Osisko Development Corp. (NYSE: ODV, TSXV: ODV)
("
Osisko Development" or the
"
Company") is pleased to announce underground
sampling results from its ongoing exploration program at its
100%-owned Trixie test mine ("
Trixie"), within the
Company's wider Tintic Project ("
Tintic" or the
"
Tintic Project"), located in the historic East
Tintic Mining District in central Utah, U.S.A.
Chris Lodder, President of Osisko
Development, commented, "The underground face chip
sampling at Trixie continues to define mineralized zones, namely
below the main 625 level and into the 750 level at Trixie, and
further to the south of the deposit closer to the Sioux Ajax fault
within our current drill areas. These results will assist in
furthering our knowledge of the extents of the deposit and improve
our targeting in our underground exploration program at
Trixie."
DRILL ASSAY HIGHLIGHTS
This news release includes assays from 444
underground exploration face, back and rib chip samples from 130
chips strings in development at Trixie (refer to Table 1). Select
assay highlights include:
- 58.43
grams per tonne ("g/t") gold
("Au") and 551.10 g/t
silver ("Ag") over 0.30 meters
("m") in CH01357 (1.70 troy ounce per short ton
("oz/t") Au and 16.07 oz/t Ag over 1.00 feet
("ft.")
- 47.69
g/t Au and 214.33 g/t Ag over 0.46 m in CH01358 (1.39 oz/t
Au and 6.25 oz/t Ag over 1.50 ft.)
- 15.36
g/t Au and 56.34 g/t Ag over 3.02 m in CH01366 (0.45 oz/t
Au and 1.64 oz/t Ag over 9.90 ft.) including 37.95 g/t Au and
128.87 g/t Ag over 0.79 m (1.11 oz/t Au and 3.76 oz/t Ag over 2.60
ft)
- 154.82
g/t Au and 990.71 g/t Ag over 0.43 m in CH01394 (4.52 oz/t
Au and 28.90 oz/t Ag over 1.40 ft)
- 25.64
g/t Au and 138.26 g/t Ag over 0.61 m in CH01399 (0.75 oz/t
Au and 4.03 oz/t Ag over 2.00 ft)
- 74.05
g/t Au and 351.18 g/t Ag over 0.15 m in CH01401 (2.16 oz/t
Au and 10.24 oz/t Ag over 0.50 ft)
- 20.81
g/t Au and 558.21 g/t Ag over 0.30 m in CH01445 (0.61 oz/t
Au and 16.28 oz/t Ag over 1.00 ft)
- 13.94
g/t Au and 640.46 g/t Ag over 0.30 m in CH01450 (0.41 oz/t
Au and 18.68 oz/t Ag over 1.00 ft)
- 10.18
g/t Au and 300.79 g/t Ag over 0.61 m in CH01501 (0.30 oz/t
Au and 8.77 oz/t Ag over 2.00 ft)
- 7.85 g/t
Au and 497.81 g/t Ag over 0.91 m in CH01502 (0.23 oz/t Au
and 14.52 oz/t Ag over 3.00 ft)
CHIP SAMPLE RESULTS SUMMARY
- A total of 444
underground exploration face, back and rib chip samples were
collected in 130 chips strings in development at Trixie.
- Chip samples
were collected from the T2 structure and T4 stockwork on the 625
and 750 levels.
- Samples on the
750 level assayed 20.81 g/t Au and 558.21 g/t Ag over 0.30 m and
additional cross cuts are recommended for this area.
- Sampling on the
625 level focussed on development to the south towards the Sioux
Ajax fault (Figure 2) and the majority of the sampling was within
the T4 zone to avoid historical workings intersected in late
2022.
- Samples to the
south of the current Trixie Mineral Resource Estimate
("Trixie MRE") are located in a crosscut in the T4
zone where underground diamond drilling is ongoing. Chip samples in
this area assayed 10.18 g/t Au and 300.79 g/t Ag over 0.61 m and
12.38 g/t Au and 19.34 g/t Ag over 1.22 meters. See below under the
heading "About Trixie" for details of the Tintic Technical Report
(as defined herein).
- These sampling
results will provide valuable data to improve our understanding and
the confidence level of the mineralized zones defined in the Trixie
MRE and to support a future mineral resource estimate update.
