Founders Metals Hits at Buese; Intercepts 20 m of 7.65 g/t Gold
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Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) (OTCQX: FDMIF) has announced drill core assay results from its 2024 drill program at the Antino Gold Project in Suriname. The Phase 1 Buese drill program, covering 3,500 meters, revealed significant gold mineralization:
- High-grade, shear-hosted gold: 78.0 m of 2.35 g/t Au, including 20.0 m of 7.65 g/t Au
- Broad, intrusion-hosted gold: 16.5 m of 1.64 g/t Au, and 110.0 m of 0.34 g/t Au
- Tailings from historical mining: 15.6 m of 0.45 g/t Au from surface
The results confirm both high-grade and bulk-tonnage mineralization styles at Buese. A 7,500 m Phase 2 drill program is now underway to determine the strike extent of gold mineralization within the 4 km² surface anomaly. The company also noted potential in the tailings from over 100 years of artisanal mining, with plans for further exploration and metallurgical work.
Positive
- Significant gold mineralization discovered: 78.0 m of 2.35 g/t Au, including 20.0 m of 7.65 g/t Au
- Confirmation of both high-grade and bulk-tonnage mineralization styles at Buese
- 7,500 m Phase 2 drill program already underway
- Potential additional resource in tailings from historical mining
- Broad mineralization zones: 110.0 m of 0.34 g/t Au and 139.0 m of 0.30 g/t Au
Negative
- None.
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 24, 2024) - Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) (OTCQX: FDMIF) (FSE: 9DL0) ("Founders" or the "Company") announces drill core assay results from its fully-funded 2024 drill program at the Antino Gold Project ("Antino" or the "Project") in southeastern Suriname. The Company is pleased to report results from its 3,500-metre (m) Phase 1 Buese drill program. The drilling was designed to test high-grade, shear-hosted gold mineralization as well as intrusion-hosted, bulk-tonnage style targets across one kilometre (km) of strike within the broader, multi-kilometre (km) scale gold system. Results confirm both mineralization styles at Buese and a 7,500 m follow-up drill program is underway.
Highlights
- High-grade, shear-hosted gold (Au) mineralization including:
- 78.0 m of 2.35 grams per tonne (g/t) Au, including 20.0 m of 7.65 g/t Au (24BU011)
- Broad, intrusion-hosted gold mineralization including:
- 16.5 m of 1.64 g/t Au, and 110.0 m of 0.34 g/t Au (24BU007)
- Tailings from historical gold mining intercepted in first 5 to 15 metres from several drill holes along a 200 m transect. Highlights include:
- 15.6 m of 0.45 g/t Au from surface in tailings material (24BU002)
- ~2 km2 area containing tailings with minimum depth 5 m
President & CEO, Colin Padget, commented "With only twelve drill holes into Buese, we are thrilled with the Phase 1 results as they clearly demonstrate Buese's potential and confirm both the high-grade and bulk-tonnage mineralization we originally outlined in our July 10, 2024 release. Buese remains a high-priority target for Founders, with a 7,500 m, Phase 2 drill program already underway that aims to determine the strike extent of gold mineralization within the more than 4 km2 surface anomaly from auger sampling. Today's drill results underline the scale of gold mineralization at Antino and further supports the property's potential to host multiple, substantial gold deposits."
Buese Mineralization Styles
The regional scale structure at Buese hosts two distinct mineralization styles including high-grade shear-hosted gold mineralization that is present within and along the margins of tonalitic intrusive rocks, and broad gold-bearing zones within the intrusive that are associated with high-density quartz veining, albite alteration, and sericitization. The dominant intrusive body (the "Filuca Intrusive" or "Intrusive") at Buese is a northwest, tonalitic body coincident with the broader regional tectonic fabric. The Filuca Intrusive was intersected in drill hole 24BU007 with 16.5 m of 1.64 g/t Au and 110.0 m of 0.34 g/t Au, and in 24BU001 with 139.0 m of 0.30 g/t Au. Shearing and multiple generations of quartz veining exist along the margins of and within the Filuca Intrusive which drill hole 24BU011 demonstrates grading 2.35 g/t Au over 78.0 m, including a higher-grade central zone of 7.65 g/t Au over 20.0 m. Surface mapping and sampling delineate a strike length of over 1.5 km for the Filuca intrusive with compelling evidence from geophysical data suggesting multiple repeating units over an area of several square kilometres (Figure 3).
Tailings Opportunity
Buese is the site of over 100 years of artisanal mining history. The tailings from surficial mining operations have been extensively deposited throughout the Buese area. Though not targeted for tailings, drill holes 24BU001, 24BU002, 24BU006 and 24BU007 intercepted up to 15 m of tailings from surface with consistent 0.25 g/t Au to 0.45 g/t Au. Given the typically low (<
Figure 1: Property Scale Plan Map
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Figure 2: Buese Plan Map
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Note: Historical drill assay data is not currently suitable for use in a mineral resource estimation and does not meet the Company's criteria for use in released materials. Data deficiencies include, unverifiable collar locations, a lack, or failure, of QA/QC in historical laboratory analysis, and insufficient legacy drill core available for relogging/resampling efforts. The data instead serves as a complimentary data set to Founders' own modern exploration efforts.
