Leocor Gold | INN

Overview

Gold is as soon as once more drawing the eye of traders as costs proceed to rise, just lately surging above US$2,000. Many traders are trying past commodity buying and selling and inserting their bets on gold mining firms to additional capitalize on this upward development. This has shifted the main focus to confirmed gold mining jurisdictions, reminiscent of Nevada’s booming gold mining trade. But, whereas Nevada is well-known for gold — there’s new jurisdiction that’s shortly gaining traction — one that’s severely underexplored: Newfoundland and Labrador.

Mining firms are flocking to the area hoping to search out the following large deposit. Over 80,000 claims have been staked in Newfoundland between January 2021 and July 2021. The presence of gold in Newfoundland has been recognized for the reason that Eighties, however as a result of value of gold on the time, firms walked away from promising exploration outcomes. Now, improved exploration expertise and a hovering gold value is making the mining world take a second have a look at Newfoundland, and it likes what it sees. Billionaire Eric Sprott just lately invested in a number of junior gold mining firms, together with 4 exploration firms in Newfoundland, attracting much more consideration to the province.

Discoveries made by legendary prospector Shawn Ryan are partially chargeable for the renewed curiosity in Newfoundland. Ryan is instantly chargeable for the discovery of tens of millions of ounces of gold within the Yukon, the place he labored for many years. However now Newfoundland has caught his consideration after his signature soil-sample method yielded promising outcomes. Coupled with intriguing discoveries made by different mining firms, Newfoundland is experiencing a historic gold rush. Though Ryan discovered success within the Yukon, he just lately mentioned, “If I used to be 25 years youthful and I discovered Newfoundland first as an alternative of the Yukon, I’d be in Newfoundland.”

Leocor Gold (CSE:LECR, OTC:LECRF, FRA:LGO) is a junior exploration and growth firm targeted on undervalued and underexplored gold tasks all through Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The corporate believes within the upside potential of the undiscovered or underdeveloped gold mineralizations inside its three district-scale holdings unfold all through the area. On prime of buying promising belongings, the corporate is led by a powerful administration group with in depth expertise within the mining trade, together with the famend prospector, Shawn Ryan.

Latest protection from an funding agency make clear Ryan’s fame within the trade, stating, “Everyone who is aware of Shawn is aware of he’s a world-class prospector. He has had an illustrious profession within the mining house, he helped uncover a number of deposits and often does the early-stage work. He goes round and stakes large claims out. He’s been lively within the Yukon and has now moved over to Newfoundland and has taken a particular curiosity within the rising gold story that’s growing.”

The corporate’s district-scale portfolio covers 152,822 hectares of potential gold claims in three notable, but separate, mining districts: The Western Exploit District, Baie Verte District, and the Gander District. Historic exploration information has already confirmed a number of high-grade gold mineralizations, whereas Ryan’s exploration information counsel new discoveries in solely unexplored territory.

Alex Klenman, CEO, defined why the corporate is so optimistic about its holdings throughout an interview with INN, “Only a few locations on the planet, the place you are going to discover such an underexplored geologically favorable theater to work in. And we get that in Newfoundland.”

Leocor Gold’s flagship undertaking is inside the Baie Verte District. Referred to as the Dorset Mission, this asset incorporates two notable mineralized quartz veins, which are sometimes indicative of gold deposits. Dorset encompasses 600-hectares with recognized occurrences of gold mineralizations, together with in depth floor showings. Moreover, different tasks inside the district have promising historic outcomes alongside new encouraging exploration information.

The corporate is led by an skilled administration group with a long time of expertise within the mining trade. Shawn Ryan is main the exploration cost as a technical advisor, whereas CEO Alex Klenman brings 30 years of expertise in enterprise growth, finance, advertising and company communications. Heidi Gutte, CFO, brings her experience in company financing, taxation and total accounting expertise to the corporate. Alexander Stares and Newman Wayne Reid, administrators, each have a long time of expertise in exploration and mining so as to add extra experience to the group.

Firm Highlights

• Leocor Gold is targeted on cultivating its spectacular asset portfolio of unexplored and underdeveloped gold tasks inside Newfoundland and Labrador
• The corporate’s asset portfolio covers a mixed 144,000 hectares of potential gold claims overlaying three notable mining districts: Baie Verte District, the Western Exploit District and the Gander District. Every district incorporates a number of particular person tasks with thrilling new and historic exploration information
• The Dorset Mission, situated inside Baie Verte, is the corporate’s flagship undertaking as a result of confirmed presence of quartz mineralization veins and plentiful floor showings
• Acclaimed prospector Shawn Ryan leads the exploration group, and his monitor file of uncovering mineralizations leading to tens of millions of ounces of gold strengthen confidence within the firm’s future
• Along with Ryan, the remainder of the administration group brings a long time of expertise of their respective fields, together with company administration, financing and mining exploration

Overlaying a mixed 2,000 hectares, a number of areas containing gold occurrences have been recognized and are presently being explored for additional evaluation. Leocor Gold’s holdings inside this district are in North Central Newfoundland and surrounded by different mine operators and builders, together with Rambler Metals & Mining (AIM:RMM) and Maritime Assets (TSXV:MAE).

