Signature Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SGU, OTCQB: SGGTF, FSE 3S3)
("Signature" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an update on
all site activities including the geophysical data programs and
project site drill preparation being conducted at its 100% owned
Lingman Lake Gold Project (“Project”) located in Northwestern
Ontario.
Highlights:
- The planned 10,000 meter
fall drill program remains on schedule to commence around
mid-September despite a challenging summer.
- Delays with the summer activities
related to the extensive summer wildfires and smoke in surrounding
regions have subsided and no longer hamper site activities.
- Previously announced geophysical
programs are progressing rapidly:
- Property-wide airborne LIDAR
program has been completed
- Lingman site 3D Induced
Polarization (“IP”) data program is ~60% completed and is expected
to be completed by mid-late September (in time for drilling)
- Property-wide airborne geophysics
program is underway and scheduled to be completed in early
September
- Newly analyzed historical
information in the on-going compilation of the Lingman Lake
Greenstone belt has generated a conceptual exploration model for
the 40-mineral occurrences located at the west end of the
belt.
Site expansion and enhancements supporting the
upcoming expanded drilling campaign continue to advance and are
scheduled to be largely completed by late September.
“Signature has successfully progressed its
Project on all fronts throughout this summer despite incurring some
delays that were caused by wildfires in the region and I am proud
of the whole Signature team for what they have been able to
accomplish. The Project remains on target to commence drilling
around mid-September.- Robert Vallis – President, CEO, and
Director
The late summer schedule is focused on
completing various site and regional geophysical data collection
programs, and several camp expansion/enhancement tasks to prepare
for the next scheduled expanded drill campaign.
Wildfire-related government restrictions
have now been lifted. The month of July and into early
August saw delays incurred at the Project related to the
significant wildfires and smoke from unprecedented and extreme
drought conditions that hampered and threatened the entire regions
of western and northwest Ontario into and throughout Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, and south into the northern United States. A
resulting restriction of all industrial forestry/logging operations
and certain mineral field exploration and mining-related activities
was put into effect by the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines,
Natural Resources and Forestry (“NDMNRF”).
The NDMNRF restriction delayed the Company’s
in-progress 3D IP data collection program. However, ~60% of the
planned survey was completed before this restriction was imposed
and that data has been processed on a first-pass basis, resulting
in a preliminary interpretation of the dataset. This interpretation
will be released in the coming weeks. The smoke in and around the
regional property presented challenges and delays to commencing and
completing the previously-noted regional airborne and project
ground geophysical and site expansion activities. Site access was
also challenged due to the secondment of regional air equipment for
supporting provincial firefighting operations and emergency
evacuations throughout many communities in western Ontario and
eastern Manitoba.
During the NDMNRF imposed restriction period,
the Company successfully implemented several site risk mitigations
including:
- a substantial fire break-barrier
around the entire project site perimeter
- installation of fire suppression
systems in specific areas throughout the camp
- staged existing site
equipment/supplies in safe zones at site
- staged new equipment/supply
deliveries off-site in secure locations
- insurance contracts have been
augmented for larger Project scope
With wildfire delays and related
challenges abated, the Company continues to advance all planned
site and regional activities responsibly and rapidly towards
drilling around mid-September.
About Signature The Lingman
Lake gold property consists of 1,434 staked claims, four freehold
full patented claims and 14 mineral rights patented claims totaling
approximately 27,113 hectares. The property hosts an historical
estimate of 234,684 oz of gold* (1,063,904 tonnes grading 6.86 g/t
with 2.73 gpt cut-off) and includes what has historically been
referred to as the Lingman Lake Gold Mine, an underground
substructure consisting of a 126.5-meter shaft, and 3-levels at
46-meters, 84-meters and 122-meters depths.
*This historical resource estimate is based on
prior data and reports obtained and prepared by previous operators,
and information provided by governmental authorities. A Qualified
Person has not done sufficient work to verify the classification of
the mineral resource estimates in accordance with current CIM
categories. The Company is not treating the historical estimate as
a current NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate. Establishing a
current mineral resource estimate on the Lingman Lake deposit will
require further evaluation, which the Company and its consultants
intend to complete in due course. Additional information regarding
historical resource estimates is available in the technical report
entitled, "Technical Report on the Lingman Lake Gold Property"
dated January 31, 2020, prepared by John M. Siriunas, P.Eng. and
Walter Hanych, P.Geo., available on the Company's SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com To find out more about Signature Resources Limited,
visit our website at www.signatureresources.ca, or contact:
Donna McLeanChief Financial Officer
416-417-8349
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future plans, statements, exploration results, potential
mineralization, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration
and mine development plans, timing of the commencement of
operations and estimates of market conditions and risks associated
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cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking
information include, but are not limited to changes in general
economic and financial market conditions, failure to identify
mineral resources, failure to convert estimated mineral resources
to reserves, the inability to complete a feasibility study which
recommends a production decision, the preliminary nature of
metallurgical test results, delays in obtaining or failures to
obtain required governmental, environmental or other project
approvals, political risks, inability to fulfill the duty to
accommodate First Nations and other indigenous peoples,
uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing
needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes
in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the
development of projects, capital and operating costs varying
significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the
mineral exploration and development industry, and those risks set
out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR. Although the
Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing
the forward-looking information in this news release are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such
information, which only applies as of the date of this news
release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur
in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, other than as required by law.
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