Radisson Mining Resources Inc. (TSX-V: RDS, OTCQB:
RMRDF) (“
Radisson” or the
“
Company”) is pleased to announce results from a
single and remarkably high-grade diamond drill hole recently
completed at its 100%-owned O’Brien Gold Project
(“
O’Brien” or the “
Project”)
located in the Abitibi region of Québec.
OB-24-347 was a shallow hole
drilled at the eastern margin of the historic O’Brien Gold Mine
workings. At approximately 200 metres vertical depth it intersected
643.1 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) over 2.1 metres,
including 1,345.0 g/t Au over 1.0 metre. The extensive
nuggety-gold and high silicification suggest that the hole has
intersected the near-surface extension of the famous O’Brien
“Jewellery Box”, a mining stope believed to be the source of
extremely high-grade and museum quality gold samples. Video of the
core is available HERE.
Matt Manson, President & CEO, commented:
“When the O’Brien Gold Mine was operational between 1926 and 1957,
it was known for very high grades and spectacular specimens of
visible gold, many of which are now in the collection of the Royal
Ontario Museum. The source of some of the best specimens was
thought to be the Jewellery Box stope, a narrow, vertical
grade-shoot extending from 250 metres depth to at least 750 metres
depth. At the time, exploration drifts were developed to try to
find this zone above the 250 metres level, without success. Now,
drill-hole OB-24-347 has intersected what we believe is the same
Jewellery Box zone marginally offset to the east. We intend to now
trace it to the surface with additional drilling and expose it with
stripping. This is being planned for our 2025 exploration program.
Steeply plunging high-grade shoots are characteristic of the
O’Brien Gold Project. The Jewellery Box Stope was always the best
of these. Its potential re-discovery offers very high value,
low-hanging fruit for a future O’Brien mine.”
Figure 1: Visible Gold in Drill Hole
OB-24-347Matt Manson continued: “Our 2024 drill program of 35,000
metres has comprised a combination of shallower holes, such as with
today’s news, and deeper holes exploring the full depth potential
of O’Brien gold mineralization. Of note, we have recently completed
drill hole OB-24-337, the first hole ever drilled directly below
the historic mine and, at 1,700 metres, the deepest hole ever
drilled at the Project. The results from this hole are expected to
be released shortly.”
Figure 2: Long Section and Plan View of Gold
Vein Mineralization and Mineral Resources at the O’Brien Gold
Project, with the Location of OB-24-347 Illustrated.
Gold Mineralization at O’Brien
Gold mineralizing quartz-sulphide veins at
O’Brien occur within a thin band of interlayered mafic volcanic
rocks, conglomerates, and porphyric andesitic sills of the Piché
Group occurring in contact with the east-west oriented Larder
Lake-Cadillac Break (“LLCB”). Gold, along with pyrite and
arsenopyrite, is typically associated with shearing and a pervasive
biotite alteration, and developed within multiple Piché Group
lithologies and, occasionally, the hanging-wall Pontiac and
footwall Cadillac meta-sedimentary rocks.
As mapped at the historic O’Brien mine, and now
replicated in the modern drilling, individual veins are generally
narrow, ranging from several centimetres up to several metres in
thickness. Multiple veins occur sub-parallel to each other, as well
as sub-parallel to the Piché lithologies and the LLCB. Individual
veins have well-established lateral continuity, with near-vertical,
high-grade shoots developed over significant lengths. The historic
O’Brien mine produced over half a million ounces of gold from such
veins and shoots at an average grade exceeding 15 g/t and over a
vertical extent of at least 1,000 metres.
Based on the modern drilling, the Project has
estimated Indicated Mineral Resources of 0.50 million ounces (1.52
million tonnes at 10.26 g/t Au), with additional Inferred Mineral
Resources of 0.45 million ounces (1.60 million tonnes at 8.66 g/t
Au). Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability.
Current exploration is focussed on delineating
well developed vein mineralization to the east of the historic
mine, with additional high-grade shoots becoming evident in the
exploration data over what has been described as a series of
repeating trends (“Trend #s 0 to 5”).
