Great Bear Drills 13.07 g/t Gold Over 16.95 m, and 32.01 g/t Gold Over 8.10 m; Reaches 250 Drill Holes Reported from LP Fault

 
 

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Great Bear Resources Ltd. (the "Company" or "Great Bear") (TSXV: GBR) (OTCQX: GTBAF) today reported results from its ongoing 2021 exploration program at its 100% owned flagship Dixie Project in the Red Lake district of Ontario .

 

  Chris Taylor , President and CEO of Great Bear said, "The pace of incoming results continues to accelerate, and we've now reported 250 drill holes from the LP Fault .  Most of the 20 drill holes reported in this release occur within 75 - 100 metre wide previously undrilled gaps along a 1.1 kilometre segment of the 4.2 kilometre long grid drilling area of the central LP Fault zone.  Once again, we observed the same continuity of gold mineralization on the finer scale that has been previously observed with widely spaced drilling. We have included figures in this release comparing current tightly spaced drill results to more widely spaced drilling from one year ago .  When the previously announced $70 million financing closes this month,  Great Bear will have over $100 million in cash.  An update on the 2021 exploration program and budget will be provided in early March."

 

This news release provides results from 20 new LP Fault drill holes completed along 1.1 kilometres of strike length .  Great Bear has now published results from 250 LP Fault drill holes and anticipates up to 400 LP Fault drill holes will be completed by the end of 2021.  The new drill results from this release are provided in   Table 1   ,   Figure 1   ,   Figure 2   and   Figure 3   show drill results in map, long section and 3D views.

 

   New Drill Results   

 

High-grade drill results include:

 
  •   13.07 g/t gold over 16.95 metres from 195.50 to 212.45 metres in drill hole BR-251 on drill section 19950. This section is located 25 metres to the northwest of the drill holes highlighted on section 19925 in the Company's last news release of February 8, 2021 .

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  •   32.01 g/t gold over 8.10 metres from 103.80 to 111.90 metres in drill hole BR-232 on drill section 20375 (located 425 metres northwest of drill section 19950).
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Bulk tonnage drill results include:

 
  •   3.67 g/t gold over 45.45 metres from 72.00 to 117.45 metres in drill hole BR-252 on drill section 19950, which included a high-grade core of 85.50 g/t gold over 0.50 metres from 80.40 to 80.90 metres.
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  Figure   1   : Plan map showing mostly 100 – 500 metre spaced drilling as of February 2020 (Top) and mostly 25 – 100 metre spaced drilling from February 2021 including new results from this release (Bottom).

 
 

  Figure 1: Plan map showing mostly 100 – 500 metre spaced drilling as of February 2020 (Top) and mostly 25 – 100 metre spaced drilling from February 2021 including new results from this release (Bottom). (CNW Group/Great Bear Resources Ltd.) 

 
 

  Figure   2   : Long section through the LP Fault zone showing mostly 100 – 500 metre spaced drilling as of February 2020 (Top) and mostly 25 – 100 metre spaced drilling as of February 2021 (Bottom) including current results from this news release. Each rectangular grid square is one kilometre long and 500 metres high .  All 250 drill holes have successfully intersected gold mineralization.

 
 

  Figure 2: Long section through the LP Fault zone showing mostly 100 – 500 metre spaced drilling as of February 2020 (Top) and mostly 25 – 100 metre spaced drilling as of February 2021 (Bottom) including current results from this news release. Each rectangular grid square is one kilometre long and 500 metres high. All 250 drill holes have successfully intersected gold mineralization. (CNW Group/Great Bear Resources Ltd.) 

 
 

  Figure   3   : Comparison of the LP Fault gold results to date in three dimensions versus long section view, showing the same gold interval grade categories with 250 drill holes.  The LP Fault gold system remains open in all directions.

 
 

  Figure 3: Comparison of the LP Fault gold results to date in three dimensions versus long section view, showing the same gold interval grade categories with 250 drill holes. The LP Fault gold system remains open in all directions. (CNW Group/Great Bear Resources Ltd.) 

