mineralization.
These initiatives will be advanced in-tandem with GFG’s growing greenfield target pipeline spanning the entire 800+ km2 Timmins-based land package.
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Figure 1: Regional Map of GFG Gold Projects in the Timmins Gold District
Figure 2: Goldarm Property Plan View Map
Figure 3: Aljo Target Plan View Map
Figure 4: Aljo Target Cross-Section
Figure 5: Visible Gold Core Photos of Hole ALJ-24-012
*Core photos 1-3 are from previously released news release dates August 19, 2024.
About GFG Resources Inc.
GFG is a North American precious metals exploration company focused on district scale gold projects in tier one mining jurisdictions, Ontario and Wyoming. In Ontario, the Company operates three gold projects, each large and highly prospective gold properties within the prolific gold district of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The projects have similar geological settings that host most of the gold deposits found in the Timmins Gold Camp which have produced over 70 million ounces of gold. The Company also owns
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Footnote:
(1) Historical drill intercepts are referenced from the 1989 Kingswood Explorations Ltd. assessment report # 42A09NW0568 authored by Ken Lapierre.
(2) Drill intercepts are historical and GFG’s QP has not verified the laboratory accreditation, analytical method, sample size or QA/QC procedures utilized for the historic drill results. True widths have not been estimated.
Sampling and Quality Control
All scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been prepared under the supervision of Anders Carlson, P.Geo. and Vice President, Exploration of GFG, a qualified person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101.
Drill core samples are being analyzed for gold by Activation Laboratories Ltd. in Timmins, Ontario. Gold analysis consists of the preparation of a 500-gram pulp and an assay of a 50-gram aliquot by Pb collection fire assay with an Atomic Absorption Spectrometry finish (Package 1A2-50. Samples assaying above 5 ppm Au are routinely re-run using a gravimetric finish (Package 1A3-50). Selected samples are also undergoing multi-element analysis for 59 other elements using a four-acid digestion and an ICP-MS finish (Package MA250) by Bureau Veritas Commodities Canada Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia. Quality control and assurance measures include the monitoring of results for inserted certified reference materials, coarse blanks and preparation duplicates of drill core.
Drill intercepts are presented using a 0.20 g/t Au cut-off and as drilled length. Composites include internal dilution of up to 3 m at grades less than 0.2 g/t Au. True width is estimated to be 30 to
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