Atlantic Gold Reports Additional Resource Drilling Results from the Cochrane Hill Gold Deposit Including Step-Out Holes to the West

Atlantic Gold (TSXV:AGB) is pleased to report assay results received from an additional twenty-seven holes of the resource definition diamond drilling program being undertaken at its Cochrane Hill Gold Project in Nova Scotia, Canada. The objective of this diamond drilling program is to bring the resources at the Company’s Cochrane Hill deposit to measured and indicated status and thereby adding to the existing mine life at MRC.
Drilling Results:
These results support and continue to define a fairly discrete, tabular, 70° north-dipping zone of disseminated mineralization having a true width of approximately 25m. Of particular note are assay results from a step-out section (2775E) 400m west of most of the previously reported drilling where hole CH-16-112 intersected 12m @ 2.25g/t from 44m and 6m @ 11.5g/t from 65m (includes 1m @ 57.0g/t). Although guidance to this zone was hinted from a single 1970s drill hole it is nevertheless shallower than the expected westward projection of the main body of mineralization previously drilled to the east. It remains open to the west.
With 12,888m in 89 holes having been drilled to the end of 2016 as the first phase of the program the second phase will commence in February 2017 and once all assays from the first phase have been received. The second phase drilling will focus on infilling the 400m gap between the completed step out drill holes and the previous drilling and extending the mineralization further west from 2775E.
The accompanying cross section and drill progress plan can be viewed here:
https://file.marketwire.com/release/109agb_map.pdf
Atlantic Gold Chairman and CEO Steven Dean commented, “These results give us confidence that the current resource estimate for Cochrane Hill will be effectively upgraded to Measured and Indicated Resources upon completion of the entire program, and the attractive new step-out results flag real potential for resource expansion. The grades, widths, continuity and near-surface disposition of the mineralization defy conventional expectations of Meguma gold mineralization and support the concept of open pit mineability.”
Results subsequent to those previously released are tabulated below. Previous results can be found here: Dec 6, 2016 and Jan 3, 2017.

Hole id	Easting	Northing	Dip	Az.	Depth (m)	Significant Intervals (≥0.5g/t Au and up to 3m internal dilution)
						From (m)	To (m)	Width (m)	Grade (g/t Au)
CH-16-056	3275	3150	-60	171	191	115	121	6	0.86
and						126	150	24	0.86
and						165	166	1	8.14*
and						178	180	2	7.80*
and						188	189	1	7.52*
CH-16-064	3300	3095	-59	171	131	61	79	18	3.76
(incl.						65	66	1	51.9)
and						99	109	10	14.3
(incl.						103	104	1	127)
and						114	117	3	3.22**
CH-16-065	3175	3085	-60	171	122	46	73	27	1.33
and						77	82	5	1.67**
and						98	99	1	18.8**
CH-16-066	3300	3145	-60	171	194	119	126	7	1.33
and						130	141	11	0.79
CH-16-068	3225	3165	-60	171	200	132	134	2	2.18
and						142	173	31	1.86
CH-16-069	3275	3120	-60	171	158	80	94	14	0.79
and						98	112	14	0.91
CH-16-071	3225	3092	-45	171	92	45	72	27	2.00
and						79	84	5	1.18
CH-16-075	3325	3120	-60	171	170	80	94	14	1.25
and						98	113	15	0.89
CH-16-077	3325	3140	-60	171	194	120	130	10	1.30
and						160	172	12	1.92**
CH-16-078	3350	3075	-60	171	101	35	49	14	0.97
						58	59	1	3.89
						63	65	2	6.96
						82	92	10	2.42**
CH-16-079	3350	3135	-60	171	173	88	89	1	6.16**
						115	132	17	0.89
						137	142	5	0.90**
CH-16-080	3350	3115	-60	171	152	91	99	8	1.21
and						134	138	4	4.35**
CH-16-081	3375	3059	-45	171	50	20	28	8	1.15
and						37	38	1	4.56
CH-16-082	3375	3100	-60	171	101	56	63	7	3.56
and						67	98	31	0.66
CH-16-083	3375	3100	-45	171	92	52	64	12	1.40
and						85	92	7	3.11**
CH-16-084	3400	3120	-45	171	134	78	87	9	1.31
						103	108	5	1.24
CH-16-085	3400	3100	-45	171	110	53	70	17	0.57
and						74	75	1	4.28
and						79	82	3	40.8
(incl.						80	81	1	111.5)
CH-16-086	3475	3070	-45	171	80	27	30	3	1.00
and						38	51	13	1.19
CH-16-087	3425	3085	-60	171	122	14	21	7	1.43**
						53	62	9	0.58
and						69	80	11	1.09
CH-16-088	3475	3050	-45	171	62	16	28	12	2.05
CH-16-089	3425	3075	-45	171	95	37	56	19	0.89
and						76	77	1	66.4**
CH-16-090	3450	3080	-45	171	92	48	49	1	4.88
and						55	69	14	1.33
CH-16-091	3425	3055	-45	171	77	25	35	10	0.83
and						40	46	6	0.70
and						57	58	1	14.95**
CH-16-093	3025	3110	-60	171	140	90	109	19	1.95
CH-16-112	2775	3090	-60	171	110	44	56	12	2.25
and						65	71	6	11.5
(incl						70	71	1	57.0)
and						94	95	1	7.87
CH-16-114	2775	3110	-60	171	134	73	87	14	0.66
CH-16-115	2776	3130	-60	171	161	92	97	5	0.72
and						131	132	1	5.68