 
 
  •   2.55 g/t gold over 32.50 metres from 183.00 to 215.50 metres in drill hole BR-216 on drill section 20150, which included a high-grade core of 10.23 g/t gold over 3.90 metres from 187.10 to 191.00 metres.
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Some drill sections contain several closely spaced bulk tonnage type gold intervals defining significant aggregate widths of mineralization as shown in   Table 1   :

 
  • Drill hole BR-231 contained an aggregate 100.70 metres of bulk tonnage mineralization ranging from 0.55 g/t to 3.20 g/t gold between 57.90 and 215.40 metres on drill section 20700.
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    • Sub intervals included 1.35 g/t gold over 30.30 metres from 57.90 to 88.20 metres.
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  • Drill hole BR-224 contained an aggregate 139.50 metres of bulk tonnage mineralization ranging from 0.49 g/t to 6.07 g/t gold between 244.15 and 403.00 metres on drill section 20575.
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    • Sub intervals included 1.05 g/t gold over 57.15 metres from 280.35 to 337.50 metres.
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As shown in the Company's VRIFY model posted to Great Bear's web site at www.greatbearresources.ca , halos of lower grade gold mineralization (0.10 g/t to 1.00 g/t gold) typically also occur adjacent to, and between, the highlight intervals published in news releases.

 

  Chris Taylor continued, "In order to help convey the size of the LP Fault discovery, we use 1 kilometre long by 500 metre high reference grids on the long sections.  However, in this release we have also provided an additional 'Figure 3' showing the same data in three dimensions. The scale box in Figure 3 measures 4,200 metres long by 1,400 metres wide by 950 metres deep .  The LP Fault is not a vein type deposit and cannot be adequately illustrated in long section because of multiple parallel gold zones and a wide halo of disseminated gold mineralization, all of which extend to bedrock surface and remain open in all directions."

 

  Table   1   : New assay results from the LP Fault, arranged by drill section from southeast to northwest.

 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 

   Drill Hole   

 
 
 

   From (m)   

 
 

   To (m)   

 
 

   Width* (m)   

 
 

   Gold (g/t)   

 
 

   Section   

 
 

  BR-251  

 
 
 

  96.60  

 
 

  98.00  

 
 

  1.40  

 
 

  8.57  

 
 

  19950  

 
 
 

   and   

 
 

   184.50   

 
 

   219.00   

 
 

   34.50   

 
 

   6.73   

 
 
 
 

   including   

 
 

   195.50   

 
 

   212.45   

 
 

   16.95   

 
 

   13.07   

 
 
 
 

   and including   

 
 

   208.60   

 
 

   210.60   

 
 

   2.00   

 
 

   89.72   

 
 
 

  BR-252  

 
 
 

   72.00   

 
 

   117.45   

 
 

   45.45   

 
 

   3.67   

 
 

  19950  

 
 
 

   including   

 
 

   80.40   

 
 

   80.90   

 
 

   0.50   

 
 

   85.50   

 
 
 
 

   and including   

 
 

   102.00   

 
 

   115.50   

 
 

   13.50   

 
 

   8.18   

 
 
 

  BR-179  

 
 
 

  460.00  

 
 

  474.00  

 
 

  14.00  

 
 

  0.64  

 
 

  20150  

 
 

  BR-216  

 
 
 

   123.00   

 
 

   146.40   

 
 

   23.40   

 
 

   1.66   

 
 

  20150  

 
 
 

  including  

 
 

  136.70  

 
 

  145.85  

 
 

  9.15  

 
 

  3.88  

 
 
 
 

   and   

 
 

   183.00   

 
 

   215.50   

 
 

   32.50   

 
 

   2.55   

 
 
 
 

   and including   

 
 

   187.10   

 
 

   191.00   

 
 

   3.90   

 
 

   10.23   

 
 
 

  BR-237  

 
 
 

   41.60   

 
 

   91.50   

 
 

   49.90   

 
 

   0.61   

 
 

  20175  

 
 
 

   including   

 
 

   58.80   

 
 

   71.00   

 
 

   12.20   

 
 

   2.06   

 
 
 
 

  and  

 
 

  195.70  

 
 

  205.75  

 
 

  10.05  

 
 

  1.15  

 
 
 

  BR-222  

 
 
 

  475.50  

 
 

  489.00  

 
 

  13.50  

 
 

  0.34  

 
 

  20200  

 
 

  BR-214  

 
 
 

   162.00   

 
 

   214.25   

 
 

   52.25   

 
 

