TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 02/29/16 -- Oban Mining Corporation (TSX: OBM)("Oban" or the "Company") is pleased to announce new results from the ongoing drill program at its 100% owned Windfall Lake gold project located in Urban Barry Township, Quebec. The 55,000 metre drill program combines definition drilling above the Red Dog intrusion ("Red Dog") and expansion drilling above and below Red Dog.
Highlights from 8 new holes include: 286.88 g/t Au over 2.0 metres in DDH OBM-16-584; 22.32 g/t Au over 3.3 metres in DDH EAG-15-564; 5.59 g/t Au over 7.4 metres in the Caribou 1 Zone in DDH OBM-15-564; 7.49 g/t Au over 7.0 metres in a potential new lens below Red Dog in DDH EAG-15-564; and 15.89 g/t Au over 2.8 metres in DDH OBM-16-582. The table below outlines significant results from the new holes:
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From To Au
Hole (m) (m) Interval (m) (g/t) Zone
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OBM-15-564 436.6 439.9 3.3 22.32 Potential new lens
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including 439.5 439.9 0.4 171.00
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666.7 674.1 7.4 5.59 Caribou S1
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including 666.7 668.8 2.1 17.92
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865.4 867.8 2.4 8.29 -
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947.0 954.0 7.0 7.49 New lens
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including 948.8 949.3 0.5 85.40 -
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1102.9 1105.0 2.1 7.19 FW1 lens
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1268.9 1271.0 2.1 4.09 Hanging wall of FW3 lens
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1286.9 1288.9 2.0 5.10 Hanging wall of FW3 lens
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including 1286.9 1287.4 0.5 18.45
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1295.0 1297.1 2.1 5.32 FW3 lens
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OBM-16-582 216.0 218.8 2.8 15.89 -
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OBM-16-583 Assays Pending
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OBM-16-584 36.0 38.0 2.0 5.67 -
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including 36.5 37.1 0.6 16.85
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57.0 59.0 2.0 286.88 -
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including 57.0 58.0 1.0 566.00
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70.9 74.5 3.6 6.19
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including 73.7 74.5 0.8 26.40 -
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OBM-16-586 8.6 10.7 2.1 6.62
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18.0 21.0 3.0 17.57 -
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OBM-16-588 65.9 67.9 2.0 5.45 -
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including 67.0 67.5 0.5 19.30
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Notes:
(1) For complete drilling results please see http://www.obanmining.com/
(2) True widths are estimated at 65-80% of the reported core length
interval. See "Quality Control" below.
Drill Hole Collar Coordinates and Information:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hole Azimuth Dip Length Number ( degrees ) ( degrees ) (m) UTM E UTM N Section ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-15-564 330.0 -60.0 1,528.5 452757 5434367 2675 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-16-581 331.0 -50.3 202.5 451953 5434299 1950 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-16-582 333.8 -51.8 511.0 452687 5434700 2775 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-16-583 334.0 -55.0 802.5 451767 5434113 1700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-16-584 327.1 -65.0 84.0 452720 5434877 2900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-16-585 330.0 -67.0 84.0 452769 5434888 2950 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-16-586 330.0 -65.0 153.0 452835 5434862 3000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-16-587 331.0 -65.8 84.0 452808 5434913 3000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBM-16-588 329.0 -67.1 102.0 452871 5434901 3050 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drilling above Red Dog is focused on expanding the known zones and upgrading the level of confidence in the mineral resource. Drilling below Red Dog is testing three major corridors of mineralization and alteration (FW-1, FW-3, FW-4) oriented ENE and dipping steeply to the SE, similar to the known lenses of the Main Zone defined above Red Dog. Some of the deeper holes are designed to test gold mineralization both above Red Dog and the corridors of mineralization and alteration below Red Dog.
OBM-15-564 (section 2675) tested the Caribou S1 lens and the northeast extension of the FW1, FW3 and FW4 lenses below Red Dog and intersected the extension of Caribou S1 lens with 5.59 g/t Au over 7.4 metres. This intersection is located 100 metres to the ENE of OBM-15-560 (10.97 g/t Au over 6.1 metres, see Oban press release January 28, 2016). Another potential new lens was also intersected in a sparsely drill-tested sector to the SE of the Main Zone with 22.32 g/t gold over 3.3 metres. OBM-15-564 also intersected a potential new lens below Red Dog with 7.49 g/t Au over 7.0 metres. This intercept is located 86 metres to the ENE of 12.54 g/t Au over 2.0 metres in OBM-15-560 (see Oban press release January 28, 2016). The potential new lens remains open in both ENE and WSW directions. The FW1 and FW3 zones returned 7.19 g/t Au over 2.1 metres and 5.32 g/t Au over 2.1 metres respectively.
