Magna Mining Defines a Thick, High Grade Nickel Core in the 101 FW Zone at the Crean Hill Project

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Magna Mining Inc. releases additional assay results from the Crean Hill Nickel Project. The results confirm a shallow zone of massive sulphides and provide valuable information for the advanced exploration and test mining program planned for 2024. Highlights include 3.0% Ni, 0.7% Cu, and 1.2 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 31.6 metres in drillhole MCR-23-041.

Sudbury, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 15, 2023) - Magna Mining Inc. (TSXV: NICU) (OTCQB: MGMNF) (FSE: 8YD) ("Magna" or the "Company") is pleased to release additional assay results from the ongoing 2023 diamond drilling program at the Crean Hill Nickel Project ("Crean Hill"). A portion of the assay results today represent confirmation of a shallow zone of massive sulphides in the vicinity of MCR-22-005 (released on January 5, 2023). This is one of the areas that the Company is planning to include as part of the advanced exploration and test mining program in 2024. Two drillholes, MCR-23-041 and MCR-23-042, tested down-dip, to the north and south of drillhole MCR-22-005 (see Fig. 1).

Highlights from the new assay results include:

• 101 FW Zone

MCR-23-041: 3.0% Ni, 0.7% Cu, 1.2 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 31.6 metres

MCR-23-042: 4.2% Ni, 1.4% Cu, 1.0 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 27.6 metres

Dave King, SVP Technical Services, stated, "The assay results released today are an example of wide, high-grade, massive sulphide nickel mineralization remaining at shallow depths within the Crean Hill deposit. This drilling, in conjunction with some of the historic INCO drilling, further defines the strike and dip of the core of the 101 Footwall ("101 FW") Zone. Our recently released Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") did not include any of the drilling executed by Magna since acquiring the property, and these results are not reflected in the current block model and Mineral Resource. We are now using this information in the detailed design of our advanced exploration and test mining program that we plan to initiate in the first half of 2024."

The 101 FW Zone consists of semi-massive to locally massive sulphide veins, hosted within a footwall breccia system, extending southwest into the footwall of the Intermediate Contact Zone. Drilling to date in the 101 FW has defined a wide, high grade, massive sulphide core, transitioning to massive sulphide veins along strike and down-dip, within the footwall breccia structure (Figures 1 and 2). The advanced exploration program planned to commence in 2024 will provide underground drilling platforms allowing detailed definition of this zone, which has potential to provide high-grade, potentially mineable resources early in mine life, which was not represented in the recent PEA.

In addition to the 101 FW drilling, four exploration drillholes were completed to better define the footwall breccia trends on the Crean Hill property (Figure 3). These holes confirmed the presence of footwall breccias trending southwest from the known 101 FW and 109 FW Zones. The Company did not expect to intersect mineralization in these holes, only to test for the presence of footwall breccias deep in the footwall rocks. These Sudbury breccias are an important exploration criterion as they represent a potential pathway for mineralization into the footwall and are the primary lithology that hosts high-grade footwall deposits in Sudbury. Geological interpretation based on the results of these holes will be used to refine the position of deeper geophysical platform exploration drillholes, targeting potentially mineralized footwall breccias at depth.

The location of the diamond drillholes is illustrated in Figures 1-3, assay results are summarized in Table 1, and drillhole coordinates in Table 2.

Figure 1: Longitudinal Section of the Crean Hill 101 Footwall Zone. Magna Diamond Drillholes and the Location of Section B (Figure 2) are Illustrated. Refer to Figure 3 for the Location of Longitudinal Section A-A'.

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Table 1: Summary of Assay Results