   0.53   

 
 

  20200  

 
 
 

   including   

 
 

   169.50   

 
 

   183.00   

 
 

   13.50   

 
 

   1.13   

 
 
 
 

  and  

 
 

  515.30  

 
 

  518.00  

 
 

  2.70  

 
 

  5.46  

 
 
 

  BR-207  

 
 
 

  22.00  

 
 

  24.50  

 
 

  2.50  

 
 

  3.54  

 
 

  20225  

 
 

  BR-235  

 
 
 

  29.20  

 
 

  40.00  

 
 

  10.80  

 
 

  1.07  

 
 

  20275  

 
 
 
 

   181.30   

 
 

   196.30   

 
 

   15.00   

 
 

   7.88   

 
 
 

  BR-236  

 
 
 

  61.50  

 
 

  91.50  

 
 

  30.00  

 
 

  0.75  

 
 

  20275  

 
 
 

  including  

 
 

  70.80  

 
 

  72.50  

 
 

  1.70  

 
 

  5.83  

 
 
 

  BR-226  

 
 
 

  584.25  

 
 

  589.30  

 
 

  5.05  

 
 

  2.63  

 
 

  20300  

 
 

  BR-234  

 
 
 

  148.95  

 
 

  156.70  

 
 

  7.75  

 
 

  0.70  

 
 

  20325  

 
 
 

  and  

 
 

  239.60  

 
 

  240.00  

 
 

  0.40  

 
 

  6.16  

 
 
 

  BR-227  

 
 
 

   543.70   

 
 

   570.50   

 
 

   26.80   

 
 

   1.04   

 
 

  20350  

 
 

  BR-233  

 
 
 

   74.50   

 
 

   93.00   

 
 

   18.50   

 
 

   1.55   

 
 

  20350  

 
 
 

  and  

 
 

  294.00  

 
 

  295.00  

 
 

  1.00  

 
 

  9.44  

 
 
 

  BR-232  

 
 
 

   103.80   

 
 

   111.90   

 
 

   8.10   

 
 

   32.01   

 
 

  20375  

 
 
 

   including   

 
 

   106.75   

 
 

   107.50   

 
 

   0.75   

 
 

   241.00   

 
 
 

  BR-225  

 
 
 

  138.35  

 
 

  149.15  

 
 

  10.80  

 
 

  1.16  

 
 

  20475  

 
 
 

   and   

 
 

   189.80   

 
 

   263.45   

 
 

   73.65   

 
 

   0.55   

 
 
 

  BR-224  

 
 
 

  244.15  

 
 

  267.00  

 
 

  22.85  

 
 

  0.73  

 
 

  20575  

 
 
 

   and   

 
 

   280.35   

 
 

   337.50   

 
 

   57.15   

 
 

   1.05   

 
 
 
 

   including   

 
 

   295.00   

 
 

   307.50   

 
 

   12.50   

 
 

   2.01   

 
 
 
 

  and  

 
 

  343.50  

 
 

  403.00  

 
 

  59.50  

 
 

  0.49  

 
 
 

  BR-231  

 
 
 

   57.90   

 
 

   88.20   

 
 

   30.30   

 
 

   1.35   

 
 

  20700  

 
 
 

   including   

 
 

   77.40   

 
 

   88.20   

 
 

   10.80   

 
 

   3.20   

 
 
 
 

  and including  

 
 

  82.50  

 
 

  86.70  

 
 

  4.20  

 
 

  6.02  

 
 
 
 

   and   

 
 

   145.00   

 
 

   215.40   

 
 

   70.40   

 
 

   0.55   

 
 
 
 

  including  

 
 

  154.00  

 
 

  157.00  

 
 

  3.00  

 
 

  6.37  

 
 
 

  BR-230  

 
 
 

  158.00  

 
 

  168.70  

 
 

  10.70  

 
 

  0.65  

 
 

  20750  

 
 
 

  and  

 
 

  254.80  

 
 

  294.20  

 
 

  39.40  

 
 

  0.43  

 
 
 

  BR-195  

 
 
 

  223.60  

 
 

  264.15  

 
 

  40.55  

 
 

  0.44  

 
 

  21050  

 
 
 

 

 

  * Widths are drill indicated core length, as insufficient drilling has been undertaken to determine true widths at this time.  Average grades are calculated with un-capped gold assays, as insufficient drilling has been completed to determine capping levels for higher grade gold intercepts.  Interval widths are calculated using a 0.10 g/t gold cut-off grade with up to 3 m of internal dilution of zero grade .  

