Lion One Intensifies Roscoelite Focus and Enhances Fiji Gold Team with Addition of Two Ex-newmont Geologists
Lion One Metals reports intensified roscoelite-targeting efforts at its Tuvatu Gold Mine in Fiji, following the discovery of a new high-grade gold structure. The structure, exposed in near-surface underground workings, has returned 11.6 g/t gold from 861 tonnes of material and extends over 100m. The company announces the return of Sergio Cattalani to lead technical efforts, along with the addition of two ex-Newmont geologists: Ivan Maldonado as Mine Geology Manager and Alexander Valencia as Senior Mine Geologist. The newly discovered structure features abundant roscoelite, characteristic of large alkaline gold deposits, and represents a significant opportunity for expanding the mine's long-term plan.
Lion One Metals riporta un'intensificazione degli sforzi di ricerca del roscoelite nella sua Tuvatu Gold Mine nelle Figi, dopo la scoperta di una nuova struttura d'oro ad alta legge. La struttura, esposta in lavori sotterranei vicino alla superficie, ha restituito 11,6 g/t d'oro da 861 tonnellate di materiale e si estende per oltre 100 metri. L'azienda annuncia il ritorno di Sergio Cattalani a guidare gli sforzi tecnici, insieme all'aggiunta di due geologi ex-Newmont: Ivan Maldonado come Manager della Geologia Mineraria e Alexander Valencia come Geologo Minerario Senior. La nuova struttura scoperta presenta abbondante roscoelite, caratteristica dei grandi depositi d'oro alcalini, e rappresenta un'opportunità significativa per espandere il piano a lungo termine della miniera.
Lion One Metals informa sobre un esfuerzo intensificado en la búsqueda de roscoelite en su Tuvatu Gold Mine en Fiji, tras el descubrimiento de una nueva estructura de oro de alta ley. La estructura, expuesta en trabajos subterráneos cercanos a la superficie, ha devuelto 11.6 g/t de oro de 861 toneladas de material y se extiende más de 100 metros. La empresa anuncia el regreso de Sergio Cattalani para liderar los esfuerzos técnicos, junto con la adición de dos geólogos ex-Newmont: Ivan Maldonado como Gerente de Geología Minera y Alexander Valencia como Geólogo Principal de Mina. La nueva estructura descubierta presenta abundante roscoelite, característica de grandes depósitos de oro alcalinos, y representa una oportunidad significativa para expandir el plan a largo plazo de la mina.
라이온 원 메탈스는 피지의 투바투 금광에서 새로운 고품질 금 구조 발견 이후 로스코엘라이트 탐사를 강화하고 있다고 보고했습니다. 이 구조는 지하 작업에서 노출되었으며 861톤의 물질에서 11.6g/t의 금을 반환했으며 100미터 이상 확장됩니다. 회사는 세르지오 카탈라니가 기술 작업을 이끌기 위해 돌아온 것과 두 명의 전 뉴몬트 지질학자: 이반 말도나도(광산 지질학 매니저) 및 알렉산더 발렌시아(선임 광산 지질학자)를 추가했다고 발표했습니다. 새로 발견된 구조는 대규모 알칼리 금광의 특성인 풍부한 로스코엘라이트를 특징으로 하며, 광산의 장기 계획을 확장할 수 있는 중요한 기회를 나타냅니다.
Lion One Metals annonce des efforts intensifiés dans la recherche de roscoélite à sa Tuvatu Gold Mine aux Fidji, suite à la découverte d'une nouvelle structure d'or de haute teneur. La structure, mise à jour dans des travaux souterrains près de la surface, a produit 11,6 g/t d'or à partir de 861 tonnes de matériel et s'étend sur plus de 100 mètres. La société annonce le retour de Sergio Cattalani pour diriger les efforts techniques, en ajoutant deux géologues anciens de Newmont : Ivan Maldonado en tant que Responsable de la Géologie Minérale et Alexander Valencia en tant que Géologue Minier Senior. La nouvelle structure découverte présente une abondante roscoélite, caractéristique des grands dépôts d'or alcalins, et représente une opportunité significative pour l'expansion du plan à long terme de la mine.
