Probe Gold Completes Acquisition of the Beaufor and McKenzie Break Properties in Val-d’Or, Quebec; Consolidates Gold Resources Around the Novador Project
TORONTO, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PROBE GOLD INC. (TSX: PRB) (OTCQB: PROBF) (“Probe” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the completion of its previously announced agreement of purchase and sale (the “Agreement”) with Monarch Mining Corporation (“Monarch”) (see press release ‘Probe Gold announces acquisition of the Beaufor and Mckenzie break properties in Val-d’Or, Quebec’). Pursuant to the Agreement, Probe acquired a 100% interest in the McKenzie Break and Beaufor properties (collectively, the “Property”) The Property acquisition extends the Company’s land package adjacent and immediately to the north of the Company’s Novador Project (“Novador”) (see figure 1) and increases Probe’s landholdings in Val-d’Or to 685 square kilometres.
- The Beaufor property currently hosts an historic, high-grade, measured and indicated gold resource of 219,200 ounces of gold at 5.3 g/t and inferred mineral resource of 122,500 ounces of gold at 4.7 g/t.
- This further consolidates the Courvan Gold Trend, which includes the Courvan, Senore and Beaufor deposits.
- The McKenzie Break Property is proximal to the Company's Novador Project and hosts an historic, high-grade indicated gold resource of 146,000 ounces of gold at 3.2 g/t, with an inferred mineral resource of 250,600 ounces of gold at 3.1 g/t.
- The Consideration Shares have a hold period of four months and one day from closing date of the Acquisition.