Gatling Expands Drill Program to 20,000 meters at Larder Gold Project

VANCOUVER, Aug. 13, 2019 /CNW/ - GATLING EXPLORATION INC. (TSXV: GTR, OTC: GATGF) (the "Company" or "Gatling") is pleased to announce that, due to the success of the initial 10,000 meters of drilling, it is expanding the 2019 program to 20,000 meters. The additional drill meters will continue to focus on expanding the Bear, Cheminis and Fernland deposits, as well exploring the recently permitted Kir Vit property.

Exploration Drill Program Highlights

• Additional 10,000 meters to focus on deposit expansion and new, high-grade targets. Gatling has extended the program to 20,000 meters with the aim of expanding mineralized horizons at Bear, Cheminis and Fernland and also exploring new intrusion-related mineralization at the Kir Vit property.
• Exceptional Hit Rate. The first six holes drilled at the Bear deposit all intersected gold mineralization. The holes confirmed historical high-grade lenses, tested down plunge continuity and extended the mineralized zones to the west towards the Cheminis deposit. Gatling has completed 13 drill holes to date with 7 holes drilled at Bear and Cheminis deposits with assays pending.
• Mineralized Trend with 4 km of Strike. Gatling considers the Fernland, Cheminis and Bear deposits to be part of one large mineralized system with a strike length of 4 km along the Cadillac-Larder Break with small displacements within each deposit. The recent results demonstrate that the Bear Deposit has strong continuity along strike over 500 meters and with a depth component over 700 meters within the North Carbonate Gold ("North") zone (Figure 2).
• Two Rigs, Ongoing Drilling. Two rigs are currently drilling at the Larder Gold Project with one rig exploring the Bear and Cheminis deposits and the second rig exploring the Kir Vit zone (Figures 1, 3 & 4).

Summary of 2019 Completed Drill Holes to Date

Drill Hole Locations

Hole ID	Azimuth	Dip	Length (m)	UTM East	UTM North	Elev (m)
Assays Received
GTR-19-001A	171	-67	1,047	600900	5330950	327
GTR-19-002	171	-67	996	600953	5330933	327
GTR-19-003	171	-67	1,011	600791	5330931	319
GTR-19-004W	171	-50	447	600791	5330931	319
GTR-19-005W2	180	-67	652	600791	5330931	319
GTR-19-006A	174	-65	921	600794	5330920	320
Assays Pending
GTR-19-007A	170	-75	1509	601007	5331166	318
GTR-19-008	315	-77	369	599330	5330194	320
GTR-19-009	180	-67	1070	600750	5330946	329
GTR-19-010	315	-77	381	599408	5330255	330
GTR-19-011	325.6	-72	309	599505	5330297	330
GTR-19-012	330	-72	339	599598	5330326	324
GTR-19-013	180	-66	642	599674	5330483	328

Results from 2019 Drill Holes

Hole ID	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Au (g/t)	Zone
GTR-19-001A	815.0	820.0	5.0	1.0	North
Including	816.0	817.0	1.0	1.9	North
and Including	818.0	819.0	1.0	1.4	North
	890.0	891.0	1.0	3.4	Ultramafics
	933.5	934.5	1.0	2.3	South Flow
GTR-19-002	825.0	830.0	5.0	1.3	North /Ultramafics
Including	826.4	827.0	0.6	5.9	North /Ultramafics
	846.0	847.0	1.0	2.2	Ultramafics
	851.0	852.0	1.0	2.9	Ultramafics
	925.0	927.0	2.0	0.6	South Flow
GTR-19-003	797.0	803.1	6.1	20.7	North /Graphitic Zone
	808.0	815.0	7.8	6.6	North /Graphitic Zone
	821.0	822.0	1.0	3.2	Ultramafics
	967.2	968.8	1.6	1.9	South Flow
GTR-19-004W	782.0	790.0	8.0	10.8	North
	919.0	920.0	1.0	1.2	South Flow
GTR-19-005W2	788.0	793.0	5.0	12.7	North
	810.1	815.0	4.9	2.5	Ultramafics
	917.0	918.0	1.0	1.0	South Flow
GTR-19-006A	750.5	753.5	3.0	9.7	North
	770.6	772.0	1.4	1.3	Ultramafics
	871.0	875.0	4.0	8.5	Altered South Flow
	879.0	882.0	3.0	1.2	South Flow

 

Nathan Tribble, Vice President Exploration stated, "The goal of our initial 10,000 m program at the Larder Gold Project was to confirm historical high-grade lenses and expand the footprint of the existing deposits. We are very pleased with our success so far and have doubled the program to a total of 20,000 m.  The expanded program will also include drill testing a number of attractive high-grade gold targets on our newly acquired Kir Vit property."

QA/QC

Drill core is logged and sampled at the Larder project site. Core samples from the program are cut in half, using a diamond cutting saw with half sent for assay at ActLabs in Timmins, Ontario. The other half is secured and retained on site. All samples are analyzed for gold using standard Fire Assay-AA techniques. Samples returning greater than 5.0 g/t gold are analyzed utilizing standard Fire Assay-Gravimetric methods. Certified reference standards and blanks are routinely inserted into the sample stream as part of Gatling's quality control/quality assurance program.

About Gatling Exploration

Gatling Exploration is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on advancing the Larder Gold Project, located in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Ontario. The Larder property hosts three high-grade gold deposits along the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break, 35 km east of Kirkland Lake. The project is 100% controlled by Gatling and is comprised of patented and unpatented claims, leases and mining licenses of occupation within the McVittie and McGarry Townships. The 3,370-hectare project area is positioned 7 km west of the Kerr Addison Mine, which produced 11 million ounces of gold. All parts of the Larder property are accessible by truck or all-terrain vehicles on non-serviced roads and trails.

Qualified Person

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Nathan Tribble, P. Geo., Vice President Exploration of Gatling Exploration and a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

Nav Dhaliwal, President and CEO
Gatling Exploration Inc.

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