Face Sampling Methodology
As most structures at Trixie are steeply dipping
to the east or west, current sampling procedures are designed to
sample the structure. Chip samples are collected and do not exceed
1.0 m (3 ft.) in length. The face is washed for safety, and for
better identification of mineralization, alteration and structures.
The hanging wall and footwall of the structures are marked up on
the face and back, samples intervals are marked up and follow
lithological contacts.
About Trixie
The Trixie test mine is one of several gold and
base metal targets within the larger Tintic Project consisting of
>17,000 acres of patented mining claims and mineral leases
within the historic East Tintic Mining District of Central Utah,
U.S.A. The T2 and T4 structures at Trixie show multi-ounce gold
grades associated with high sulphidation epithermal mineralization,
structurally controlled and hosted within quartzites. The T2
structure mineralization consists of native Au, and rare Au-Ag –
rich telluride minerals with quartz. The T4 is a mineralized
stockwork zone is located in the hanging wall of the T2 and is
comprised of Au-Ag rich mineralization in host rock quartzite with
quartz-barite-sulphosalt stockwork veining. Mineralization reports
consistent multi-ounce gold grades along the entire strike
length.
A 3D model and virtual site tour of Trixie and
the wider Tintic Project is accessible on the Company's VRIFY page
at: https://vrify.com/decks/12801.
Information relating to the Tintic Project and
the Trixie MRE is supported by the technical report titled "NI
43-101 Technical Report, Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for the
Trixie Deposit, Tintic Project, Utah, United States of America",
dated January 27, 2023 (with an effective date of January 10, 2023)
prepared for the Company by independent representatives of Micon
International Limited (the "Tintic Technical
Report"). Reference should be made to the full text of the
Tintic Technical Report, which was prepared in accordance with
National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects ("NI 43-101") and is available
electronically on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov)
under Osisko Development's issuer profile and on the Company's
website at www.osiskodev.com.
Figure 1: Trixie Project
Area
Figure 2: Trixie Long
Section
Figure 3: Trixie Long Section
Sample Highlights
Table 1: Chip Length Weighted
Assay Composites at Trixie
|
|
METRIC |
IMPERIAL |
|
Hole ID |
|
Depth from (m) |
Depth to (m) |
Length (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Depth from (ft.) |
Depth to (ft.) |
Length (ft.) |
Au (oz/t) |
Ag (oz/t) |
Target |
CH01357 |
|
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
58.43 |
551.10 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.70 |
16.07 |
T4 625 |
CH01358 |
|
5.21 |
5.67 |
0.46 |
47.69 |
214.33 |
17.10 |
18.60 |
1.50 |
1.39 |
6.25 |
T4 625 |
CH01365 |
|
2.44 |
2.83 |
0.40 |
5.18 |
11.42 |
8.00 |
9.30 |
1.30 |
0.15 |
0.33 |
T4 625 |
CH01366 |
|
0.85 |
3.87 |
3.02 |
15.36 |
56.34 |
2.80 |
12.70 |
9.90 |
0.45 |
1.64 |
T4 625 |
CH01366 |
Including |
2.07 |
2.87 |
0.79 |
37.95 |
128.87 |
6.80 |
9.40 |
2.60 |
1.11 |
3.76 |
T4 625 |
CH01387 |
|
0.91 |
1.83 |
0.91 |
11.90 |
33.67 |
3.00 |
6.00 |
3.00 |
0.35 |
0.98 |
T4 625 |
CH01390 |
|
0.94 |
1.62 |
0.67 |
5.45 |
50.94 |
3.10 |
5.30 |
2.20 |
0.16 |
1.49 |
T4 625 |
CH01392 |
|
1.49 |
1.74 |
0.24 |
3.19 |
70.52 |
4.90 |
5.70 |
0.80 |
0.09 |
2.06 |
T4 625 |
CH01393 |
|
0.00 |
0.61 |
0.61 |
8.40 |
49.26 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
0.24 |
1.44 |
T4 625 |
CH01394 |
|
3.05 |
3.47 |
0.43 |
154.82 |
990.71 |
10.00 |
11.40 |
1.40 |
4.52 |
28.90 |
T4 625 |
CH01395 |
|
1.34 |
2.96 |
