Oban Mining Corp. Intersects 19.63 g/t Au Over 6.0 Metres at Windfall
TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2016 - Oban Mining Corp. (TSX:OBM) ("Oban" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce new results from the ongoing drill program at its 100% owned Windfall Lake gold project located in Urban Barry Township, Québec. The 55,000 metre drill program combines definition drilling above the Red Dog intrusion ("Red Dog") and expansion drilling above and below Red Dog.Highlights from the 12 new drill holes include: 19.63 g/t Au over 6.0 metres (below Red Dog) in the FW4 zone in DDH OBM-16-580; 31.10 g/t Au over 2.6 metres from the Caribou W2 zone (above Red Dog) in DDH OBM-16-570; and 97.27 g/t Au over 2.0 metres in the Upper 27 lens in DDH OBM-16-572.The table below outlines significant results from the new drill holes:
| Hole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Au (g/t) | Zone |
| OBM-15-560 | 1196.8 | 1203.0 | 6.2 | 11.11 | Splay of FW-3 |
| including | 1199.4 | 1199.9 | 0.5 | 48.10 | - |
| OBM-15-564 | Assays Pending | ||||
| OBM-16-570 | 107.0 | 109.6 | 2.6 | 31.10 | Caribou W2 |
| including | 107.9 | 108.6 | 0.7 | 110.50 | - |
| OBM-16-571 | 28.4 | 31.0 | 2.6 | 4.20 | |
| 162.0 | 164.0 | 2.0 | 32.26 | - | |
| including | 162.0 | 162.4 | 0.4 | 160.50 | |
| OBM-16-572 | 101.5 | 103.5 | 2.0 | 97.27 | Upper 27 |
| OBM-16-573 | 302.0 | 304.0 | 2.0 | 5.43 | - |
| 313.0 | 315.0 | 2.0 | 32.93 | - | |
| 443.4 | 446.1 | 2.7 | 4.86 | ||
| 569.3 | 571.8 | 2.5 | 15.26 | - | |
| OBM-16-577 | 129.0 | 133.0 | 4.0 | 4.13 | - |
| OBM-16-579 | 36.6 | 39.0 | 2.4 | 19.70 | - |
| - | |||||
| OBM-16-580 | 441.4 | 446.8 | 5.4 | 4.30 | |
| 1162.2 | 1168.2 | 6.0 | 19.63 | FW-4 below Red Dog | |
| including | 1162.2 | 1162.8 | 0.6 | 149.50 | - |
| including | 1167.9 | 1168.2 | 0.3 | 97.70 | - |
| Notes: | |
| (1) | For complete drilling results please see http://www.obanmining.com. |
| (2) | True widths are estimated at 65-80% of the reported core length interval. See "Quality Control" below. |
Drill Hole Collar Coordinates and Information:
| Hole Number | Azimuth (°) | Dip (°) | Length (m) | UTM E | UTM N | Section | |||||
| OBM-15-560 | 333 | -57 | 1,509.5 | 452670 | 5434254 | 2550 | |||||
| OBM-15-564 | 330 | -60 | 1,528.5 | 452755 | 5434370 | 2675 | |||||
| OBM-15-568 | 330 | -50 | 215.9 | 452258 | 5434702 | 2400 | |||||
| OBM-15-569 | 331 | -54 | 232.5 | 452274 | 5434692 | 2425 | |||||
| OBM-16-570 | 331 | -50 | 202.0 | 452122 | 5434403 | 2150 | |||||
| OBM-16-571 | 331 | -50 | 265.0 | 452148 | 5434364 | 2150 | |||||
| OBM-16-572 | 331 | -49 | 262.5 | 452262 | 5434661 | 2400 | |||||
| OBM-16-573 | 332 | -50 | 652.5 | 452640 | 5434671 | 2725 | |||||
| OBM-16-574 | 331 | -50 | 229.5 | 452162 | 5434396 | 2175 | |||||
| OBM-16-575 | 331 | -50 | 232.5 | 452118 | 5434353 | 2125 | |||||
| OBM-16-576 | 331 | -50 | 202.0 | 452068 | 5434363 | 2075 | |||||
| OBM-16-577 | 330 | -62 | 144.5 | 452820 | 5434777 | 2950 | |||||
| OBM-16-578 | 331 | -50 | 202.5 | 452040 | 5434348 | 2050 | |||||
| OBM-16-579 | 331 | -48 | 250.5 | 452186 | 5434609 | 2300 | |||||
| OBM-16-580 | 333 | -63 | 1,272.5 | 452820 | 5434777 | 2950 |
Drilling above Red Dog is focused on expanding the known zones and upgrading the level of confidence in the mineral resource. Drilling below Red Dog is focused on testing three major corridors of mineralization and alteration (FW-1, FW-3, FW-4) oriented ENE and dipping steeply to the SE, similar to the known lenses of the Main Zone defined above Red Dog. Some of the deeper holes are designed to test gold mineralization both above Red Dog and the corridors of mineralization and alteration below Red Dog.
OBM-15-560 (section 2550 E) tested zones FW-1, FW-3 and FW-4 and intersected the FW-1 lens with 5.71 g/t Au over 13.0 metres at 1123.0 metres (reported in new release dated January 28, 2016). The drill hole also intersected the FW-3 and FW-4 lenses with anomalous gold values over 5.0 metres and 11.0 metres respectively. OBM-15-560 also intersected a splay of the FW3 lens associated with a silicified porphyry dyke containing 3-5% pyrite and traces of chalcopyrite and returned 11.11 g/t gold over 6.2 metres at 1196.8 metres.
OBM-15-564 (section 2700 E). Assays are pending.
