VANCOUVER, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - GATLING EXPLORATION INC. (TSXV: GTR, OTC: GATGF) (the "Company" or "Gatling") is pleased to announce that, due to the success of the initial 10,000 meters of drilling, it is expanding the 2019 program to 20,000 meters. The additional drill meters will continue to focus on expanding the Bear, Cheminis and Fernland deposits, as well exploring the recently permitted Kir Vit property.
Figure 1. Larder Project long section hybrid long section looking north with drilling composites (CNW Group/Gatling Exploration Inc.)
Figure 2. Bear Deposit hybrid long section looking north with drilling composites. (CNW Group/Gatling Exploration Inc.)
Figure 3. Larder Gold Project surface drilling status map showing local geology. (CNW Group/Gatling Exploration Inc.)
Figure 4. Kir Vit property surface drilling status map showing local geology. (CNW Group/Gatling Exploration Inc.)
Additional 10,000 meters to focus on deposit expansion and new, high-grade targets. Gatling has extended the program to 20,000 meters with the aim of expanding mineralized horizons at Bear, Cheminis and Fernland and also exploring new intrusion-related mineralization at the Kir Vit property.
Exceptional Hit Rate. The first six holes drilled at the Bear deposit all intersected gold mineralization. The holes confirmed historical high-grade lenses, tested down plunge continuity and extended the mineralized zones to the west towards the Cheminis deposit. Gatling has completed 13 drill holes to date with 7 holes drilled at Bear and Cheminis deposits with assays pending.
Mineralized Trend with 4 km of Strike. Gatling considers the Fernland, Cheminis and Bear deposits to be part of one large mineralized system with a strike length of 4 km along the Cadillac-Larder Break with small displacements within each deposit. The recent results demonstrate that the Bear Deposit has strong continuity along strike over 500 meters and with a depth component over 700 meters within the North Carbonate Gold ("North") zone (Figure 2).
Two Rigs, Ongoing Drilling. Two rigs are currently drilling at the Larder Gold Project with one rig exploring the Bear and Cheminis deposits and the second rig exploring the Kir Vit zone (Figures 1, 3 & 4).
Summary of 2019 Completed Drill Holes to Date
Drill Hole Locations
Hole ID
Azimuth
Dip
Length (m)
UTM East
UTM North
Elev (m)
Assays Received
GTR-19-001A
171
-67
1,047
600900
5330950
327
GTR-19-002
171
-67
996
600953
5330933
327
GTR-19-003
171
-67
1,011
600791
5330931
319
GTR-19-004W
171
-50
447
600791
5330931
319
GTR-19-005W2
180
-67
652
600791
5330931
319
GTR-19-006A
174
-65
921
600794
5330920
320
Assays Pending
GTR-19-007A
170
-75
1509
601007
5331166
318
GTR-19-008
315
-77
369
599330
5330194
320
GTR-19-009
180
-67
1070
600750
5330946
329
GTR-19-010
315
-77
381
599408
5330255
330
GTR-19-011
325.6
-72
309
599505
5330297
330
GTR-19-012
330
-72
339
599598
5330326
324
GTR-19-013
180
-66
642
599674
5330483
328
Results from 2019 Drill Holes
Hole ID
From (m)
To (m)
Length (m)
Au (g/t)
Zone
GTR-19-001A
815.0
820.0
5.0
1.0
North
Including
816.0
817.0
1.0
1.9
North
and Including
818.0
819.0
1.0
1.4
North
890.0
891.0
1.0
3.4
Ultramafics
933.5
934.5
1.0
2.3
South Flow
GTR-19-002
825.0
830.0
5.0
1.3
North /Ultramafics
Including
826.4
827.0
0.6
5.9
North /Ultramafics
846.0
847.0
1.0
2.2
Ultramafics
851.0
852.0
1.0
2.9
Ultramafics
925.0
927.0
2.0
0.6
South Flow
GTR-19-003
797.0
803.1
6.1
20.7
North /Graphitic Zone
808.0
815.0
7.8
6.6
North /Graphitic Zone
821.0
822.0
1.0
3.2
Ultramafics
967.2
968.8
1.6
1.9
South Flow
GTR-19-004W
782.0
790.0
8.0
10.8
North
919.0
920.0
1.0
1.2
South Flow
GTR-19-005W2
788.0
793.0
5.0
12.7
North
810.1
815.0
4.9
2.5
Ultramafics
917.0
918.0
1.0
1.0
South Flow
GTR-19-006A
750.5
753.5
3.0
9.7
North
770.6
772.0
1.4
1.3
Ultramafics
871.0
875.0
4.0
8.5
Altered South Flow
879.0
882.0
3.0
1.2
South Flow
Nathan Tribble, Vice President Exploration stated, "The goal of our initial 10,000 m program at the Larder Gold Project was to confirm historical high-grade lenses and expand the footprint of the existing deposits. We are very pleased with our success so far and have doubled the program to a total of 20,000 m. The expanded program will also include drill testing a number of attractive high-grade gold targets on our newly acquired Kir Vit property."
QA/QC
Drill core is logged and sampled at the Larder project site. Core samples from the program are cut in half, using a diamond cutting saw with half sent for assay at ActLabs in Timmins, Ontario. The other half is secured and retained on site. All samples are analyzed for gold using standard Fire Assay-AA techniques. Samples returning greater than 5.0 g/t gold are analyzed utilizing standard Fire Assay-Gravimetric methods. Certified reference standards and blanks are routinely inserted into the sample stream as part of Gatling's quality control/quality assurance program.
About Gatling Exploration
Gatling Exploration is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on advancing the Larder Gold Project, located in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Ontario. The Larder property hosts three high-grade gold deposits along the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break, 35 km east of Kirkland Lake. The project is 100% controlled by Gatling and is comprised of patented and unpatented claims, leases and mining licenses of occupation within the McVittie and McGarry Townships. The 3,370-hectare project area is positioned 7 km west of the Kerr Addison Mine, which produced 11 million ounces of gold. All parts of the Larder property are accessible by truck or all-terrain vehicles on non-serviced roads and trails.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Nathan Tribble, P. Geo., Vice President Exploration of Gatling Exploration and a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Nav Dhaliwal, President and CEO Gatling Exploration Inc.
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Forward Looking Statements: Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, which are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainness and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may vary, and we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
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