 

   Update on Financing   

 

The underwriters have asked the Company to extend the closing date for the previously announced (see Company news releases of January 21, 2021 ) C$70 million bought deal private placement financing until February 25, 2021 .  The underwriters requested extra time for administrative reasons associated with the flow-through portion of the financing.  Following closing, Great Bear will have over C$100 million in cash and expects to provide an update on the 2021 exploration program and budget in early March 2021 .

 

A table of all LP Fault drill holes released to date is posted to the Company's web site at www.greatbearresources.ca .

 

Drill collar location, azimuth and dip for drill holes included in this release are provided in the table below (UTM zone 15N, NAD 83):

 
 
                                                                                                                                                   
 

   Hole ID   

 
 

   Easting   

 
 

   Northing   

 
 

   Elevation   

 
 

   Length   

 
 

   Dip   

 
 

   Azimuth   

 
 

  BR-179  

 
 

  457534  

 
 

  5634341  

 
 

  370  

 
 

  909  

 
 

  -63  

 
 

  206  

 
 

  BR-195  

 
 

  456611  

 
 

  5634410  

 
 

  358  

 
 

  591  

 
 

  -58  

 
 

  215  

 
 

  BR-207  

 
 

  457306  

 
 

  5634010  

 
 

  360  

 
 

  435  

 
 

  -53  

 
 

  205  

 
 

  BR-214  

 
 

  457386  

 
 

  5634121  

 
 

  354  

 
 

  642  

 
 

  -60  

 
 

  204  

 
 

  BR-216  

 
 

  457412  

 
 

  5634095  

 
 

  354  

 
 

  318  

 
 

  -45  

 
 

  201  

 
 

  BR-222  

 
 

  457469  

 
 

  5634333  

 
 

  366  

 
 

  932  

 
 

  -61  

 
 

  207  

 
 

  BR-224  

 
 

  457099  

 
 

  5634343  

 
 

  355  

 
 

  441  

 
 

  -52  

 
 

  215  

 
 

  BR-225  

 
 

  457164  

 
 

  5634259  

 
 

  356  

 
 

  426  

 
 

  -51  

 
 

  210  

 
 

  BR-226  

 
 

  457391  

 
 

  5634358  

 
 

  360  

 
 

  813  

 
 

  -59  

 
 

  210  

 
 

  BR-227  

 
 

  457629  

 
 

  5634284  

 
 

  366  

 
 

  843  

 
 

  -64  

 
 

  207  

 
 

  BR-230  

 
 

  456891  

 
 

  5634314  

 
 

  356  

 
 

  816  

 
 

  -58  

 
 

  211  

 
 

  BR-231  

 
 

  456895  

 
 

  5634221  

 
 

  357  

 
 

  585  

 
 

  -56  

 
 

  212  

 
 

  BR-232  

 
 

  457196  

 
 

  5634144  

 
 

  355  

 
 

  546  

 
 

  -57  

 
 

  208  

 
 

  BR-233  

 
 

  457221  

 
 

  5634118  

 
 

  356  

 
 

  555  

 
 

  -56  

 
 

  208  

 
 

  BR-234  

 
 

  457177  

 
 

  5634022  

 
 

  358  

 
 

  411  

 
 

  -55  

 
 

  208  

 
 

  BR-235  

 
 

  457240  

 
 

  5634007  

 
 

  361  

 
 

  402  

 
 

  -52  

 
 

  206  

 
 

  BR-236  

 
 

  457271  

 
 

  5634080  

 
 

  357  

 
 

  501  

 
 

  -53  

 
 

  208  

 
 

  BR-237  

 
 

  457332  

 
 

  5633989  

 
 

  360  

 
 

  423  

 
 

  -49  

 
 

  202  

 
 

  BR-251  

 
 

  457620  

 
 

  5633983  

 
 

  355  

 
 

  447  

 
 

  -52  

 
 

  216  

 
 

  BR-252  

 
 

  457572  

 
 

  5633910  

 
 

  352  

 
 

  267  

 
 

  -48  

 
 

  215  

 
 
 

 

 

  About the Dixie Project  

 

The Dixie Project is 100% owned, comprised of 9,140 hectares of contiguous claims that extend over 22 kilometres, and is located approximately 25 kilometres southeast of the town of Red Lake, Ontario . The project is accessible year-round via a 15 minute drive on a paved highway which runs the length of the northern claim boundary and a network of well-maintained logging roads.