**Wholly or partly includes 50g fire assay on pulverised whole-sample (to be screen fire assayed).
The current resource estimate for Cochrane Hill is tabulated below:

Category	Tonnes (millions)	Grade (g/t) Au	Contained Au (oz.)
COCHRANE HILL
Indicated Resource	4.5	1.8	251,000
Inferred Resource	5.6	1.6	298,000
Resources that are not reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability

The Mineral Resource estimate for Cochrane Hill is quoted at a cut-off grade of 0.5g/t. It has an effective date of August 1, 2014 and was prepared as part of a technical report in accordance with NI 43-101 by Mr. Neil Schofield, a principal of FSSI (Australia) Pty Ltd, released on August 14, 2014 on SEDAR.
Elsewhere, at the Company’s Fifteen Mile Stream Gold Project, sixteen holes for 1380m have now been completed and additionally, eight holes for 944m have been drilled on a regional exploration target, the Plenty prospect, located just to the south of Fifteen Mile Stream.
Results and updates from these drilling programs will be reported progressively.
Technical Disclosure
All core drilled is assayed. All assays are conducted on 1m whole-sampled pulverized samples of sawn, half NQ core and, where mineralization is expected, assayed by total sample screen fire assay with 2x fines fire assays, and insertion of standards and blind blanks. In the hangingwall and footwall of expected mineralization samples are assayed by 50g charge fire assay with any mineralized samples (generally >0.5g/t), and adjacent samples as appropriate, returned for screen fire assay. Sample preparation and assaying is conducted at the Sudbury and Vancouver laboratories of ALS Canada Ltd, an entity having no other relationship with the Company. Core recovery is estimated for each metre and averages >98%. Standards and blanks assay results are acceptable.
True width of the mineralization is approximately 80% of the down-hole width.
The individual drill hole assay results underlying the mineralized intersections listed in the table above have been verified by detailed checking against the original assays sheets. The lengths and average grades of each intersection have also been checked against the drill hole assay logs.
Wally Bucknell, Director of Exploration to the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
Further updates will be provided in due course.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Steven Dean, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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In making the forward-looking statements in this press release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, the assumptions that: (1) market fundamentals will result in sustained gold demand and prices; (2) the receipt of any necessary approvals and consents in connection with the development of any properties; (3) the availability of financing on suitable terms for the development, construction and continued operation of any mineral properties; and (4) sustained commodity prices such that any properties put into operation remain economically viable. Information concerning mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates also may be considered forward-looking statements, as such information constitutes a prediction of what mineralization might be found to be present if and when a project is actually developed. Certain of the risks and assumptions are described in more detail in the Company’s audited financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2015 and for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The actual results or performance by the Company could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements relating to those matters. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they will have on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company. Except as required by law, the Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.