Increases land position driven by review of historic exploration data
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 8, 2024) - Scorpio Gold Corporation (TSXV: SGN) (OTCQB: SRCRF) (FSE: RY9) ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has significantly expanded its land position at its Manhattan project (the "Manhattan District"). The land package has increased from an existing position of 1,876 hectares of unpatented claims, and 187 hectares of patented claims, with the staking of over 2,716 hectares of new unpatented claims (the "New Claims"), bringing Scorpio Gold's new total land position to approximately 4,779 hectares across the entire district.
The staking of the New Claims was driven by an extensive database review of historic exploration data spanning back 30 years, that was compiled by Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross") and Scorpio Gold. The historic database includes a full multi-element soil sampling program completed in 2014 by Kinross (see Figure 1), alongside over 100,000 metres of historic drilling and multiple geophysical surveys (including gravity, magnetics, and resistivity surveys). Scorpio Gold has also identified historic drill results within the New Claims, with assays warranting their acquisition, and the Company is currently in the process of compiling the data and conducting Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC).
The Manhattan District has historically produced greater than 600,000 ounces of gold from underground lode mining, open pit mining, and placer operations. Gold and silver resources in the district occur within a northwest-trending, northwest-plunging, faulted antiform. Low sulfidation epithermal gold and silver mineralization occurs as structurally hosted stockwork veining and disseminations in the folded and thrust-faulted siliciclastic and carbonate rocks of the Cambrian Gold Hill and Ordovician Zanzibar Formations. Gold and silver mineralization is characterized by quartz-adularia-sericite-calcite alteration proximal to high-angle structures and low-angle thrust faulting. Carlin-type mineralization occurs in the eastern part of the Manhattan District where gold occurs in arsenian rims of pyrite and is associated with realgar and orpiment. Gold and silver mineralization is also observed as quartz-calcite veins in Tertiary volcanic rocks adjacent to the 24 Ma Manhattan Caldera.
"The anomalous metals in soils from the expanded claim package are highlighted by elevated gold, arsenic, and antimony proximal to a low angle thrust contact between the Cambrian Gold Hill formation and overlying Zanzibar carbonate sequence. We believe the low angle faulting in the Manhattan District is correlated to the Late Devonian Roberts Mountains Thrust. Regionally, the Roberts Mountains Thrust is associated with multiple bulk mineable gold deposits in northern and central Nevada", stated Harrison Pokrandt, VP Exploration of Scorpio Gold.
Qualified Person The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Thomas Poitras, P.Geo., a "Qualified Person", as defined under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Scorpio Gold Corp. Scorpio Gold holds a 100% interest in two past producing mines, the Manhattan Mine and the Mineral Ridge Mine, both located in the Walker Lane Trend of Nevada, USA. Scorpio's Manhattan District comprises the advanced exploration-stage Goldwedge Project, with a 400 ton per day gravity mill. Adjacent to Goldwedge is the ~4,780-hectare Manhattan Project, centered on two past-producing pits, acquired from Kinross in 2021. The consolidated Manhattan District presents an exciting late-stage exploration opportunity, with over 100,000+ metres of historical drilling, with significant resource potential, alongside valuable permitting. Scorpio Gold also holds a 100% interest in the Mineral Ridge gold project located in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Scorpio produced over 222,440 oz of gold at Mineral Ridge between 2010 and 2020. With a proven and probable resource, valuable permits, water rights, infrastructure, and the recently acquired adjacent North Star exploration target, Mineral Ridge has significant near-term development potential.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION
Zayn Kalyan, Chief Executive Officer and Director Tel: (604) 252-2672 Email: zayn@scorpiogold.com
Investor Relations Contact: Kin Communications Inc. Tel: (604) 684-6730 Email: SGN@kincommunications.com
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