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FireFox Gold Provides Exploration Update Including Additional Drilling, Surface Rock Sampling and Receipt of New Permits in Lapland, Finland

FireFox Gold Provides Exploration Update Including Additional Drilling, Surface Rock Sampling and Receipt of New Permits in Lapland, Finland

Firefox Gold 提供勘探最新信息,包括在芬蘭拉普蘭進行更多鑽探、地表岩石採樣和獲得新許可證
Accesswire ·  02/22 06:00

SODANKYLÄ, FINLAND / ACCESSWIRE / February 22, 2024 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSXV:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF)("FireFox" or the "Company") announces the completion of another drilling campaign at the Company's 100%-held Mustajärvi Gold Project in Lapland, Finland. The program included six drill holes totalling 1,617.5 metres, focused on testing for extensions to depth of the near-surface high-grade gold zone at the East Target. Core logging identified several intervals of quartz-carbonate-tourmaline-pyrite veins cutting through all lithologies, as well as intensely altered sections of intermediate tuffites and gabbro. FireFox expects to report the analytical results by early March.

芬蘭索丹基拉/ACCESSWIRE/2024年2月22日/火狐黃金公司(多倫多證券交易所股票代碼:FFOX)(OTCQB: FFOXF)(“FFOX” 或 “公司”)宣佈該公司在芬蘭拉普蘭100%持有的Mustajaervi黃金項目完成另一項鑽探活動。該項目包括六個鑽孔,總長1617.5米,重點是測試東部目標近地表高品位金礦區深度的延伸。岩心測井發現了貫穿所有巖性的幾個間隔的石英碳酸鹽-電氣石-黃鐵礦脈,以及中間凝灰岩和輝長岩的劇烈變化部分。FireFox預計將在3月初公佈分析結果。

FireFox is also pleased to report results from recent surface sampling at the Saittavaara prospect, which is part of the large 100%-controlled Jeesiö Project. The field team identified and sampled a new area of gold mineralization situated a few hundred metres west from where reconnaissance drilling in 2021 hit gold in two holes, including a near-surface interval of 4.0m averaging 2.03 g/t Au. The gold in this new area occurs in highly deformed and altered metasedimentary rocks (quartzites). The highest gold values from this sampling included 6.28 g/t Au, 5.04 g/t Au and 4.07 g/t Au (See Figure 1).

FireFox還很高興地報告了最近在賽塔瓦拉勘探區進行的地表採樣結果,該勘探區是Jeesio100%控制的大型項目的一部分。現場團隊發現並採樣了一個新的金礦化區域,該區域位於以西幾百米處,2021年的偵察鑽探在兩個鑽孔中發現了金礦,包括4.0米的近地表間隔,平均金含量爲2.03 g/t Au。這個新區域的金出現在高度變形和變化的變質岩石(石英岩)中。該樣本的最高金值包括6.28克/噸金、5.04克/噸金和4.07克/噸金(參見圖1)。

Finally, the Company reports that it has secured exploration permits for three more of its tenement blocks covering approximately 22km2 (see Figure 2). These permits are strategically located proximal to important gold-hosting geologic units and structures. The Company has completed reconnaissance work in these areas and believes they all warrant more detailed exploration. The new permits allow for mechanized work including base of till sampling and drilling.

最後,該公司報告說,它已經獲得了另外三個佔地約22公里的礦權區塊的勘探許可2 (參見圖 2)。這些許可證地理位置優越,靠近重要的含金地質單位和結構。該公司已經完成了這些地區的偵察工作,並認爲它們都值得進行更詳細的勘探。新的許可證允許機械化工作,包括耕地取樣和鑽探。

Carl Lofberg, CEO, commented "We are pleased to be kicking off 2024 with first quarter drill results from our Mustajärvi Project, encouraging new rock sampling results from the Jeesiö Project, and significant new exploration permits in the very active Central Lapland Greenstone Belt. We are excited to see the new drill results from Mustajärvi in the next couple of weeks. And our exploration pipeline remains full, even after optioning our Kolho Property to Agnico Eagle in December."