Mission Highlights:

• Dorset Gold Mission and Dorset Extension: This undertaking is situated instantly south of the Pine Cove Gold Mine and features a latest extension of 325 hectares. As the corporate’s flagship undertaking, Dorset’s essential zone has three historic gold occurrences with as much as 409 g/t gold present in seize samples. Channel sampling outcomes revealed 177 g/t gold over 0.35m, 22 g/t gold over 1.5m, 17.2 g/t gold over 1.5m, and 14.7 g/t gold over 1.5m. Historic drilling additionally signifies 9.5 g/t gold over 1.3m.
• Copper Creek Mission: Copper Creek is situated within the north-central portion of the Baie Verte Peninsula and extends to a mere 1.6 kilometers of the lively Pine Cove gold mine. Previous assays embrace a channel pattern of three.9 g/t gold over 4m and 16 g/t gold seize samples. Copper can also be current within the space, which frequently happens alongside gold.
• 5 Mile Brook Mission: Eight claims comprise the 5 Mile Brook Mission that’s contiguous to the Dorset Gold Mission. Non-contiguous historic samples returned assays indicating the robust presence of copper and gold, together with 1.63% copper and 0.56 g/t gold, 226 g/t silver, and 0.28% zinc.

Western Exploit District

Shawn Ryan launched Leocor to the Western Exploit District, which covers 144,000 hectares proper within the coronary heart of Newfoundland. The claims on this district are dwelling to distinct magnetic excessive models in settings that point out regional gold occurrences. The three tasks discovered inside the Western Exploit District cowl a number of favorable corridors conducive to gold mineralizations in 5,760 mineral claims, that are coated by 37 licenses.

Mission Highlights:

• Robert’s Arm Mission: Restricted historic exploration uncovered 4 gold occurrences that have been found within the late Eighties. The NFLD Authorities performed regional until surveys after the 80s that point out anomalous gold and arsenic, however these tills have by no means been investigated. This undertaking is a uncommon alternative as nearly all of the declare block has by no means been explored for gold.
• Leamington Mission: As the biggest of the Western Exploit District tasks, the declare covers 16 mineral licenses for a complete of two,492 claims that cowl 62,300 hectares. Freeway 350 runs via the undertaking, whereas Freeway 352 runs alongside the western aspect, offering a number of transportation choices because the undertaking is developed. Very similar to Robert’s Arm, the Leamington Mission has seen restricted gold exploration. A small exploration program in 2004 uncovered 2 gold showings with seize samples starting from 2 to five g/t gold.
• Hodges Hill Mission: Spanning 38,050 hectares, this undertaking covers 9 mineral licenses for a complete of 1,562 claims or 39,050 hectares. A forestry street runs via 8 of the 9 licenses, facilitating future entry and transportation. This undertaking hosts a Pyroxene Gabbro, which is acknowledged as being related to gold mineralizations. Many of the undertaking space has by no means had a declare staked on it, regardless of an anomalous gold and arsenic mineralization found by an NFLD until sampling.

Gander District

New exploration surveys making use of contemporary expertise outlined quite a few bedrock conductors that counsel semi-massive sulfides. When thought-about alongside historic information, new targets have been recognized for additional exploration.

Mission Highlights:

• Startrek Mission: Unfold throughout 6,847 hectares and solely 20 kilometers south of the city of Gander, this undertaking is presently in grassroots-stage mineral exploration. Three zones have been recognized as areas of curiosity: Western, Central and Jap. Over 50 gold occurrences have been recognized on account of historic trenching and seize samples. The Western Zone incorporates a gold mineralization with seize samples as much as 3.5 g/t gold, whereas the Jap Zone’s assays common 130 ppg gold. Seize samples within the Central Zone reached as much as 40 g/t gold.

