Evolving Gold Discovers Anomalous Gold in Polymetallic Till Anomalies on its Toro Project
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Evolving Gold Discovers Anomalous Gold in Polymetallic Till Anomalies on its
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolving Gold
Corp. (CSE:EVG) (FSE:EV7) (OTCB:EVOGF) (the "Company") is pleased to report that
it has received complete analytical results of its Toro Project till sampling
program (for details, see news release dated October 13th 2016) from C.F.
Mineral Research Ltd., Kelowna, BC. Of all the magnetic features sampled, the
exploration target showing the most interesting combination of metallic
anomalies was Toro 7, located less than 5 kilometers from the Eastmain-01 road.
Till samples were collected on a line 1086m in length, down-ice from the 900m
wide high-magnetic geophysical target. The highly anomalous Toro 7 values
include two gold ("Au") results (12,300 and 11,800 ppb), three copper ("Cu")
anomalies (110.5,62.2 and 54.1 ppm Cu) and five bismuth ("Bi") anomalies (3.69,
3.97, 4.9, 6.52 and 8.97 ppm Bi). There were six additional anomalous gold
results, all continuous with the highly anomalous Au results, providing a
positive gold signal with a total length of greater than 800 m, and open to the
north. Also anomalous were tin (4 anomalous values), antimony (2) and silver
(2), each of which are good pathfinders for gold mineralization. Other anomalous
element levels down-ice from Toro 7 were phosphorus (1), niobium (4), rare earth
elements ("REE") (4), tantalum (2), cobalt (1) and uranium (3). All metallic
assays of till concentrate samples were interpreted using statistical population
analysis. Values at or above the 90th percentile were deemed to be anomalous.
Values at or above the 95th percentile were deemed to be highly anomalous. Gold
values over 1,000 ppb (equivalent to 1 g/tonne Au in the till concentrate) were
deemed anomalous while values over 10,000 ppb (equivalent to 10 g/tonne Au in
the till concentrate) were deemed highly anomalous.
These geochemical anomalies at Toro 7 are consistent with iron oxide copper gold
("IOCG") mineralization. Other features of Target Toro 7 are also comparable
with the characteristics of IOCG, as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Comparison of IOCG Deposit Characteristics with Target Toro 7
+----------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
| Criterion | IOCG Characteristics(1) | Toro 7 |
+----------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
| Gold and Copper | Disseminated copper and gold | Gold and copper |
| | associated with iron oxide |anomalies in till. Two |
| | | highly anomalous and |
| | | six anomalous Au |
| | | values. |
+----------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
| Other Metals |Enriched in F, P, Cu, Au, REE, |Anomalous in P (1), Cu |
| | U, Ag, Co, Bi and W. |(3), Au (8), REE (4), U|
| | |(3), Ag (2), Co (1), Bi|
| | |(5), Sn (4), Sb (2), Nb|
| | | (4), Ta (2) |
+----------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
| Tectonic Context |Craton rift or continental arc |Continental arc context|
| | rift context | is typical of the |
| | |signature of intrusions|
| | | in the Gamart Suite |
| | | found on the Toro |
| | | Property(2) |
+----------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
| Crust thickness and | Thick continental crust and |Thick continental crust|
| depth of fault | deep faults |and deep-seated faults |
| | |(see NR dated September|
| | | 15th 2017) |
+----------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
| Period | Neoarchean, Paleo- and Meso- | Neoarchean (2.647 |
| | Proterozoic, and Cretaceous | Gy)(2) |
+----------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
Sources :
1. Lafrance, B. 2009. La filière plutonique comme outil d'exploration pour les
IOCG : Applications en Abitibi. Projet 2009-05. Consorem.
Online. https://consorem.uqac.ca/production_scientifique/2009_05/Rapport%202
009-05%20IOCG%20Abitibi.pdf . 72 pages.
2. Faure, S. 2012. Potentiel de minéralisations de type IOCG en contexte
intracratonique ou d'arcs continentaux dans les terrains archéens et
protérozoïque du Québec. Projet 2010-08. Consorem.
Online. https://consorem.uqac.ca/production_scientifique/2010_08/2010-
08%20IOCG%20Quebec%202010_FINAL_.pdf . 29 pages.
A map showing the various geochemical anomalies down-ice from magnetic target
Toro 7 can be seen at: https://evolvinggold.com/images/Figure-A-4.jpg
Multiple geochemical anomalies were also found associated with other Toro
exploration targets (see Table 2, below). Of particular interest are the
following:
1. The Toro 2, Toro 4 and Toro 24 geochemical anomalies may potentially be
explained by an IOCG source.
2. The Toro 1, Toro 16 and Toro 22 anomalies could correlate with a carbonatite
source. Carbonatite intrusions share the same geological context as
kimberlites, as well as similar magnetic responses in the aerial geophysical
surveys available to the Company.
3. Toro 18 had three anomalous gold values (up to 22,000 ppb) and one anomaly
in copper, molybdenum, lithium and tantalum. Toro 19 and Toro 21 had two
anomalous gold values. Toro 23 had anomalous gold, copper and tungsten. Toro
24 till concentrates yielded three anomalous gold (up to 14,500 ppb) and
copper values. These anomalies may be associated with intrusion-related gold
mineralization near IOCG or carbonatite intrusions.
