Osisko Intersects 105 Metres Averaging 1.41 g/t Au at Canadian Kirkland
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Mar 27, 2014) - Osisko Mining Corp. ("Osisko" or the "Corporation") (TSX:OSK) (FRANKFURT:EWX) is pleased to announce additional new drilling results from Canadian Kirkland, a newly-discovered zone of disseminated gold mineralization located on its 100% owned Kirkland Lake project (see February 21, 2014 press release). The Canadian Kirkland zone is located 750 metres south of Highway 66, approximately 6.5 km southeast of the village of King Kirkland. The table below summarized the results from an additional 12 holes drilled in the mineralized zone:
Hole No. | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Au g/t |
MU14-29 | 65.0 | 86.0 | 21.0 | 1.31 |
And | 225.4 | 262.0 | 36.6 | 0.46 |
And | 277.0 | 291.0 | 14.0 | 0.77 |
And | 345.0 | 372.0 | 27.0 | 0.50 |
MU14-30 | 56.0 | 119.0 | 63.0 | 0.67 |
And | 223.8 | 241.0 | 17.2 | 0.68 |
MU14-31 | 148.0 | 167.0 | 19.0 | 0.71 |
MU14-32 | 45.0 | 56.0 | 11.0 | 4.77 |
including | 48.0 | 49.0 | 1.00 | 24.7 |
MU14-33 | 204.0 | 309.0 | 105.0 | 1.41 |
MU14-34 | 46.0 | 54.0 | 8.0 | 3.21 |
And | 87.0 | 108.0 | 21.0 | 1.17 |
And | 195.0 | 274.0 | 79.0 | 0.82 |
MU14-35 | 53.0 | 115.0 | 62.0 | 1.03 |
And | 279.0 | 295.0 | 16.0 | 0.54 |
MU14-36 | NIL | |||
MU14-37 | 46.2 | 74.5 | 28.3 | 0.61 |
And | 134.0 | 145.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 |
Hole No. | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Au g/t |
MU14-38 | 42.0 | 55.9 | 13.9 | 0.45 |
And including | 81.0 | 108.0 | 27.0 | 0.67 |
MU14-39 | 54.0 | 146.0 | 92.0 | 0.68 |
And | 281.0 | 327.0 | 46.0 | 0.45 |
And | 364.0 | 372.0 | 8.0 | 1.16 |
MU14-40 | 58.0 | 154.1 | 96.1 | 0.71 |
Holes MU-14-29 through MU14-40, excepting MU14-36, all intersected mineralization within altered volcanics and were located as far as 470 m east and 100 m west of discovery hole MU14-25. Three additional holes were located along a fence located 575 metres west of the discovery hole (MU14-41 and -42) and 260 m NNE of the discovery hole (MU14-43) and did not intersect significant mineralization.
Mineralization comprises fine disseminated gold and pyrite in a pinkish-gray to brick red altered lithology that has now been identified as strong potassic alteration that completely replaces and partially brecciates the Temiskaming volcanic package. Potassic alteration is a hallmark of porphyry-related gold deposits, including Canadian Malartic, although no porphyry dykes or intrusions have yet been identified in the immediate area of the mineralized zone. Historical work and outcrop indicate that the alteration zone, with or without gold mineralization, extends as far as 1600 metres NW of the discovery hole and includes the historical Commodore Kirkland and 180 mineralized zones. The system is still open to the NE and is truncated to the south by the Cadillac-Larder Lake fault. True thickness and orientation of the Canadian Kirkland zone will be established as geological interpretation of drill sections is completed.
All NQ core assays reported above were obtained by standard 50 g fire assaying-AA finish or gravimetric finish at ALS Chemex laboratories in Val d'Or, Quebec, an ISO/IEC guideline 17025-accredited facility. Reported drill core weighted averages were calculated using a minimum of 0.35 g/t Au over successive sample intervals with maximum internal dilution length of 15 metres. All assays were capped at 10 g/t Au. Lost core intervals, constituting less than 0.5% of reported intervals within mineralized intersections, were all less than one metre long and incorporated as the average grade of adjacent intervals above and below in all length-weighted calculations.
Osisko follows strict QA-QC protocol measures in keeping with industry standards and regulatory reporting requirements. Mr. Robert Wares, D.Sc., P. Geo., Senior Vice President Exploration and Resource Development for Osisko, is the Qualified Person who has reviewed this news release and is responsible for the technical information reported herein, including verification of the data disclosed.
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As previously disclosed, the Osisko Board of Directors has unanimously recommended that Osisko shareholders reject the hostile take-over bid initiated by Goldcorp Inc. and not tender their Osisko shares to the Goldcorp offer. The Osisko Board determined that the Goldcorp offer fails to adequately compensate Osisko shareholders for, among others things, the strategic value of Osisko's world-class asset base, the significant upside potential of Osisko's Canadian Malartic Mine, or the increased risk inherent in Goldcorp common shares. The full basis for the Osisko Board's recommendation is available in a Directors' Circular, a copy of which is available online at www.osisko.com.
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About Osisko Mining Corporation
Osisko Mining Corp. operates the Canadian Malartic Gold Mine in Malartic, Québec and is pursuing exploration on a number of properties, notably in Ontario and Mexico.
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