Administration Staff

Shawn Ryan – Technical Advisor

Shawn Ryan started his profession in exploration within the early ’80s working with the Kidd Creek Exploration geophysics group and varied different native contracting companies. In 1996, whereas residing in Dawson Metropolis, Yukon, he determined to strive his luck as a prospector. He targeted his prospecting within the Dawson District in search of the sources of alluvial gold. His analysis led to perfecting a deeper soil sampling method that turned a Yukon trade customary. Ryan obtained the Spud Huestis Award for excellence in prospecting and mineral exploration from AME BC in 2010 for the White Gold Discovery. In 2011, a New York Occasions profile went as far as to christen Ryan ‘the king of a brand new Yukon Gold rush’, he was additionally honored that 12 months with the Invoice Dennis, Prospector of the Yr Award by the PDAC for his prospecting success that led to the invention on the White Gold Property and the Espresso Initiatives, now owned by Newmont.

Alex Klenman – CEO & Director

Alex Klenman brings over three a long time of each private and non-private sector enterprise growth, finance, advertising, branding, media, and company communications expertise as CEO of Leocor Ventures. After a decade in personal sector media-related positions, which included notable board positions with CKVU Tv and Canwest Pacific Tv in Vancouver, he started his profession within the public markets within the late Nineties serving in enterprise growth and communications roles for publicly listed Web and tech firms. Over the previous decade Mr. Klenman has held senior administration, consulting roles, and board positions with a number of TSX Enterprise and CSE listed firms. As a guide, he labored intently with well-known TSX Enterprise listed useful resource firms reminiscent of Roxgold Inc., Integra Gold, and Discussion board Uranium, and presently, he holds board and senior administration positions with a number of publicly traded useful resource firms, together with Nexus Gold Corp, Azincourt Vitality, Arbor Metals Corp, Manning Ventures, Tisdale Assets, Cross River Ventures Corp. and others.

Heidi Gutte – CFO

Heidi Gutte makes a speciality of offering company finance, monetary reporting, consulting, taxation and different accounting companies to each small companies in addition to public firms in varied industries. She additionally assists in lots of features of purchasers’ administration, company compliance and different actions. Gutte earned her bachelor’s diploma of laptop engineering from the College of Utilized Sciences in Brandenburg, Germany. She holds the skilled designation of chartered skilled accountant (CPA, CGA) and is a member of Chartered Skilled Accountants of British Columbia and Canada. Ms. Gutte has had in depth expertise as a controller and chief monetary officer of quite a few publicly traded and personal companies in a number of industries.

Alexander “Sandy” Stares – Director

Alexander Stares has over 25 years of expertise in mineral exploration, spanning quite a lot of Canadian geological terranes, from Newfoundland to the Yukon. He has additionally accomplished a number of excursions prospecting in Indonesia and Mexico. Previous to forming his personal Contracting Firm, Stares Prospecting Ltd., Mr. Stares labored with IndoMetals, Rubicon Minerals Company, Freewest Assets of Canada, New Millenium, Lac Des Isle Mines, and Noranda. He was instrumental within the discovery of the H-Pond Gold Prospect and the Misplaced Pond Uranium Prospect. He additionally found quite a few main mineral occurrences in Canada and overseas which have been the topic of intensive exploration applications. Stares has served as President and CEO of Metals Creek Assets Corp. since December of 2007 and can also be presently a director of White Metallic Assets Corp., a director of the Qalipu Improvement Company and an alternate Director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Prospectors Affiliation. In February of 2013, Stares was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II, Diamond Jubilee Medal, for his dedication to his Friends, Group, Canada and the Prospecting Group. He was additionally one of many recipients of the PDAC “Invoice Dennis Prospector of the Yr” Award in March of 2007.

Newman Wayne Reid – Director

Waye Reid has over 40 years of expertise in exploration and mining geology, spanning quite a lot of geological terrains, from Newfoundland to Northern B.C. and Alaska. He has held senior positions with varied public firms and tasks within the enterprise of mining and exploration, together with Noranda Inc., Hemlo Gold Mines, Echo Bay Mines Ltd. and St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. Mr. Reid was a part of the group concerned within the discovery of the Brewery Creek Gold Deposit in Yukon Territory and the Boundary Huge Sulfide Deposit / Duck Pond Mine in Central Newfoundland. His expertise consists of gold, base steel and uranium/REE exploration in most geological environments in North America. He has over 20 years with the Noranda / Hemlo group within the capability of District and Regional supervisor throughout Canada. Reid holds a BSc. in Geology from Memorial College in Newfoundland and has a Skilled Geologist designation from Skilled Engineers and Geoscientists – Newfoundland and Labrador. He has been a director and senior officer with a number of junior exploration firms and is presently serving as a director of Manning Ventures Inc. and Metals Creek Assets Corp. and as Vice President of Exploration of Quadro Assets Ltd.