Drillhole	Zone		From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Ni %	Cu %	Co %	Pt g/t	Pd g/t	Au g/t	TPM g/t	NiEq
MCR-22-003*	Intermediate		75.83	105.06	30.23	0.68	0.43	0.02	0.36	0.13	0.11	0.60	0.99
		including	95.55	105.06	10.51	1.11	0.61	0.03	0.86	0.31	0.20	1.37	1.63
	101 FW		154.53	157.20	2.67	2.57	0.40	0.07	0.94	0.67	0.17	1.78	3.15
	101 FW		168.12	178.90	10.78	3.75	1.74	0.09	0.20	0.22	0.04	0.46	4.69
		including	168.12	169.78	1.66	3.24	8.30	0.08	0.07	0.24	0.21	0.52	6.96
		and	173.10	178.90	5.80	6.01	0.33	0.14	0.35	0.33	0.02	0.70	6.47
	101 FW		192.27	195.47	3.20	0.80	3.76	0.06	1.00	2.52	0.67	4.19	3.31
	101 FW		215.75	222.00	6.25	0.19	0.71	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.08	0.13	0.52
MCR-22-004*	Intermediate		91.55	110.02	18.47	0.70	0.67	0.02	0.28	0.10	0.10	0.47	1.08
		including	106.77	109.25	2.48	1.33	0.59	0.03	0.96	0.16	0.14	1.26	1.81
	101 FW		117.61	132.00	14.39	1.65	0.86	0.05	0.32	0.14	0.07	0.54	2.17
		including	119.06	127.15	8.09	2.46	1.15	0.07	0.48	0.18	0.08	0.73	3.16
	101 FW		136.61	145.76	9.15	0.81	0.28	0.03	0.09	0.05	0.02	0.16	0.99
		including	139.65	141.21	1.56	2.65	0.14	0.08	0.13	0.10	0.01	0.25	2.86
	101 FW		172.83	180.93	8.10	0.21	0.66	0.01	0.11	0.10	0.04	0.25	0.55
	101 FW		223.58	228.00	4.42	1.11	5.73	0.03	1.17	0.45	0.56	2.18	3.93
		including	225.55	228.00	2.45	1.17	8.96	0.04	0.99	0.58	1.05	2.61	5.46
	101 FW		234.29	239.00	4.71	2.43	2.73	0.05	0.24	0.30	2.29	2.83	4.22
MCR-22-005*	Intermediate		75.27	98.09	22.82	0.50	0.48	0.01	0.18	0.06	0.07	0.31	0.77
		including	88.17	92.23	4.06	0.88	0.97	0.02	0.45	0.16	0.14	0.75	1.44
	101 FW		138.39	169.44	31.06	4.04	0.69	0.10	0.36	0.25	0.07	0.67	4.58
		including	138.39	143.42	5.03	6.50	1.03	0.17	0.28	0.17	0.03	0.48	7.26
		and	153.08	169.44	16.07	5.68	0.69	0.13	0.43	0.29	0.05	0.78	6.29
	101 FW		178.70	184.74	6.04	0.19	0.22	0.01	0.38	0.54	0.42	1.33	0.55
MCR-22-006*	Intermediate		90.00	133.76	43.76	0.41	0.43	0.01	0.29	0.09	0.10	0.48	0.68
		including	125.02	127.51	2.49	1.08	0.95	0.03	1.04	0.17	0.20	1.41	1.73
	101 FW		137.56	154.82	17.26	0.80	0.77	0.03	0.19	0.12	0.06	0.37	1.23
		including	142.89	144.83	1.94	2.03	0.56	0.06	0.32	0.26	0.03	0.62	2.45
	101 FW		160.60	189.00	28.40	0.52	0.67	0.02	0.11	0.09	0.10	0.29	0.88
		including	166.29	167.74	1.45	2.20	0.22	0.06	0.09	0.07	0.02	0.18	2.41
	101 FW		208.63	211.64	3.01	0.51	0.45	0.02	0.07	0.08	0.03	0.19	0.76
MCR-23-025	FW Expl		185.90	186.30	0.40	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.01	0.01	1.74	1.76	0.38
MCR-23-029	FW Expl		No Signficant Values
MCR-23-030	FW Expl		No Signficant Values
MCR-23-031	FW Expl		No Signficant Values
MCR-23-032	101 FW		231.00	234.50	3.50	0.34	0.18	0.02	2.57	1.17	0.06	3.80	1.04
			237.60	238.30	0.60	2.69	2.68	0.12	0.43	4.05	0.28	4.76	5.05
MCR-23-034	101 FW		224.30	225.10	0.80	4.58	2.15	0.09	0.41	0.26	0.34	1.01	5.79
	101 FW		231.40	231.80	0.30	3.25	0.66	0.09	0.11	0.30	0.09	0.50	3.76
	101 FW		260.20	260.70	0.50	0.47	3.57	0.01	0.46	0.04	0.13	0.63	2.08
	101 FW		263.40	264.20	0.80	1.92	7.23	0.06	0.01	0.80	0.11	0.92	5.26
	101 FW		270.20	273.80	3.60	0.21	1.24	0.01	0.01	0.11	0.05	0.17	0.78
	101 FW		278.60	279.00	0.40	1.26	0.25	0.04	0.01	0.65	0.91	1.57	1.76
MCR-23-035	101 FW		297.80	300.80	2.90	0.56	2.35	0.02	0.06	0.22	0.39	0.66	1.71
	Intermediate		418.20	423.30	4.90	0.84	0.89	0.03	0.88	0.28	0.30	1.46	1.49
MCR-23-036	101 FW		245.40	246.00	0.50	0.19	1.08	0.00	0.09	0.01	0.10	0.20	0.68
MCR-23-037	Undefined		92.00	93.40	1.40	2.18	0.88	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.03	2.60
	101 FW		309.10	312.80	3.70	0.91	1.87	0.01	0.16	0.05	0.04	0.26	1.76
MCR-23-038	101 FW		No Signficant Values
MCR-23-041	Intermediate		77.40	112.00	34.70	0.60	0.55	0.02	0.33	0.10	0.09	0.51	0.94
		Including	87.40	95.30	7.90	0.78	0.65	0.02	0.45	0.15	0.10	0.71	1.19
		and including	102.50	112.00	9.50	0.89	0.85	0.03	0.53	0.15	0.13	0.81	1.42
	101 FW		134.80	166.50	31.60	2.99	0.65	0.08	0.75	0.37	0.10	1.22	3.57
MCR-23-042	Intermediate		74.00	80.90	6.90	0.31	0.25	0.01	0.08	0.02	0.04	0.15	0.45
			90.90	92.60	1.70	0.92	1.33	0.03	0.44	0.30	0.27	1.00	1.70
	101 FW		149.20	176.90	27.60	4.20	1.37	0.10	0.56	0.36	0.11	1.02	5.09

