GoldMining Announces Resource Estimate for Almaden Gold Project, Idaho

Highlights:

• Resource estimate completed for the Almaden Project with 910,000 ounces gold grading 0.65 g/t gold in the indicated category and 160,000 ounces gold grading 0.56 g/t gold in the inferred category (Table 1);
  
  
• Historic drilling (70,234 m in 934 holes) and metallurgical test work completed on the Project, which hosts outcropping, low-sulphidation epithermal gold mineralization;
  
  
• Similar mineralization occurs at Hecla Mining's Hollister and Midas Mines in northern Nevada, and Integra Resources' Delamar and Florida Canyon development projects in southwest Idaho; and
  
  
• Increases GoldMining's global (11 projects, 5 countries) aggregated mineral resource (Fig. 1 and Table 2) to:
  
  
• 11.4 Moz gold (14.3 Moz gold equivalent) in the measured and indicated categories; and
  
  
• 13.8 Moz gold (16.6 Moz gold equivalent) in the inferred category.

VANCOUVER, June 3, 2020 /CNW/ - GoldMining Inc. (the "Company" or "GoldMining") (TSX: GOLD; OTCQX: GLDLF) is pleased to announce a mineral resource estimate for its 100% owned Almaden Gold Project ("Almaden" or the "Project") located in Idaho. 

The mineral resource estimate was prepared by Global Mineral Resource Services of Vancouver, Canada and includes a pit constrained indicated resource of 43,470,000 tonnes grading 0.65 g/t gold (910,000 ounces) and an inferred resource of 9,150,000 tonnes grading 0.56 g/t gold (160,000 ounces) using a 0.3 g/t gold cut-off.

Garnet Dawson, CEO of GoldMining, commented:  

"Almaden's near surface resource is mostly in the indicated category (approximately 85%), which facilitates potential economic studies without the major expense of infill drill programs to upgrade inferred resources to measured and indicated categories. 

Future exploration programs will look to model metallurgical recoveries across the deposit along with additional metallurgical test work to determine potential processing scenarios before undertaking a potential future preliminary economic assessment.  Exploration potential and upside for future resource growth is believed to be high given the shallow average depth of existing drilling of approximately 75 metres.

Together with our resource estimate for our Yarumalito project, the Almaden resource estimate marks the second resource estimate completed by our team in 2020.  This is a testament to our team's continued dedication to our long-term strategy and builds on the value generated by our recent acquisitions."  

Figure 1: GoldMining's Gold Resource Acquisitions in the Americas from 2012 to 2020 (See Table 2 for information on individual estimates).

Almaden Project

The Almaden Project covers approximately 1,724 Ha and is located 140 km by road north of Boise and 24 km east of Weiser in Washington County, Idaho.

Almaden is one of several low-sulphidation epithermal gold deposits related to the Northern Nevada Rift that includes Hecla Mining Company's Hollister and Midas Mines in northern Nevada and Integra Resources Corp.'s Delmar and Florida Canyon projects in southwest Idaho.

Gold mineralization is associated with intense silicification and argillic alteration that measures approximately 1,900 m long by 500 m wide by 150 m thick.  The deposit was intermittently drilled (70,234 m in 934 holes) from 1980 to 2012 by several companies including Homestake and Amax Gold Inc.

Resource Estimate

The following table sets forth the mineral resource estimate for the Almaden Gold Project, which has an effective date of April 1, 2020. 

Table 1: Almaden Resource Estimate¹ using a 0.3 g/t gold cut-off.

The Almaden deposit was modelled on a series of east-west cross-sections spaced approximately 30.5 m (100 ft) apart from which a three-dimensional wireframe model was constructed for the mineralized zone at an approximate grade boundary of 0.035 g/t gold.  Assay samples (37,734) within the mineralized solid were predominantly (95%) 1.5 m (5 ft) in length and therefore all samples were composited at 1.5 m (5 ft) for resource estimation.  Variography was used to model the grade continuity and to determine the search ellipse orientations and dimensions for interpolation.  Ordinary kriging was used to estimate gold grades in a single pass into blocks measuring 5.2 m (20 ft) by 9.1 m (30 ft) by 3.0 m (10 ft) in dimension.  For a grade to be interpolated into a block it was necessary that a minimum of two and a maximum of six composites be located within the volume of the search ellipse.  A maximum of one composite was allowed per drill hole to ensure that geological continuity was demonstrated by requiring that each block was informed by a minimum of two drill holes.  The estimation process calculated a volume/block for each block within the constraining grade shell.  Average bulk density of 2.50 g/cm³ (100 measurements) was used to convert block model volumes to tonnages.

