TSXV:OTSO

Updated Mineral Resource Estimate

 

(TheNewswire)

   

19 th August 2021 TheNewswire - Toronto, ON. Otso Gold Corp. (" Otso " or the " Company "), (TSXV:OTSO) (OTC:FIEIF) is pleased to announce a National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) Mineral Resource Update for the Otso Gold Mine. The NI 43-101 Technical Report prepared by John T Boyd Company (‘Boyd') will be filed on SEDAR within 45 days of this release.

 

  The updated technical report is the first deliverable from Boyd and will be followed by an NI 43-101 Feasibility Study, to include estimation of minable reserves.  

 

  Boyd is currently preparing mine designs and a production plan which will be used to begin initial mine preparation, waste removal and the restart of production  in September 2021. Further, the mine designs and a production plan will form a part of the feasibility study.  

 

  The following table summarizes the findings to be included in the Mineral Resource Technical Report.  The mineral resources are split between high grade and low grade to accommodate separate processing of the high grade and low grade plant feed through different circuits.  

 
                                                                                                                                       
 

  Resource  

 
  

  High Grade (COG = 0.60 g/mt)  

 
  

  Low Grade  (COG = 0.323 g/mt)  

 
  

  Total Mineral Resource  

 
 

  Category  

 
   

  Grade  

 
    

  Grade  

 
   

  Grade  

 
   

  Tonnes  

 
 

  (g/mt)  

 
 

  Tr Oz Au  

 
  

  Tonnes  

 
 

  (g/mt)  

 
 

  Tr Oz Au  

 
  

  Tonnes  

 
 

  (g/mt)  

 
 

  Tr Oz Au  

 
             
 

  Measured  

 
  

  1,050,000  

 
 

  1.717  

 
 

  58,000  

 
  

  591,000  

 
 

  0.447  

 
 

  8,500  

 
  

  1,641,000  

 
 

  1.260  

 
 

  66,500  

 
             
 

  Indicated  

 
  

  8,058,000  

 
 

  1.477  

 
 

  382,600  

 
  

  5,421,000  

 
 

  0.448  

 
 

  78,100  

 
  

  13,479,000  

 
 

  1.063  

 
 

  460,700  

 
             
 

  Total M& I  

 
  

  9,108,000  

 
 

  1.505  

 
 

  440,600  

 
  

  6,012,000  

 
 

  0.448  

 
 

  86,600  

 
  

  15,120,000  

 
 

  1.084  

 
 

  527,200  

 
             
 

  Inferred  

 
  

  4,666,000  

 
 

  1.583  

 
 

  237,500  

 
  

  2,667,000  

 
 

  0.449  

 
 

  38,500  

 
  

  7,333,000  

 
 

  1.171  

 
 

  276,000  

 
 

  * Based on parameters setforth below.  

 
                                                                  
 

  Otso Gold Mineral Resource Estimation Parameters  

 
 

  Parameter  

 
  

  Units  

 
  

  Value  

 
 

  Open Pit Waste Mining Cost  

 
  

  US$/Waste Tonne  

 
  

  $1.90  

 
 

  Open Pit Ore Mining Cost  

 
  

  US$/Ore Tonne  

 
  

  $2.73  

 
 

  Underground Mining Cost  

 
  

  US$/Ore Tonne  

 
  

  $75.00  

 
 

  Mill - High Grade Processing Cost  

 
  

  US$/Mill Ore Tonne  

 
  

  $11.78  

 
 

  Mill - Low Grade Processing Cost  

 
  

  US$/Mill Ore Tonne  

 
  

  $10.22  

 
 

  G&A Cost  

 
  

  US$/Feed Tonne  

 
  

  $2.20  

 
 

  Mill Gold Recovery (at cutoff)  

 
  

  %  

 
  

  92.0%  

 
 

  Mill - Low Grade Gold Recovery (at cutoff)  

 
  

  %  

 
  

  80.0%  

 
 

  Mill Annual Capacity (Both High & Low Grade)  

 
  

  Tonnes  

 
  

  1,500,000  

 
 

  Gold Price  

 
  

  US$/Troy Ounce  

 
  

  $1,600.00  

 
 

  Selling Cost  

 
  

  US$/Troy Ounce  

 
  

  $2.55  

 
 

  Royalty  

 
  

  %  

 
  

  0.15%  

 
 

  Notes to the Mineral Resource Resource Estimate:  

 
       
 

  (1)   The effective date for this mineral resource estimate is August 5, 2021 and is reported on a 100% ownership basis.  This estimate is an update using additional assays and exploration drilling as well as updated economics.  

 
 

  (2)  Mineral Resources are calculated at a gold price of US$1,600 per troy ounce.  

 
 

  (3)   The mineral resources presented above are global and do not include a detailed pit, only an economic pit shell was used to determine the in-pit mineral resources.  

 
 

  (4)   Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.  The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.  

 
 

  (5)   The mineral resources presented here were estimated using a block model with a block size of 9 m by 9 m by 9 m sub-blocked to a minimum block size of 3 m by 3 m by 3 m using ID   3   methods for grade estimation.  All mineral resources are reported using an open pit gold cut-off of 0.323 g/t Au.  Open pit mineral resources above 0.600 g/t are considered high grade material while material between 0.323 g/t and 0.600 g/t are considered low grade..  

 
 

  (6)   The mineral resources presented here were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council May 10, 2014.  

 
 

  (7)  Figures are rounded and totals may not add correctly.  

 
 

  Processing of high grade  material will be processed through the existing plant with some flow sheet modifications intended to improve overall recovery. High grade processing is expected to commence in September 2021. Low grade material, which was previously below cut-off grade and was therefore treated as waste, will be treated through a separate circult currently being developed.  

 

  The Company is working closely with Boyd to complete metallurgical testing which will inform the recommendations in the feasibility in relation to the installation of a separate low grade circuit, however initial tests are encouraging.  

 

  Brian Wesson stated: "Otso is pleased with the results of this resource estimate and optimisation of waste management. The Company looks forward to completion of the Resource Technical Report, as well as the Feasibility Study to follow. The results of this work represent the culmination of extensive geological work and the infill drilling program the Company has been completing since February, and represents the final milestone before the restart of production next month".  

 

  Brian Wesson  

 

  President and CEO
Otso Gold Corp.
 

 

   For further information, please contact:   

 

  Clyde Wesson
Vice President
 

 

  Otso Gold Corp.  

 

  1 917 287-0716  

 

    info@otsogold.com     
    www.otsogold.com    

 

  The technical disclosure in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Sam J. Shoemaker, SME Registered Member, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.  

 

   Caution   

 

   The Company cautions that it has not defined or delineated any proven or probable reserves for the Otso Mine Project and mineralization estimates may therefore require adjustment or downward revision based upon further exploration or development work or actual production experience. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.   

 

   The Company also cautions that the decision by the Company to proceed to develop the Osto Mine Project and extract mineralization proceeded without the Company first establishing reserves supported by a technical report and completing a pre-feasibility or feasibility study.  Accordingly, there is a higher risk of technical and economic failure at Osto because development proceeded without first establishing reserves supported by a technical report and completing a feasibility study.  This is particularly relevant as the Company has proceeded with development at Osto on indicated and inferred resources without first completing a preliminary economic report.   

 

   
About the Company
 
 

 

  Otso Gold Corp. wholly owns the Otso Gold Mine near the town of Raahe in Finland. The  

 

  Otso Gold Mine is fully built, fully permitted, has all infrastructure in place, two open pits  

 

  and is progressing towards a restart at 2 million tonnes per annum throughput.  

 

  Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.  

 

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