QUEBEC, CANADA / ACCESSWIRE / November 11, 2019 / SOCIÉTÉ D'EXPLORATION MINIÈRE VIOR INC. ("Vior"), (TSX-Venture: VIO, FRANKFURT: VL51) - is pleased to provide an update on Ridgeline Minerals Corporation (Ridgeline) 2019 Nevada field program at its Carlin-East and Swift exploration projects. Vior holds an approximate 8.3% equity interest in privately held Ridgeline Minerals (a wholly owned Nevada subsidiary of Carlin-Type Holdings Ltd). Vior's investment in Ridgeline provides Vior shareholders exposure to 25,000 acres of highly prospective ground across 3 exploration projects in the world-class Carlin and Cortez mining trends along with a proven management team. These two prolific trends are host to some of the largest gold mines and deposits in North America, with Nevada consistently ranked the No.1 gold mining jurisdiction globally. Vior holds a pre-emptive right to maintain its current equity interest in the next round of financing and to continue to participate in a significant way in this exciting new high potential gold exploration opportunity.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ridgeline confirms Lower Plate host rocks at Carlin-East with its first RC hole CE19-001
- Hole intersected anomalous Au-Ag and Carlin-Type pathfinders throughout
- Swift land deal in Q4 consolidates 49-square-km (12,000 acre) land package directly on trend of Nevada Gold Mines "Tier 1" Cortez/Goldrush Mining Complex
- Untested Lower Plate targets exhibit significant exploration potential
CARLIN-EAST
Carlin-East is a 33-square-km core land position on the Carlin trend located directly adjacent to Nevada Gold Mines Carlin/Goldstrike Complex (29.9 Moz Au Reserves and Resources) (Figure 1.0). The primary ore controlling structures (Four Corners & Lynn Faults) bounding the Leeville-Turf mine extend onto the Carlin-East property and coincide with a kilometer-scale Au in soils anomaly centered over a pronounced gravity geophysics high.
Ridgeline's primary focus for the 2019 program was to test its conceptual geologic model which predicted Lower Plate host rocks at depths of <1,000m. RC drill hole CE19-001 was completed on August 5, 2019 and successfully passed through the Roberts Mountain Thrust (RMT) and intersected the Rodeo Creek Formation (Drc) at 853m prior to abandoning the hole at 884m due to adverse drilling conditions. Anomalous Au-Ag and Carlin-Type pathfinder elements (As-Sb-Hg-Tl) were intersected over thick intercepts throughout the drill hole with silicification and sulfide mineralization steadily increasing downhole (Figure 2.0). A second RC hole (CE19-002) was collared 1,000m to the north of CE19-001 along the extension of the Leeville Structural Corridor but was lost at 384m due to poor drilling conditions encountered in the Four Corners fault zone. Anomalous Au-Ag and Carlin-Type pathfinder elements intersected prior to abandoning the hole exhibited higher values than those returned in CE19-001, suggesting the deeper hydrothermal system may be vectoring to the north along the Leeville Structural Corridor.
Figure 1.0: Plan view map of Carlin-East property adjacent to the Carlin/Goldstrike Complex
Figure 2.0: Schematic X-Section showing 2019 Ridgeline drill hole CE19-001 confirming Lower Plate geologic model at Carlin-East
SWIFT
Swift is a 49-square-km core land position located on the Cortez district of the Battle Mountain - Eureka trend approximately 10km northwest of Nevada Gold Mines, Cortez/Goldrush Complex (26.8 Moz. Au Reserves and Resources) (Figure 3.0). Historic exploration focused primarily on shallow oxide Au targets in Upper Plate rocks with excellent potential remaining within relatively untested Lower Plate host rocks at depth. The 2019 program focused on historic data compilation, land consolidation and geophysical surveys followed by a Phase I surface mapping and geochemical program in Q4 to further define potential targets. Surface geochemical assays are pending and will be integrated into Ridgeline's 3D geologic model as they are received in preparation for a maiden drill campaign in 2020.
Figure 3.0: Plan view map showing Swift land package directly on-trend of the Cortez/Goldrush Complex
SELENA
Selena is a 21-square-km land position in the Alligator Ridge subdistrict of the south Carlin Trend. The project has seen limited exploration over the past twenty-five years and features multiple shallow oxide exploration targets. Fourteen rock chip samples taken in a previously untested target area in 2019 averaged 1.2 g/t Au with values up to 6.7 g/t Au. Future activities will focus on advancing high priority targets towards a drilling decision in 2020.
Chad Peters, Ridgeline President and CEO comments, "In our first year, Ridgeline has consolidated district-scale land positions totalling 25,000 + combined acres in two world-class mining trends in Nevada. Our projects have benefited from the application of modern exploration techniques and represent rapidly evolving stories with incredible exploration upside." (www.ridgelineminerals.com)
The technical content disclosed in this press release was reviewed and approved by Mr. Marc L'Heureux, P.Geo., who is the Company's Qualified Person as per NI 43-101.
About Vior
Vior is a junior mining exploration company based in Quebec whose corporate strategy is to generate, explore, and develop high quality projects in proven and favourable mining jurisdictions in North America. Through the years, Vior's management and technical team have demonstrated their ability to discover several gold deposits and many high-quality mineral prospects.
For further information, please contact:
Mark Fedosiewich
President and CEO
Tel.: 613-898-5052
mfedosiewich@vior.ca
Marc L'Heureux
Vice-president, Exploration
Tel.: 450-646-1790
mlheureux@vior.ca
Website: www.vior.ca
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