4. Toro 9, Toro 14, Toro 15 and Toro 20 anomalies have geochemical patterns
associated with lithium-bearing pegmatites. Toro 14 is highly prospective,
yielding anomalous values in lithium (4), gold (2), zinc (2) and copper (2),
as well as niobium, tantalum, tin and silver (1 each). Toro 14 also provided
six till concentrate samples anomalous in total REE, with 3 such results
well in excess of 1% by weight.
Table 2: Anomalous Till Sample Results from the Toro Project
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
|Exploration Target|Anomalous Till Sample Results (number of anomalous results)|
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 1 |gold (3), lithium (1), niobium (2), tantalum (4) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 2 |gold (4, up to 12800 ppb), copper (2) molybdenum (2), |
| |lithium (1), niobium (1) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 4 |gold (1), silver (1), copper (1), tantalum (2), niobium (4)|
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 9 |gold (1), copper (1), niobium (2), tantalum (3), lithium |
| |(1) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 14 |gold (2), copper (2), lithium (4), REE (3), niobium (1), |
| |tantalum (1), tin (1), zinc (2), silver (1) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 15 |gold (4), lithium (2), REE (5) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 16 |gold (2), niobium (1), tantalum (1), tungsten (1), REE (1) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 18 |gold (3, up to 22000 ppb), copper (1), molybdenum (1), |
| |lithium (1), tantalum (1) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 19 |gold (2) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 20 |gold (3), lithium (5) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 21 |gold (2),lithium (1) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 22 |gold (2), copper (1), lithium (1), REE (4) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 23 |gold (2), copper (1), tungsten (1) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Toro 24 |gold (3, up to 14500 ppb), copper (2), tantalum (1) |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
Based on these results, the Company has staked 70 additional claims in the areas
where strong geochemical anomalies were defined by the Company's technical team,
increasing the Toro Project's footprint to a total of 130.32 square km. The till
anomalies correlate well with 14 priority magnetic targets that could correspond
to gold/copper mineralization in iron oxide copper gold deposits ("IOCG"), rare
earth elements ("REE") in carbonatites, intrusion-related gold deposits, or
lithium mineralization in pegmatite. The pending claims on Toro 7 can be seen
at https://evolvinggold.com/images/Figure-B-2.jpg . The pending claims on the
entire Toro Project can be seen at https://evolvinggold.com/images/toro-
quebec_lg.jpg.
Toro 7 and other readily accessible exploration targets will be the subject of
further field assessment by an all terrain vehicle based team to be dispatched
in the first week of July 2017. A helicopter-based field program of the less
accessible exploration targets is in the planning stages, and is expected to
begin later this summer.
Another goal of the till sampling program was to assess kimberlite indicator
mineral ("KIM") content down-ice from selected circular magnetic targets on its
Toro Property which were first described in a press release dated September
15th, 2016. A total of 16 possible kimberlite targets were investigated for KIM
out of 24 such targets, selected on the basis of their geophysical
characteristics. In the field, a sampling line was oriented perpendicular to the
historic glacial flow and down-ice from the target, with a sample spacing of
approximately 100 m. Each till sample was screened in the field to collect
approximately 5 kilograms of fine material. For each field sample, a heavy
mineral concentrate was isolated in the laboratory by C.F. Minerals using dense
media separation followed by magnetic separation. These concentrates were then
assessed for KIM using optical picking and microscopy, and later assayed for
metal content. The KIM results for the potential kimberlite targets assessed in
the Phase 1 field program were all negative or inconclusive. However, the
numerous anomalous and highly anomalous metal results in the till concentrate
samples are strongly suggestive of other types of intrusive features with
similar magnetic signatures.
Evolving Gold's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. R. Bruce Duncan stated, "We are
excited about these exceptional gold anomalies in till concentrate samples of up
to 22,000 ppb (22 grams per tonne Au) as well as the prospect of a making an
IOCG style discovery. The Toro Project claims have never before been the target
of advanced exploration work. The discovery of significant mineralization in one
or more different deposit types suggested by these early results could be very
important not only on the Company's claims, but also on a regional scale."
Qualified Person
Steven Lauzier, P.Geo OGQ, A Qualified Person ("QP") as defined by Nation
Instrument 43-101 guidelines, has reviewed and approved the technical content
provided in this news release.
About Evolving Gold
Evolving Gold is exploring the 72.5 square kilometre (total area) Lithium Lakes
property in Quebec, located about 10 km north of the Route du Nord and between
eight and 30 km from Nemaska Lithium's Whabouchi Project. The Company's
exploration goal is to discover economic quantities of lithium mineralization,
hosted in pegmatite.
Evolving Gold is also exploring the 130.32 square kilometre (total area) Toro
Project, in the vicinity of the Lithium Lakes property. The Company's immediate
exploration goal is to assess numerous geochemical anomalies in till samples
collected down-ice from large magnetic anomalies.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
EVOLVING GOLD CORP.
"R. Bruce Duncan"
President, CEO & Director
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