1.62 |
8.94 |
86.10 |
4.40 |
9.70 |
5.30 |
0.26 |
2.51 |
T4 625 |
CH01395 |
Including |
1.34 |
2.26 |
0.91 |
12.38 |
125.61 |
4.40 |
7.40 |
3.00 |
0.36 |
3.66 |
T4 625 |
CH01398 |
|
0.00 |
0.85 |
0.85 |
3.98 |
85.12 |
0.00 |
2.80 |
2.80 |
0.12 |
2.48 |
T4 625 |
CH01399 |
|
0.00 |
1.28 |
1.28 |
14.53 |
76.36 |
0.00 |
4.20 |
4.20 |
0.42 |
2.23 |
T4 625 |
CH01399 |
Including |
0.00 |
0.61 |
0.61 |
25.64 |
138.26 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
0.75 |
4.03 |
T4 625 |
CH01401 |
|
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
74.05 |
351.18 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
2.16 |
10.24 |
T4 625 |
CH01401 |
|
2.41 |
2.56 |
0.15 |
3.39 |
195.72 |
7.90 |
8.40 |
0.50 |
0.10 |
5.71 |
T4 625 |
CH01402 |
|
1.37 |
1.74 |
0.37 |
7.61 |
102.64 |
4.50 |
5.70 |
1.20 |
0.22 |
2.99 |
T2 750 L |
CH01410 |
|
0.00 |
0.61 |
0.61 |
5.55 |
53.89 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
0.16 |
1.57 |
T2 750 L |
CH01423 |
|
1.22 |
1.83 |
0.61 |
6.79 |
52.38 |
4.00 |
6.00 |
2.00 |
0.20 |
1.53 |
750 L |
CH01430 |
|
0.00 |
0.52 |
0.52 |
18.81 |
53.46 |
0.00 |
1.70 |
1.70 |
0.55 |
1.56 |
T2 750 L |
CH01433 |
|
0.00 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
8.88 |
8.40 |
0.00 |
0.70 |
0.70 |
0.26 |
0.24 |
T2 750 L |
CH01436 |
|
0.67 |
0.82 |
0.15 |
11.69 |
56.81 |
2.20 |
2.70 |
0.50 |
0.34 |
1.66 |
T2 750 L |
CH01445 |
|
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
20.81 |
558.21 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.61 |
16.28 |
T2 750 L |
CH01449 |
|
0.00 |
0.76 |
0.76 |
1.02 |
127.97 |
0.00 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
0.03 |
3.73 |
T4 625 |
CH01449 |
Including |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
2.09 |
197.29 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.06 |
5.75 |
T4 625 |
CH01450 |
|
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
13.94 |
640.46 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.41 |
18.68 |
T2 750 L |
CH01489 |
|
0.00 |
1.10 |
1.10 |
7.20 |
358.76 |
0.00 |
3.60 |
3.60 |
0.21 |
10.46 |
T2 625 L |
CH01490 |
|
0.00 |
1.22 |
1.22 |
12.38 |
19.34 |
0.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
0.36 |
0.56 |
T2 625 L |
CH01491 |
|
7.59 |
7.83 |
0.24 |
1.06 |
70.14 |
24.90 |
25.70 |
0.80 |
0.03 |
2.05 |
T2 625 L |
CH01492 |
|
1.22 |
5.12 |
3.90 |
0.56 |
74.97 |
4.00 |
16.80 |
12.80 |
0.02 |
2.19 |
T2 625 L |
CH01492 |
Including |
2.50 |
3.72 |
1.22 |
1.06 |
154.17 |
8.20 |
12.20 |
4.00 |
0.03 |
4.50 |
T2 625 L |
CH01501 |
|
2.44 |
3.05 |
0.61 |
10.18 |
300.79 |
8.00 |
10.00 |
2.00 |
0.30 |
8.77 |
T4 625 |
CH01502 |
|
3.05 |
3.96 |
0.91 |
7.85 |
497.81 |
10.00 |
13.00 |
3.00 |
0.23 |
14.52 |
T4 625 |
CH01503 |
|
3.05 |
4.57 |
1.52 |
3.50 |
16.52 |
10.00 |
15.00 |
5.00 |
0.10 |
0.48 |
T4 625 |
CH01505 |
|
0.00 |
0.18 |
0.18 |
1.51 |
419.92 |
0.00 |
0.60 |
0.60 |
0.04 |
12.25 |
T4 625 |
CH01507 |
|
0.00 |
3.66 |
3.66 |
2.06 |
216.71 |
0.00 |
12.00 |
12.00 |
0.06 |
6.32 |
T4 625 |
CH01507 |
Including |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
2.54 |
1299.31 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.07 |
37.90 |
T4 625 |
CH01507 |
and |
0.30 |
1.22 |
0.91 |
2.57 |
304.63 |
1.00 |
4.00 |
3.00 |
0.07 |
8.88 |
T4 625 |
CH01509 |
|
0.00 |
0.49 |
0.49 |
6.21 |
284.68 |
0.00 |
1.60 |
1.60 |
0.18 |
8.30 |
T2 625 L |
CH01511 |
|
0.00 |
0.91 |
0.91 |
4.77 |
15.15 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
0.14 |
0.44 |
T2 625 L |
Qualified Persons
The scientific and technical information
contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Maggie Layman, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration of Osisko
Development, and a "qualified person" within the meaning of NI
43-101.
