Galway Metals Inc.: Galway Metals Commences 2021 Drilling of the Estrades Mining District
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 10, 2021 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSXV:GWM) (the Company or Galway ) is pleased to announce that it has begun its 2021 drill program at its Estrades property in the Northern Abitibi of western Quebec (Figure 1). Three drills have begun a 10,000m programme targeting the 3 primary horizons of mineralization, including:
The former producing, high grade Estrades volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) mine (Au-Ag-Zn-Cu-Pb) on Galway s claims, which hosts the existing resource - see below (Table 1 below and Figure 2);
The Newiska VMS horizon to the south (Au-Ag-Zn-Cu-Pb), home to the former producing Telbel gold mine (1.15 million ounces at 6.5 g/t Au; Mining Journal, October 8, 2020), and the former producing Joutel and Poirier VMS mines, located approximately 20 km to the east; and
LaSalle Exploration Corp.: LaSalle Receives Exploration Permit at Blakelock - Diamond Drilling Initiated LaSalle Exploration Corp. (TSXV: LSX) (
LaSalle or the
Company ) is pleased to announce that it has received an exploration work permit from the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and that a Phase 1 diamond drilling program has been initiated at the Company s Blakelock Gold Property ( Blakelock or the Property ) located in northeastern Ontario.
Blakelock is well-positioned in a central location in one of the world s most prolific gold-producing regions in the Abitibi greenstone belt, covering 15 kilometres of the Casa Berardi Break ( CBB ), 55 kilometres west of the multi-million ounce Casa Berardi mine operated by Hecla Mining Company, 50 kilometres due south of Kirkland Lake Gold s Detour mine, 140 kilometres northeast of the Timmins Gold Camp and 130 kilometres north of Kirkland Lake Gold Camp.