Adyton Resources Corporation (TSX Venture: ADY) (“Adyton”) is
pleased to provide an update on the auxiliary trenching program
which is following the recently successful diamond drilling program
at its 100% owned Gameta Gold Project on Fergusson Island, located
within Papua New Guinea’s renowned “Rim of Fire”.
Highlights:
- T2A: 60m @ 1.68 g/t Au
- Incl 16m @ 2.29 g/t Au
- Incl 24m @ 1.96 g/t Au
- Incl 6m @ 3.9 g/t Au
- Previously reported diamond
core drilling results which exceeded historical grades are
complimented by outcropping trenching samples.
Frank Terranova, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Adyton, commented, “The
success of our maiden drilling program at Gameta continues to be
validated via the recent trenching results. This deposit is
outcropping at surface with grade exceeding the historical results.
The combination of Gameta and Wapolu deposits will have sufficient
scale to produce an economic project with substantial upside. We
are now accelerating technical studies and the next phase of
drilling to further define the significant potential of the
Ferguson Island project.”
Overview of trenching program
A small trenching program was carried out around
the area of the recently completed Adyton drilling program (see
below Figure 1: Location of Gameta” Trenching) to confirm surface
mineralisation and provide support to the near surface drilling
results. The trench results intersected long-runs of 1-2 g/t Au
mineralisation (T2A: 60m @ 1.68 g/t Au) with zones of higher grade
(T2A: 16m @ 2.29 g/t Au and 6m @ 3.9 g/t Au) confirming the drill
results.
The trenching intersected the main mineralised
zone (the Detachment Fault Zone), along with hanging wall colluvium
and basement metamorphics. The trench results will now be
incorporated into the updated resource model.
Figure 1: Location of Gameta
Trenching
Figure 1 is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3ce0cb58-bbdc-458c-a31d-30b876044ecf
About the Fergusson Island project
Fergusson Island is one of the D’Entrecasteaux
Islands, which are in the western end of the Woodlark extension
(Woodlark Basin).
Adyton has three separate exploration projects
on Fergusson Island:
- The Gameta Gold Project, which
currently has a 360,000-ounce gold (oz Au) inferred mineral
resource (1).
- The Wapolu Project, which currently
has a 140,000 oz Au inferred mineral resource (1).
- Oredi Creek has widespread
epithermal gold mineralisation associated with a fault zone with
rock chips up to 1.4 g/t Au and a drill intersection of 70m @ 0.5
g/t Au from previous drilling programs. Importantly, this project,
although early stage, adds significant strategic value to the
Adyton landholding position on Fergusson Island.
The geological setting is dominated by
Miocene-Recent crustal thinning created by extension (stretching)
of the crust. This thinning has resulted in doming of metamorphic
core complexes separated from an over-thrusted sub-seafloor oceanic
mantle by a decollement (Detachment Fault Zone or DFZ), overlaying
ultramafic rocks of the obducted block.
Gold mineralisation is hosted in the DFZ and
within the footwall dioritic gneiss and appears to be both
fracture- and dyke-related, plus sulphide-hosted.
The mineralisation model for Gameta and Wapolu
suggests that gold is associated with hydrothermal fluids and is
concentrated in shallow-dipping deposits within or immediately
adjacent to the DFZ, which bounds the metamorphic core complexes.
This general setting is analogous to such deposits as Misima in PNG
and Mesquite and Picacho in California.
The gold occurs in association with fine
sulphides as disseminations and in epithermal quartz veins in
lensoid zones parallel to the DFZ. (2)
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF ADYTON RESOURCES
CORPORATION
Frank Terranova, Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer
For further information please contact:
Frank Terranova, Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer
E-mail: fterranova@adytonresources.com
Phone: +61 7 3854 2389
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this press release.
(1) Notes Regarding Inferred Mineral Resource
Estimates
- The Fergusson Island Project
currently has a mineral resource prepared in accordance with
National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects (“NI 43-101”) dated December 17, 2020, which has outlined
an initial inferred mineral resource of: (i) at Gameta, 7.2
million tonnes at an average grade of 1.55 g/t Au, for contained
gold of 360,000 ounces, assuming a cut-off grade of 0.8 g/t Au;
and (ii) at Wapolu, 3.1 million tonnes at an average grade of 1.42
g/t Au, for contained gold of 140,000 ounces, assuming a cut-off
grade of 0.8 g/t Au.
