TSX-V: VEIN | FSE: N071
TORONTO, July 5, 2017 /CNW/ - Enforcer Gold Corp
("Enforcer" or the "Company") (TSX-V: VEIN; FSE: N071) is pleased
to report on the commencement of diamond drilling at the
Montalembert Gold Project. Enforcer has contracted Orbit Garant
Drilling Inc. of Val d'Or Quebec
and has budgeted for 5,000 to 8,000 m of drilling in 2017.
President & CEO, Steve
Roebuck, comments:
"We are very excited to get drilling on the Galena and No. 2
veins and test the continuity and grade of the mineralized
structures at depth. This will be the first ever large-diameter
core drilling on the veins, which from our experience will be key
to assessing their potential. The Galena and No. 2 veins are
currently the most advanced drill targets on the property, but
there are several other high-priority targets that we will be
advancing to drill-ready stage in the coming months."
The drilling program will initially target the veins at ~25-50 m
centres and to a vertical depth of ~200 m. The program will utilize
HQ-sized coring equipment with a core diameter of 63.5 mm or 2.5
in, allowing for a much larger sample size and visual
representation of the geology and mineralization. Limited drilling
in 1950 used either EX or AX sized coring equipment with a core
diameter of only 22-30 mm.
The Galena and No. 2 veins represent classic shear-hosted
quartz-carbonate gold mineralization. This style of mineralization
is the most significant source of gold in the Abitibi greenstone
belt and is well known to be erratic in terms of grade and
continuity. The veins typically pinch and swell, resulting in
significant differences in width and grade over short distances.
Such variability is clearly evident in the surface exposures of the
Galena and No. 2 veins. Previous exploration work has also
established an erratic distribution of coarse gold within the
veins. The presence of coarse gold makes sampling and assaying of
this style of mineralization especially challenging. The potential
understatement or overstatement of grade is commonly referred to as
the "nugget effect".
Enforcer's use of large diameter HQ coring is one means to
mitigate the nugget effect, as a larger cut through the mineralized
zone increases the chance of obtaining a representative sample. All
samples collected within the zones will be analysed by the metallic
screen method (2000 gram option), which compared to standard fire
assay is considered a far more effective method for counteracting
the effects of coarse gold. The method involves crushing,
pulverizing and screening the entire sample, then separating 2000
grams of the final prepared pulp over a 100-micron dry screen.
Coarse (+100 micron) and fine (-100 micron) fractions are then
analyzed separately using standard fire assay procedures and the
weighted average grade is reported.
To recap the history at Montalembert, the initial discovery of
gold-bearing veins in the area occurred in 1949. In 1950,
N.A. Timmins (1938) Inc. drilled 30
holes over several of the showings, including 7 holes below the
Galena Vein and 3 holes below the No. 2 Vein. Despite multiple
logged occurrences of veining and mineralization in the holes only
10 samples were collected, including 2 samples from the No. 2 vein.
The results of this sampling are unknown. No further work was
reported on these veins until 1973, when Rochelom Mines conducted a
bulk sampling program on the Galena Vein. The sample averaged 12.69
g/t (0.37 oz/T) over 108.2 m. Following this program, the area lay
dormant again until 2015 when Globex Mining staked the property and
extended the exposure of the Galena and No. 2 veins. Channel
sampling by Globex in 2016 reported several high-grade results as
reported in the Company's January 20,
2017 and March 1, 2017 news
releases.
About Enforcer Gold Corp
Enforcer Gold Corp is earning a 100% interest in the
Montalembert Gold Project from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. (TSX:
GMX, FSE: GIMN, OTCQX: GLBXF). The 7,300-hectare property is
located 125 km west of Chibougamau
in Quebec's prolific Abitibi
greenstone belt. The property lies 5 km from a paved highway and
hydro-electric power and has easy access to skilled labour, fuel,
accommodation and other industry-related services, allowing for
relatively low exploration costs. Enforcer has committed over
$2.2M to fund its 2017 exploration
program that is expected to run uninterrupted through late fall
2017.
Enforcer's President & CEO, Steve
Roebuck, PGeo, is a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the content of this
news release.
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