UrbanGold Commences Drilling on its Bullseye and Larabel Blocks in the Troilus Area
Ottawa, September 25, 2019 - UrbanGold Minerals Inc. (TSXV: UGM) ("UrbanGold" or the "Company") is pleased to report the start of its 2019 drill program on its Bullseye and Larabel blocks located in the Troilus area, in James Bay region, Quebec.
The minimum 3,000 metre diamond drill program will focus on new surface discoveries made during the summer exploration program, on geophysical targets and will also target historical occurrences.
Drilling is to begin in the southern portion of the Bullseye block where a strong geophysical anomaly located on strike with gold mineralization is present. Alteration halos indicate a favorable context for mineralization. Surface summer prospecting could not locate any outcrops in the area over the anomaly.
The drill program will also focus on the Larabel block located further north-east, where the geological context is somewhat similar to major discoveries in the area. The area of interest is located with the pressure shadow of a large pluton and on strike with anomalous gold values further south.
Once these exploration drill holes are completed, drilling will target the Free Gold zone which is located on the portion of the property under option from Argonaut Gold (See September 13th, 2019 News Release). The objective will be to validate historical drill results as well as to test potential extensions of the gold mineralization. Digitization of the historical drill holes (all prior to 1990) indicates that the gold mineralization may be open in several directions. The drill program will test these potential extensions along strike and at depth. A review of historical drill data also indicates the presence of possible parallel zones which are also to be tested.
Surface geophysics consisting of induced polarization is ongoing, and is expected to be completed over the next week. Several priority targets have been identified, many in areas known to contain gold mineralization.
The Troilus area has relatively good infrastructure given the presence of a nearby all-weather road and a powerline located only 7 kilometres to the east of the Bullseye Project. The past producing Troilus Mine (over 2,000,000 Oz of gold and 70,000 tonnes of Copper produced) is also located nearby and will serve as a base for the program.
Figure 1: Map of Troilus area
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This news release has been prepared by Mathieu Stephens, P.Geo., President and CEO for UrbanGold Minerals, the Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About UrbanGold
UrbanGold Minerals Inc. is a gold and base-metals exploration company, federally incorporated and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Company's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "UGM". UrbanGold is focussed on mineral exploration in Quebec with emphasis on the Urban-Barry (Windfall) and Troilus area properties.
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Jens Hansen, Chairman of the Board
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