- See the NI
43-101 technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the
Fergusson Gold Property, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea”
(the “Fergusson Island Technical Report”) dated February 1, 2021
and prepared for XIB by Mark Berry (MAIG), Simon Tear (MIGI
PGeo), Matthew White (MAIG) and Ian Ryan Roy (MAIG), each an
independent mining consultant and “qualified person” as defined in
NI 43-101, available under Adyton’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
(2) Information regarding trenches and
exploration results reported in this release
Location |
ID |
DDH Proximity |
Sample ID |
wgs84_E |
wgs84_N |
RL |
Type |
Int m |
Au ppm |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-001 |
257,127 |
8,958,627 |
82 |
Trench |
1 |
0.88 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-002 |
257,128 |
8,958,626 |
82 |
Trench |
1 |
0.57 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-003 |
257,129 |
8,958,625 |
82 |
Trench |
1 |
0.53 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-004 |
257,130 |
8,958,625 |
82 |
Trench |
1 |
0.73 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-005 |
257,130 |
8,958,624 |
82 |
Trench |
1 |
2.18 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-006 |
257,131 |
8,958,624 |
82 |
Trench |
1 |
0.28 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-007 |
257,131 |
8,958,624 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
1.24 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-008 |
257,131 |
8,958,623 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
1.31 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-009 |
257,131 |
8,958,623 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
0.54 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-010 |
257,130 |
8,958,622 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
0.21 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-011 |
257,130 |
8,958,620 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
0.49 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-012 |
257,130 |
8,958,619 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
1.41 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-013 |
257,130 |
8,958,618 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
1.12 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-014 |
257,129 |
8,958,617 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
0.72 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-015 |
257,129 |
8,958,616 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
0.71 |
Gameta Trench 1 |
T1 |
GRC019 / GRC020 |
TG-016 |
257,129 |
8,958,615 |
83 |
Trench |
1 |
1.01 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-017 |
256,836 |
8,959,150 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
0.16 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-018 |
256,839 |
8,959,149 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
0.66 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-019 |
256,841 |
8,959,149 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
1.36 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-020 |
256,843 |
8,959,148 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
3.17 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-021 |
256,845 |
8,959,148 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
2.12 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-022 |
256,846 |
8,959,147 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
2.30 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-023 |
256,849 |
8,959,146 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
1.29 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-024 |
256,851 |
8,959,145 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
2.47 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-025 |
256,852 |
8,959,144 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
2.89 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-026 |
256,854 |
8,959,143 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
2.68 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-027 |
256,856 |
8,959,142 |
41 |
Trench |
2 |
0.41 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-028 |
256,858 |
8,959,141 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
0.81 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-029 |
256,860 |
8,959,140 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
1.10 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
GRC186 |
TG-030 |
256,862 |
8,959,139 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
1.50 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-031 |
256,864 |
8,959,139 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
0.80 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-032 |
256,866 |
8,959,138 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
0.59 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-033 |
256,867 |
8,959,137 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
3.47 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-034 |
256,869 |
8,959,136 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
4.94 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-035 |
256,871 |
8,959,135 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
3.29 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-036 |
256,871 |
8,959,134 |
42 |
Trench |
2 |
1.43 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-037 |
256,873 |
8,959,131 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
1.08 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-038 |
256,875 |
8,959,129 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
0.73 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-039 |
256,876 |
8,959,127 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
1.10 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-040 |
256,877 |
8,959,125 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
1.78 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-041 |
256,879 |
8,959,123 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
1.85 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-042 |
256,880 |
8,959,121 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
1.35 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-043 |
256,882 |
8,959,119 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
1.41 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-044 |
256,884 |
8,959,117 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
1.07 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-045 |
256,885 |
8,959,115 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
0.71 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-046 |
256,885 |
8,959,112 |
43 |
Trench |
2 |
0.86 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-047 |
256,886 |
8,959,111 |
45 |
Trench |
2 |
0.91 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-048 |
256,886 |
8,959,108 |
45 |
Trench |
2 |
0.86 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2A |
ADD016 |
TG-049 |
256,887 |
8,959,107 |
45 |
Trench |
2 |
0.39 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-050 |
256,893 |
8,959,069 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
0.66 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-051 |
256,895 |
8,959,068 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
0.89 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-052 |
256,897 |
8,959,068 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
0.07 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-053 |
256,898 |
8,959,066 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
2.02 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-054 |
256,900 |
8,959,066 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
2.41 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-055 |
256,902 |
8,959,065 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
0.99 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-056 |
256,904 |
8,959,064 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
1.15 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-057 |
256,905 |
8,959,063 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
0.38 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2B |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-058 |
256,907 |
8,959,062 |
56 |
Trench |
2 |
0.04 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2C |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-059 |
