Galway Metals Intersects High Grade Au, Ag, Cu and Zn at the Estrades VMS

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 8, 2017) - Galway Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GWM) (the "Company" or "Galway") is pleased to announce assay results from four additional drill holes completed at its 100%-owned, 18,314 hectare, Estrades polymetallic property located in the northern Abitibi of western Quebec, Canada. Galway has now completed its Phase One drill program at Estrades. Sixteen holes plus one wedge hole were drilled, with one of the holes stopped due to excessive deviation, for a total of 6,469 metres. The Phase One program was designed to expand the existing resource on the periphery of known zones at shallow depths, and to probe a few deeper holes close to potential source vents. Galway has received full assay results from five holes, with one of them previously reported in the February 28th press release. Assays for the remaining 12 holes are pending.

Robert Hinchcliffe, President and CEO of Galway Metals, said, "Galway is very pleased with the new results. As we expand the resource in multiple areas, the high-grade nature of the deposit remains evident. With detailed IP results expected next week, Galway has approved a new 6,000 metre, Phase Two drill program that will enable us to place more emphasis on deeper targets in our search for high-grade source vents."

Highlights for holes with full assays received include:

  • 72.5 g/t Au and 40.1 g/t Ag over 1.55 metres (true width = 1.0m), starting at a vertical depth of 92 meters in hole GWM-17E-01 (previously reported in a February 28, 2017 press release)

  • 5.1% Cu and 62.0 g/t Ag over 1.65 metres (true width = 1.2m), including 12.9% Cu and 159.0 g/t Ag over 0.55 metres (true width = 0.4m), starting at a vertical depth of 243 meters in hole GWM-17E-04

  • 7.4% Cu and 89.9 g/t Ag over 1.90 metres (true width = 1.2m), starting at a vertical depth of 309 meters in hole GWM-17E-05

  • 10.9% Zn, 1.9 g/t Au and 92.4 g/t Ag over 0.85 metres (true width = 0.4m), starting at a vertical depth of 120 meters in hole GWM-17E-13

Note: Holes were not drilled in sequential numerical order.

Detailed assay results are shown in the table below:

Hole #

From
(m)

To
(m)

Intercept
(m)

TW
(m)

Au
(g/t)

Ag
(g/t)

Zn
(%)

Cu
(%)

Pb
(%)

Type*

GWM-17E-01

106.8

108.3

1.6

1.0

72.5

29.4

0.7

DSS

112.9

114.0

1.1

0.7

1.1

DSS

GWM-17E-04

303.4

305.0

1.7

1.2

0.6

62.0

0.5

5.1

MS

including

303.7

304.3

0.6

0.4

1.3

159.0

12.9

MS

GWM-17E-05

355.0

356.9

1.9

1.2

1.4

89.9

0.3

7.4

0.7

MS

GWM-17E-13

124.3

126.6

2.4

1.0

0.8

54.7

4.9

0.3

>0.5

MS

including

125.8

126.6

0.9

0.4

1.9

92.4

10.9

0.5

MS

GWM-17E-07

611.2

611.9

0.8

0.5

1.1

DSS

615.5

618.0

2.5

1.7

0.5

DSS

*Type: MS = massive sulphide, SMS = semi-massive sulphide DSS = disseminated and stringer sulphides; onlysignificant assays are noted.

Drill hole descriptions

Drill holes GWM-17E-04 and GWM-17E-05 were drilled along the eastern periphery of the resource and intersected 5.1% Cu and 62.0 g/t Ag over 1.65 metres, and 7.4% Cu and 89.9 g/t Ag over 1.90 metres, respectively, in an area where the resource has now been expanded to depth and to the east (Figure 1). The intersection in GWM-17E-05 is located 64 metres below hole H-222 that intersected 9.4% Cu over 0.7m (0.5 m TW) (and 0.5% Zn), and is open below. The intersection in GWM-17E-04 is located 18 metres east of H-222 and is 84 metres below hole H-073 that intersected 8.9% Zn over 1.7m (1.4 m TW) (and 0.2% Cu). The mineralization appears to change from copper-rich to zinc-rich to gold-rich areas. The mineralization looked similar in both GWM-17E-04 and GWM-17E-05, with 25-35% massive chalcopyrite in each.