BeMetals Corp. (TSXV: BMET), (OTCQB: BMTLF), (Frankfurt: 1OI.F) (the 'Company' or 'BeMetals') is pleased to announce a batch of recent assay results from its ongoing drilling program at the Kato Gold Project ('Kato' or the 'Property') in Hokkaido, Japan.
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT KATO DRILLING RESULTS: KT23-19: Interval 1: 6.40 metres ('m') grading 1.74 g/t grams per tonne ('g/t') gold ('Au') and 5.4 g/t silver ('Ag')
Including: 1.70 m grading 5.58 g/t Au and 11.5 g/t Ag
Interval 2: 5.60 m grading 3.29 g/t Au and 7.9 g/t Ag o Including: 1.00 m grading 9.46 g/t Au and 17.6 g/t Ag o Also including: 0.43 m grading 9.65 g/t Au and 8.7 g/t Ag
KT23-20: Interval 3: 13.55 m grading 1.19 g/t Au and 18.32 g/t Ag o Including: 1.95 m grading 3.55 g/t Au and 21.66 g/t Ag
KT23-18: Interval 2: 10.54 m grading 1.28 g/t Au and 17.4 g/t Ag o Including: 1.37 m grading 4.48 g/t Au and 75.5 g/t Ag
Interval 5: 6.70 m grading 2.48 g/t Au and 36.1 g/t Ag o Including: 1.90 m grading 7.50 g/t Au and 91.7 g/t Ag
KT23-17: Interval 3: 3.60 m grading 2.12 g/t Au and 14.9 Ag o Including: 1.00 m grading 6.31 g/t Au and 17.8 g/t Ag
Interval 6: 3.15 m grading 1.18 g/t Au and 7.7 Ag o Including: 0.75 m grading 3.32 g/t Au and 13.0 g/t Ag
Note: Intertek Testing Services completed the analytical work with the core samples processed at their accredited laboratory in Manila, Philippines. Reported widths are drilled core lengths as true widths are unknown at this time. Based upon current data it is estimated true widths range between 55 to 65% of the drilled intersections.
John Wilton, President and CEO of BeMetals stated, 'This batch of drilling results includes intersections from both the Seta and Kamitake veins at our Kato Project in Hokkaido, Japan. Combining these results with existing data has motivated targets with potential to further extend the higher-grade zones within the Seta Vein. Drill testing of these high-grade target zones is in progress. This drilling also recognized other gold bearing epithermal veins southwest of the Seta and Kamitake veins which indicates a wide corridor of mineralization exists. KT23-17 returned eight mineralized zones, including some shallow depth intercepts, and is the Company's southeastern most drill hole to date. This suggests the Kato corridor hosting gold vein mineralization has dimensions at least 200 metres wide and 1.3 kilometres of strike extent. These factors confirm the large-scale potential of gold mineralization on the Property.'
KATO PROJECT DRILLING RESULTS
The Company reports results from approximately 1,660 metres of drilling completed in six drill holes at the Kato Project. This drilling has returned multiple zones of epithermal gold mineralization related to the Seta, Kamitake and other new vein zones intersected in the program to date.
SETA VEIN
These new assay results when combined with previous BeMetals and historical results, have defined an interpreted target zone for higher-grade zones and shoots of gold mineralization within the Seta Vein.
Drill hole KT23-19, some 400 metres along strike to the southeast from KT22-12, intersected the Seta Vein in the transition zone where we observe both clay (kaolinite) overprint and pristine epithermal, gold-bearing quartz vein. The favourably textured quartz plus adularia vein zones in the KT23-19 Seta Vein intersection are demonstrated by the included intervals of 9.46 g/t and 9.65 g/t gold over 1.00 and 0.43 metres, respectively. These occur within a broader lower grade zone where the Seta Vein has been overprinted by clay alteration. Drill testing a target zone for potentially higher-grade gold mineralization below and along strike from the KT23-19 intersection is motivated. Hole KT23-19A was drilled as a wedged deflection from the KT23-19 mother hole and returned a comparable gold intersection of the Seta Vein to the original hole.
KATO CORRIDOR
These combined results, that now include KT23-17, and surface outcrop samples farther to the southeast outline a 'Kato corridor' target that is 1.3 kilometres in strike by 200m in width.
Drill hole KT23-17 was collared close to the outcrop of an extensive sinter unit. Such units represent the surface expression of epithermal systems, and their existence shows the full system is preserved. Examples of this mineralization are 3.60 metres grading 2.12 g/t Au and 14.9 Ag from 78.50 metres, including 1.00 metres grading 6.31 g/t Au and 17.8 g/t Ag and 3.15 metres grading 1.18 g/t Au and 7.7 g/t Ag from 146.45 metres, including: 0.75 metres grading 3.32 g/t Au and 13.0 g/t Ag. The results from this drill hole indicate the extensive nature of the Kato Corridor with mineralized quartz veins and stockwork zones developed in both the upper sediment and andesite host units.
Assay results from quartz veins in KT23-18 returned an intersection of 10.54 metres grading 1.28 g/t Au and 17.4 g/t Ag, including 1.37 metres grading 4.48 g/t Au and 75.5 g/t Ag from 88.26 metres down-hole depth. This intersection does not correlate with either the Seta or Kamitake veins but appears to be a new, relatively shallow zone of mineralization. An additional zone of mineralization in this hole of 6.70 metres grading 2.48 g/t Au and 36.1 g/t Ag from 229.60 metres, including 1.90 metres grading 7.50 g/t Au and 91.7 g/t Ag is currently interpreted to lie between the Kamitake and Seta Veins. KT23-18, however, did not reach the Seta Vein target.
ABOUT BEMETALS CORP.
BeMetals is a precious and base metals exploration and development company focused on becoming a leading metal producer through the acquisition of quality exploration, development and potentially production stage projects. The Company has established itself in the gold sector with the acquisition of a portfolio of wholly owned exploration projects in Japan. BeMetals is also progressing its tier-one targeted, Pangeni Copper Exploration Project in the prolific Zambian Copperbelt with co-funding investor the Japanese state agency JOGMEC ('Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security'). Guiding and leading BeMetals' growth strategy is a strong board and management team, founders, and significant shareholders of the Company, who have an extensive proven record of delivering exceptional value in the mining sector, over many decades, through the discovery, construction and operation of mines around the world.
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