Novo Resources Corp. (
“Novo” or
the
“Company”) (TSX: NVO, NVO.WT & NVO.WT.A)
(OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to report high-grade gold in rock chip
assay results for exploration work conducted in Q4 2021 at the
historic Pilgrims Rest mine, Station Peak gold prospect, in the
Egina District, Western Australia (figure 1).
The historic Pilgrims Rest mine is located 41 km
to the south-west of ASX-listed De Grey Mining’s Hemi deposit and
29 km south of the Indee mine in the northern-central Pilbara
Region (figure 1). Recent rock chip sampling focussed on quartz
vein-style lode gold mineralization in an altered gabbroic
intrusion and adjacent Mallina Group sediments, crosscut by a
series of faults (figure 2 and figure 3).
Surface rock chip sampling from mine workings
and historic exploration costeans has produced results with high
grade gold over 200 m strike (figure 2). Results are presented in
Figure 2 and highlights include:
- 91.16 g/t Au from a highly sheared and
intensely altered zone within the western part of the
workings;
- 12.08 g/t Au from moderately dipping remnant
quartz veins in the main western stope area;
- 30.15 g/t Au from alteration in the footwall
of the stope in the main pit;
- 13.27 g/t Au from exploration costeans 40 m
east of the main workings; and
- Numerous +0.5 g/t Au samples (34 samples out
of 79 taken in the area).
“The new rock chip results from Station Peak are
an exciting development in our Pilbara exploration program,”
commented Dr. Quinton Hennigh, the non-executive co-chairman of
Novo. “Additional planned work, including mapping, sampling, and
drilling is expected to continue through 2022 in order to further
advance the Egina project.”_______________1 Refer to historical
reports available here. Novo is unaware of the existence of a
mineral resource estimate from historic mining. Novo is unable to
comment on the reliability of the technical information contained
in these historical reports and therefore, undue reliance should
not be placed on such technical information.2 Refer to the
Company’s news release dated June 7, 2019.
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d49669ce-da09-4e72-b44b-383538afa3a8(Figure
1 – Location of ML 47/561 and the historic Pilgrims Rest
mine at the Station Peak prospect.)
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b07d329b-a62e-4d49-bb48-6dd45526f67a(Figure
2 – Significant gold in rock chips at the Pilgrims Rest
historic mine, Station Peak.)
Follow-Up Work
Follow-up work by Novo will include:
- Integration of
historic mine plans, including underground access development,
stopes and channel sampling along drives and access ways, into a 3D
geological model;
- Drilling into
targets defined by the recent results and 3D modelling, including
along strike, structurally complex zones down dip of surface
alteration and geochemistry, plus down plunge of high-grade shoots
in the main workings represented by red arrows on figure 3;
and
- Detailed
mapping, soil geochemical sampling and further rock chip sampling
to the west of the historic Pilgrims Rest gold mine.
Novo accelerated its exploration programs in the
latter half of 2021 and plans to continue such efforts throughout
2022. Recent exciting results include high-grade rock chip samples
at Nunyerry North3 and identification of basement gold targets in
the vicinity of the Becher epithermal system4 near De Grey Mining
Ltd.’s Hemi deposit in the Egina district, identification of Ni-Cu
targets at Southcourt and Milburn5 adjacent to Azure Minerals
Limited’s Andover VC-07 Ni-Cu-Co massive sulphide discovery and
Artemis Resources Limited Carlow Castle Au-Cu-Co discovery in the
West Pilbara district, and high-grade assay results from 5,200 m of
drilling at the Parnell-Vulture trend as part of a first phase
15,000 m reverse circulation drilling program across shallow oxide
mineralization6 near the Company’s Golden Eagle processing facility
in the East Pilbara district._______________3 Refer to the
Company’s news release dated February 17, 2022.4 Refer to the
Company’s news release dated November 4, 2021.5 Refer to the
Company’s news release dated November 30, 2021.
Details
The historic Pilgrims Rest mine was operated
from 1902 to 1927 and produced a total of 11,347.4 ounces Au from
9,926.4 tonnes grading 35.55 g/t Au1. The main reef strikes 250
degrees and dips to the south with an average dip of 68 degrees
(figure 3) and was exploited at three primary working levels; the
adit level, 90 feet level, and 200 feet level. A main shaft (figure
3) was sunk to a depth of at least 90 m1.
