TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inventus Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: IVS)(“Inventus” or the “Company”) today announces that it has received assay results for the first 28 holes of the winter drill program at the 100% owned Pardo Paleoplacer Gold Project (“Pardo”) near Sudbury, Ontario. A total of 28 definition drill holes and 7 step-out holes at the 007 Zone have been completed and the program is near completion.
Gold-bearing conglomerate layers or “reefs” at Pardo are horizontal and typically 1-3 metres (m) in thickness. Reefs are laterally extensive and occur on or very near surface. Higher gold grades occur concentrated in fluvial channels or “pay streaks”, and valleys in the footwall upon which the conglomerate was deposited.
The objective of the current definition drill program is to provide data to support the next phase of bulk sampling. Completed assay results from drilling at the 007 Zone are as follows:
| Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Gold Grade (g/t) |
| PD-18-01 | 0 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 1.74 |
| PD-18-02 | 0 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 1.28 |
| PD-18-03 | 0 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 3.27 |
| PD-18-04 | 0 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.07 |
| Including | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 13.00 |
| PD-18-05 | 0 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 3.91 |
| PD-18-06 | 0 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 4.78 |
| Including | 0.85 | 1.50 | 0.65 | 11.40 |
| PD-18-07 | 0 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 2.20 |
| Including | 1.95 | 2.50 | 0.55 | 11.20 |
| PD-18-08 | 0 | 3.47 | 3.47 | 2.33 |
| PD-18-09 | 0 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.79 |
| PD-18-10 | 0 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 0.62 |
| PD-18-11 | 0 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 0.93 |
| PD-18-12 | 0 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 0.62 |
| PD-18-13 | 0 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 2.04 |
| Including | 0 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 16.50 |
| PD-18-14 | 0 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 3.55 |
| Including | 0.50 | 1.04 | 0.54 | 12.00 |
| PD-18-15 | 0 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 6.78 |
| Including | 0 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 20.95 |
| PD-18-16 | 0 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 13.39 |
| Including | 0 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 62.00 |
| PD-18-17 | 0 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 3.48 |
| PD-18-18 | 0 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 1.36 |
| PD-18-19 | 0 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.10 |
| PD-18-20 | 0 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 2.89 |
| PD-18-21 | 0 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 7.48 |
| PD-18-22 | 1.36 | 4.82 | 3.46 | 1.44 |
| PD-18-23 | 0 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.16 |
| PD-18-24 | 0 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 9.52 |
| Including | 0.50 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 29.20 |
| PD-18-25 | 0 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 4.15 |
| Including | 0.60 | 0.95 | 0.35 | 20.00 |
| PD-18-26 | 0 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 8.59 |
| Including | 0.65 | 1.20 | 0.55 | 29.70 |
| PD-18-27 | 0 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 5.34 |
| Including | 0.65 | 1.30 | 0.65 | 14.80 |
| PD-18-28 | 0 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.50 |
| Including | 0.50 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 11.40 |
All holes were drilled vertically. Intercept lengths are true thickness. Gold grades are determined by fire assay and gravimetric methods; see note on Technical Information.
Drilling Results and Interpretation
The 28 new drill holes at the 007 Zone (see Figure 1) indicate that the average thickness of the mineralized boulder conglomerate is 2.5 metres, and the weighted average gold grade is 3.4 g/t. In comparison the average gold grade in 11 holes drilled at the Trench 1 bulk sample site was 1.3 g/t. Processing of the Trench 1 bulk sample returned an average grade of 4.2 g/t gold, over 200% higher than the grade indicated by drilling in the same area (see results published on January 3, 2018 - http://www.inventusmining.com/s/Inventus_Jan3.pdf).
Inventus expects to see a similar improvement in the gold grade when bulk sampling the 007 Zone. The Company intends to commence a bulk sampling program of up to 50,000 tonnes in the Spring of 2019.
Exploration Target Range
On August 3, 2018, Inventus released a new NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pardo Project. The report is available for download on the Company’s website (http://www.inventusmining.com/home-1/) and SEDAR (sedar.com).
The report assessed the exploration target range for the Pardo Project. The exploration target range was expressed in terms of pessimistic (P10), moderate (P50) and optimistic (P90) cases as shown in the table below.
| Parameter | P10 | P50 | P90 |
| Tonnage (t) | 450,000 | 8,600,000 | 12,500,000 |
| Gold Grade (g/t) | 4.20 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Gold Content (oz) | 60,000 | 950,000 | 1,400,000 |
The potential tonnages and grades are conceptual in nature and are based on surface mapping, drilling and channel sampling results that define the approximate thickness, depth and grade of the mineralized conglomerate unit. There has been insufficient exploration to define a current mineral resource and the Company cautions that there is a risk that further exploration will not result in the delineation of a current mineral resource.
Ore Sorting
Prior bench scale testing demonstrated that sensor sorting and gravity separation were potentially viable methods to upgrade the Pardo mineralized material prior to processing (see results published on April 5, 2017 - http://www.inventusmining.com/s/IVS-Studies-Update-FINAL.pdf). Measurements made of the clasts present in the mineralized boulder conglomerate indicate that the matrix, which contains all the gold, represents approximately 25% by volume of the whole rock. Opportunity therefore exists to mechanically remove 75% by volume that would otherwise be barren waste sent for processing. We intend to follow-up this work as part of the bulk sampling program.
Click here to view Figure 1: http://inventusmining.com/s/Nov_22_Fig_1.pdf
About Inventus Mining Corp.
Inventus is a mineral exploration company focused on the world-class mining district of Sudbury, Ontario. Our principal asset is a 100% interest in the Pardo Paleoplacer Gold Project located 65 km northeast of Sudbury. Pardo is the first important paleoplacer gold discovery found in North America. Inventus has 110,301,069 common shares outstanding (123,925,235 shares on a fully diluted basis).
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For further information, please contact:
Mr. Stefan Spears
Chairman and CEO
Inventus Mining Corp.
Tel: (647) 258-0395 x280
E-mail: info@inventusmining.com
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Qualified Person
The Qualified Person responsible for the technical content of this news release is Wesley Whymark, P.Geo., Chief Geologist, who has reviewed and approved this news release on behalf of the Company.
Technical Information
The samples in this release were transported in secure sealed bags for preparation and assay by Agat Laboratories located in Mississauga, Ontario. A standard or a blank was inserted every 20 samples or less. The samples reported were crushed in their entirety to 75% passing -10 mesh, with one 1 kg subsamples split and pulverized to 85% passing -200 mesh. Two 50-gram aliquots were taken for fire assay (FA) with an atomic absorption (AA) finish. Results higher than 10 g/t were re-analyzed with a gravimetric finish.
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