“After an extensive field season of compilation work, soil sampling, and geophysical surveys in 2022, we are very excited to have initiated drilling at Marban Alliance Regional. This is a vast underexplored area, offering lots of potential for discovery, especially along the same shear structures that host the Marban Alliance and Norlartic deposits”, said O3 Mining President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jose Vizquerra.

• 9,300 metres of greenfield diamond drilling program;
• Testing of magnetic features similar to the Marban Alliance and Norlartic deposits along the northwestern extension of the Marbenite and Norbenite shears, several gold-in-soil anomalies, and the Ludovick occurrence along the Parfouru fault, as well as follow-up drilling on historical intercepts within the Cadillac and Temiskaming sediments south of the Parfouru fault.

In Q1-2022, a high-resolution drone mag survey was completed to help identify the northwestern extent of the Marbenite and Norbenite shear zones. The characteristic low-mag signature of the Marban Alliance and Norlartic deposits were identified along these structures and will be drill tested. Furthermore, a soil sampling campaign totalling 4,411 samples was completed. Assay results from the soil sampling program reveal numerous gold-in-soil anomalies in underexplored areas.

Follow up work will be initiated on significant historic drill intercepts by Niogold Mining Corporation at the Ludovick mineral occurrence along the Parfouru fault and within the Cadillac and Timiskaming sediments contiguous to the Canadian Malartic mine property. The Ludovick occurrence is associated with quartz–tourmaline–arsenopyrite veins along the Parfouru fault and correlates with corridors of anomalous gold and arsenic values from the 2022 soil survey. A previous drilling campaign by Niogold Mining returned many significant intercepts within the area (Press Release, November 6, 2012, Sedar Issuer Profile: Niogold Mining)

• • 23.4 g/t Au over 1.0 metre in holeCW-12-083 at a vertical depth of 115 metres, located some 600 metres NW of the Ludovick deposit along strike
  • 9.55 g/t Au over 1.1 metres in holeCW-12-090 at a vertical depth of 22 metres, Ludovick deposit.
  • 9.06 g/t Au over 2.2 metres in holeCW-12-075 at a vertical depth of 115 metres, within a lower grade interval of0.58 g/t Au over 49.1 metres and located 350 metres south of the Ludovick trend.

Figure 1: Marban Alliance Regional Property Map

The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed  and approved by Mr. Sébastien Vigneau (OGQ #993), Principal Geologist of the Corporation, who is a “qualified person” within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

O3 Mining Inc., an Osisko Group company, is a gold explorer and mine developer on the road to produce from its highly prospective gold camps in Québec, Canada. O3 Mining benefits from the support, previous mine-building success and expertise of the Osisko team as it grows towards being a gold producer with several multi-million-ounce deposits in Québec.

O3 Mining is well-capitalized and owns a 100% interest in all its properties (66,000 hectares) in Québec. O3 Mining trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: OIII) and OTC Markets (OTCQX: OIIIF). The Corporation is focused on delivering superior returns to its shareholders and long-term benefits to its stakeholders. Further information can be found on our website at https://o3mining.com

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SOURCE O3 Mining Inc.