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White Metal JV Partner Leocor Gold Plans Phase 1 Work Program on the Startrek Gold Property, Central Newfoundland

 

White Metal Resources Corp. (TSXV: WHM) ( FRA: CGK1 ) ( OTCMKTS: TNMLF) ("White Metal" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its joint venture partner Leocor Gold Inc. ("Leocor") has received its exploration approvals for ground geophysics, line cutting, GT Probe drilling (100 holes), and RAB drilling (10 holes), on the Startrek Property (the "Property" or the "Project"), located about 20 km east of the town of Gander, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and covering about 6,487 hectares. Leocor optioned the Property from White Metal in October 2020 and can earn up to 70% in the Property ( see Company news release dated October 14, 2020 ). The Property has been historically prospected for gold and more recently, since 2014, for its base metal and antimony potential.

 

Michael Stares, President and CEO of White Metal, commented, "I am pleased to see that Leocor is starting their exploration program on the very prospective Startrek Gold Property, and look forward to sharing their updates with our White Metal shareholders. Newfoundland has seen a flurry of exploration activity during the past year with the discovery by New Found Gold Corp. and the Keats Zone. The Startrek Property has a lot of untested gold zones that have seen little or no work. I am excited to see the results of the various surveys that Leocor have proposed."

 

The Project contains three areas of interest, the Western, Central and Eastern zones. More than 50 gold occurrences have been discovered on the Property through historical trenching and grab samples:

 
  • Western Zone: gold mineralization over a strike length of 2 km, with grab samples** up to 3.5 g/t Au and averaging 437 ppb Au, in quartz stock work, with veins featuring epithermal characteristics, arsenopyrite and minor stibnite.
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  • Eastern Zone: traced over a strike length of 2 km and displays characteristics of hydrothermal alteration, with silicification, albite, and tourmaline. Assays range from 12 ppb to 3.5 ppb Au and average 96 ppb Au.
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  • Central Zone: trenching by Rubicon Minerals, which focused on gold showings in epithermal veining, reported highly anomalous concentrations of gold, arsenic and antimony, and sampling by White Metal returned grab samples** up to 41 g/t Au. The average of grabs and channels in the zone is approximately 300 ppb Au.
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**grab samples by their nature are selective and not necessarily representative of the mineralization hosted on the Property.

 

Leocor will be working with GroundTruth Exploration Inc. ("GroundTruth" or "GT") on the program, which will unify the three areas with a common soil database, and holistically define what we expect to be a significant mineralized footprint. The GroundTruth method breaks down the exploration process into phases, typically defined as follows:

 

  Phase 1)  

 
  • Soil survey with 100 m line separation and 25 m sample separation.
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  • Aeromagnetic and VLF-EM geophysical survey.
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  • Lidar survey.
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  • Ground magnetic survey.
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  Phase 2)  

 
  • GT Probe drilling (around areas of interest constituting potential targets).
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  • Induced Polarization geophysical surveys across potential drill targets.
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  Phase 3)  

 
  • GT RAB drilling (typically 60 m holes in fences across shallow targets).
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  Phase 4)  

 
  • Diamond or Reverse Circulation drilling (once structure and orientation of targets are well defined).
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The overall recommended distribution of soils is illustrated in Figure 1. In the north of the Property area, a series of northwest trending lines cover license 027531M and part of the adjacent 026779M license. These samples cover immediate work requirements and for 026779M and are designed to look for mineralization associated with several gold-bearing float samples, the best of which is sample 18027 where smoky quartz and sulphide are reported with 1106 ppb Au. The soil lines here are oriented northwest across the general structural fabric of the district.

 

A graphic accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/fd1f1b88-e76e-4240-8e48-eb95518756fc  

 

The proposed sampling on licenses 026779M and 022588M are illustrated in more detail in Figure 2 and are shown relative to the northeast structural fabric of the district, that is well defined in the underlying VLF-EM survey image. Sampling is planned on 100 m line spacing and 25 m sample spacing. The program is designed to find the relationships between the three main mineralized zones, the Western Zone, Central Zone and Eastern Zone, with the soil sample lines generally running perpendicular to the main northeast to north-northeast structural trend and oblique to the secondary east-northeast to east-west structural trend.

 

A graphic accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5d3bd1f0-1447-4e3a-93d6-56bf2bcc9096  

 

A more detailed description of the Startrek Gold Property can be viewed on the White Metal Resources website: ( https://www.whitemetalres.com/startrek-gold-antimony-jv.html )

 

   Qualified Person   
Technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Scott Jobin-Bevans (P.Geo.), Vice President Exploration and a Director of White Metal, who is a Qualified Person under the definitions established by NI 43-101.

 

   About White Metal Resources Corp.:   
White Metal Resources Corp. is a junior exploration company exploring in Canada and southern Africa. The Company's two key properties are the Flagship Tower Stock Gold Project in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and the Okohongo Copper-Silver Project in Namibia, Africa. For more information about the Company please visit www.whitemetalres.com .

 

  On behalf of the Board of Directors  

 

" Michael Stares "
President & CEO

 

  For further information contact:  
Michael Stares
President & CEO
White Metal Resources Corp. 
684 Squier Street
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 4A8
Phone: +1 (807) 358-2420

 

Nancy Massicotte
Investor Relations
White Metal Resources Corp. 
Phone: +1 (604) 507-3377
TF: +1 (866) 503-3377
ir@whitemetalres.com

 

Thomas Do
Investor Relations Manager
CHF Capital Markets
Phone: +1 (416) 868-1079 x 232
Email: thomas@chfir.com

 

  THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.  

 

  The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements relate to information that is based on assumptions of management, forecasts of future results, and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. Any statements that express predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements."  

 

  Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: risks related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms; risks related to the outcome of legal proceedings; political and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration; risks related to the maintenance of stock exchange listings; risks related to environmental regulation and liability; the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of feasibility studies; the uncertainty of profitability; risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; risks related to the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses; results of prefeasibility and feasibility studies, and the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations; risks related to gold price and other commodity price fluctuations; and other risks and uncertainties related to the Company's prospects, properties and business detailed elsewhere in the Company's disclosure record. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations or projections.  

 

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