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Sokoman Minerals Provides Exploration Update at the Fleur de Lys Gold Project, Northwestern Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, NL / ACCESSWIRE / July 25, 2024 / Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) ("S...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Sokoman Minerals Provides Exploration Update at the Fleur de Lys Gold Project, Northwestern NewfoundlandST. JOHN'S, NL / ACCESSWIRE / July 25, 2024 / Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) (\"Sokoman\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide the following update from the 2024 exploration program at the 100%-owned Fleur de Lys Project in Newfoundland. An earlier-than-normal melting of snow cover throughout the northern and central portions of the Baie Verte Peninsula allowed an early start to the prospecting season. Since May 1, 2024, the Company has collected and received assay results for 89 rock samples from Fleur de Lys. Most samples were collected from the northern portion of the property, where winter logging activities have opened a large area of prospective ground, including several discreet target areas over a six to eight sq-km area highlighted by the Golden Bull Prospect discovered in late 2023. The total number of samples collected since late 2023 is 124, 34 of which returned gold values greater than 500 ppb to a maximum of 9,020 ppb gold (9.02 g/t Au). More than half of all samples collected over the broader Golden Bull target area since 2023 have returned greater than 100 ppb gold, suggesting potential for additional, undiscovered gold zones at Fleur de Lys.Highlights of the 2024 rock sampling program include:89 samples collected and assayed of quartz vein float and quartz vein bedrock samples37 samples returned gold assays greater than 100 ppb gold (0.1 g/t Au)12 samples returned gold assays greater than 1,000 ppb gold (1.0 g/t Au) to a maximum of 5,472 ppb gold (5.47 g/t Au)Five samples greater than 1.0 g/t Au were from bedrock grabsMultiple high-priority drill targets are now confirmed for the upcoming Phase 1 drill program, which will focus on the Golden Bull target area; four other areas will also be drill testedTimothy Froude, P. Geo., President and CEO of Sokoman Minerals, states; \"We are very pleased with the progress we have made at Fleur de Lys this year, and we look forward to the start of our 2,000 m maiden drill program, pending receipts of all permits hopefully by mid-August. We are currently evaluating the bids from multiple diamond-drilling contractors while we continue to sharpen drill targets based on our 2024 (and 2023) rock sampling programs. We have received all but one of the require...