256,904 |
8,959,051 |
59 |
Trench |
2 |
0.86 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2C |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-060 |
256,904 |
8,959,049 |
59 |
Trench |
2 |
0.71 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2C |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-061 |
256,905 |
8,959,047 |
59 |
Trench |
2 |
1.14 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2C |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-062 |
256,906 |
8,959,046 |
59 |
Trench |
2 |
2.11 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2C |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-063 |
256,906 |
8,959,044 |
59 |
Trench |
2 |
1.02 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2C |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-064 |
256,907 |
8,959,042 |
59 |
Trench |
2 |
1.06 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2C |
ADD007 / ADD015 |
TG-065 |
256,908 |
8,959,040 |
59 |
Trench |
2 |
0.62 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-066 |
256,924 |
8,959,051 |
52 |
Trench |
2 |
0.04 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-067 |
256,925 |
8,959,049 |
52 |
Trench |
2 |
0.02 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-068 |
256,926 |
8,959,047 |
52 |
Trench |
2 |
0.01 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-069 |
256,927 |
8,959,046 |
52 |
Trench |
2 |
0.01 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-070 |
256,927 |
8,959,044 |
52 |
Trench |
2 |
0.32 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-071 |
256,928 |
8,959,042 |
51 |
Trench |
2 |
0.22 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-072 |
256,930 |
8,959,040 |
51 |
Trench |
2 |
0.05 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-073 |
256,930 |
8,959,038 |
51 |
Trench |
2 |
0.03 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-074 |
256,931 |
8,949,036 |
51 |
Trench |
2 |
0.02 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-075 |
256,932 |
8,959,035 |
51 |
Trench |
2 |
0.47 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-076 |
256,933 |
8,959,033 |
51 |
Trench |
2 |
1.31 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-077 |
256,933 |
8,959,031 |
50 |
Trench |
2 |
0.04 |
Gameta Trench 2 |
T2D |
ADD011 / ADD015 |
TG-078 |
256,934 |
8,959,029 |
50 |
Trench |
2 |
0.03 |
(Coordinates in UTM Zone 56, Southern Hemisphere (WGS84)
- Surface trenching has been carried
out by an excavator dug line of trench of varying orientation but
predominantly along the mineralised zone (the Detachment Fault Zone
DFZ) within the existing inferred resource zone, primarily to
support the recently completed surface drilling program.
- Sampling has been carried out on 1m
or 2m intervals along the trench, with the full sample being sent
for assay.
- Assays are not capped.
(3) Information regarding QA / QC procedures in
relation to exploration results reported in this
release
Gold assays have been carried out by Lead
collection 50g charge Fire Assay with AAS finish at Intertek
Laboratories, Lae, PNG, an accredited laboratory to ISO/IEC 17025
(2005) for quantitative gold determination. Sampling methodology is
appropriate and in-line with standard approaches to trench sampling
for the type of mineralisation being encountered. Assays are
subject to quality control measures where certified reference
materials / standards are included as part of the quality assurance
/ quality control process.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information
contained in this press release has been prepared, reviewed, and
approved by Rod Watt, BSc Hons (Geo), FAusIMM, Chief Geologist and
a director of Adyton, who is a "Qualified Person" as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects ("NI 43-101"). Adyton Resources Corp press release dated
May 05, 2021: “The technical information in this press release has
been reviewed and approved by Rod Watt, who is a fellow of the
Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)
and a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
(NI43-101). Mr. Watt consents to the inclusion of his
name in this release. Mr. Watt verified the data disclosed in
this press release in accordance with industry standard best
practices, including sampling, analytical, and test data underlying
the information or opinions contained therein.
Forward looking statements
This press release includes “forward-looking
statements”, including forecasts, estimates, expectations, and
objectives for future operations that are subject to several
assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
control of Adyton. Forward-looking statements and information can
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such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "estimate",
"anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans" or similar
terminology. Forward looking statements in this news release
include plans for additional drill testing, the intention to
prepare additional technical studies, the timing of additional
drill results, and the preparation of a resource upgrade in Q3
2021. The forward-looking information contained herein is provided
for the purpose of assisting readers in understanding management's
current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are
cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other
purposes. Forward-looking information are based on management of
the parties' reasonable assumptions, estimates, expectations,
analyses, and opinions, which are based on such management's
experience and perception of trends, current conditions and
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prove to be incorrect. Such factors, among other things, include:
impacts arising from the global disruption caused by the Covid-19
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changes in securities markets; changes in the price of gold or
certain other commodities; change in national and local government,
legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or
economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the
business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including
environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected
formations pressures, cave-ins and flooding); discrepancies between
actual and estimated metallurgical recoveries; inability to obtain
adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; the presence of laws
and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; employee
relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and
indigenous populations; availability of and changes in the costs
associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of
mineral exploration and development (including the risks of
obtaining necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government
authorities); and title to properties. Investors are cautioned that
any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and
that actual results or developments may differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking information represents management’s best judgment
based on information currently available. No forward-looking
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materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
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Corporation undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
information except as required by applicable law.
ABOUT ADYTON RESOURCES CORPORATION
Adyton Resources Corporation is focused on the
development of gold and copper resources in world class mineral
jurisdictions. It currently has a portfolio of highly prospective
mineral exploration projects in Papua New Guinea on which it is
exploring for copper and gold. The Company’s mineral exploration
projects are located on the Pacific Ring of Fire which hosts
several world class copper and gold deposits.
Map showing the location of Adyton’s
Papua New Guinea exploration projects relative to significant PNG
gold projects.
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Adyton was formed by a reverse takeover
transaction completed with XIB I Capital Corporation on February
17, 2021, and commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under
the symbol “ADY” on February 24, 2021.
Adyton is also quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the
code 701: GR.
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