首席執行官卡爾·洛夫伯格評論說”我們很高興以我們的Mustajaèrvi項目第一季度的鑽探結果拉開2024年的序幕,這令人鼓舞,Jeesio項目取得了新的岩石取樣結果,在非常活躍的拉普蘭中部綠石帶獲得了大量新的勘探許可。我們很高興看到Mustajarvi在接下來的幾周內取得新的鑽探結果。即使在12月將我們的Kolho地產選擇給Agnico Eagle之後,我們的勘探管道仍然滿員。”

Jeesiö Project Program Details

Jeesio項目計劃詳情

The 100%-controlled Jeesiö Project covers approximately 74.6 km2 along the Sirkka Shear Zone, a trans-crustal structure that controls the emplacement of numerous orogenic gold deposits in Lapland. The main Jeesiö targets include the Utsamo and Kataja Belt areas. From south to north, the Kataja Belt consists of three gold prospects: Saittavaara, Katajavaara South (KJ South) and Katajavaara Hill (KJ Hill). The prospects span more than 4 kilometres, apparently related to en echelon northerly striking younger ("D3" or "D4") structures. The high-resolution airborne magnetics data reveal multiple generations of folding and faulting across the southern part of the property. Younger asymmetric folding west of the Kataja Belt shows evidence of disruption by right-lateral shearing broadly parallel with northeast trending axial planes. These shears appear to be associated with the gold showings in the Kataja Belt.

100% 控制的 Jeesio項目覆蓋約74.6千米2 沿着錫爾卡切變帶,這是一種跨地殼結構,控制着拉普蘭衆多造山金礦的安置。Jeesio的主要目標包括宇薩莫和卡塔亞地帶地區。從南到北,卡塔亞帶由三個黃金前景組成:賽塔瓦拉、南卡塔哈瓦拉(KJ South)和卡塔哈瓦拉山(KJ Hill)(KJ Hill)。前景跨度超過4千米,顯然與梯隊向北襲擊較年輕(“D3” 或 “D4”)的建築物有關。高分辨率的航空磁學數據顯示,該物業南部存在多代摺疊和斷層。Kataja地帶以西的較年輕的不對稱摺疊顯示出與東北方向軸向平面大致平行的右側剪切會造成干擾。這些剪刀似乎與Kataja地帶的金礦展示有關。

During the summer and fall of 2023 the Company performed detailed bedrock and boulder mapping and sampling at the Saittavaara prospect in an attempt to extend the Kataja Belt farther west (see Figure 1). The mapping identified new areas of outcrop where strongly deformed and locally weathered sericitic quartzite often contains oxidized pyrite and is sometimes cut by quartz veining. The new occurrence is situated approximately 400 metres west of previously reported drill holes that encountered near-surface gold mineralization (see Company news release dated August 3, 2021). In total, the team collected 28 samples from the Saittavaara area of which 13 samples exceeded 0.1 g/t and five exceeded 1.5 g/t gold. The highest-grade samples contained 6.28 g/t, 5.04 g/t, and 4.07 g/t gold, respectively.

在2023年夏季和秋季,該公司在賽塔瓦拉勘探區進行了詳細的基岩和巨石測繪和採樣,試圖將Kataja地帶向更西延伸(見圖1)。測繪發現了新的露頭區域,在這些區域中,強烈變形和局部風化的蠶絲質石英岩通常含有氧化黃鐵礦,有時還會被石英脈切割。新礦點位於先前報告的鑽孔以西約400米處,這些鑽孔遇到了近地表金礦化(見公司2021年8月3日的新聞稿)。該小組總共從賽塔瓦拉地區收集了28個樣本,其中13個樣本超過0.1克/噸,5個樣本超過1.5克/噸的黃金。最高等級的樣品分別含有6.28克/噸、5.04克/噸和4.07克/噸的金。

Figure 1. Kataja Belt Gold Targets (Jeesiö Project) near Sodankylä, Finland

圖 1。芬蘭索丹屈萊附近的 Kataja Belt 黃金目標(Jeesio項目)

In addition to bedrock and boulder mapping, FireFox extended the Katajavaara area ground magnetic survey towards the north, focusing on the KJ Hill prospect, where highly anomalous gold values were previously detected during trenching and bedrock sampling (see Company news release dated January 25, 2023).

除了基岩和巨石測繪外,FireFox還將Katajavaara區域的地面磁力調查擴展到了北方,重點是KJ Hill勘探區,此前在挖溝和基岩採樣期間曾探測到過高度異常的金值(見公司2023年1月25日的新聞稿)。

The FireFox technical team has now delineated four clusters of gold anomalies with very limited drilling along a corridor of approximately four kilometres, stretching from KJ Hill in the north to the new anomalies in the southwest (termed the Kataja Belt). These gold anomalies are hosted in a range of rock types from metasediments to gabbros and metavolcanics. The rocks are strongly deformed due to intense folding and faulting in the area, and the new magnetic data is expected to improve understanding of the structural and lithological settings that are likely to host the gold along the Kataja Belt.