Seven shallow reverse circulation ("RC”) holes
(1 redrilled after failing at 6 m) were drilled by Bullion Minerals
Limited (“Bullion”) in 20037 (figure 3) which intercepted
mineralization and mine workings. Four of the drill holes are
interpreted to have not reached the target.
Intercept highlights from Bullion’s 2003
drilling include:
- 8.47 g/t Au over 2m from 47m in BYRC007 (including 1m at 11.0
g/t Au which repeat assayed at 23.01 and 10.4 g/t Au);
- 2m stope from 64m in BYRC007 (no core to assay);
- 4.28 g/t Au over 2m from 26m in BYRC008; and
- 6.42 g/t Au over 2m from 71m in BYRC008.
Bullion’s 2003 RC drilling report indicates that
where repeat assay values for samples have been provided,
intersection grades have been calculated using an average of all
repeated assays. Caution should be exercised when relying on such
technical information.
Mineralization was intercepted within the
altered gabbro and on the contact between the mafic intrusive and
the Mallina Group sediments, indicating that mineralized material
remains at shallow depths which was not extracted by previous mine
operators.
Results and technical information referred to in
this news release from Bullion are not necessarily representative
of mineralization throughout the district. This historical data was
disclosed in annual exploration reports (the “Bullion
Reports”) filed by Bullion on the Western Australian
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety’s
(“DMIRS”) website in 2004. The technical
information contained herein has been extracted from certain of the
Bullion Reports.
Reference should be made to the relevant Bullion
Reports which are available online at the links provided in various
footnotes throughout this news release.
A qualified person has not verified the
technical information contained in the Bullion Reports, and Novo is
unaware of the existence of any technical report prepared in
accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure
for Mineral Projects or the Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves in
connection with the technical information contained in the Bullion
Reports. Novo is unable to comment on the reliability of the
technical information contained in the Bullion Reports and
therefore, undue reliance should not be placed on such technical
information._______________6 Refer to the Company’s news release
dated January 21, 2022.7 Refer to Bullion’s 2003 RC drilling report
– WAMEX Open File Data Report A68128.
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7f07387d-43d7-4fc6-a33d-62c34b46d6c7(Figure
3 – Location of Bullion RC drilling, main faults and
targets open (red arrows).)
Refer to table 1 for a listing of Novo rock chip
results and table 2 for historic Bullion RC drill hole
locations.
Results referred to in this news release are not
necessarily representative of mineralization throughout the Station
Peak district.
Analytic Methodology
Novo rock chip samples were crushed to 2mm and
assayed for Au by 500g photon assay (lab method PAAU02) and for 48
elements using four acid digest – MS finish (laboratory method
4A/MS48) at Intertek Genalysis, Perth, Western Australia. QAQC
protocols for rock chip samples included insertion of three blanks
and standards. No QAQC issues were detected. All relevant data was
verified by a qualified person as defined in National Instrument
43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI
43-101”) by reviewing analytical procedures undertaken by
Intertek Genalysis.
The Bullion Reports indicate that Bullion
submitted select 1m RC drill samples to Genalysis in Perth and
assayed for Au by 50g fire assay (50FA). QAQC protocols for fire
assay RC drill sampling included 3 duplicates for 26 samples in the
submitted batch (QAQC = 11.5%) no CRM standards were submitted
analysed for this drill program. Remaining samples from the RC
drilling program were taken as 4m speared composites and also
submitted to Genalysis Perth for aqua regia gold assay with AAS
finish (Laboratory method B/SAAS). These results have not been
referenced for grade intercepts in this release.
QP STATEMENT
Dr. Quinton Hennigh (P.Geo.) is the qualified
person, as defined under NI 43-101, responsible for, and having
reviewed and approved, the technical information contained in this
news release other than the technical information extracted from
the Bullion Reports. Dr. Hennigh is the non-executive co-chairman
and a director of Novo.
