ROUYN-NORANDA, Quebec, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radisson Mining Resources Inc. (TSX-V: RDS, OTC: RMRDF): (“Radisson” or the “Company") is pleased to announce significant high-grade gold intercepts from the ongoing 130,000 m exploration drill program at its 100% owned O’Brien gold project located along the Larder-Lake-Cadillac Break (see location map 1 and location map 2), halfway between Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or in Quebec, Canada.
Key highlights
- Significant intercepts from exploration drilling along high-grade trend #0, representing the gap between current resources and the old O’Brien mine
- 37.86 g/t Au over 2.00 m including 75.60 g/t Au over 1.00 m (OB-21-221W3)
- 12.69 g/t Au over 3.50 m including 27.10 g/t Au over 1.60 m (OB-21-221W4)
- 7.70 g/t Au over 2.00 m including 12.10 g/t Au over 1.00 m (OB-21-221W2)
- Results include 3,376 m directional drill campaign comprising one pilot hole (OB-21-221) and 7 branches to drill test an area extending approximately 150 m along strike and between 75 m and 250 m depth below the limits of previous drilling in the area.
- All of the holes intersected the targeted mineralized structures including 4 visible gold occurrences
- Savings of approximately 3,555 m (51%) using directional drilling technology
- New and previously released results (including 92.89 g/t Au over 2.60 m, 47.10 g/t Au over 2.60 m, 10.87 g/t Au over 3.15 m and 14.90 g/t Au over 8.20 m) demonstrate continuity of high-grade mineralization in the area down to a vertical depth of 750 m.
- Modeled resources in the area are mostly limited to within 240 m from surface.
- 130,000 m drill program underway at O’Brien
- 121,750 m (245 holes) completed as of March 31, 2022 with results pending for 24,000 m in 50 holes of which 27 holes intersected visible gold.
- Cash balance of approx. $7.0M as of April 15, 2022
“The first batch of results from directional drilling completed as part of the ongoing program highlight the significant high-grade potential along trend #0, which represents the gap between currently defined resources along trend #1 and historically mined structures at the old O’Brien Mine. Drill results to date demonstrating the continuity of high-grade mineralization down to more than 750 m depth and up to 140 m west of current resources established on Trend #1. Drill results from this sector have been impressive, with 36 holes published so far of which 20 have intersected visible gold including 14 intercepts grading over 5 g/t Au.
Overall, results from our ongoing 130,000 m drill program continue to impress with 195 holes published so far including 131 intercepts grading over 5 g/t Au. We look forward to obtaining additional results from all 5 high-grade trends (trend 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) established east of the old O’Brien mine as we continue to focus on expanding the footprint of the deposit. Results are pending from 50 holes of which 27 have intersected visible gold occurrences. Pending results include approximately 10,000 m (17 holes) from our deep directional drill program aimed at testing some of our most promising deeper targets along trend #1 and #2. Our deep directional drill continues to remain a key priority with two rigs systematically testing deeper high-grade mineralized structures along trend #1 and #2. We look forward to building momentum with significant news flow in the weeks and months ahead” Commented Rahul Paul, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Figure 1. O’Brien Gold Project: Trend #0 / #1 – Longitudinal section
Notable drill results
| Hole | Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Core Length (m) | Au (g/t) - Uncut |
| OB-21-221 | Trend #0 | ||||
| 838.90 | 842.40 | 3.50 | 3.99 | ||
| Including | 840.00 | 842.40 | 2.40 | 4.64 | |
| Which Includes | 841.20 | 842.40 | 1.20 | 6.42 | |
| OB-21-221W2 | Trend #0 | ||||
| 760.00 | 762.00 | 2.00 | 7.70 | ||
| Including | 761.00 | 762.00 | 1.00 | 12.10 | |
| OB-21-221W3 | Trend #0 | ||||
| 685.00 | 687.00 | 2.00 | 37.86 | ||
| Including | 685.00 | 686.00 | 1.00 | 75.60 | |
| AND | 790.30 | 793.10 | 2.80 | 4.42 | |
| OB-21-221W4 | Trend #0 | ||||
| 833.00 | 836.50 | 3.50 | 12.69 | ||
| Including | 833.00 | 834.60 | 1.60 | 27.10 | |
| Which Includes | 833.90 | 834.60 | 0.70 | 60.20 | |
| OB-21-221W6 | Trend #0 | ||||
| 789.50 | 791.50 | 2.00 | 3.93 | ||
| AND | 804.00 | 806.00 | 2.00 | 3.81 | |
| OB-21-221W7 | Trend #0 | ||||
| 844.00 | 847.00 | 3.00 | 3.54 | ||
| Including | 844.00 | 845.00 | 1.00 | 8.19 |
- VG denotes the presence of visible gold
- True widths estimated at 70% to 80% of core length.