Lion One Metals berichtet von intensiveren Bemühungen zur Erschließung von Roscoelit in seiner Tuvatu Gold Mine in Fidschi, nachdem eine neue hochgradige Goldstruktur entdeckt wurde. Die Struktur, die in unterirdischen Arbeiten nahe der Oberfläche freigelegt wurde, hat 11,6 g/t Gold aus 861 Tonnen Material ergeben und erstreckt sich über mehr als 100 Meter. Das Unternehmen kündigt die Rückkehr von Sergio Cattalani an, um die technischen Bemühungen zu leiten, sowie die Hinzufügung zweier ehemaliger Newmont-Geologen: Ivan Maldonado als Manager für Bergbaugeologie und Alexander Valencia als leitender Geologe. Die neu entdeckte Struktur weist reichlich Roscoelit auf, das für große alkalische Goldvorkommen charakteristisch ist, und stellt eine bedeutende Gelegenheit dar, den langfristigen Plan der Mine zu erweitern.
- Discovery of new high-grade gold structure yielding 11.6 g/t gold from 861 tonnes
- Structure extends continuously over 100m and remains open to the east
- Strengthened technical team with addition of experienced ex-Newmont geologists
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North Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 19, 2024) - Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) ("Lion One" or the "Company") is pleased to report an intensification of roscoelite-targeting efforts at Tuvatu and announces the return of Sergio Cattalani to Fiji to lead the technical team in these efforts. The company is also pleased to announce the additions of Ivan Maldonado and Alexander Valencia as the new Mine Geology Manager and Senior Mine Geologist respectively at the Company's Tuvatu Gold Mine in Fiji.
Roscoelite Targeting
A new significantly mineralized structure has been exposed in the near-surface underground workings at Tuvatu. This structure has consistently returned very high-grade gold since it was first identified in September from underground face sampling. The structure is associated with abundant roscoelite, a feature which is characteristic of several large alkaline gold deposits such as Porgera1, Cripple Creek2, and Vatukoula3 (see Figure 1 below). An initial underground bulk sample from this structure has returned 11.6 g/t gold from 861 tonnes of material fully diluted (November 12, 2024 News Release).
Figure 1. Visible gold and roscoelite vein underground at Tuvatu. Top: Abundant visible gold and roscoelite from exposed vuggy quartz-roscoelite vein seen in-situ underground at Tuvatu. The gold displays a "wire gold" textural habit indicating the rapid deposition of gold from hydrothermal fluids. Bottom: Close-up image of visible gold in quartz-roscoelite vein. Tungsten-carbide scratcher used for scale.
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The new structure has been continuously mapped and mined for over 100 m in the E-W direction and appears to extend further to the east of the current underground workings. While roscoelite-bearing mineralized structures have been identified in drill core at Tuvatu, this is the first time that a significant roscoelite-bearing lode array with high-grade gold has been identified and exposed continuously over a significant distance underground.
Notably, this structure is striking E-W and dipping at approximately -20° to the north. This is an orientation that has not previously been defined or predicted in the Tuvatu geological model, though it has been identified in recent structural analysis.
Roscoelite-bearing structures represent an important target-type at Tuvatu as they are directly associated with high-grade gold. Lion One management has therefore determined that a dedicated effort be allocated to better characterize these lode types, with the goal being to define specific criteria that can be used to identify additional structures with similar attributes at Tuvatu. The current underground exposure of a high-grade roscoelite-bearing structure provides the Company with an invaluable opportunity to carry out detailed sampling and analysis to better understand the mineralogy, geochemistry, and orientation of these structures in situ. Sergio Cattalani has returned to Fiji to lead these efforts on site. Mr Cattalani has over 40 years of experience and as the former Senior Vice President of Exploration for Lion One Metals from mid-2021 to the end of 2023, he is intimately familiar with the deposit and is ideally suited to lead these efforts.
One of the Company's primary objectives is to develop a detailed understanding of the spatial mineralogical and grade characteristics of the exposed roscoelite structure, and to document if/how the structure and associated gold mineralization varies with proximity to cross-cutting structures of different orientations. The conceptual model, strengthened by direct observations underground, suggests that high-grade "blow-out" zones (or "shatter zones" as described at Vatukoula) are produced at the intersection of multiple structures with different orientations, as has previously been observed in deposits with similar alteration and grade characteristics to Tuvatu, such as the Porgera gold mine.1 Mr. Cattalani has been charged with investigating precisely how the gold grades, widths, and alteration type and intensity vary along the exposed roscoelite-bearing structure with proximity to the cross-cutting, predominantly steeply dipping, structures that are widely prevalent at Tuvatu. An increased understanding of both the primary characteristics of these roscoelite-bearing structures, as well as their structural interactions, will enable the company to efficiently interrogate and augment the extensive database at Tuvatu to effectively target additional similar features throughout the deposit, and to thereby enhance and expand the long-term mine plan at Tuvatu.
