New Found Intercepts 146.2 g/t Au over 25.6m in 65m step-out to South at Keats, Extends High-Grade Zone to 425m Down-Plunge
New Found Gold Corp. (TSXV: NFG) has announced assay results from four additional drill holes at the Keats Zone as part of its 200,000m diamond drill program at the Queensway Project in Newfoundland. Notable findings include an impressive interval of 146.2 g/t Au over 25.6m, the highest grade-width metric recorded at Keats. The high-grade zone is now defined over 425m down-plunge and remains open for further exploration. The company is well-funded with approximately $79 million in working capital to advance its drilling efforts.
- Intercept of 146.2 g/t Au over 25.6m in hole NFGC-21-182.
- High-grade zone at Keats defined over 425m down-plunge.
- Company has approximately $79 million in working capital for ongoing drilling.
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - New Found Gold Corp. ("New Found" or the "Company") (TSXV: NFG) (OTC: NFGFF) is pleased to announce assay results from an additional four holes drilled at the Keats Zone ("Keats"). These holes were drilled as part of the Company's ongoing 200,000m diamond drill program at its
Highlights
- Highlights include:
*Note that the host structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are generally estimated to be
- The interval of 146.2 g/t Au over 25.6m in NFGC-21-182 is a 65m down-plunge step-out to the south from the previously furthest south high-grade intercept (hole NFGC-21-143, 63.7 g/t Au over 8.4m and 16.9 g/t Au over 2.5m, see New Found news release April 27, 2021) and is the deepest assay interval returned to date at Keats (see Figure 1).
- The high-grade zone at Keats has now been drill defined over 425m in the down-plunge direction. The zone remains open and step-out drilling is continuing to the south, vertically above and below this zone, and to the north.
Denis Laviolette President of New Found, stated: "The interval of 146.2g/t over 25.6m in hole NFGC-21-182 has a grade x width of over 3,700 g/t Au x m, the highest to date on this metric at Keats, benchmarked against a long list of outstanding holes. Very significantly, as a step out 65m down plunge and as the furthest down-plunge hole and the deepest assay interval returned to date at Keats, this hole demonstrates that the outstanding zone of high-grade gold at Keats is continuing and perhaps strengthening with depth. We couldn't be more excited to be continuing to intercept such a phenomenal interval on such a large step-out down plunge at Keats and this continues to build our confidence that Keats is a very significant high-grade gold discovery."
Note: Au g/t x m calculations include all Keats Main intervals for each hole as reported in Table 2.
Core Photos, Hole NFGC-21-182
Drillhole Details
*Note that the host structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are generally estimated to be
Sampling, Sub-sampling and Laboratory
True widths of the intercepts reported in this press release have yet to be determined but are estimated to be
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The technical content disclosed in this press release was reviewed and approved by Greg Matheson, P. Geo., Chief Operating Officer, and a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Matheson consents to the publication of this news release dated May 21, 2021 by New Found. Mr. Matheson certifies that this news release fairly and accurately represents the information for which he is responsible.
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New Found acknowledges the financial support of the Junior Exploration Assistance Program, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Forward-Looking Statement Cautions
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, relating to further the exploration and drilling on the Company's Queensway gold project in Newfoundland. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "aims," "potential," "goal," "objective," "prospective," and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will," "would," "may," "can," "could" or "should" occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made, and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks associated possible accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipated geological factors, the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company's exploration plans, the risk that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company's business and prospects. The reader is urged to refer to the Company's reports, publicly available through the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects.
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