Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 28, 2017) - White Metal Resources Corp. (TSXV: WHM) ("White Metal" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company is planning an airborne geophysical survey, to include time-domain electromagnetics and magnetics, on its Gunners Cove Property (the "Property"). The new geophysical data will assist the Company in better understanding and delineating features which might host gold, and possibly base metal, mineralization. Initial surface grab samples from the new discovery made in September 2017 (news release: September 25, 2017), and follow up sampling recently announced (news release: November 20, 2017), outline a large area of anomalous gold and other metals associated with pyrite-nodules and pyrite stringers, hosted by black shale. The Property, located 20 km north of St. Anthony on the Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland, is easily accessible by means of local roads and trails, and consists of 682 claim units (59,402 ha or 594 sq-km).
Michael Stares, President and CEO of the Company, stated, "We are very excited to begin the airborne geophysical survey on the Property as we are confident that the new data will give us a better understanding of the structures and trends which may be associated with known gold mineralization and will help us develop new targets on the Gunners Cove Property for follow up diamond drilling."
To date, 133 surface grab samples have been collected from the 10 mineralized zones at the Property. The distribution of the samples containing anomalous gold values define an area roughly 5 km x 3 km. Approximately 50% of the grab samples collected in the Gunners Cove area assayed 100 ppb Au (0.1 g/t Au) or greater, with a maximum of 5.9 g/t Au (Mossberg Zone). Silver assay results are also elevated, ranging from less than 1 ppm Ag to a maximum of 9.1 g/t Ag (Cooey Zone) [note: grab samples are selective by nature and are unlikely to be representative of average grades].
Our work to date at the Gunners Cove Property has highlighted a large area of anomalous gold values and extended the discovery area substantially. Historically, this Property has seen very little exploration work and is a recent prospecting discovery, adding to its importance. Precious metal and base metal mineralization is associated with, and appears to be largely hosted by, pyritic nodules and stringers accompanied by minor silicification and local brecciation, and hosted by an extensive black shale unit.
Following the airborne geophysical survey and associated data processing and targeting, the Company is planning to begin a diamond drilling program. Targets will be based on a combination of regional and local geological knowledge, surface sampling to date, and results of the airborne geophysical survey.
Technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Scott Jobin-Bevans (P.Geo.), Vice President Exploration and a Director of White Metal, who is a Qualified Person under the definitions established by the National Instrument 43-101.