- Assay grades shown uncapped. A capping factor of 60 g/t Au was used in the 2019 resource estimate
- For a full listing of drill results from current drilling program click here.
Drilling at O’Brien continues to validate the litho-structural model while highlighting resource growth potential laterally and at depth
Drilling to date has continued to define and expand almost five high-grade mineralized trends (trend 0, 1, 2, 3, 4), located within a 1,200 m strike respectively to the east of the old O’Brien Mine. Mineralized trends identified bear similarities with structures previously mined at O’Brien down to a depth of 1,100 m (historical production of 587 koz gold grading 15.25 g/t Au).
Drilling so far has demonstrated continuity of mineralization well below the boundary of defined resources in all defined trends, which remain open for expansion laterally and at depth. In trend #0, drilling has traced mineralization to a depth of 750 m, while current resources are mostly within the first 240 m. In trend #1, drilling has highlighted continuity of mineralization down to a vertical depth of 950 m, while current resources are mostly limited to a vertical depth of approximately 600 m. In trend #2, drilling has highlighted continuity of mineralization down to a vertical depth of over 800 m, while current resources are mostly within 400 m from surface. In trend #3, drilling has traced mineralization down to 500 m vertical depth from surface. Current resources are mostly confined to within a vertical depth of 240 m. In trend #4, drilling has traced mineralization down to a vertical depth of approximately 330 m.
In addition, the Company has completed an initial 5,700 m exploration program at O’Brien West. In addition to validating geological information from historical drill holes, initial results showcase potential for additional high-grade discoveries in this area. O’Brien West remains open in all directions (along strike and at depth), with results indicating strong depth continuity in lithological units identical to those observed along strike to the west, reaffirming the upside potential from approximately 2.5 km of largely untested prospective ground west of the O’Brien Mine along the prolific Larder-Lake-Cadillac break.
Almost all drilling conducted as part of the ongoing campaign has been within a strike length representing only a small portion of more than 5.2 km of prospective strike that Radisson controls along the Cadillac Break. Given current geological understanding, the ongoing validation of the litho-structural model, the company estimates there is strong potential for additional high-grade gold trends to be discovered along the whole 5.2 km prospective land package on the prolific Larder-Lake Cadillac Break.
121,750 m of drilling completed to date with assays pending for approx. 24,000 m
This release represents approximately 3,376 m of drilling in 8 drill holes. Released results to date (since the commencement of drilling in August 2019) represent approximately 75% of the approximately 130,000 m planned thus far. 1 As of April 15, 2022, the company remains well funded with approximately $7.0 m in cash.
