MONTREAL, Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland Exploration Inc. (“Midland”) (TSX-V: MD) is pleased to report new results from a prospecting campaign conducted in June 2024 in the Canyon Lake area on its Willbob gold project, wholly owned by Midland.
Highlights:
- Seven (7) rock samples grading more than 1 g/t Au in the Canyon Lake area, including three (3) values above 5 g/t Au: 39.5 g/t Au, 26.5 g/t Au and 9.85 g/t Au.
- The Canyon mineralized zones now extend over 790 metres along the sheared contact with gabbro and iron formation.
- Several anomalous gold values in soil samples (10), reaching 431 ppb Au in an unexplored area.
This prospecting and soil sampling campaign was conducted in the Canyon Lake area of the Willbob project in June. Follow-up work on showings discovered in July 2019 (see press release dated August 22, 2019) resulted in gold grades reaching up to 39.5 g/t Au (Canyon-3 area). Two new gold-bearing areas are highlighted and as a result, the gold mineralized zones now extend over 787 metres. Several anomalous gold values are observed in soil samples and will require follow-up work. Gold values above 0.100 ppm in rock samples and above 10 ppb in soil samples are listed in the table below.
| Rock samples | g/t Au | Location | Soil samples | Au ppb |
| C1457706 | 39.5 | 13 m NW of Canyon-3 | C1457938 | 431 |
| C1457502 | 26.5 | 35 m NW of Canyon-1 | C1457917 | 95 |
| C1457512 | 9.85 | 100 m NW of Canyon-1 | C1457906 | 76 |
| C1457705 | 4.66 | 5 m SE of Canyon-3 | C1457977 | 62 |
| C1457657 | 3.74 | 92 m NW of Canyon-1 | C1457976 | 32 |
| C1457658 | 2.96 | 92 m NW of Canyon-1 | C1457948 | 31 |
| C1457718 | 1.07 | 111 m NW of Canyon-1 | C1457920 | 30 |
| C1457665 | 0.819 | 487 m NW of Canyon-3 | C1457945 | 28 |
| C1457513 | 0.793 | 112 m NW of Canyon-1 | C1457947 | 12 |
| C1457707 | 0.632 | Footwall of 39.5 g/t Au | C1457975 | 11 |
| C1457673 | 0.324 | 487 m NW of Canyon-3 | ||
| C1457561 | 0.281 | 260 m NW of Canyon-3 | ||
| C1457727 | 0.218 | 487 m NW of Canyon-3 | ||
| C1457555 | 0.16 | 38 m W of Canyon-3 | ||
| C1457728 | 0.148 | 487 m NW of Canyon-3 | ||
| C1457654 | 0.144 | 38 m W of Canyon-3 | ||
| C1457519 | 0.143 | 487 m NW of Canyon-3 |
Follow-up prospecting work on the Canyon Lake occurrences
Prospecting work carried out in July 2019 led to the discovery of three new high-grade gold occurrences on new claims acquired by Midland in 2019 in the Canyon Lake area (see press release dated August 22, 2019). The Canyon-1 showing yielded high-grade gold values reaching 31.5 g/t Au, 5.95 g/t Au, and 3.77 g/t Au (grab samples).
At the Canyon-2 showing, located 250 metres northwest of Canyon-1, grades reaching 23.5 g/t, 18.55 g/t Au, 4.94 g/t Au, 2.08 g/t Au, and 1.01 g/t Au were obtained in grab samples.
Finally, the Canyon-3 showing, located 30 m north of Canyon-2, yielded grades of 6.85 g/t and 3.35 g/t Au in grab samples in July 2019.
Twelve (12) additional grab samples collected between Canyon-1 and Canyon-3 also yielded values between 0.1 g/t and 1 g/t Au.
Cautionary statements:
Note that grades obtained in grab samples are not necessarily representative of mineralized zones.
Quality control
During the last prospecting program, assay samples (grabs) were taken and sent to a certified commercial laboratory (Actlab). A strict QA/QC program was applied to all samples which includes insertion of mineralized standards and blank samples for each batch of 20 samples. The gold analyses were completed by fire assay with atomic absorption finish on 50 grams of materials. The samples were also analyzed using a multi-element (60) geochemical group by 4-acid digestion followed by ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy) finish.
About Midland
Midland targets the excellent mineral potential of Quebec to make the discovery of new world-class deposits of gold, platinum group elements and base metals. Midland is proud to count on reputable partners such as BHP Canada Inc., Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc., Barrick Gold Corporation, Probe Gold Inc., Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Electric Element Mining Corp., SOQUEM Inc., Brunswick Exploration Inc., Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund, and Abcourt Mines Inc. Midland prefers to work in partnership and intends to quickly conclude additional agreements in regard to newly acquired properties. Management is currently reviewing other opportunities and projects to build up the Corporation portfolio and generate shareholder value.
This press release was reviewed and approved by Richard D St-Cyr, Exploration Director for Midland Exploration and Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, who has also approved the technical content of this press release.
For further information, please consult Midland’s website or contact:
Gino Roger, President and Chief Executive Officer
Tel.: 450 420-5977
Fax: 450 420-5978
Email: info@midlandexploration.com
Website: www.midlandexploration.com
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Forward-looking statements
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