FireFox技術團隊現在已經在大約四公里的走廊上劃定了四個黃金異常群,鑽探非常有限,走廊從北部的KJ Hill一直延伸到西南的新異常(稱爲Kataja帶)。這些金異常存在於從變質沉積物到輝長岩和化火山岩等各種岩石類型中。由於該地區的強烈摺疊和斷層,這些岩石出現了強烈的變形,新的磁學數據有望增進對可能構成卡塔亞帶黃金的結構和巖性環境的理解。

New Exploration Permits

新的勘探許可證

The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (TUKES) has granted three new exploration permits called Pikkulehto, Nunara and Palvasenvuoma, which together cover nearly 22km2 of Finland's Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (CLGB). In Finland, the exploration permit allows for mechanized exploration including base of till sampling and drilling (Figure 2).

芬蘭安全與化學品管理局(TUKES)已經批准了三份新的勘探許可證,分別名爲Pikkulehto、Nunara和Palvasenvuoma,它們總共覆蓋了近22千米2 芬蘭中部拉普蘭綠石帶(CLGB)。在芬蘭,勘探許可證允許進行機械化勘探,包括基礎採樣和鑽探(圖 2)。

The Pikkulehto exploration permit area (ML2022:0001-01) is located less than 4 km east of the main Mustajärvi permit and covers roughly 3.2 km2. It will be managed together with the Mustajärvi project. The new permit is situated adjacent to a major geological structure, the Venejoki shear zone, and close to the interpreted contact between the Sodankylä and Savukoski Group rocks. Based on the current understanding, the bedrock geology includes quartz-rich metasedimentary rocks, gabbros and mafic volcanic rocks, while graphitic schists and cherts of the Savukoski Group lie less than one kilometer to the NW from the permit. Two historic gold occurrences, Pikku-Mustavaara and Tuongankuusikko, are located within approximately a 1 km radius from the permit boundaries. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) and Outokumpu conducted limited exploration within the permit area, including only four drill holes with depths less than 20 metres, and minimal surface sampling (only 18 till samples). Under the previous exploration permit application, the Company conducted limited bedrock and boulder mapping within the Pikkulehto area, yielding one anomalous gold value with of 0.427 g/t from a boulder that was intensively albitized and enriched in pyrite.

Pikkulehto 勘探許可區域(ML 2022:0001-01)位於 Mustajaèrvi 主許可證以東不到 4 公里處,佔地面積約 3.2 千米2。它將與穆斯塔賈爾維項目一起管理。新的許可證毗鄰一個主要的地質結構,即韋內約基剪切帶,靠近索丹基拉巖和薩武科斯基岩組岩石之間的解釋接觸點。根據目前的理解,基岩地質包括富含石英的超沉積岩、輝長岩和鎂鐵質火山岩,而薩武科斯基群的石墨片岩和岩石距離許可證的西北不到一公里。Pikku-Mustavaara和Tuongankuusikko這兩個歷史性黃金礦點位於距離許可邊界約1公里半徑範圍內。芬蘭地質調查局(GTK)和奧托昆普在許可區域內進行了有限的勘探,僅包括四個深度小於20米的鑽孔,以及最少的地表採樣(只有18個樣本)。根據先前的勘探許可申請,該公司在皮庫萊托地區進行了有限的基岩和巨石測繪,從一塊經過大量白化並富含黃鐵礦的巨石中得出一個異常金值,爲0.427 g/t。

The Nunara exploration permit (ML2021:0002-01) covers an area of almost 9 km2 and is situated almost ten kilometers north of the Mustajärvi Project. The permit lies very near the interpreted trace of the Sirkka Shear Zone, which roughly tracks along the northern permit boundary of Nunara. Geologically, the area is interpreted as the contact zone between the Kittilä Suite mafic volcanic rocks and Savukoski Group ultramafic volcanic rocks, while isolated outcrops of the younger Kumpu Group quartzites pop out in the area as topographic highs. There are several historic gold occurrences nearby, the closest being Kittilän Palovaara (less than 4 kilometers to the west) and Outapää (3 kilometers to the east). The Company is not aware of any previous drilling within the permit area, and only minor till sampling was previously reported by the GTK (a few tens of samples along one north-south trending line).