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1 Estimated as of March 31th, 2022
Breakdown of drilling planned, completed and pending results
| Sector / Trend | Planned drilling (m) | To be drilled (m) | Drilled - Results published | Drilled - Results pending | ||||
| metres | # holes | # holes (with VG) | metres | # holes | # holes (with VG) | |||
| O'Brien West | 5,700 | 0 | 5,700 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend #0 | 18,200 | 0 | 18,000 | 36 | 20 | 200 | 1 | 1 |
| Trend #1 | 42,900 | 4,900 | 28,100 | 48 | 27 | 9,900 | 21 | 9 |
| Trend #2 | 34,500 | 3,700 | 25,200 | 45 | 20 | 5,600 | 10 | 6 |
| Trend #3 | 16,200 | 0 | 10,200 | 26 | 11 | 6,000 | 14 | 7 |
| Trend #4 | 8,500 | 0 | 6,400 | 15 | 6 | 2,100 | 4 | 4 |
| Kewagama East / Others | 4,300 | 0 | 4,300 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 130,300 | 8,600 | 97,900 | 195 | 88 | 23,800 | 50 | 27 |
Summary of results published to date from current program
| Sector / Trend | Published results (m) | # holes published | Number of published intercepts grading, | ||||||
| # holes published | # holes with VG | % holes with VG | >5 g/t Au | >10 g/t Au | >15 g/t Au | >20 g/t Au | >25 g/t Au | ||
| O'Brien West | 5,736 | 11 | 1 | 9% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Trend #0 | 18,000 | 36 | 20 | 56% | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Trend #1 | 28,100 | 48 | 27 | 56% | 49 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Trend #2 | 25,200 | 45 | 20 | 44% | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Trend #3 | 10,200 | 26 | 11 | 42% | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Trend #4 | 6,400 | 15 | 6 | 40% | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kewagama East & Others | 4,300 | 14 | 3 | 21% | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 97,900 | 195 | 88 | 45% | 131 | 55 | 31 | 22 | 18 |
Figure 2. O’Brien Project Cross Section: Trend #0 showing OB-21-221 and branches
Figure 5. O’Brien Gold Project: Resource Block Model @ 5.0 g/t cut-off; Labeled Longitudinal section
Figure 6. Visible Gold in OB-21-221W3 and OB-21-221W4
QA/QC
All drill cores in this campaign are NQ in size. Assays were completed on sawn half-cores, with the second half kept for future reference. The samples were analyzed using standard fire assay procedures with Atomic Absorption (AA) finish at ALS Laboratory Ltd, in Val-d’Or, Quebec. Samples yielding a grade higher than 5 g/t Au were analyzed a second time by fire assay with gravimetric finish at the same laboratory. Mineralized zones containing visible gold were analyzed with metallic sieve procedure. Standard reference materials, blank samples and duplicates were inserted prior to shipment for quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program.
Qualified Person
Eddy Canova, BSc., P.Geo. OGQ, from GeoConsul Canova Inc., is the qualified person pursuant to the requirements of NI 43-101. Eddy Canova has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure in this press release.
Radisson mining resources Inc.
Radisson is a gold exploration company focused on its 100% owned O’Brien project, located in the Bousquet-Cadillac mining camp along the world-renowned Larder-Lake-Cadillac Break in Abitibi, Quebec. The Bousquet-Cadillac mining camp has produced over 21,000,000 ounces of gold over the last 100 years. The project hosts the former O’Brien Mine, considered to have been the Quebec’s highest-grade gold producer during its production (1,197,147 metric tons at 15.25 g/t Au for 587,121 ounces of gold from 1926 to 1957; Kenneth Williamson 3DGeo-Solution, July 2019). For more information on Radisson, visit our website at www.radissonmining.com or contact:
On behalf of the board of directors
Rahul Paul
President and CEO
For more information on Radisson, visit our website at www.radissonmining.com or contact:
Hubert Parent-Bouchard
Chief Financial Officer
819-763-9969
hpbouchard@radissonmining.com
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release including, but not limited to, those relating to the intended use of proceeds of the Offering, the development of the O’Brien project and generally, the above “About Radisson Mining Resources Inc.” paragraph which essentially describes the Corporation’s outlook, constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the time of this press release. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Corporation as of the time of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions may prove to be incorrect. Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can directly or indirectly affect, and could cause, actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements and future events, could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. A description of assumptions used to develop such forward-looking information and a description of risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from forward looking information can be found in Radisson’s disclosure documents on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
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