 

*Previously Reported
All lengths are downhole length.
NiEq % = ( (Ni% x 2204 x Ni Price $/lb) + (Cu% x 96% Recovery x 2204 x Cu Price $/lb) + (Co% x 56% Recovery x 2204 x Co Price $/lb) + (Pt gpt x 69% Recovery / 31.1035 x Pt $/oz) +(Pd gpt x 68% Recovery / 31.1035 x Pd $/oz) + (Au gpt x 68% Recovery / 31.1035 x Au $/oz))/2204 x Ni $/lb

Figure 2: Vertical Section B, through the 101 FW Zone, Showing General Geology, Recent and Historical Drilling Results, and the Current Resource Model. Refer to Figure 1 for location of Section B.

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Figure 3: Plan View of the Crean Hill Property Showing the Location of Footwall Exploration Drillholes and Footwall Breccia Intervals Intersected in Recent Drilling.

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Table 2: Drillhole Collar Coordinates

BHID	Easting	Northing	Elevation	Azimuth	Dip	Depth (m)
MCR-23-025	472816	5141363	286	284	60	731
MCR-23-029	472656	5141369	282	270	45	350
MCR-23-030	472656	5141369	282	98	50	677
MCR-23-031	472683	5141752	285	91	45	151
MCR-23-032	472985	5141759	281	315	48	299
MCR-23-034	472985	5141759	281	323	47	308
MCR-23-035	473026	5141821	286	333	63	450
MCR-23-036	472984	5141759	281	307	51	299
MCR-23-037	472984	5141760	281	333	53	383
MCR-23-038	473032	5141815	288	325	72	501
MCR-23-041	472897	5142028	303	158	59	221
MCR-23-042	472897	5142028	303	164	59	200

 

*Drillhole Coordinates are in coordinate system NAD 83 Zone 17

Qualified Person

The technical information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by David King, M.Sc., P.Geo. Mr. King is the Senior Vice President, Technical Services for Magna Mining Inc. and is a qualified person under Canadian National Instrument 43-101.

QA/QC

Sample QA/QC procedures for Magna have been designed to meet or exceed industry standards. Drill core is collected from the diamond drill and placed in sealed core trays for transport to Magna's core facilities. The core is then logged, and samples marked in intervals of up to 1.5m and cut with a diamond saw. Samples are then bagged in plastic bags with 10 bagged samples being placed into rice bags for transport to Swastika Laboratories in Kirkland Lake Ontario via Gardewine Transport. Samples are submitted in batches of 50 with 5 QA/QC samples including, 2 certified reference material standards, 2 samples of blank material and 1 duplicate.

About Magna Mining Inc.

Magna Mining is an exploration and development company focused on nickel, copper and PGM projects in the Sudbury Region of Ontario, Canada. The Company's flagship assets are the past producing Shakespeare and Crean Hill Mines. The Shakespeare Mine is a feasibility stage project which has major permits for the construction of a 4,500 tonne per day open pit mine, processing plant and tailings storage facility and is surrounded by a contiguous 180km² prospective land package. Crean Hill is a past producing nickel, copper and PGM mine with a technical report dated August 2022. Additional information about the Company is available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on the Company's website (www.magnamining.com).

For further information, please contact:
Jason Jessup
Chief Executive Officer
or
Paul Fowler, CFA
Senior Vice President
Email: info@magnamining.com

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains certain forward-looking information or forward-looking statements as defined in applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are subject to several risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control, including statements regarding the production at the Shakespeare and Crean HIll Mines, the economic and operational potential of the Shakespeare and Crean Hill Mines, potential acquisitions, plans to complete exploration programs, potential mineralization, exploration results and statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations, or intentions of the Company. Resource exploration and development is highly speculative, characterized by several significant risks, which even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate. All forward-looking statements herein are qualified by this cautionary statement. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information or future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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FAQ

What is the company mentioned in the press release?

The company mentioned in the press release is Magna Mining Inc.

What project are the assay results from?

The assay results are from the Crean Hill Nickel Project.

What is the significance of the assay results?

The assay results confirm the presence of a shallow zone of massive sulphides and provide valuable information for the advanced exploration and test mining program.

What are the highlights of the assay results?

The highlights include 3.0% Ni, 0.7% Cu, and 1.2 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 31.6 metres in drillhole MCR-23-041.

When is the advanced exploration and test mining program planned to start?

The advanced exploration and test mining program is planned to start in the first half of 2024.