Quality Assurance (QA) – Quality Control
(QC)
All underground face samples are collected by
Company geologists from each of the active mining faces, with
samples transported by the geologists from Trixie to the on-site
Company laboratory located at the Burgin administrative complex.
Underground samples are dried, crushed to <10 mm and a 250 g
split is taken. The split is pulverized, and a 30 g Fire Assay with
gravimetric finish is completed to determine gold and silver
grades, reported in oz/short ton and g/t.
The Company's Burgin laboratory is not a
certified analytical laboratory, but the facility is managed by a
qualified laboratory manager with annual auditing by technical
staff. Inter-laboratory check assays using ALS Laboratory as a
third-party independent analysis of samples is routinely carried
out as part of ongoing Quality Assurance-Quality Control
("QA/QC") work. Certified OREAS QC standards and
blanks are inserted at regular intervals in the sample stream to
monitor laboratory performance.
True width determination is estimated to be
approximately 0.3 m to 2.4 m (1 to 8 ft.) wide for the T2 structure
and approximately 3 m to 25 m (10 to 80 ft.) for the T4 mineralized
stockwork zone located in the hanging wall of the T2 structure.
About Osisko
Development Corp.
Osisko Development Corp. is a premier North
American gold development company focused on high-quality
past-producing properties located in mining friendly jurisdictions
with district scale potential. The Company's objective is to become
an intermediate gold producer by advancing its 100%-owned Cariboo
Gold Project, located in central BC, Canada, the Tintic Project in
the historic East Tintic mining district in Utah, U.S.A., and the
San Antonio Gold Project in Sonora, Mexico. In addition to
considerable brownfield exploration potential of these properties,
that benefit from significant historical mining data, existing
infrastructure and access to skilled labour, the Company's project
pipeline is complemented by other prospective exploration
properties. The Company's strategy is to develop attractive,
long-life, socially and environmentally sustainable mining assets,
while minimizing exposure to development risk and growing mineral
resources.
For further information, please contact
Osisko Development Corp.:
Sean Roosen |
Philip Rabenok |
Chairman and CEO |
Director, Investor Relations |
Email: sroosen@osiskodev.com |
Email: prabenok@osiskodev.com |
Tel: +1 (514) 940-0685 |
Tel: +1 (437) 423-3644 |
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
Cautionary Statement Regarding Test Mining
Without Feasibility Study
The Company cautions that the decision to
commence small-scale underground mining activities and batch vat
leaching at the Trixie test mine has been made without the benefit
of a feasibility study, or reported mineral resources or mineral
reserves, demonstrating economic and technical viability, and, as a
result there may be increased uncertainty of achieving any
particular level of recovery of material or the cost of such
recovery. The Company cautions that historically, such projects
have a much higher risk of economic and technical failure. Small
scale test-mining at Trixie was suspended in December 2022, if and
when test mining re-commences there is no guarantee that production
will continue as anticipated or at all or that anticipated
production costs will be achieved. The failure to continue
production may have a material adverse impact on the Company's
ability to generate revenue and cash flow to fund operations.