OBM-16-570 (section 2150 E) is a definition hole that targeted the Caribou W2 lens at approximately 80 metres below the surface. The lens corresponds to a strongly silicified, sericitized, and chloritized rhyolite with 5% pyrite and returned 31.10 g/t gold over 2.6 metres.
OBM-16-571, OBM-16-574, and OBM-16-575 all targeted the Caribou W2 lens whereas OBM-16-576 and OBM-16-578 tested the dip extension of the Caribou W1 lens. All of those drill holes intersected pyrite mineralization with silica alteration and confirmed the continuity of the mineralized system between the Caribou W1 and the Caribou W2 lenses. The drill holes returned anomalous mineralization such a 1.3 g/t Au over 11.11 metres (OBM-16-571), 0.8 g/t Au over 9.0 metres (OBM-16-574), 0.7 g/t Au over 10.70 metres (OBM-16-575), 0.29 g/t Au over 9.2 metres (OBM-16-576) and 0.50 g/t Au over 10.5 metres (OBM-16-578).
OBM-16-571 (section 2150 E) is a definition hole that targeted the Caribou W2 lens at approximately 80 metres below the surface. This drill hole intersected 32.26 g/t Au over 2.0 metres at 162.0 metres down hole in the hanging wall of the Caribou W2 lens but only returned low grade results in the targeted lens.
OBM-16-572 (section 2400 E) is a definition drill hole that targeted Zone 27 at mid-elevation (180 metres below surface). The targeted lens was intersected from 226.0 metres to 232.0 metres and assayed 1.8 g/t Au over 6.0 metres. This drillhole also intersected shallow high grade mineralization returning 97.27 g/t Au over 2.0 metres at approximately 80 metres below surface in the upper extension of Zone 27.
OBM-16-573 (section 2725 E) was designed to test the eastern edge of the Zone 27 lens at approximately 420 metres below surface. The targeted lens returned 4.86 g/t Au over 2.7 metres. This intersection is located 15 metres above drill hole EAG-12-400 that returned 12.1 g/t Au over 3.7 metres (see the news release of Eagle Hill Exploration Corp. dated July 23, 2012).
OBM-16-577 (section 2950 E) targeted the down-plunge extension of the Zone 27 above the Red Dog intrusion. This drill hole was abandoned due to excessive deviation but intersected 4.1 g/t Au over 4.0 metres at 129.0 metres in an altered porphyry dyke with 1% pyrite. This intersection cannot be correlated with other known intercepts at this time.
OBM-16-580 (section 2950 E) replaced drill hole OBM-16-577 and targeted the down-plunge extension of Zone 27 and was extended below the Red Dog to target the FW-3 and FW-4 corridors. The Zone 27 lens was intersected from 673.6 metres to 683.2 metres and consists of an altered andesite with 2-15% pyrite, traces of chalcopyrite and sphalerite cross-cut by a 2.3 metre-wide porphyry dyke. Assay results for this interval are pending. Below the Red Dog, this drill hole intersected the FW-4 lens that returned 19.63 g/t Au over 6.0 metre associated with a strongly silicified andesite crosscut by porphyry dykes with 2-8% of pyrite stringers and several specks of visible gold.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this press release has been reviewed by Mr. Gernot Wober, P.Geo. Vice President Exploration for Oban Mining Corp., Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").
Quality Control
True widths are estimated at 65-80% of the reported core length intervals. Assays are uncut except where indicated. Intercepts occur within geological confines of major zones but have not been correlated to individual vein domains at this time. Reported intervals include minimum individual assays of 3.0 g/t Au and minimum weighted averages of 3.0 g/t Au diluted over core lengths of at least 2.0 metres. All NQ core assays reported were obtained by either 1 kilogram screen fire assay or standard 50 gram fire-assaying-AA finish or gravimetric finish at ALS Laboratories in Val d'Or, Québec or Sudbury, Ontario. The 1 kilogram screen assay method is selected by the geologist when samples contain coarse gold or present a higher percentage of pyrite than surrounding intervals. All samples are also analysed for multi-elements, including silver, using an Aqua Regia-ICP-AES method at ALS laboratories. Drill program design, Quality Assurance/Quality Control and interpretation of results is performed by qualified persons employing a QA/QC program consistent with NI 43-101 and industry best practices. Standards and blanks are included with every 20 samples for QA/QC purposes by the Corporation as well as the lab. Approximately 5% of sample pulps are sent to secondary laboratories for check assay.
About the Windfall Lake Gold Deposit
The Windfall Lake gold deposit is located between Val-d'Or and Chibougamau in the Abitibi region of Québec, Canada. The current mineral resource comprises 2,762,000 tonnes at 8.42 g/t Au (748,000 ounces) in the indicated category and 3,512,000 tonnes at 7.62 g/t Au (860,000 ounces) in the inferred category (NI 43-101 compliant report dated November 13, 2014). The Windfall Lake gold deposit is currently one of the highest grade resource-stage gold projects in Canada. The bulk of the mineralization occurs in the Main Zone, a southwest/northeast trending zone of stacked mineralized lenses, measuring approximately 600 metres wide and at least 1,400 metres long. The deposit is well defined from surface to a depth of 500 metres, and remains open along strike and at depth. Mineralization has been identified only 30 metres from surface in some areas and as deep as 870 metres in others, with significant potential to extend mineralization up and down-plunge and at depth.
About Oban Mining Corporation
Oban is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal resource properties in Canada. Oban is well financed with approximately $65 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Oban's flagship project is the high-grade Windfall Lake gold deposit. Oban also holds a 100% undivided interest in a large area of claims in the Urban Barry area (82,400 hectares) of Québec, 100% interest in the Garrison project east of Matheson, Ontario, as well as additional projects in the Timmins area of Ontario.
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