ABOUT NOVO
Novo operates its flagship Beatons Creek gold
project while exploring and developing its prospective land package
covering approximately 12,500 square kilometres in the Pilbara
region of Western Australia. In addition to the Company’s primary
focus, Novo seeks to leverage its internal geological expertise to
deliver value-accretive opportunities to its shareholders. For more
information, please contact Leo Karabelas at (416) 543-3120 or
e-mail leo@novoresources.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Novo Resources Corp.
“Michael Spreadborough”
Michael Spreadborough
Executive Co-Chairman
Forward-looking information
Some statements in this news release contain
forward-looking information (within the meaning of Canadian
securities legislation) including, without limitation, planned
exploration activities. These statements address future events and
conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
the statements. Such factors include, without limitation, customary
risks of the resource industry and the risk factors identified in
Novo’s management’s discussion and analysis for the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2021, which is available under Novo’s
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date those statements are made. Except as required
by applicable law, Novo assumes no obligation to update or to
publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking
statement contained or incorporated by reference herein to reflect
actual results, future events or developments, changes in
assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the
forward-looking statements. If Novo updates any forward-looking
statement(s), no inference should be drawn that the Company will
make additional updates with respect to those or other
forward-looking statements.
|
|
Table 1: rock chip sample results. |
|
SAMPLE ID |
EASTING MGA94 Z50 |
NORTHING MGA94 Z50 |
Au ppm PAAU02 |
Ag ppm 4A/MS |
As ppm 4A/MS |
Cu ppm 4A/MS |
Sb ppm 4A/MS |
|
NVO-07379 |
622768 |
7659905 |
0.03 |
-0.025 |
4.2 |
1 |
0.44 |
|
NVO-07380 |
622766 |
7659903 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
335 |
105 |
1.43 |
|
NVO-07381 |
622767 |
7659904 |
1.06 |
0.11 |
637.9 |
122.9 |
1.33 |
|
NVO-07382 |
622770 |
7659905 |
0.41 |
0.23 |
6494.8 |
359.5 |
1.82 |
|
NVO-07383 |
622769 |
7659905 |
0.22 |
-0.025 |
229.2 |
27.3 |
0.71 |
|
NVO-07384 |
622765 |
7659903 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
520.4 |
62 |
0.76 |
|
NVO-07385 |
622770 |
7659905 |
0.03 |
0.15 |
415 |
39.1 |
0.86 |
|
NVO-07386 |
622768 |
7659905 |
0.61 |
0.06 |
545.2 |
311.9 |
1.83 |
|
NVO-07387 |
622767 |
7659904 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
278.2 |
156.8 |
0.66 |
|
NVO-07388 |
622770 |