Failure to achieve the anticipated production costs may have a
material adverse impact on the Company's cash flow and potential
profitability. In continuing current operations at Trixie after
closing, the Company will not be basing its decision to continue
such operations on a feasibility study, or reported mineral
resources or mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical
viability. The Company cautions that mining at Trixie could be
suspended at any time.
Cautionary Statement to U.S. Investors
The Company is subject to the reporting
requirements of the applicable Canadian securities laws, and as a
result reports information regarding mineral properties,
mineralization and estimates of mineral reserves and mineral
resources, including the information in the Technical Reports, the
Financial Statements, MD&A and this news release, in accordance
with Canadian reporting requirements, which are governed by NI
43-101. As such, such information concerning mineral properties,
mineralization and estimates of mineral reserves and mineral
resources, including the information in the Technical Reports, the
Financial Statements, MD&A and this news release, is not
comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies
subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this news
release may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. These forward‐looking
statements, by their nature, require Osisko Development to make
certain assumptions and necessarily involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in these forward‐looking
statements. Forward‐looking statements are not guarantees of
performance. Words such as "may", "will", "would", "could",
"expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate",
"continue", or the negative or comparable terminology, as well as
terms usually used in the future and the conditional, are intended
to identify forward‐looking statements. Information contained in
forward‐looking statements is based upon certain material
assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a
forecast or projection, including management's perceptions of
historical trends, current conditions and expected future
developments; the utility and significance of historic data,
including the significance of the district hosting past producing
mines; future mining activities; the unique mineralization at
Trixie; the potential of high grade gold mineralization on Trixie;
the results (if any) of further exploration work to define and
expand mineral resources; the ability of exploration work
(including drilling) to accurately predict mineralization; the
ability to generate additional drill targets; the ability of
management to understand the geology and potential of Trixie; the
ability of the Company to expand mineral resources beyond current
mineral resource estimates at Trixie; the timing and ability of the
Company to complete upgrades to the Trixie MRE (or any subsequent
MRE) (if at all); the timing and resumption of test mining
activities at Trixie; the information and the scope of the
contemplated Trixie MRE (and any subsequent MRE); the impact of the
Trixie MRE; the ability of the Company to complete its exploration
objectives in 2023 in the timing contemplated (if at all); the
ongoing advancement of the Trixie decline; the deposit remaining
open for expansion at depth and down plunge; the ability to realize
upon any mineralization in a manner that is economic; as well as
other considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the
circumstances, and any other information herein that is not a
historical fact may be "forward looking information". Material
assumptions also include, management's perceptions of historical
trends, the ability of exploration (including drilling) to
accurately predict mineralization, budget constraints and access to
capital on terms acceptable to the Company, current conditions and
expected future developments, results of further exploration work
to define or expand any mineral resources, as well as other
considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the
circumstances. Osisko Development considers its assumptions to be
reasonable based on information currently available, but cautions
the reader that their assumptions regarding future events, many of
which are beyond the control of Osisko Development, may ultimately
prove to be incorrect since they are subject to risks and
uncertainties that affect Osisko Development and its business. Such
risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks relating to
capital market conditions and the Company's ability to access
capital on terms acceptable to the Company for the contemplated
exploration and development at Tintic; the ability to continue
current operations and exploration; regulatory framework and
presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on
mining; the ability of exploration activities (including drill
results) to accurately predict mineralization; errors in
management's geological modelling; the ability to expand operations
or complete further exploration activities, including drilling;
property and stream interests in the Tintic Project; the ability of
the Company to obtain required approvals and permits; the results
of exploration activities; risks relating to exploration,
development and mining activities; the global economic climate;
metal and commodity prices; fluctuations in the currency markets;
dilution; environmental risks; and community, non-governmental and
governmental actions and the impact of stakeholder actions. Readers
are urged to consult the disclosure provided under the heading
"Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form for the
year ended December 31, 2022, as well as the Financial Statements
and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2022, which have been
filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) under Osisko Development's issuer
profile and on the SEC's EDGAR website (www.sec.gov), for further
information regarding the risks and other factors applicable to the
exploration results. Although the Company's believes the
expectations conveyed by the forward-looking statements are
reasonable based on information available as of the date hereof, no
assurances can be given as to future results, levels of activity
and achievements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or results or otherwise, except as
required by law. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
performance and there can be no assurance that these
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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