Figure 3: More Visible Gold in Drill Hole OB
24-347.
Table 1: Detailed Assay Results from Drill Hole
OB-24-347
Notes on Calculation of Drill
InterceptsThe O’Brien Gold Project March 2023 Mineral
Resource Estimate (“MRE”) utilizes a 4.50 g/t Au bottom cutoff, a
US$1600 gold price, a minimum mining width of 1.2 metres, and a 40
g/t Au upper cap on composites. Intercepts presented in Table 1 are
calculated with a 1.00 g/t bottom cut-off over a minimum 1.0 metre
core length so as to illustrate the frequency and continuity of
mineralized intervals within which high-grade gold veins at O’Brien
are developed. This methodology differs from previous Radisson
disclosure, and intercepts reported in this release may not be
directly comparable to historical published intercepts. Sample
grades are uncapped. True widths, based on depth of intercept and
drill hole inclination, are estimated to be 30-70% of core length.
Lithology Codes: PON-S3: Pontiac Sediments; V3-S, V3-N, V3-CEN:
Basalt-South, North, Central; S1P, S3P: Conglomerate; POR-S, POR-N:
Porphyry South, North; TX: Crystal Tuff; ZFLLC: Larder
Lake-Cadillac Fault Zone
Figure 4: Detail of the Jewellery Box Stope at
the O’Brien Gold Mine, and Drill Hole OB-24-347 illustrated.
Table 2: Drill Hole Collar Information for Hole
OB-24-347 contained in this News Release
QA/QC
All drill cores in this campaign are NQ in size.
Assays were completed on sawn half-cores, with the second half kept
for future reference. The samples were analyzed using standard fire
assay procedures with Atomic Absorption (AA) finish at ALS
Laboratory Ltd, in Val-d’Or, Quebec. Samples yielding a grade
higher than 10 g/t Au were analyzed a second time by fire assay
with gravimetric finish at the same laboratory. Mineralized zones
containing visible gold were analyzed with metallic sieve
procedure. Standard reference materials, blank samples and
duplicates were inserted prior to shipment for quality assurance
and quality control (QA/QC) program.
Qualified Person
Disclosure of a scientific or technical nature
in this news release was prepared under the supervision of Mr.
Richard Nieminen, P.Geo, (QC), a geological consultant for Radisson
and a Qualified Person for purposes of NI 43-101. Mr. Nieminen is
independent of Radisson and the O’Brien Gold Project.
Radisson Mining Resources
Inc.
Radisson is a gold exploration company focused
on its 100% owned O’Brien Gold Project, located in the
Bousquet-Cadillac mining camp along the world-renowned
Larder-Lake-Cadillac Break in Abitibi, Québec. The
Bousquet-Cadillac mining camp has produced over 25 million ounces
of gold over the last 100 years. The Project hosts the former
O’Brien Mine, considered to have been Québec’s highest-grade gold
producer during its production. Indicated Mineral Resources are
estimated at 0.50 million ounces (1.52 million tonnes at 10.26 g/t
Au), with additional Inferred Mineral Resources estimated at 0.45
million ounces (1.60 million tonnes at 8.66 g/t Au). Please see the
NI 43-101 “Technical Report on the O’Brien Project, Northwestern
Québec, Canada” effective March 2, 2023, Radisson’s Annual
Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2023 and other
filings made with Canadian securities regulatory authorities
available at www.sedar.com for further details and assumptions
relating to the O’Brien Gold Project.
For more information on Radisson, visit our website at
www.radissonmining.com or contact:
Matt MansonPresident and
CEO416.618.5885mmanson@radissonmining.com
Kristina PillonManager, Investor
Relations604.908.1695kpillon@radissonmining.com
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significance of drill results, the ability to continue drilling,
the impact of drilling on the definition of any resource, the
ability to incorporate new drilling in an updated technical report
and resource modelling, the Company's ability to grow the O’Brien
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