努納拉勘探許可證 (ML 2021:0002-01) 佔地面積近 9 千米2 位於穆斯塔傑爾維項目以北將近十公里處。該許可證非常靠近錫爾卡切變區的解釋路線,該地帶大致沿着努納拉的北部許可證邊界延伸。從地質學上講,該地區被解釋爲基蒂拉套房鎂鐵質火山岩和薩武科斯基集團超鎂鐵質火山岩之間的接觸區,而年輕的昆普組石英岩的孤立露頭則以地形高點的形式出現在該地區。附近有幾處歷史性的黃金礦點,最近的是基蒂蘭·帕洛瓦拉(向西不到 4 千米)和奧塔帕亞(向東 3 千米)。該公司不知道以前在許可區域內進行過任何鑽探,直到GTK先前報告了小規模的採樣(沿着一條南北趨勢線有幾十個樣本)。

The third newly granted exploration permit covers a portion of the Company's Manto Project. Palvasenvuoma (ML2022:0085-01) is located roughly 10 kilometers southwest of the Kittilä gold mine (operated by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.) and covers an area of 9.5 km2. According to current understanding the

第三份新授予的勘探許可證涵蓋了該公司Manto項目的一部分。Palvasenvuoma (ML 2022:0085-01) 位於基蒂拉金礦(由 Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 運營)西南約 10 公里處,佔地 9.5 千米2。根據目前的理解

Figure 2. FireFox Northern CLGB Properties with New Exploration Permits Outlined in Black

圖 2。帶有新勘探許可證的 Firefox Northern CLGB 房產以黑色

bedrock consists of Kittilä Suite mafic volcanic rocks and mafic graphitic tuffs, with similarities to the geology of the Kittilä gold mine. GTK completed an exploration campaign in the area between 2002 and 2005. This included a base of till (BOT) sampling program over approximately 5km2, including 546 samples in a 100-metre spaced grid. The GTK reported that one of the till samples assayed 11 g/t Au. In addition to BOT sampling, GTK also performed some geophysical surveys and bedrock drilling, including 32 shallow drill holes. The drilling campaign totaled 1,570.6 metres where the deepest drill holes reached 68 metres. The geophysical surveys identified a possible NNE-SSW-trending shear zone, which resembles the Kiistala Shear Zone (host to the Kittilä Mine).

基岩由基蒂拉套件的鎂鐵質火山岩和鎂質石墨凝灰岩組成,與基蒂拉金礦的地質有相似之處。GTK 在 2002 年至 2005 年期間完成了該地區的勘探活動。這包括大約 5 千米的基地(BOT)採樣計劃2,包括 100 米間隔網格中的 546 個樣本。GTK報告說,其中一個提煉樣本測定了11克/噸金。除了BOT採樣外,GTK還進行了一些地球物理調查和基岩鑽探,包括32個淺層鑽孔。鑽探活動總長度爲1,570.6米,其中最深的鑽孔達到68米。地球物理調查發現了一個可能呈NNE-SSW趨勢的剪切帶,該剪切帶類似於基斯塔拉剪切帶(基蒂拉礦的所在地)。

Methodology & Quality Assurance

方法和質量保證

Rock chip samples reported in this news release were collected by FireFox geologists, who transported the samples to the Company's secure facility in Sodankylä. After documentation and insertion of quality assurance samples, the rock samples were delivered to an ALS sample prep lab in Sodankylä. The samples were then crushed to -2 mm, split and pulverized into 1kg pulps, before being shipped to the ALS facility in Rosia Montana, Romania for gold by fire assay of 50 gm aliquots with AAS finish (method Au-AA24). Other elements, altogether 48, were measured after four-acid digestion by ICP-AES and ICP-MS (method ME-MS61) at the ALS facility located in Loughrea, Ireland.

本新聞稿中報道的岩屑樣本是由FireFox地質學家收集的,他們將樣本運送到該公司位於索丹基拉的安全設施。在記錄和插入質量保證樣本後,岩石樣本被運送到位於索丹基拉的ALS樣品製備實驗室。然後,樣品被壓碎至-2毫米,分裂並粉碎成1千克紙漿,然後運往羅馬尼亞蒙大拿州羅西亞的ALS工廠,通過對50克等分試樣進行火焰化驗(方法Au-AA24),進行黃金。其他元素共計48種是在位於愛爾蘭拉夫雷的ALS工廠通過ICP-AES和ICP-MS(方法 ME-MS61)進行四酸消化後測量的。

ALS Laboratories is a leading international provider of assay and analytical data to the mining industry. All ALS geochemical hub laboratories, including the Irish facility, are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for specific analytical procedures. The FireFox QA/QC program, which consists of blind insertion of certificated standard material and blanks into the analytical batches, did not show deviations from recommended values.

