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Puma Exploration Inc.: Screen Metallic Assays Return Significantly Higher Gold Values at O’Neil Showing
RIMOUSKI, Quebec, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Puma Exploration Inc., PUMA-TSXV, (the “Company” or “Puma”) is pleased to announce the presence of significa
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[{"type":"text","content":" RIMOUSKI, Quebec, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Puma Exploration Inc., PUMA-TSXV, (the “Company” or “Puma”) is pleased to announce the presence of significant coarse gold mineralization including the highest grade being 128.0 g/t Au received from metallic screen assays. Initial check assaying using metallic screen fire assay was conducted on previously fire assayed selected grab samples* at the O’Neil showing, reported in the September 01st, 2020 press release. HIGHLIGHTS: Significant coarse gold mineralization confirmed at the O’Neil Main Vein with the highest grade being 128.0 g/t Au compared to initial grade of 109.5 g/t Au. Significant increase in reported gold grades in most of the samples collected at the O’Neil Main Vein with metallic screen fire assay as compared to original fire assay. The average gold grade samples of the vein is increased to 30.86 g/t Au (128.0 g/t Au, 35.2 g/t Au, 18 g/t Au, 14.5 g/t Au, 10.25 g/t Au, 8.33 g/t Au and 1.74 g/t Au)* All samples from the O’Neil Showing were collected from bedrock. 309 samples collected during the first phase of trenching and ongoing prospecting programs are currently at the laboratories for Gold assays. *Selected rock grab samples are selective by nature and may not represent the true grade or style of mineralization across the property. Marcel Robillard, Puma's President & CEO stated, \" Screen metallic fire assay is a significant type of analysis designed to specifically deal with the presence of visible gold or coarse grain usually called nuggets effect in the sample medium. When samples contain coarse gold, the metallic screening procedure is recommended for accurate results. It is clear, even with limited samples, that the mineralization at O’Neil Gold Trend contains coarse grain which could facilitate the milling recovery.\" Analyses were conducted on the rejects from the selected grabs samples of the O’Neil Showing and from other samples with initial results over 0.10 g/t Au to characterize the gold mineralization at Williams Brook and to define the QC/AC sampling protocol for the entire property. Table 1: O’Neil Showing Metallic Screen Results from selected grab sample rejects Workorder MN20147589 MN20154363 Method Au-ICP21 Au-GRA21 Au-AA26 Au-AA26D Au-SCR24 Au-SCR24 Au-SCR24 Au TotalIncreased Analyte Au Au Au Au Au (+) Fraction Au (-) Fraction Au Total...