Figure 3: Geology Schematic of Buese
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Table 1: Assay Results
| Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Core Length* (m) | Au (g/t) |
| 24BU001 | 35.00 | 174.00 | 139.00 | 0.30 |
| and | 236.00 | 249.00 | 13.00 | 0.30 |
| and | 271.00 | 275.00 | 4.00 | 0.40 |
| and | 364.00 | 375.00 | 11.00 | 0.35 |
| 24BU002 | 71.10 | 85.00 | 13.90 | 0.23 |
| and | 144.00 | 151.00 | 7.00 | 0.78 |
| 24BU003 | 129.00 | 132.00 | 3.00 | 0.33 |
| 24BU004 | 215.00 | 231.00 | 16.00 | 1.08 |
| and | 265.00 | 284.00 | 19.00 | 0.41 |
| and | 302.00 | 325.00 | 23.00 | 0.48 |
| 24BU005 | 247.00 | 252.00 | 5.00 | 0.37 |
| and | 273.00 | 316.50 | 43.50 | 0.36 |
| 24BU006 | 86.00 | 91.00 | 5.00 | 0.50 |
| and | 118.00 | 122.00 | 4.00 | 0.63 |
| 24BU007 | 6.60 | 23.10 | 16.50 | 1.64 |
| and | 166.00 | 276.00 | 110.00 | 0.34 |
| 24BU008 | NSA | |||
| 24BU009 | 12.60 | 14.10 | 1.50 | 4.29 |
| and | 139.00 | 174.00 | 35.00 | 0.41 |
| and | 186.00 | 193.00 | 7.00 | 0.67 |
| 24BU010 | NSA | |||
| 24BU011 | 162.00 | 240.00 | 78.00 | 2.35 |
| incl | 186.00 | 206.00 | 20.00 | 7.65 |
| 24BU012 | 135.00 | 139.00 | 4.00 | 0.47 |
| Tailings | ||||
| 24BU001 | 0.00 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 0.25 |
| 24BU002 | 0.00 | 15.60 | 15.60 | 0.45 |
| 24BU006 | 0.00 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 0.35 |
| 24BU007 | 0.00 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 0.34 |
*Intervals are estimated to represent
Table 2: Drill Hole Locations
| Hole ID | Easting* (m) | Northing* (m) | Elevation (m) | Azimuth (°) | Dip (°) | Depth (m) |
| 24BB001 | 821640.6 | 396982.7 | 114.9 | 0 | -60 | 464.0 |
| 24BB002 | 821825.7 | 396933.4 | 118.4 | 0 | -60 | 374.1 |
| 24BB003 | 821868.0 | 397137.8 | 113.9 | 180 | -50 | 146.0 |
| 24BB004 | 821560.5 | 397487.2 | 117.1 | 250 | -50 | 407.0 |
| 24BB005 | 821486.8 | 397579.1 | 121.6 | 260 | -50 | 365.0 |
| 24BB006 | 821776.1 | 396952.5 | 117.4 | 250 | -50 | 122.0 |
| 24BB007 | 821775.1 | 396952.0 | 117.4 | 310 | -50 | 350.0 |
| 24BB008 | 821308.8 | 397692.4 | 116.1 | 250 | -50 | 299.0 |
| 24BB009 | 822467.2 | 397118.1 | 132.9 | 210 | -45 | 275.0 |
| 24BB010 | 821850.8 | 397103.5 | 114.0 | 200 | -45 | 74.1 |
| 24BB011 | 821263.9 | 397407.0 | 162.9 | 60 | -50 | 301.9 |
| 24BB012 | 821953.3 | 396861.0 | 113.6 | 0.1 | -45.1 | 176.0 |
*The coordinate reference system is WGS 84, UTM zone 21N (EPSG 32621)
About Founders Metals Inc.
Founders Metals is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on advancing the Antino Gold Project located in Suriname, South America, in the heart of the Guiana Shield. Antino is 20,000 hectares and has produced over 500,000 ounces of gold from surface and alluvial mining to date1. The Company drilled 10,000 metres in 2023 and is fully financed for drilling in 2024.
12022 Technical Report - Antino Project; Suriname, South America. K. Raffle, BSc, P. Geo & Rock Lefrançois, BSc, P.Geo.
Quality Assurance and Control
Results from samples were analyzed at FILAB Suriname, a Bureau Veritas Certified Laboratory in Paramaribo, Suriname (a commercial certified laboratory under ISO 9001:2015). Samples are crushed to
Qualified Persons
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Michael Dufresne, M.Sc., P.Geol., P.Geo., an independent qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Per: "Colin Padget"
Colin Padget
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
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