7659904 |
0.05 |
0.14 |
85.5 |
42.7 |
0.69 |
|
NVO-07389 |
622769 |
7659903 |
0.17 |
0.08 |
393.8 |
132.2 |
0.85 |
|
NVO-07390 |
622768 |
7659904 |
0.21 |
0.06 |
333.2 |
52.9 |
1.07 |
|
NVO-07391 |
622768 |
7659904 |
5.67 |
1.93 |
34951 |
809.6 |
55.34 |
|
NVO-07392 |
622768 |
7659904 |
14.96 |
0.16 |
266 |
126.3 |
1.88 |
|
NVO-07393 |
622768 |
7659904 |
0.46 |
0.16 |
822.5 |
117.6 |
1.74 |
|
NVO-07211 |
622619 |
7659763 |
91.16 |
15.56 |
87639 |
1687.6 |
74.1 |
|
NVO-07218 |
622710 |
7659784 |
3.55 |
0.38 |
2789.2 |
982.5 |
3.21 |
|
NVO-07219 |
622710 |
7659778 |
1.4 |
0.19 |
2152.4 |
458.4 |
1.34 |
|
NVO-07221 |
622709 |
7659778 |
1.28 |
0.34 |
3059.9 |
231.7 |
1 |
|
NVO-07222 |
622710 |
7659777 |
0.36 |
0.14 |
4293.1 |
127 |
0.66 |
|
NVO-07223 |
622492 |
7659632 |
0.08 |
0.4 |
292.7 |
92.8 |
3.13 |
|
NVO-07224 |
622492 |
7659632 |
0.07 |
0.2 |
159.9 |
68 |
1.29 |
|
NVO-07225 |
622492 |
7659633 |
-0.02 |
0.5 |
172.3 |
114.9 |
1.45 |
|
NVO-07226 |
622492 |
7659632 |
1.71 |
0.54 |
258.1 |
53.9 |
1.81 |
|
NVO-07227 |
622489 |
7659628 |
1.33 |
0.32 |
719.5 |
21.5 |
1.39 |
|
NVO-07228 |
622492 |
7659632 |
0.09 |
0.08 |
205.9 |
20.8 |
1.52 |
|
NVO-07229 |
622491 |
7659632 |
0.11 |
0.19 |
288.1 |
49.6 |
3.31 |
|
NVO-07231 |
622493 |
7659632 |
-0.02 |
0.15 |
367.8 |
45.7 |
3.07 |
|
NVO-07232 |
622491 |
7659632 |
0.06 |
0.31 |
336.5 |
76.7 |
1.68 |
|
NVO-07233 |
622491 |
7659632 |
0.2 |
0.13 |
5069.9 |
54.3 |
3.77 |
|
NVO-07418 |
622779 |
7659834 |
3.55 |
0.54 |
71943 |
30.1 |
43.09 |
|
NVO-07419 |
622778 |
7659833 |
0.21 |
0.06 |
439.8 |
16.4 |
1.06 |
|
NVO-07420 |
622780 |
7659830 |
3.33 |
0.33 |
18531 |
25.7 |
20.25 |
|
NVO-07421 |
622779 |
7659828 |
0.5 |
0.06 |
4110.9 |
21.7 |
3.02 |
|
NVO-07422 |
622774 |
7659826 |
-0.01 |
-0.025 |
32.9 |
2.7 |
0.56 |
|
NVO-07423 |
622769 |
7659828 |
0.05 |
-0.025 |
420.4 |
6.4 |
0.77 |
|
NVO-07424 |
622768 |
7659829 |
0.04 |
-0.025 |
459.8 |
8.4 |
0.59 |
|
NVO-07425 |
622768 |
7659829 |
-0.01 |
-0.025 |
23.2 |
3.8 |
0.45 |
|
NVO-07426 |
622770 |
7659832 |
1.13 |
-0.025 |
259.4 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
|
NVO-07427 |
622769 |
7659833 |
13.27 |
1.15 |
146766 |
29.5 |
77.25 |
|
NVO-07442 |
622702 |
7659749 |
6.06 |
0.22 |
465.2 |
35.9 |
0.81 |
|
NVO-07443 |
622693 |
7659771 |
5.36 |
3.71 |
5419.5 |
720.4 |
18.27 |
|
NVO-07444 |
622693 |
7659770 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
4865.4 |
623.7 |
9.64 |
|
NVO-07445 |
622687 |
7659769 |
0.17 |
0.38 |
3677 |
40.8 |
1.81 |
|
NVO-07446 |
622688 |
7659768 |
0.03 |
0.37 |
237 |
20.3 |
1.13 |
|
NVO-07447 |
622675 |
7659767 |
30.15 |
14.01 |
180389 |
93.1 |
97.56 |
|
NVO-07448 |
622668 |
7659768 |
0.06 |
0.73 |
656.3 |
29.5 |
1.45 |
|
NVO-07449 |
622667 |
7659774 |
0.31 |
4.68 |
12830 |
534.9 |
7.19 |
|