 

The Dixie Project hosts two principal styles of gold mineralization:

 
  •   High-grade gold in quartz veins and silica-sulphide replacement zones ( Dixie Limb , Hinge and Arrow zones) . Hosted by mafic volcanic rocks and localized near regional-scale D2 fold axes. These mineralization styles are also typical of the significant mined deposits of the Red Lake district.

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  •   High-grade disseminated gold with broad moderate to lower grade envelopes (LP Fault). The LP Fault is a significant gold-hosting structure which has been seismically imaged to extend to 14 kilometres depth (Zeng and Calvert , 2006), and has been interpreted by Great Bear to have up to 18 kilometres of strike length on the Dixie property. High-grade gold mineralization is controlled by structural and geological contacts, and moderate to lower-grade disseminated gold surrounds and flanks the high-grade intervals. The dominant gold-hosting stratigraphy consists of felsic sediments and volcanic units.
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  About Great Bear  

 

 Great Bear Resources Ltd.   is a well-financed gold exploration company managed by a team with a track record of success in mineral exploration.  Great Bear is focused in the prolific Red Lake gold district in northwest Ontario , where the company controls over 330 km 2 of highly prospective tenure across 5 projects: the flagship Dixie Project (100% owned), the Pakwash Property (earning a 100% interest), the Dedee Property (earning a 100% interest), the Sobel Property (earning a 100% interest), and the Red Lake North Property (earning a 100% interest) all of which are accessible year-round through existing roads.

 

  QA/QC and Core Sampling Protocols  

 

Drill core is logged and sampled in a secure core storage facility located in Red Lake Ontario.  Core samples from the program are cut in half, using a diamond cutting saw, and are sent to Activation Laboratories in Ontario , an accredited mineral analysis laboratory, for analysis. All samples are analysed for gold using standard Fire Assay-AA techniques. Samples returning over 10.0 g/t gold are analysed utilizing standard Fire Assay-Gravimetric methods.  Pulps from approximately 5% of the gold mineralized samples are submitted for check analysis to a second lab.  Selected samples are also chosen for duplicate assay from the coarse reject of the original sample.  Selected samples with visible gold are also analyzed with a standard 1 kg metallic screen fire assay.  Certified gold reference standards, blanks and field duplicates are routinely inserted into the sample stream, as part of Great Bear's quality control/quality assurance program (QAQC).  No QAQC issues were noted with the results reported herein.

 

  Qualified Person and NI 43-101 Disclosure  

 

Mr. R. Bob Singh , P.Geo, VP Exploration, and Ms. Andrea Diakow P.Geo , Exploration Manager for Great Bear are the Qualified Persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the accuracy of technical information contained in this news release.

 

  ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD  

 

   "Chris Taylor"   

 

  Chris Taylor , President and CEO

 

   Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements   

 

  This release contains certain "forward looking statements" and certain "forward-looking information" as defined under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans" or similar terminology. The forward-looking information contained herein is provided for the purpose of assisting readers in understanding management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.  

 

  Forward-looking statements and information include, but are not limited to, statements in respect of the proposed Offering including the proposed use of proceeds, the closing date of the Offering, receipt of regulatory and stock exchange approvals, the timing of future drilling, exploration and budgets.  

 

  Forward-looking information are based on management of the parties' reasonable assumptions, estimates, expectations, analyses and opinions, which are based on such management's experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other factors that management believes are relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, but which may prove to be incorrect.  

 

  Such factors, among other things, include: impacts arising from the global disruption caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, business integration risks; fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in spot and forward prices of gold or certain other commodities; change in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations pressures, cave-ins and flooding); discrepancies between actual and estimated metallurgical recoveries; inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; availability of increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government authorities); and title to properties.  

 

  Great Bear undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law. Such forward-looking information represents management's best judgment based on information currently available. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.  

 
 

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