OBM-16-581 (section 1950) was an infill hole testing the Caribou W1 zone, located in the SW extension of the Main Zone but did not return any significant results.
OBM-16-582 (section 2775) targeted a low grade sector at the eastern edge of the Zone 27 lens, 300 metres below surface. The hole intersected 15.89 g/t over 2.8 metres before reaching the Zone 27 lens. The targeted Zone 27 lens did not return any significant results.
Analytical results for hole OBM-16-583 are pending.
Holes OBM-16-584, OBM-16-585, OBM-16-586, OBM-16-587 and OBM-16-588 were designed to test shallow mineralization in the ENE extension of the Main Zone. Several gold-bearing intervals associated with pyrite, quartz veining, and visible gold were intersected, including: 5.67 g/t Au over 2.0 metres, 286.88 g/t Au over 2.0 metres and 6.19 g/t Au over 3.6 metres in OBM-16-564; 6.62 g/t Au over 2.1 metres and 17.57 g/t Au over 3.0 metres in OBM-16-586, and 5.45 g/t Au over 2.0 metres (OBM-16-588).
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this press release has been reviewed by Mr. Gernot Wober, P.Geo. Vice President Exploration for Oban Mining Corporation, Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").
Quality Control
True widths are estimated at 65-80% of the reported core length intervals. Assays are uncut except where indicated. Intercepts occur within geological confines of major zones but have not been correlated to individual vein domains at this time. Reported intervals include minimum individual assays of 3.0 g/t Au and minimum weighted averages of 3.0 g/t Au diluted over core lengths of at least 2.0 metres. All NQ core assays reported were obtained by either 1 kilogram screen fire assay or standard 50 gram fire-assaying-AA finish or gravimetric finish at ALS Laboratories in Val d'Or, Quebec or Sudbury, Ontario. The 1 kilogram screen assay method is selected by the geologist when samples contain coarse gold or present a higher percentage of pyrite than surrounding intervals. All samples are also analysed for multi-elements, including silver, using an Aqua Regia-ICP-AES method at ALS laboratories. Drill program design, Quality Assurance/Quality Control and interpretation of results is performed by qualified persons employing a QA/QC program consistent with NI 43-101 and industry best practices. Standards and blanks are included with every 20 samples for QA/QC purposes by the Company as well as the lab. Approximately 5% of sample pulps are sent to secondary laboratories for check assay.
About the Windfall Lake Gold Deposit
The Windfall Lake gold deposit is located between Val-d'Or and Chibougamau in the Abitibi region of Quebec, Canada. The current mineral resource comprises 2,762,000 tonnes at 8.42 g/t Au (748,000 ounces) in the indicated category and 3,512,000 tonnes at 7.62 g/t Au (860,000 ounces) in the inferred category (NI 43-101 compliant report dated November 13, 2014). The Windfall Lake gold deposit is currently one of the highest grade resource-stage gold projects in Canada. The bulk of the mineralization occurs in the Main Zone, a southwest/northeast trending zone of stacked mineralized lenses, measuring approximately 600 metres wide and at least 1,400 metres long. The deposit is well defined from surface to a depth of 500 metres, and remains open along strike and at depth. Mineralization has been identified only 30 metres from surface in some areas and as deep as 870 metres in others, with significant potential to extend mineralization up and down-plunge and at depth.
About Oban Mining Corporation
Oban is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal resource properties in Canada. Oban is well financed with approximately $65 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Oban's flagship project is the high-grade Windfall Lake gold deposit. Oban also holds a 100% undivided interest in a large area of claims in the Urban Barry area (82,400 hectares) of Quebec, 100% interest in the Garrison project east of Matheson, Ontario, as well as additional projects in the Timmins area of Ontario.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation that is based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. The information in this news release about the pending drilling, potential mineralization, the ability to realize upon any mineralization in a manner that is economic, the ability to complete any proposed exploration activities and the results of such activities; the continuity or extension of any mineralization; and any other information herein that is not a historical fact may be "forward looking information". Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information and are intended to identify forward-looking information. This forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of Oban, at the time it was made, involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Oban to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, among others, risks relating to property interests; ability of Oban to complete further exploration activities; the results of exploration activities; risks relating to mining activities; the global economic climate; metal prices; dilution; environmental risks; and community and non-governmental actions. Although the forward-looking information contained in this news release is based upon what management believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, Oban cannot assure shareholders and prospective purchasers that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, and neither Oban nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any such forward-looking information. Oban does not undertake, and assumes no obligation, to update or revise any such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information contained herein to reflect new events or circumstances, except as may be required by law.
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