The block model was validated in three ways:

Resources were classified as indicated and inferred based on drill hole spacing.

Reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction of the resource were met by reporting the resource within a conceptual pit shell.  The conceptual pit delineated resource is reported within a pit shell using an assumed gold price of US$1,500/oz, pit slope of 45º, mining cost of US$2.25/t and processing cost of US$10.00/t.

Further details regarding the foregoing estimate, including the estimation methods and procedures, will be available in a NI 43-101 Technical Report, which will be filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) under the Company's profile within 45 days from the date hereof.

Quality Control – Quality Assurance Program

The above resource estimate was based on drilling programs completed by previous operators.  The drill programs incorporated control samples including blanks, duplicates and standards as part of their Quality Control – Quality Assurance Program.  The control samples from the drill programs have been reviewed and verified by the Qualified Persons (as defined herein) and the assay results were deemed suitable for resource estimation.

Qualified Persons

The resource estimate disclosed herein on the Almaden Project was prepared for GoldMining by Greg Z. Mosher, M.Sc., P.Geo., of Global Mineral Resource Services, Vancouver, Canada.  Mr. Mosher is recognized as a qualified person as defined in Canadian National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"), is independent of the Company and has reviewed and approved the disclosure regarding the resource estimate for the Almaden Project disclosed herein.  Mr. Mosher completed a site visit to the Almaden Project from February 24 to 25, 2020.

Paulo Pereira, President of GoldMining Inc. has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release.  Mr. Pereira holds a Bachelors degree in Geology from Universidade do Amazonas in Brazil, is a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101 and is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.

Note on Mineral Resource Estimates

Inferred mineral resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility.  It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category.  Under applicable Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies.  It cannot be assumed that part or all of an inferred mineral resource will be upgraded to a mineral reserve.

The terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource", "inferred mineral resource" used herein are Canadian mining terms used in accordance with NI 43-101 under the guidelines set out in the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Petroleum (the "CIM") Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as may be amended from time to time.  These definitions differ from the definitions in the United States Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") Industry Guide 7.  As such, information contained herein concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources under Canadian standards may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies in SEC filings.

About GoldMining Inc.

GoldMining Inc. is a public mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of gold assets in the Americas.  Through its disciplined acquisition strategy, GoldMining now controls a diversified portfolio of resource-stage gold and gold-copper projects in Canada, U.S.A., Brazil, Colombia and Peru.  Additionally, GoldMining owns a 75% interest in the Rea Uranium Project, located in the Western Athabasca Basin of Alberta, Canada.

Table 2: GoldMining's Aggregated Mineral Resource Statement across all its Projects^1,2,3.

The above aggregated resource statement is provided for information purposes only.   Investors should refer to the underlying technical reports referenced above for project-specific factors relating to each resource estimate.

Forward-looking Statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or expectations of GoldMining with respect to its business and future events, including expectations and future plans respecting the Project and any future exploration programs and other work on the Project.  Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about the business and the markets in which GoldMining operates, including that historical exploration results will be confirmed.  Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including: the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, the uncertainties involved in interpreting drill results and other exploration data, the potential for delays in exploration or development activities, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with GoldMiningꞌs expectations, accidents, equipment breakdowns, title and permitting matters, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in operations, fluctuating metal prices, unanticipated costs and expenses,  and uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future.  These risks, as well as others, including those set forth in GoldMiningꞌs Annual Information Form for the year ended November 30, 2019 and other filings with Canadian securities regulators, could cause actual results and events to vary significantly.  Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information.  There can be no assurance that forward-looking information, or the material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward looking information, will prove to be accurate.  GoldMining does not undertake any obligations to release publicly any revisions for updating any voluntary forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law.

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