Strengthened Fiji Technical Team
Lion One Metals is pleased to welcome Mr Ivan Maldonado and Mr Alexander Valencia to the Lion One technical team in Fiji. Both Mr Maldonado and Mr Valencia bring extensive technical experience to Lion One, and both will be working with the production geology team at Tuvatu.
Ivan Maldonado, P.Geo. - Mine Geology Manager
Mr. Ivan Maldonado is a professional geoscientist with over 17 years' experience in mine production, resource modeling, and brownfields exploration in Mexico and Canada. Mr Maldonado gained significant experience with Red Lake Gold Mines at the Campbell mine & Cochenour mine where he spent six years in positions such as Underground Production Geologist, Exploration Geologist and Resource estimation Geologist, followed by six years at Newmont's Borden gold mine where he rose to the rank of Senior Underground Production Geologist.
Mr. Maldonado's past experiences as a production geologist includes positions at Pan American Silver's Dolores open pit mine, and Goldcorp's San Dimas underground gold-silver mine, both in Mexico.
Alexander Valencia MSc. G.I.T. CAPM - Senior Mine Geologist
Mr. Alexander Valencia is a professional geoscientist with over 12 years' experience in the mining industry, specializing in resource modeling and with expertise in the exploration of Porphyry Cu-Au, Epithermal Au-Ag, VMS, Orogenic and Skarn deposits. Mr Valencia also has experience in open-pit and underground mining production, ground control, and slope stability and gained significant experience over the last four years as Underground Production Geologist at Newmont's Borden, Porcupine, and Hoyle Pond gold mines in Ontario.
Mr. Valencia's prior experience includes one year as a Geological Technician at Glencore's Kidd Creek Mine, and five years as a Geologist Engineer for ESCARTEC and Constructora Villacreces Andrade in Quito, Ecuador.
The Company also announces that Mr. Alex Nichol has resigned from his role as Vice President, Exploration and Geology, to pursue other opportunities. The Company thanks Mr. Nichol for his hard work and significant contributions to Tuvatu and extends their best wishes to him on his future endeavors.
Lion One Chairman and CEO Walter Berukoff commented: "We are delighted to welcome Ivan and Alexander to Fiji where their expertise will be invaluable to our team at the Tuvatu Gold Mine. I also wish to thank Alex Nichol for his valuable contributions to the Company and wish him the best of luck in all his future endeavours."
References:
- Ronacher, E. (2002). The Porgera gold deposit: Fluid characteristics, ore deposition processes, and duration of the ore forming event. [Doctoral Thesis, University of Alberta].
- Kadel-Harder, I. K., Spry, P. G., McCombs, A. L., Zhang, H. (2020). Identifying pathfinder elements for gold in bulk-rock geochemical data from the Cripple Creek Au-Te deposit: a statistical approach. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 21.
- Scherbath, N. L., & Spry, P. G. (2006). Mineralogical, Petrological, Stable Isotope, and Fluid Inclusion Characteristics of the Tuvatu Gold-Silver Telluride Deposit, Fiji: Comparisons with the Emperor Deposit. Economic Geology, v 101.
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this report that relates to mineral exploration at the Tuvatu Gold Project is based on information compiled by the Lion One team and reviewed by Melvyn Levrel, who is the company's Senior Geologist. Mr Levrel is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity being undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves' (JORC code). Mr Levrel consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Lion One adheres to rigorous QAQC procedures above and beyond basic regulatory guidelines in conducting its drilling, sampling, testing, and analyses. The Company operates its own geochemical assay laboratory and its own fleet of diamond drill rigs using PQ, HQ and NQ sized drill rods.
Diamond drill core samples are logged and split by Lion One personnel on site and delivered to the Lion One Laboratory for preparation and analysis. All samples are pulverized at the Lion One lab to
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