Irving Resources Encounters High Grade Vein Intercepts in Every Hole at the Nanko Target, Omui Mine Site – Initiates 2021 Drill Program

Rhea-AI Summary

Irving Resources Inc. announced high-grade gold-silver vein intercepts from diamond drill holes at the Nanko vein target, part of its Omu Gold Project in Japan. All drill holes from 2020 returned multiple significant vein intercepts, indicating a robust system. Key results include:

• 2.39 m grading 6.77 gpt Au eq in hole 20OMI-006
• 2.99 m grading 4.74 gpt Au eq in hole 20OMI-007
• 1.87 m grading 10.27 gpt Au eq in hole 20OMI-009

The discovery suggests potential connectivity with another vein system, enhancing exploration prospects.

Positive

• Every drill hole completed at Nanko in 2020 returned multiple significant vein intercepts, indicating a robust vein system.
• High-grade results include 1.87 m grading 10.27 gpt Au eq in hole 20OMI-009.
• The Nanko vein system is open in all directions, suggesting further discovery potential.

Negative

• None.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Irving Resources Inc. (CSE:IRV; OTCQX: IRVRF) (“Irving” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that diamond drill holes completed at the Nanko vein target have encountered high grade gold-silver vein intercepts. Nanko is one of two robust vein targets at the Omui Mine Site, part of the Company’s 100% controlled Omu Gold Project, Hokkaido, Japan,  

Summary:

• Holes 20OMI-006 through 20OMI-009 are all situated in the eastern part of the Nanko target area and tested the recently discovered vein system at different orientations to better understand the orientation of various veins (please refer to plan map in Figure 1 and table of drill orientations in Figure 2). All holes encountered multiple vein intercepts (see table below). Results include:
  • 2.39 m grading 6.77 gpt Au eq (5.22 gpt Au and 103.6 gpt Ag) in hole 20OMI-006
  • 2.99 m grading 4.74 gpt Au eq (4.34 gpt Au and 26.8 gpt Ag) in hole 20OMI-007
  • 2.00 m grading 4.37 gpt Au eq (3.98 gpt Au and 26.1 gpt Ag) in hole 20OMI-008
  • 1.87 m grading 10.27 gpt Au eq (8.88 gpt Au and 93.1 gpt Ag) and a second interval of 6.50 m grading 4.73 gpt Au eq (4.37 gpt Au and 24.4 gpt Ag) including 2.51 m grading 9.74 gpt Au eq (9.21 gpt Au and 35.2 gpt Ag) in hole 20OMI-009.

Summary of all 2020 drill results from Nanko:

Hole	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Gold (gpt)	Silver (gpt)	Gold eq (gpt)	Silver eq (gpt)
20OMI-002	11.50	14.00	2.50	0.99	49.56	1.73	115.9	*
	29.11	34.40	5.29	1.07	12.04	1.25	83.7	*
including	34.06	34.50	0.44	6.10	48.00	6.82	456.7	*
	53.65	54.65	1.00	1.60	10.85	1.76	117.7	*
	74.70	89.20	14.50	2.90	29.50	3.34	223.8	*
including	75.20	77.00	1.80	7.54	60.79	8.45	566.0	*
including	80.29	82.30	2.01	12.59	91.36	13.95	934.9	*
including	89.00	89.20	0.20	5.24	36.10	5.78	387.2	*
	107.70	108.00	0.30	1.80	246.00	5.47	366.6	*
20OMI-003	26.22	32.90	6.68	0.86	45.11	1.53	102.7	*
	41.30	55.90	14.60	1.71	21.64	2.03	136.2	*
	185.00	187.10	2.10	1.24	37.92	1.81	121.0	*
	207.00	221.24	14.24	3.55	69.24	4.58	307.1	*
including	210.00	211.30	1.30	5.99	61.55	6.91	462.9	*
including	218.54	220.30	1.76	8.15	147.29	10.35	693.3	*
	225.30	229.00	3.70	2.92	38.43	3.49	234.1	*
including	228.00	229.00	1.00	5.13	32.80	5.62	376.5	*
	341.70	343.42	1.72	21.65	538.75	29.69	1989.3	*
including	342.20	342.80	0.60	56.10	1435.00	77.52	5193.7	*
20OMI-004	16.50	71.94	55.44	0.52	15.24	0.75	50.1	*
including	22.80	23.58	0.78	1.68	32.20	2.16	144.8	*
including	34.90	35.90	1.00	2.49	24.30	2.85	191.1	*
	140.53	140.75	0.22	4.11	74.50	5.22	349.9	*
20OMI-005	27.45	109.18	81.73	1.02	31.29	1.49	99.6	*
including	28.70	30.30	1.60	7.05	102.50	8.58	574.9	*
including	36.82	37.58	0.76	2.63	47.56	3.34	223.8	*
including	38.00	40.36	2.36	2.51	52.43	3.29	220.6	*
including	52.35	55.70	3.35	3.09	17.89	3.36	224.9	*
including	63.89	64.46	0.57	1.63	140.00	3.72	249.2	*
including	78.40	79.95	1.55	2.95	22.21	3.28	219.9	*
including	92.59	94.00	1.41	5.05	168.96	7.57	507.3	*
including	93.26	93.58	0.32	20.50	572.00	29.04	1945.5	*
including	107.55	108.20	0.65	0.84	300.72	5.33	357.0	*
20OMI-006	33.20	34.16	0.96	1.20	22.3	1.53	102.3
	37.20	37.50	0.30	2.12	36.8	2.67	178.8
	50.50	52.27	1.77	3.27	42.4	3.90	261.4
	68.55	68.90	0.35	0.54	99.7	2.02	135.5
	82.00	111.55	29.55	0.88	23.6	1.24	82.8
includes	90.60	92.82	2.22	2.42	53.6	3.22	216.0
includes	104.96	107.35	2.39	5.22	103.6	6.77	453.4
20OMI-007	15.00	17.00	2.00	2.12	42.4	2.75	184.4
	32.70	33.00	0.30	0.71	58.7	1.58	105.9
	51.89	54.88	2.99	4.34	26.8	4.74	317.6
includes	54.30	54.88	0.58	18.00	92.4	19.38	1298.4
	105.92	106.57	0.65	1.57	14.1	1.78	119.0
	142.70	143.21	0.51	1.68	112.0	3.35	224.6
20OMI-008	5.00	8.00	3.00	2.84	8.4	2.97	198.7
	11.00	13.00	2.00	3.98	26.1	4.37	293.0
	17.92	18.50	0.58	1.72	19.5	2.01	134.4
	34.61	35.00	0.39	1.34	2.7	1.37	92.1
	46.77	48.47	1.70	1.07	32.5	1.55	104.1
	84.75	86.75	2.00	1.64	10.6	1.79	120.1
	88.75	89.75	1.00	1.09	18.6	1.37	91.6
20OMI-009	15.00	16.00	1.00	0.88	11.0	1.04	69.9
	106.00	106.95	0.95	0.70	14.4	0.91	61.0
	130.35	131.52	1.17	4.75	8.3	4.88	326.7
	163.10	163.40	0.30	2.08	15.5	2.31	154.8
	179.60	180.10	0.50	2.52	11.1	2.69	179.9
	224.84	235.60	10.76	1.77	49.9	2.52	168.7
includes	227.50	229.37	1.87	8.88	93.1	10.27	688.2
	245.50	246.65	1.15	1.39	16.7	1.64	110.1
	314.01	320.51	6.50	4.37	24.4	4.73	317.2
includes	318.00	320.51	2.51	9.21	35.2	9.74	652.4
Au eq (gpt) = Au (gpt) + Ag (gpt)/67 (this formula is modified from previous news releases)
* Previously reported in Company news releases dated August 13, 2020 and November 13, 2020

• Remarkably, every drill hole completed at Nanko in 2020 encountered multiple significant vein intercepts, a clear sign of a robust vein system underlying the area. This vein system is open in all directions, and it is believed, based on northwest projections of CSAMT resistivity anomalies that the Nanko veins will connect with the extensive vein system encountered at the Honpi target approximately 600 m to the northwest.   
• At least two principal vein orientations, one trending northwest and the other trending northeast or east-northeast, are evident. A structural study of the vein system at Omui Mine Site will be conducted the first half of 2021 and is expected to guide 2021 infill and step-out drill programs at both the Honpi and Nanko targets.