ALS 實驗室是國際領先的採礦業化驗和分析數據提供商。所有ALS地球化學中心實驗室,包括愛爾蘭設施,均通過ISO/IEC 17025:2017 的特定分析程序認證。FireFox 質量保證/質量控制程序包括將經過認證的標準材料和空白盲插入分析批次中,未顯示出與推薦值的偏差。

Patrick Highsmith, Certified Professional Geologist (AIPG CPG # 11702) and director of the Company, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Highsmith has helped prepare, reviewed, and approved the technical information in this news release.

根據美國國家儀器43-101的定義,註冊專業地質學家(AIPG CPG#11702)兼公司董事帕特里克·海史密斯是合格人士。Highsmith 先生幫助編寫、審查和批准了本新聞稿中的技術信息。

About FireFox Gold Corp.

關於火狐黃金公司

FireFox Gold Corp is listed on the TSX Venture Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FFOX. FireFox also trades on the OTCQB Venture Market Exchange in the US under the ticker symbol FFOXF. The Company has been exploring for gold in Finland since 2017 where it holds a large portfolio of prospective ground.

火狐黃金公司在多倫多證券交易所風險證券交易所上市,股票代碼爲FFOX。FireFox還在美國的OTCQB風險市場交易所上市,股票代碼爲FFOXF。自2017年以來,該公司一直在芬蘭勘探黃金,在芬蘭擁有大量潛在土地。

Finland is one of the top mining investment jurisdictions in the world as indicated by its multiple top-10 rankings in recent Fraser Institute Surveys of Mining Companies. Having a strong mining law and long mining tradition, Finland remains underexplored for gold. Recent exploration results in the country have highlighted its prospectivity, and FireFox is proud to have a Finland based CEO and technical team.

芬蘭是世界上最大的礦業投資司法管轄區之一,其在弗雷澤研究所最近的《礦業公司調查》中多次排名前十就表明了這一點。芬蘭擁有嚴格的採礦法和悠久的採礦傳統,黃金仍未得到充分開發。該國最近的勘探結果凸顯了其前景,Firefox爲擁有駐芬蘭的首席執行官和技術團隊感到自豪。

For more information, please refer to the Company's website and profile on the SEDAR website at .

欲了解更多信息,請參閱SEDAR網站上的公司網站和簡介,網址爲。

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

我代表董事會,

"Carl Löfberg"
Chief Executive Officer

“卡爾·洛夫伯格”
首席執行官

CONTACT:

聯繫人:

FireFox Gold Corp.
Email: info@firefoxgold.com
Telephone: +1-778-938-1994

火狐黃金公司
電子郵件:info@firefoxgold.com
電話:+1-778-938-1994

Forward Looking Statements

前瞻性陳述

The information herein contains forward looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, the extent of woArk stoppage and economic impacts that may result from illness, extreme weather, changes in government and changes to regulations affecting the mining industry.

此處的信息包含前瞻性陳述,這些陳述受許多已知和未知的風險、不確定性和其他因素的影響,這些因素可能導致實際業績與我們的前瞻性陳述中的預期存在重大差異。可能導致這種差異的因素包括世界大宗商品市場、股票市場的變化、WoArk停工的程度以及疾病、極端天氣、政府更迭和影響採礦業的法規變化可能造成的經濟影響。

Forward-looking statements in this release may include statements regarding: the intent to conduct additional drilling; the belief as to the location of the most prospective gold targets; the location of targets for future drill programs; and the current and future work program, including the extent and nature of exploration to be conducted in 2024. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, results may vary.

本新聞稿中的前瞻性陳述可能包括有關以下內容的陳述:進行更多鑽探的意圖;對最具前景的黃金目標位置的看法;未來鑽探計劃的目標位置;以及當前和未來的工作計劃,包括將在2024年進行的勘探的範圍和性質。儘管我們認爲前瞻性陳述中反映的預期是合理的,但結果可能會有所不同。

The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the expectations of FireFox as of the date of dissemination and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking statements and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. FireFox does not undertake to update this information at any particular time except as required in accordance with applicable laws.

此處包含的前瞻性陳述代表了FireFox截至發佈之日的預期,因此,在此日期之後可能會發生變化。讀者不應過分重視前瞻性陳述,也不應從任何其他日期開始依賴這些信息。除非適用法律要求,否則 Firefox 不承諾在任何特定時間更新此信息。

SOURCE: FireFox Gold Corp

來源:火狐黃金公司


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