NVO-07450 |
622665 |
7659776 |
0.14 |
4.27 |
2539.8 |
215.3 |
1.52 |
|
NVO-7651 |
622666 |
7659774 |
0.08 |
1.12 |
283.1 |
46.4 |
1.14 |
|
NVO-7652 |
622593 |
7659768 |
0.54 |
0.14 |
419 |
36.7 |
2.88 |
|
NVO-7653 |
622596 |
7659765 |
12.08 |
4.14 |
411.7 |
343.1 |
4.24 |
|
NVO-7654 |
622593 |
7659767 |
0.68 |
0.99 |
5892.1 |
1795.7 |
4.58 |
|
NVO-8023 |
622688 |
7659692 |
0.33 |
0.27 |
9255.8 |
44.7 |
4.5 |
|
NVO-8024 |
622664 |
7659770 |
2.81 |
2.54 |
9584.9 |
52.1 |
12.84 |
|
NVO-8025 |
622664 |
7659770 |
0.96 |
2.34 |
69083 |
187.4 |
19.72 |
|
NVO-8026 |
622666 |
7659770 |
1.92 |
2.87 |
19229 |
273.3 |
7.98 |
|
NVO-8027 |
622666 |
7659769 |
0.05 |
1.67 |
14176 |
66.7 |
3.32 |
|
NVO-8028 |
622666 |
7659769 |
0.05 |
4.58 |
668 |
16.7 |
2.46 |
|
NVO-8029 |
622665 |
7659770 |
0.22 |
18.6 |
7431.3 |
92 |
6.03 |
|
NVO-8030 |
622686 |
7659777 |
0.19 |
0.62 |
775.2 |
689.3 |
1.19 |
|
NVO-8031 |
622685 |
7659776 |
7.56 |
4.92 |
7386.5 |
4481.9 |
4.21 |
|
NVO-8032 |
622687 |
7659775 |
3.13 |
5.28 |
5571.9 |
3242 |
3.57 |
|
NVO-8033 |
622686 |
7659772 |
1.7 |
2.21 |
8169.9 |
4442.3 |
7.09 |
|
NVO-8034 |
622685 |
7659776 |
3.39 |
5.82 |
9401.8 |
754.1 |
10.57 |
|
NVO-8035 |
622685 |
7659774 |
0.11 |
0.56 |
16113 |
1343.1 |
2.12 |
|
NVO-8036 |
622686 |
7659774 |
0.08 |
0.24 |
7626.3 |
359.5 |
1.61 |
|
NVO-8037 |
622637 |
7659765 |
0.28 |
0.34 |
514.9 |
54.7 |
1.78 |
|
NVO-8038 |
622635 |
7659763 |
1.91 |
1 |
4338.7 |
125.7 |
13.76 |
|
NVO-8039 |
622634 |
7659762 |
0.45 |
0.91 |
4119.1 |
119 |
12.78 |
|
NVO-8042 |
622637 |
7659767 |
2.42 |
0.48 |
5253.5 |
241.5 |
6.02 |
|
NVO-8043 |
622638 |
7659766 |
2.91 |
1.56 |
20265 |
624.9 |
10.82 |
|
NVO-8044 |
622638 |
7659767 |
0.72 |
0.65 |
7004.5 |
336.7 |
3.76 |
|
NVO-8045 |
622638 |
7659766 |
0.24 |
0.61 |
5069.9 |
77.7 |
3.28 |
|
NVO-8046 |
622638 |
7659767 |
0.1 |
0.69 |
3823.7 |
75.3 |
1.63 |
|
NVO-8047 |
622637 |
7659767 |
0.09 |
0.4 |
3405.2 |
62.8 |
1.34 |
|
NVO-8048 |
622637 |
7659767 |
-0.02 |
0.21 |
1977.6 |
65.1 |
0.96 |
|
NVO-8049 |
622465 |
7659614 |
0.11 |
0.1 |
376.2 |
33.5 |
2.2 |
|
NVO-8050 |
622470 |
7659615 |
2.77 |
0.96 |
937.7 |
85.5 |
5.67 |
|
Table 2: Bullion RC drilling Location7 |
|
Hole ID |
GridOrig |
EASTING MGA Z50 |
NORTHING MGA Z50 |
RLOrig |
Azimuth |
Dip |
End Depth |
|
BYRC005 |
MGA94_50 |
622750 |
7659740 |
121 |
0 |
-60 |
6 |
|
BYRC006 |
MGA94_50 |
622749 |
7659742 |
121 |
0 |
-60 |
52 |
|
BYRC007 |
MGA94_50 |
622709 |
7659708 |
123 |
0 |
-60 |
70 |
|
BYRC008 |
MGA94_50 |
622674 |
7659691 |
124 |
0 |
-60 |
88 |
|
BYRC009 |
MGA94_50 |
622676 |
7659664 |
122 |
0 |
-60 |
118 |
|
BYRC010 |
MGA94_50 |
622630 |
7659677 |
124 |
0 |
-60 |
76 |
|
BYRC011 |
MGA94_50 |
622606 |
7659695 |
129 |
0 |
-60 |
52 |
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