Manning Ventures Reports High Grade Gold Results from Flint Lake Sampling Program
Geologists conducted a sampling program focused on modest sized rock piles representing "stockpiles" from historic underground excavations at the Flint Lake Mine (Thomas Edison Occurrence) as well as prospecting and soil sampling within the Flint Lake claim block. The program was designed to sample and test the gold grades of the 'underground rock stockpiles' that remain at the west end of the historic mine. Three separate piles of broken quartz/carbonate material were sampled. A fourth pile of material is composed mainly of host chlorite schist from trenching in 2016 and was not sampled in this program.
Ten (10) random, unbiased samples were grabbed from each of the three quartz/carbonate piles with an additional five samples collected from loose muck lying on the ground for a total of thirty-five samples. Samples were bagged and labelled individually for assay and sent to Actlabs in Thunder Bay for gold analysis.
The stockpile sampling program resulted in assays from detection limit (<5 ppb) to 350.0 grams-per-tonne ("g/t") gold ("Au"). The piles are considered to be well mixed and therefore the random sampling from each is considered to represent approximate grades of each. Based upon the assay results and type of material the gold is hosted in, it appears the gold is coarser free gold that should be amenable to extraction via normal milling methods.
All samples were processed at Actlabs by fire assay. The fire assays have an upper limit of 5 g/t. Protocol used for gold analysis at Actlabs ensure that any samples >1 g/t Au are to have gravimetric analysis and any samples >5 g/t Au are to have pulp metallic analysis to determine if any coarse gold is getting caught in the screens.
Sample location breakdown in the following table:
SP1 - SP10: Stockpile 1
SP11 - SP20: Stockpile 2
SP21 - SP30: Stockpile 4
SP31 - SP35: from outside the piles
The 35 individual samples were sent to Actlabs in Thunder Bay for gold analysis. Note: The surface grab samples described in this news release are selective by nature and are unlikely to represent average grades of the property.
Table of Sample #'s, UTM Coordinates and Assay Values:
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|Sample|Easting |Northing |Au |Fire |Gravimetric|Metallic|
|ID | | |PPB |Assay Au|Au g/t |Au g/t |
| | | | |g/t | | |
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|SP1 |440372.7|5466281.2|225 |0.225 | | |
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|SP2 |440373.1|5466282.1|<5 |<0.005 | |
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|SP3 |440373.1|5466281.5|70 |0.07 | | |
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|SP4 |440373.6|5466281.9|100 |0.1 | | |
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|SP5 |440374.6|5466282.1|39 |0.039 | | |
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|SP6 |440375.1|5466282.5|3320 |3.32 |2.47 | |
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|SP7 |440375.1|5466282 |24 |0.024 | | |
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|SP8 |440377.2|5466281.9|3220 |3.22 |3.59 | |
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|SP9 |440375.7|5466281 |>5000|>5.000 |19.5 |22.7 |
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|SP10 |440375.9|5466281.4|4270 |4.27 |4.43 | |
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|SP11 |440380 |5466281.3|4030 |4.03 |3.21 | |
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|SP12 |440379.4|5466281 |320 |0.32 | | |
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|SP13 |440379.8|5466280.7|1580 |1.58 |2.05 | |
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|SP14 |440379.6|5466280.2|24 |0.024 | | |
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|SP15 |440380.5|5466280.9|61 |0.061 | | |
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|SP16 |440378.8|5466279 |>5000|>5.000 |14.6 |15 |
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|SP17 |440379.3|5466279.4|2820 |2.82 | | |
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|SP18 |440379.3|5466278.9|>5000|>5.000 |6.13 |9.52 |
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|SP19 |440378.4|5466279.5|37 |0.037 | | |
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|SP20 |440378.9|5566280.4|50 |0.05 | | |
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|SP21 |440374.1|5466276.8|>5000|>5.000 |37.4 |46.3 |
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|SP22 |440375.6|5466276.5|1440 |1.44 |1.68 | |
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|SP23 |440376.4|5466275.9|2540 |2.54 |2.88 | |
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|SP24 |440373.1|5466275.9|>5000|>5.000 |13 |14.6 |
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|SP25 |440374.4|5466275.8|>5000|>5.000 |36.6 |40.4 |
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|SP26 |440373.2|5466275.7|>5000|>5.000 |46 |54.2 |
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|SP27 |440373.6|5466275.8|2730 |2.73 |2.46 | |
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|SP28 |440375.4|5466275 |2040 |2.04 |2.33 | |
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|SP29 |440375.9|5466275.3|>5000|>5.000 |4.49 |4.78 |
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|SP30 |440376.5|5466275 |>5000|>5.000 |8.58 |8.76 |
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|SP31 |440371.7|5466275.1|>5000|>5.000 |28.9 |32.3 |
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|SP32 |440371.6|5466276.1|250 |0.25 | | |
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|SP33 |440371.2|5466275.3|>5000|>5.000 |324 |350 |
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|SP34 |440370.5|5466276.1|>5000|>5.000 |87.7 |115 |
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|SP35 |440370.5|5446276.5|358 |0.358 | | |
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Based upon the analytical evidence, it appears the gold is coarser free gold, as gold grades increased with gravimetrics and furthermore by metallic analysis. The results show an average increase in gravimetric grade of 3.7% over fire assay results. When comparing gravimetric results of samples >5 g/t Au to the pulp metallic analysis, the average gold grade increases by 13%.
Prospecting took place along strike of the historic mine (trench) by traversing in a zipper pattern; back and forth across what is thought to be the extension of the high-grade quartz/carbonate veining. There is a coincident and fairly moderate northwest striking magnetic low along strike that is interpreted to be the deformation zone hosting the quartz/carbonate veining. The traverse was entirely in thick cedar swamp with no knobs of outcrop.
The Technical Information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Wayne Reid, who is a "qualified person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Manning
Manning is a broad-based mineral exploration and development company with a focus in Canada. Manning holds a 100% interest in two mineral properties located in the province of Quebec, namely the Lac Simone Project and the Hope Lake Iron Ore Projects. The Company is also currently earning towards a majority interest in the Squid East Silver-Gold Property, located in the Yukon, and the Flint Lake Gold Project located in Ontario.
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