The 2021 drill campaign has recently been initiated by mobilization of Rodren’s drill crews to Japan immediately following the lifting of COVID19 travel restrictions by the Japanese government. Drillers arrived in Japan a few days ago and are going through 14-day self-quarantine. Drilling will recommence at Omu Sinter once the quarantine period is complete. The plan over the next few weeks is to complete three of the four holes at Omu Sinter to follow up on targets generated by the Company’s CSAMT geophysical surveys.

“Remarkably, all eight diamond drill holes completed at Nanko during the latter half of 2020 returned multiple vein intercepts,” commented Dr. Quinton Hennigh, director and technical advisor to Irving. “To see a hit rate like this in an epithermal vein system in early stage drilling is a good sign that we have discovered a robust, well-preserved vein system at Nanko. The vein network is wide open in all directions, and we see evidence in our CSAMT data that Nanko connects with the Honpi vein network 600 m northwest. We are pleased that Omui Mine Site continues to show a positive exploration and discovery trajectory. We are also pleased that our drill team has been able to enter Japan and will soon be gearing up our 2021 drill campaign.”

The Omu region continues to have very few cases of COVID-19, and Irving continues to operate under strict Company guidelines.

All samples discussed in this news release are ½ split sawn diamond core samples. Irving submitted rock samples to ALS Global, Vancouver, Canada, for analysis. Au and Ag were analyzed by fire assay with AA finish. Overlimit samples were assayed by fire assay with gravimetric finish. Multielements were analyzed by mass spectrometry following four acid digestion. Irving staff and personnel from Mitsui Mineral Development Engineering Co., Ltd. (MINDECO) are responsible for geologic logging and sampling of core. Au equivalent is calculated by adding Au (gpt) to Ag (gpt)/67.

Quinton Hennigh (Ph.D., P.Geo.) is the qualified person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 responsible for, and having reviewed and approved, the technical information contained in this news release. Dr. Hennigh is a technical advisor and director of Irving Resources Inc.

About Irving Resources Inc.:

Irving is a junior exploration company with a focus on gold in Japan. Irving also holds, through a subsidiary, a Project Venture Agreement with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC). JOGMEC is a government organization established under the law of Japan, administrated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, and is responsible for stable supply of various resources to Japan through the discovery of sizable economic deposits of base, precious and rare metals.

Additional information can be found on the Company’s website:  www.IRVresources.com.

Akiko Levinson,
President, CEO & Director

For further information, please contact:
Tel: (604) 682-3234    Toll free: 1 (888) 242-3234    Fax: (604) 971-0209
info@IRVresources.com

Forward-looking information
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FAQ

What are the latest drill results for Irving Resources Inc. at the Nanko vein target?

Irving announced high-grade intercepts in multiple drill holes, including 1.87 m grading 10.27 gpt Au eq in hole 20OMI-009.

What is the significance of the Nanko vein system for Irving Resources Inc.?

The Nanko vein system shows a robust, well-preserved vein network that is open in all directions, indicating strong exploration potential.

What exploration activities are planned for Irving Resources Inc. in 2021?

Irving plans to conduct a structural study of the vein system and initiate further drill programs at the Honpi and Nanko targets in 2021.

How does the Nanko vein connect to the Honpi target for Irving Resources Inc.?

CSAMT data suggests that the Nanko veins will connect with the Honpi vein system approximately 600 m to the northwest.

What are the implications of COVID-19 on Irving Resources Inc.'s operations?

Irving is managing its operations under strict guidelines and recently mobilized its drill teams to Japan following COVID-19 travel restrictions.